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was working on an electic octave mandolin when a friend came by he take one look at what im doing and says "so it's cool you build these things and all but you know it is impossible for any body to hand build a guitar nearly as good as a factory axe" big mistake we aint really talked for a couple weeks after it was "explained" that the opposite is more rather true
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submitted by eruannu on 2/25/2008 9:31 AM 000263

So i'm sitting in the local music shop's "Circle of vintage" with a B15N across me,waiting for a service guy to give me a hand with ordering some tolex. my 15 year old brother comes over with an SG,plugs into 'that wierdo amp my brother likes' and starts playing. About ten seconds later,he starts to notice something off. he stands up,looks at the salesman,and almost manages to say "That vintage amp is a piece of sh*t!"

My brother had left the SG with the pickups facing the speakers for the cab,so when the tubes warmed up (Right bout where he accentuated the SH in....) it bombarded the entire store with feedback. this continues until the owner of the store wanders around the corner,flips the amp off,and directs my brother out of the store.

I got my tolex with a note attached to the receipt that says "Tolex is cheap. My hearing aids aren't. --####"

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submitted by Sickmanseth on 11/27/2007 5:13 AM 000262

the parts list for yamama keyboards reads... floppy dick controller....
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submitted by dementedchord on 9/14/2007 6:06 AM 000261

I was a Tech for Roland for three years. I came across some pretty funny language problems.

In all of the "Fantom" keyboards, when you go through the internal diagnostic sequence, the last screen says (in perfect Japanenglish) "Test OK, Prease Power Off"
The funny part is it has not been corrected over three generations of this model.

My favorite one is an older "home piano", can't recall the model.
The MIDI jack test displays a mesage on the LCD "MIDI OK, JACK ON", but if there is a problem... you guessed it... "MIDI ERROR, JACK OFF".
No word of a lie.

I love the Japanese.

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submitted by Derek on 2/25/2007 4:35 AM 000260

Working for a company which does computer repair, you're bound to see strange things. People who want their... "media" backed up. Stories I've heard range from "I've got some good stuff on there (hint hint)" to videos popping up randomly while trying to troubleshoot the computer.

Anyway, my personal story comes from a person wanting to have their laptop repaired. The guy thinks he spilled Gatorade on his laptop, which can be a very pricey repair, since it can damage several major components. Anyway, I told him the repair would be almost the cost of a new one (at the minimum), and his girlfriend/wife? proceeds to talk about his "collection" on the computer, and if it's possible to save it. I mention data backup as a possibility, but then the guy proceeds to go into his story: Gatorade was on nightstand, laptop was on floor, and during "activities you don't need to know about," Gatorade spilled on said laptop.

That one was one of the more curious repairs I've checked in...

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submitted by dougk_ff7 on 1/25/2007 1:29 AM 000259

Working for a company which does computer repair, you're bound to see strange things. People who want their... "media" backed up. Stories I've heard range from "I've got some good stuff on there (hint hint)" to videos popping up randomly while trying to troubleshoot the computer.

Anyway, my personal story comes from a person wanting to have their laptop repaired. The guy thinks he spilled Gatorade on his laptop, which can be a very pricey repair, since it can damage several major components. Anyway, I told him the repair would be almost the cost of a new one (at the minimum), and his girlfriend/wife? proceeds to talk about his "collection" on the computer, and if it's possible to save it. I mention data backup as a possibility, but then the guy proceeds to go into his story: Gatorade was on nightstand, laptop was on floor, and during "activities you don't need to know about," Gatorade spilled on said laptop.

That one was one of the more curious repairs I've checked in...

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submitted by dougk_ff7 on 1/24/2007 5:16 AM 000258

When dogs attack....

Today I had a customer picking up a tube preamp I built for him and in passing he mentions that "something happened" to the 50s Oahu Tonemaster I rebuilt for him some time ago. I asked what happened and he said his dog attacked it. Apparently it happened while he was at work one day. Completely tore up the front and ripped off a good amount of the covering. Basically ruined this vintage amp cosmetec wise. My guess? This was the dog's way of telling him he can't play for shit. I take the dog's side......

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submitted by Tetrode Technical Service on 12/15/2006 11:01 PM 000257

When dogs attack....

Today I had a customer picking up a tube preamp I built for him and in passing he mentions that "something happened" to the 50s Oahu Tonemaster I rebuilt for him some time ago. I asked what happened and he said his dog attacked it. Apparently it happened while he was at work one day. Completely tore up the front and ripped off a good amount of the covering. Basically ruined this vintage amp cosmetec wise. My guess? This was the dog's way of telling him he can't play for shit. I take the dog's side......

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submitted by Tetrode Technical Service on 12/15/2006 11:01 PM 000256

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