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We use these words all the time, but do they actually mean anything?

Welcome to the show. You've been asking for this for a looong time, and it feels like we’re just getting started. All those tone buzzwords - transparent, scratchy, mids, bottom end, chewy… and so on and so on.
They mean something to us in the moment of saying them, but do they mean anything beyond that?
Join us then, as we pull a bunch of words at random from The Fez Of Truth and attempt to explain and demonstrate what they mean. What could possibly go right?

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Enjoy the show!

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Interesting bits and go to sections…
0:00 Welcome and hello
1:00 Challenge Rules & The Fez Of Truth
2:22 ‘Brittle’ explanation
4:12 ‘Brittle sounds
5:20 ‘Pokey’ explanation
7:50 ‘Pokey’ sounds
10:12 ‘Punchy’ explanation
11:15 ‘Punchy’ sounds
14:20 ‘Transparent’ explanation
17:10 ‘Transparent’ sounds
20:20 ‘Chewy’ explanation
22:40 ‘Chewy’ sounds
27:45 ‘Air & Airy’ explanation
30:28 ‘Air & Airy’ sounds
31:55 ‘Scratchy’
32:40 ‘Hair & Hairy’ explanation
34:55 ‘Hair & Hairy’ explanation
37:30 ‘Glassy’ explanation
37:30 ‘Glassy’ sounds
43:25 ‘Honest’ explanation
46:50 ‘Honest’ sounds
49:15 Closing thoughts

Pedals & stuff in today’s show
• Ibanez TS 9 Tube Screamer
• Ibanez SD 9 Sonic Distortion
• Dean Markley Overlord
• Vemuram Shanks ODS-1
• MXR 10-Band EQ
• Source Audio Collider Delay & Reverb
• TheGigRig QMX4

Guitars in today’s show
• 1965 Fender Telecaster
• 1961 Gibson Les Paul Junior
• Gibson Custom 1958 Les Paul Standard (R8)
• 1961 Fender Stratocaster
• Fender Custom Shop 1963 Telecaster
• Fender Johnny Marr Jaguar
• 1965 Gibson ES-345 TDS

Amps in today’s show
• 1960 Vox AC30 with Celestion Alnico Blue speakers
• Marshall 1987x with 1960Ax 412 cab and Celestion G12M speakers
• Fender Hot Rod Deville ML 212 with Celestion A-Type Speakers