Abbreviations and acronyms

stufisher

A thought from left field ...

I've noticed that across tFB knowledge base there are often threads or posts that contain abbreviations and acronyms, particularly in specialist subject areas or areas that I know absolutely nowt about.

Would people find it useful/worthwhile if we were to construct a database (or at least a comprehensive list) of relevant abbreviations, acronyms, tech terms, specialist references and the like?

I know I would because I struggle with quite a lot of stuff.

I don't have a proscriptive view of format or design ... I'm sure there are much more practical bods than me who know what's involved and how best to engineer something ... perhaps the mods could suggest how best to take this forward?

If there already is something available then please point me to it  ... if there is no appetite for such then I'll get me coat!

Thoughts?

stickyfiddle

I recall we had one of these in the dim & distant past. Probably wouldn't hurt to have a pinned thread in the help section. 

Off the top of my head, and noting some may have other relevant options that may depend on context...

Pickups
HB - Humbucker (or Harley Benton if you're involved with the current fascination)
PAF - Patent Applied For (specific 50's style Gibson humbucker, or recreations thereof)
P90 - 50's Gibson-style single coil pickup
P100 - humbucking version of Gibson's P90 (from the 90's?) 
SC - single coil
WRHB - Wide Range Humbucker - Fender's 70s humbucking pickup design

Guitars:
CS - Custom Shop
LP - Les Paul
LPJr - Les Paul Junior
SG - "Solid Guitar" as in Gibson's SG 
GS - Gordon Smith
ES - Electric Spanish, a term used for almost all of Gibson's hollow and semi-hollow guitars e.g. ES-335, ES-175
JM - Jazzmaster

Amps
JMP - Marshall JMP amp, made from late 60's to 1980-ish
SLP - Marshall 100W Super Lead amp
JCM - Marshall JCM 800 / 900 amps - 80's onwards
DSL - 90's Marshall amps
TSL - late 90's Marshall amps
JVM - modern Marshall amps
SLO - Soldano amp
DRRI - Deluxe Reverb Reissue (Fender amp)
TMDR - Tonemaster Deluxe Reverb (Fender amp)
TRRI - Twin Reverb Reissue (Fender amp)
TMTR - Tonemaster Twin Reverb (Fender amp)


Pedals:
TS - Tubescreamer (or variant thereof)
TS808 - specific Tubescreamer model
808 - drum machine
BB - Bluesbreaker
MXR - MXR pedal company
KOT - King of Tone


Misc:
RW - rosewood 
EC - Eric Clapton
EJ - Eric Johnson
SRV - Stevie Ray Vaughn
JM - John Mayer (also Jazzmaster)
DG - David Gilmour
DGT - Dave Grissom (Trem) 
EVH - Eddie Van Halen

prowla

IDK - you have to learn the TLAs!

digitalkettle

prowla said:

IDK - you have to learn the TLAs!

...and the ETLAs!

Funkfingers

FTIO

RocknRollDave

FUNEX?
SVFX
FUNEM?
OK....MNX

blobb

S.I.L.L.Y C.O.W.

Tannin

Let's try that again ..... 

FYI across tFB KB there are often threads or posts that contain A&A, esp. in specialist subject areas or areas that I know SFA about.

digitalkettle

Tannin said:

Let's try that again ..... 

FYI across tFB KB there are often threads or posts that contain A&A, esp. in specialist subject areas or areas that I know SFA about.

SFA - Super Furry Animals

MrSwanson

STFU n00b!!

Oh sorry I'm not longer 10 playing World of Warcraft ;-)

Tannin

@digitalkettle ; yes, that's right.

Funkfingers

MrSwanson said:

STFU

As seen in the recent Sri Lankan civil unrest, their police's Special Task Force missed a trick with their helmet stickering.

Tannin

Sri Lanka is the place where the short-form acronyms are 12 letters long and have to be abbreviated.

Legionreturns

What does tFB stand for? 








 

BillDL

Many years ago Strathclyde Police Force (as it was before all the forces were merged into one totally ineffective and overstretched "Police Scotland") decided that it would be a good idea to create a cohesive firearms response team.  Obviously inspired by the American S.W.A.T. (Special Weapons And Tactics),  Brazilian B.O.P.E. (Batalhão de Operações Policiais Especiais), and other worldwide crack teams the buffoons at Skatclyde Police HQ had a brainstorming session to concoct a snappy acronym.  Allegedly the chosen one went right through to the stage of having samples of baseball caps and vests printed with the acronym for Fast. Action. Response. Team. before their idiocy was realised.

tone1

SCOM - Sweet Child of Mine 
YMMV - Your Mileage May Vary 

digitalkettle

MAB - Marshall in a Box
MIAB - Michael Angelo Batio