Slangipedia - Slang Dictionary

1

a guitarist who craves so much distortion they’d rather scream into a blender than play a clean chord

My amp is louder than my ex's voice when she's mad.

I turned my gain up so high my neighbor called the cops.

I don’t play guitar, I perform a metal ritual every day.

2

a musician who thinks clean tones are for wimps and distortion is the only way to make music sound like a fight

I turned my gain up so much my ears are still ringing.

I play so loud my dog ran away.

My guitar sounds like a car crash.

3

a person who lives for the sound of their amp screaming like it’s on fire and their guitar is made of pure rage

My guitar is so loud it woke my mom up at 3 a. m.

I play so hard my strings are screaming.

My amp is louder than my brother's mouth.

4

a guitarist who would rather die than play a song without making their amp sound like it’s about to explode

I turned my gain up so high it felt like it was going to blow up.

I play so loud my neighbor’s dog ran away.

My amp is louder than my teacher’s voice when she’s yelling.

5

a person who thinks distortion is the only way to make music and clean tones are for people who are too weak to handle noise

I play so loud my walls are shaking.

My gain is so high my ears are sore.

I turned my amp up so loud my dog ran away.

6

a musician who lives for the sound of their amp screaming and their guitar howling like it’s in pain

I play so loud my neighbor’s cat ran away.

My amp is louder than my brother’s voice.

I turned my gain up so high my ears are still ringing.