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Not that I've done this recently........
As for other guitarists, too many pinch harmonics.
Ringleader of the Cambridge cartel, pedal champ and king of the dirt boxes (down to 21)
Can I have 3 to pick ? - If so then I'll add
customers who bring in a guitar, either to trade or repair with the nut on the jack socket so loose it rotates
Strings not cut off at all - some often just 'floating' around ready to poke someone in the eye
EDIT: I have experienced one exception to this sweeping generalisation. A guy who was very insistent about acquiring my 1987 Guild X-170 exchanged a 1965 Gibson Melody Maker. That time, I think I won.
I shall remember and do this at your next gig......
Ringleader of the Cambridge cartel, pedal champ and king of the dirt boxes (down to 21)
Or again that often asked 'Is that a lead guitar or a rhythm guitar' ?
That statement 'I've got a Gibson Les Paul' - turns out it is an Epiphone - so just tell me it is an Epiphone then
Or that other statement 'I've got a Fender Strat' - turns out it is a Squier - so just tell me it is a Squier then
The other statement - 'I've got a vintage guitar' (because it is now over 30 years old but it is a 1986 SG, or whatever) - this could be a topic on its own
Seriously, though, does that happen before or after you perform? A lot of people do seem to listen with their eyes. They subscribe to a notion that there should be a correlation between music genre and equipment. (e.g. Explorers and Vees are unacceptable for lounge Jazz.)
I attend live music in the hope of being entertained and, possibly, pleasantly surprised by innovative playing or sonics. If it were me eyeballing the stage equipment, it would be in an attempt to understand why you sound the way that you do.
I SAID "JUST BECAUSE..."
Truss Rod nuts being made from softer metal than the allen keys that turn them.
Mine would be:
Buskers, all of them pretty much apart from the dude who plays medieval pavanes on the penny whistle in New St, Birmingham. Hate the sound of percussive strummed acoustic guitar at the best of times but even more so with piezo equipped quacky sounding guitars through a Roland Street Cube accompanying a cheesy ironic cover of Rihanna
For something more specifically instrument based, I'd go for people who when playing an electric guitar unplugged still change the pickup selector.
And for something playing related, in "heavier" music for want of a better word, it always seems like it's only a matter of seconds during any rhythm playing that the guitarist will do that awful muted low string percussive note thing and think that it sounds big or bad ass or "heavy man"
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FS - P90 pickups
FS - Catalinbread Silver Kiss Mark 2 overdrive
Volume controls too close to the strings.
Post a picture of a left handed guitar and the incredibly witty comments...
'It's the wrong way round!' and 'It's back to front!'
Are sure to follow.
I can't help about the shape I'm in, I can't sing I ain't pretty and my legs are thin
But don't ask me what I think of you, I might not give the answer that you want me to