"Plays like butter" and other annoying phrases

[gln1955]

Sits like butter in the mix.

Sits like butter in the brownie mix. That I can live with.

 

[TH63]

No condiment mentioned, but I enjoyed this description on E-bay:
"The Artist Mike Dirnt Precision guitar assures you stunning pop-punk music with its magical strings. You get a variety of tones to make new compositions with this Fender bass guitar as it comes with 20 frets. This Fender electric guitar is constructed with a combination of Rosewood and Maple wood which makes it a unique and a lightweight guitar. You can make easy rod adjustments with the 3/16-inch hex nut of the Artist Mike Dirnt Precision guitar. Sculpted with Chrome hardware, this Fender bass guitar assures you great durability. This Fender electric guitar comes with custom four-bolt neck-plate which helps in holding the two essential parts of the musical instrument with great ease."
(Bidding is at $125.)

That's farking awesome. I bet it plays like mayonnaise too.

 

[TH63]

It plays like Tide Pods

Most basses suitable for reggae play like guava jelly

 

[quickfix]

So, OP, what you’re saying is that you hate cliches, right? If that’s the case, you’ve hit the nail right on the head. I mean, those cliches, they’re like fingernails on a chalkboard to me. They're just old hat. Anyone who uses them are sheeple.

Folks who post on TB should start thinking outside of the box. Do they think they can pull the wool over our eyes, play us for fools or make us take our eye off the ball? We know what side our bread is buttered on.

Well Done!

 

[Passinwind]

This thread is incredibly punchy and really cuts through the mix! I really like the Poll option. it's like a regular post... On steroids!

She's a beauty alright. I'll be sad to see her go!

 

[7615]

I have a 1973 Dorado made by Matsumuko - plays like butter-seriously though for the price it places well and the sound is unique.

 

[7615]

“All original” and on its face it’s not. A 1960’s gretsch 6073 with a swapped out pickup - there in the photo though is a 70’s black top and the seller claims when pushed that it’s original.

 

[Blankandson]

I actually saw one ad in TB years ago that was totally honest. Ad said 'bass used in church only . . . if that's a problem then don't buy it!'

 

[shortscalesrule]

I'm thinking someone should make up some "Plays Like Butter" Bingo cards.

 

[birminghambass]

I'm selling a few pedals in the classifieds. I was sure to state that they all "play like butter". So far none have sold. I don't understand you people.

 

[TH63]

i only purchase instruments which have mojo that can be demonstrated.

I told my singer that today. We were waiting for the other guys at practice. He wanted to play my bass. I said no, it plays way above your level.

you're right about the old part, IMO, but it's not about trying to act young. youngsters don't get it because they're not hip enough. but an ax/axe is a tool. in history: if you could only have one tool...you would have chosen an axe. duh.

see above, youngin'.

see above. an instrument is a tool.

"i'm selling this instrument even though it plays well above your skill level."

 

[shortscalesrule]

"Ready to play right out of the box!"
Well, if it's not being sold as a project, it should be ready to play. More likely you will find that the strings are set up so high you could hang laundry on them, but you wouldn't want to because the "new" strings look like they were used to ream out the kitchen sink.

 

[toowrongfoo]

But if you ship it properly, a simple tune up SHOULD yield similar awe inspiring results

 

[Tony In Philly]

One of these days I'd like to play scales on a stick of butter (or buttah) to find out what it actually feels like.

Also my basses are, to my knowledge, completely inanimate -- i.e. gender means nothing. Sheeesh.

 

[Kirk Bryant]

Smokin hot deal...........hmmm must be a roasted neck.
Road worn .........when it's really just beat to crap in some stoner nazi surf punks' garage.

 

[saabfender]

stoner nazi surf punks

I hate to admit it but I'd totally go to see that band.

 

[Kirk Bryant]

Actually I rented the upstairs of my house to them in the 90s. It was.......interesting until eviction time.

 

[Ghastly]

It must have been said already, it's like nails on a chalkboard when I see comments about owning multiple basses as "another tool in the toolbox"… ugh!

 

[Shonks]

I'm fine with the ones listed. But the one that makes me chuckle is "amazing." I think that word is waaay overused, especially when describing musical instruments. The mass of neutron star material is amazing. A bass that plays like butter, not so much!

'awesome!!

 

[Herrick]

Pictures including your bare feet in the ad.

I just saw this on eBay and I thought of your comment right away.