("It's got mojo!")
To steal from the "horrible things I've done to a bass" thread:
It means: I grabbed the case by the handle without latching it closed...
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"Plays like butter"
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("It's got mojo!")
To steal from the "horrible things I've done to a bass" thread:
It means: I grabbed the case by the handle without latching it closed...
Those that use the term mean it plays easy. Id never use such a term cause to me it means messy, sticky, messy, random unevenness, soft frets etc. Lol.
I actually said this today ><'
I set up my fretless and got the action at about 1.5mm using TI flats. I would never be able to set up my other two basses like that. With my action that low using low tension strings, I had to say it.
I set up my fretless and got the action at about 1.5mm using TI flats. I would never be able to set up my other two basses like that. With my action that low using low tension strings, I had to say it.
It's a non-specific colloquial term that makes no sense and means just the opposite of what it describes. Who wants a bass that feels greasy and is hard to grip? 
And if you think your really hip you say "buttah" not "butter".
And if you think your really hip you say "buttah" not "butter".
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I tried a Mike Lull & a Sadowsky last year.
They both played like Buttah.
Smooth, easy, clean & comfortable.
They both played like Buttah.
Smooth, easy, clean & comfortable.
I hope it wasn't very expensive! 
Ive followed this thread for a few days, I'm kinda surprised this word has generated so much emotion. What's so horrible about saying it plays like "Buttah"?
It's nothing more than a shortened version of saying something is as "smooth as butter"
No different than referring to one's tone as, crunch, growl, etc.
Or saying, man this thing screams/sings.
Or calling something that's heavy, or useless, a boat anchor, paperweight.
I'd bet there isn't a person in this thread, that hasn't been guilty of trying to describe something by using a term that has little or nothing to do with it's literal description.
Man, no offense---But the extent of thought that seems to have been put into this simple word/term, is a bit anal.
Would you guys care for some cheese with you whine? Or maybe some Buttah?
It's nothing more than a shortened version of saying something is as "smooth as butter"
No different than referring to one's tone as, crunch, growl, etc.
Or saying, man this thing screams/sings.
Or calling something that's heavy, or useless, a boat anchor, paperweight.
I'd bet there isn't a person in this thread, that hasn't been guilty of trying to describe something by using a term that has little or nothing to do with it's literal description.
Man, no offense---But the extent of thought that seems to have been put into this simple word/term, is a bit anal.
Would you guys care for some cheese with you whine? Or maybe some Buttah?
Betty bought a beater bass when Buddy said it played like butter.
But her face was bitter when the beater bit her finger
So she bartered Bobby Bowden for a better beater butter bass.
But her face was bitter when the beater bit her finger
So she bartered Bobby Bowden for a better beater butter bass.
And then there are the Squires and SXs that (allegedly) play like Sadowskys. Perhaps they could be described "I can't believe it's not buttah!"
And then there are the Squires and SXs that (allegedly) play like Sadowskys. Perhaps they could be described "I can't believe it's not buttah!"
Hey, man. Get it right. SX basses play like Fedoras. Squiers plays like Sadowskys. Rogues play like Fenders. All of which are fantastic when melted @ 350 degrees F and poured over some popcorn while watching Spinal Tap and getting a BJ.
