Active Band Man Chats - Abbreviations Part 1 -

2020-11-11

What is the theme this time?

Abbreviations.

Words, which are commonly used by band men in the live house area, are often actually abbreviations that are unfamiliar to the general public, aren’t they?

Ah, I see. It's the so-called "industry language".

Yes, Yes. For example, [jazz-ko]

Yes. That's Roland's classic guitar amp, the Jazz Chorus.

Correct answer. If you’re a band man, that would be your immediate answer.

Yes, I've been familiar with this for a long time. You can find it in almost every studio or live house.

However, it doesn't make sense to say [jazz-ko] to the general public.

I see ... what would they think it is?

[Jazz] is a genre of music, so you might be told, "Oh, that's the girl who plays jazz. It's like a mountain girl! It's like jazz!"

That's the catch phrase of "Swing Girls" (lol) By the way, the Jazz Chorus is sometimes abbreviated as JC.

What's that ... Abbreviation for junior high school girls? That’s what it sounds like!

I don't think that’s correct (bitter smile)

Also, that's right, like [Cabi].

Oh, the general public wouldn't understand. A speaker cabinet.

If you're not good at abbreviations, you think it's a camisole, right?

Cami? Did you abbreviate that?

Well, it’s about time to explain the words that only band men can understand in the live house where abbreviations fly around!

Yes!

Let's do this series at least once more.

Hmm ... are there that many?

The more words we naturally use, the more we’ll discover. Let's look into it!

So that's it. In most cases, I use abbreviations without even being aware of them. If you consciously search for them, you may find there are quite a few.

Yes, everything?

Is for love!

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