Guitarist-isms that make you cringe

ThePrettyDamned

fretfinder said:

Lester… 

Yeah, who are these knobs, it's spelled "Leicester". 

GoldenEraGuitars

Poly. 

ArchtopDave

Youtube videos, or even classes in the real world, where the first spoken words are "Hi Guys". I find this somewhat sexist, unless only males are present.

GoldenEraGuitars

ArchtopDave said:

Youtube videos, or even classes in the real world, where the first spoken words are "Hi Guys". I find this somewhat sexist, unless only males are present.

It can apply to both male and females. It’s just more associated with males.

skullfunkerry

ArchtopDave said:

Youtube videos, or even classes in the real world, where the first spoken words are "Hi Guys". I find this somewhat sexist, unless only males are present.

Since watching Friday Night Dinner, I now try and start my classes with "Hello all"

Caffeine_Vampire

'Blueser' as in, 'it's a real bluesers guitar'.

Caffeine_Vampire

Also, 'jam buddy' always makes me think of 'jam butty' and then I get hungry and don't want to play anymore.

Tannin

"Guys" has been gender-inclusive for many years. You are free to dislike it (I'm not mad keen on it myself, it smacks of Americanism) but you can freely use it to all-female, all-male, and mixed audiences.

Grumpyrocker

What. Is. Up. You. Tube. Its. Your. Boy...

DLM

GoldenEraGuitars said:

Poly. 

Please do hurry up with the cracker. The squawking is driving me bonkers.

KevS

Seafoam Green...Fender had a Custom Colour called Foam Green,it was never originally called Seafoam Green.
It seems to be used to describe Surf Green,Foam Green,Daphne Blue etc..
Anything lighter Green or Remotely light Turquoise is Seafoam Fecking Green Apparently..

Medium Jumbo when referring to frets seems to cover a lot of sizes and is rather vague.
The Word Jumbo makes me think of a Large Elephant,ttherefore Jumbo should mean large..

I have also seen Tubescreamers described as Puke Green..
The only way your Puke would be that colour is if you had consumed a Pile of Green Poster Paint first.. 

PAF as one syllable rather than P.A.F.

Just the word "Killer" used to describe anything...

Just a thought too.. "Ball End" it isn't an effing ball..It doesn't resemble a ball in any way..  

Oh!! And products like Fast Fret and Nut sauce that claim to increase sustain..
I don't understand the physics there..Maybe I am missing something...

Forward Bow or Back Bow..I think Concave and Convex describes it better..

What type of finish is that....?..   Norwegian Blue Poly..

Lewy

When people describe one guitar as “wiping the floor with” or “shitting all over” another. 

guitarjack66

Lewy said:

When people describe one guitar as “wiping the floor with” or “shitting all over” another. 

Yeah. That's actually a mop.

DeeTee

Calling guitars "she." It sounds weird, and a bit creepy. 

paulmapp8306

Neil said:

Also although mostly an American phenomenon, giving guitars girls names like, Cindy Lou, Heather etc etc is just a bit weird. 

Dont buy an LSL guitar..  they name them for you and engrave said name on the plate.

paulmapp8306

Branshen said:

Tone snobs.

Went to Denmark street looking for the Zoom MS-70CDR, and there was a salesman who said "Zoom?! You don't want Zoom! I couldn't look you in the eye and sell you a Zoom, which is why we only stock XYZ.. That stuff's for beginners! You say that you're gigging, you want something good.

I had a similar experience.

I just said "no, its a tool, it does one particular thing i need no other pedal does, and its stereo which i also need as its for synth....... there is no such thing as a bad pedal just a closed mind. 

Walked out and never been back.

paulmapp8306

kelvinburn said:

The implication that made in China is inferior to made in USA in every case

Normally by americans mind, who seen to be under mass halucination that everything american is better than anything made anywhere else.

paulmapp8306

Rox said:

chrisj1602 said:

When people call a Les Paul a Paul.

There was a model of the Les Paul called "The Paul". 

But not "a paul"......

paulmapp8306

carlos said:

ICBM said:

"Hand made" is another one.

+1

All guitars are hand-made, even cheap ones. It's just that the hands are less skilled and have less time to do the job.

Are they?  No machines involved at all? 

I dont think there is such a thing as a "hand made" guitar...  there are variations of how MUCH is done by hand.. and also how conpetant the hand is, and how much time is spent etc.  

To be hand made, no machine shoukd be used... inc cnc machines cutting the wood....and presses cutting metal parts.

Now hand assembled or hand built (ie from pre made parts) is perfectly ok...

paulmapp8306

bertie said:

Neil said:

Calling a Les Paul a Lester. 

I realise that was Mr Polfus' real name but it seems so arch.

Nobody ever refers to Leo Fender as Clarence do they? 

true, but Fender is a brand,  a Les Paul is a specific named item

Indeed.. its specifically named "les" not "lester"....