You Know You're a Guitar Geek When...

fretfinder

When listening to Still Got The Blues you excitedly tell non-guitarists “that’s where he switches from the neck to the bridge pickup!” at that particular point in the solo. 

thecolourbox

proggy said:

thecolourbox said:

Not guitar, but I was accused of being a miserable fun killing geek when I had the cheek to point out that the kids playing the piano in the John Lewis Elton John advert last year was playing a completely different song to the advert soundtrack

My mate, who's an excellent guitarist, told a bloke playing air guitar in the pub one night that he was in the wrong position, the lead playing should be played further up the neck, he said.

The look he got was priceless.

Maybe the air guitar guy was using an air Digitech Whammy on octave up?

HAL9000

proggy said:

My mate, who's an excellent guitarist, told a bloke playing air guitar in the pub one night that he was in the wrong position, the lead playing should be played further up the neck, he said.

I'd have made a show of taking off my air guitar, unplugging it, putting it back in its its air gigbag, then storming out whilst claiming 'I am an artiste; I cannot work under these conditions'.

Teacherphil

When you go to see your favourite band and only take photos of the stage before they go on.




Swervedriver in Leicester.

HarrySeven

mudslide73 said:

HarrySeven said:

professorben said:

When you stop going into guitar shops because they don’t have the ultra obscure stuff you are into and also get things wrong about the stuff they do have. 

Amen to that - 100%!!

Then they say "this is essentially the same thing" when it isn't. I went to the new Bham PMT and there wasn't a single guitar in there I wanted.. and it's massive.

Yup. With you on that one...

historyisjunk

Teacherphil said:

When you go to see your favourite band and only take photos of the stage before they go on.




Swervedriver in Leicester.

& when you could guess who the band was before you saw the caption...

thegummy

Teacherphil said:

Swervedriver in Leicester.

I thought that said screwdriver at first and thought "what, that stupid racist band use vintage gear?"

Branshen

When you start/participate in threads like this:
https://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/166330/ncd-new-cable-day#latest

professorben

thegummy said:

Teacherphil said:

Swervedriver in Leicester.

I thought that said screwdriver at first and thought "what, that stupid racist band use vintage gear?"

When you notice that a band name has been spelt incorrectly, even though you hate the band. 

oh_pollo

When you know that Mark Radcliffe use to play drums for incorrectly spelled band before they turned racist.

scrumhalf

Thinking about it again whilst waiting for a train this morning it sturck me that the last word in the title of this thread is superfluous.

CountryDave

When you visit a guitar show and find yourself walking out after less than a couple of hours, having seen perhaps 8-10 guitars that (given the funds) you would have any interest in buying.  For the record, 3 of these were on one stand.

mudslide73

CountryDave said:

When you visit a guitar show and find yourself walking out after less than a couple of hours, having seen perhaps 8-10 guitars that (given the funds) you would have any interest in buying.  For the record, 3 of these were on one stand.

When you know the stand belonged to @guitars4you .

ESBlonde

scrumhalf said:

Thinking about it again whilst waiting for a train this morning it sturck me that the last word in the title of this thread is superfluous.

When you notice the last word in the above sentence is superfluous!

DulcetJones

When you go to a music store for a pack of strings and come home with a brand new Les Paul.  (me)

ROOG

When you visit a new city for the first time for a cultural tour with the missus, you inexplicably manage to pass all of the main guitar shops on your route ;0). (Or is that just me?) 

HAL9000

DulcetJones said:

When you go to a music store for a pack of strings and come home with a brand new Les Paul.  (me)

I went to buy a hub cover from Toyota and came out having ordered a car!

DeeTee

thegummy said:

Teacherphil said:

Swervedriver in Leicester.

I thought that said screwdriver at first and thought "what, that stupid racist band use vintage gear?"

Oh god, I'm glad it's not just me. Every time someone mentions them, I think "yikes!" Takes me a second to realize they mean the shoegaze lot.

Litterick

When you visit Guitar Center Hollywood on your honeymoon.

Jalapeno

When you go into the store for a s/h PRS McCarty and come home with a new Tom Anderson (me).

When friends say "go on play something" and you realise you should have a few campfire strummer numbers up your sleeve (me, for decades). I can drop into any jam, no problem, but choke at a solo spot .....