Favourite Guitar Board BS

[juansolo]

Carrots are organic but I don't hear them.

Those folks that can hear which direction their lead is plugged in can probably actually hear organic carrots rotting :D

Oh don't get me started on 'directional' cables.  :gib: That utterly winds me up. As does oxygen free copper cables. Copper being of course well know for it's oxygen content...

[MDV]

"Special methods"

For anything.

Example: WCR claim to have a 'special' potting technique. Tims rewound a few and told me it is in fact simply barely potting the pickup at all. They were sent for rewind because they were microphonic :lol:

[Twinfan]

Marketing John, marketing  ;)  And adoption by a big name or two.  It's worth big bucks...

[tomjackson]

Transparancy

This is transparent, that's transparent.  Even plectrums sound transparent nowadays.  So you spend a small fortune on a pedal becuase it sounds so transparent you can't actually tell that it is on. In fact it's one of those leave on all the time pedals that put's nothing but a bit of fairy dust on your tone.  But really a £10 buffer would do the same rather than a boutique ultra pristine clean boost set at unity gain.

Military Grade

Just say they are good components, everything has become Military Grade now.  The Military do not fight battles with guitar amps.  

Transformers

Transformers with more iron than an anchor.  Tough enough to be used on the national grid.  On a 12W Tweed Deluxe clone.    

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[juansolo]

Although I do have a pedal that uses tubes that were designed to be used in guidance systems for missiles ;-)

[tomjackson]

I'll let you off with that one then :D

I wonder if a missile with NOS valves would sound better than a missile with JJ's in it?

[juansolo]

I'll let you off with that one then :D

I wonder if a missile with NOS valves would sound better than a missile with JJ's in it?

Oh yeah, Mullards would make the sonic boom much more crunchy.

[MDV]

I'll let you off with that one then :D

I wonder if a missile with NOS valves would sound better than a missile with JJ's in it?

The detonation will be more organic.

[juansolo]

They're these by the way. They can take 500g making them ideal for guitar related applications.

[MDV]

Semiconductors cant be used in missiles?

Whyevernot?

[juansolo]

I would guess they'd be susceptible to EMP... Pure speculation on my part of course, but it's the only reason I can think of.

[MDV]

Thats the only thing I can think of as well.

I like the Mig 25. Mach 3 plane that uses valve electronics so it can survive the EMP blast from a nuke detonation and can be serviced in a desert. I swear the russians were happiest they've ever been in the cold war.

[ToneMonkey]

Although I do have a pedal that uses tubes that were designed to be used in guidance systems for missiles ;-)

There is a guy at my local car boot who sells military stuff (I got a Spitfire bullit from him for a bridge - although decided not to use it in the end).  He has a proximity fuse from a red top missile which I would love to inlay into a guitar, it would look super badass.