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Don O said:
Ok, what’s a cork sniffer ?
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This term is very commonly used in the discussion pages of popular online forums dealing with guitars, in which the cork sniffers are the ones that argue and debate over the subtleties of various factors that contribute to tone, such as wood types used, guitar pickup types, body shapes, finishing methods, manufacturing process etc.

The term is generally used to imply that these very people don't really have any experience with the actual playing of the instruments, but they are simply analyzing or evaluating tone based on theory or science, instead of just listening.
 
Robert Herndon said:
This term is very commonly used in the discussion pages of popular online forums dealing with guitars, in which the cork sniffers are the ones that argue and debate over the subtleties of various factors that contribute to tone, such as wood types used, guitar pickup types, body shapes, finishing methods, manufacturing process etc.

The term is generally used to imply that these very people don't really have any experience with the actual playing of the instruments, but they are simply analyzing or evaluating tone based on theory or science, instead of just listening.
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Whew, I was beginning to regret my cork wall posts. :barefoot:

Thanks for the knowledge.
 
Don O said:
Ok, what’s a cork sniffer ?
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It is people who insist on the "best" (ie, most expensive) and frown on less expensive guitars. The expression comes from an analogy to those connisseurs of fine wines who "pretentiosly" stop to sniff the cork and soak up all that expensive wine aroma before deciding it is good enough for them. Often, they do not have the playing experience to realize they are the victim of clever marketing
 
RVA said:
It is people who insist on the "best" (ie, most expensive) and frown on less expensive guitars. The expression comes from an analogy to those connisseurs of fine wines who "pretentiosly" stop to sniff the cork and soak up all that expensive wine aroma before deciding it is good enough for them. Often, they do not have the playing experience to realize they are the victim of clever marketing
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Whew! I was worried. I'm just the victim of TTR Needle Sharing...
 
Here is an actual conversation with a cork sniffer.

"How do you like this one? It's an all original Rickenbacker 360."
"Looks nice. Let's plug it in."
"I can't tune it. The tuning machine for the G doesn't work right."
"Why don't you get it fixed?"
"Are you completely stupid? That would destroy the value of the guitar!"
 
RVA said:
It is people who insist on the "best" (ie, most expensive) and frown on less expensive guitars. The expression comes from an analogy to those connisseurs of fine wines who "pretentiosly" stop to sniff the cork and soak up all that expensive wine aroma before deciding it is good enough for them. Often, they do not have the playing experience to realize they are the victim of clever marketing
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Whew, I just bought a Hadean, so I can dodge that bullet :D It’s just those darn PRS SEs keep showing up on my front porch....
 
Tony M. said:
A cork sniffer wouldn't go near an "inferior" PRS like an SE or an S2.
They will tell you that a "real" PRS has to cost well over $3,000.00.
A true cork sniffer would own only private stock and wood library models.
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Good to know TM :D I won’t feel the least bit guilty if a get a $6K guitar then :ROFLMAO:
 
In a desperate attempt to get moar and betterer tone, I have resorted to this:

upload_2018-4-20_12-16-42.jpeg So far it is pretty transparent, best I can tell.

I shower with this and also use it to wash my hands before playing; maybe this is what they mean by tone is on the fingers (or is it in?)
Hell I'll eat this stuff if it helps my playing.

I waited at the crossroads; devil didnt show up.
I get no respect.


Actually, my wife buys whatever is on sale and pretty plain, not scented.
When I retrieved a bar of it from the closet it sparked my imagination.
 
Don O said:
Ok, what’s a cork sniffer ?
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You can even subscribe to their monthly magazines.:D

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;>)/
 
So anyway...there was this deer, skunk & giraffe standing around deciding what to do. They decided to go out to the bar for some winkie-tails. When they got to the front of the bar the skunk said "I don't have a cent on me" & the deer said "I have no dough either". Then the giraffe said "Well I guess the high-balls are on me." :)


;>)/
 
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