The Shark Posted Friday at 03:00 PM Posted Friday at 03:00 PM (edited) So, it never used to bother me when someone writes or states that a guitar "plays like butter". Then, I noticed that my buddy Mike (Kizanski) was really aggravated by it. After mentioning it a thousand times or more, it started to bother me too. It's gotten to the point that I want to reply, "What does butter play like". I prefer beef tallow, but that's for a different conversation entirely! Hopefully, nobody will start a new, and no less problematic statement, "It plays like beef tallow"... 😎 Edited Friday at 03:01 PM by The Shark 3 Quote
Saul Goodman Posted Friday at 03:58 PM Posted Friday at 03:58 PM I can tell you what butter plays like. It plays like a 1980 Gibson "The Paul." 2 Quote
Dutchman Posted Friday at 04:05 PM Posted Friday at 04:05 PM When I hear "plays like Butter" I interpret that to be very low action fast and easy to play. I've also heard "smooth as Butter" same meaning. As does "tuned by Angel's" which has nothing to do with Butter. But means the same as the butter statements. Then there's the gotta fight it a little. Which has nothing to do with fighting! So expressions about how a guitar plays really are not very good, but for some reason all guitar players understand them. So that brings to question "do guitar players have their own language" I dare say "Yes...Yes they do! So Crank It and Melt some faces!!! Quote
The Shark Posted Friday at 06:41 PM Author Posted Friday at 06:41 PM 50 minutes ago, stobro said: Plays like Butters? Now, we're talkin'... 2 Quote
kizanski Posted Saturday at 09:24 PM Posted Saturday at 09:24 PM I only asked if it played like butter because it was a Shae guitar. You know Shea... Shea butter? No? Nobody? 1 3 Quote
RobB Posted Saturday at 09:47 PM Posted Saturday at 09:47 PM (edited) 24 minutes ago, kizanski said: I only asked if it played like butter because it was a Shae guitar. You know Shea... Shea butter? No? Nobody? I got it. Your quip posted just as I was about to post the same thing. I guess the writes joke themselves here. Edited Saturday at 09:49 PM by RobB 1 Quote
alantig Posted Saturday at 10:46 PM Posted Saturday at 10:46 PM On 8/28/2026 at 1:51 PM, stobro said: Plays like Butters? Wait, wait, wait - isn't that Butters, the drummer from Faith + 1? Phil Collins. Dave Grohl. Now Butters thinks he can go from being the drummer to frontman? 1 Quote
mrjamiam Posted Sunday at 03:46 PM Posted Sunday at 03:46 PM "Plays like butter" always puts me in mind of a locally infamous used gear seller who had a housefull of guitars and amps. I bought a couple or three there early along in my guitar interest resurgance, but it very much seemed to me that the seller must have invited buddies over in the evening and shared buckets of fried chicken as they passed the guitars around, they were so dirty and greasy. So - plays like schmaltz? 1 Quote
Saul Goodman Posted Sunday at 07:23 PM Posted Sunday at 07:23 PM I'll tell you again how butter plays. Like a 2001 Gibson Historic LPC/SG. Quote
MPR Posted Sunday at 11:03 PM Posted Sunday at 11:03 PM (The Butah was actually the first overdrive pedal I ever bought back in the day, after finally conceding that my 4x10 Hot Rod Deville needed help getting a good drive sound at low volume.) Quote
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