chaypup Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 So, what makes up your 'chops'? Is it just showing how versatile you are, how fast or just whether you've got a lot of hair on the sides of yer face?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truckstop Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 Groove, mate. Groove. Truckstop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 Pork, lamb, I'm not fussy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayman Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 The best chops are made of lamb and eaten with mint sauce. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 Your abilities. I would interpret 'showing your chops' to mean evidencing your skills as a player. However, this can be done in many ways and ripping out double-thumbed 16th notes is not the only way. Some people show their chops with one perfect note. Because massive amounts of technique used indiscriminately is indicative of an immaturity that shows that further work on musicality is needed. And I hate chops. Pork or lamb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubinga5 Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 (edited) [quote name='Happy Jack' post='1247200' date='May 27 2011, 03:22 PM']Pork, lamb, I'm not fussy.[/quote] ha.. oh i f***in laughed then!! Edited May 27, 2011 by bubinga5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc2009 Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 Chops quite often, whether incorrectly or correctly, tend to be seen as the extremes of how you can play, not necessarily the fastest, but perhaps the most difficult in each style. I think a well-rounded player with good chops should be able to play a very fast piece well, if presented with it, but similarly, a very slow and flowing piece just as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubinga5 Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 watch this.. these are chops.. the groove at 7.20 has got all the meat groups!! [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ThwuJVcyoA"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ThwuJVcyoA[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Low End Bee Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 Is it something people do on their own in the wood shed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doddy Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 Simply,your chops is your ability. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cycrowave Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTUK Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 it is what you do... whether than registers with anyone else is another thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucky Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 any skills that give someone the opportunity to say "that boy's got chops" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 [quote name='Johnston' post='1247267' date='May 27 2011, 04:04 PM']Back on topic. Lemmy has Chops [/quote] I think you'll find they're called "warts". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassace Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 As one muso said of another, ' he's got good chops but I don't like his style'. Does that help to define it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Low End Bee Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 [quote name='Happy Jack' post='1247353' date='May 27 2011, 05:18 PM']I think you'll find they're called "warts".[/quote] And bugger grips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 [quote name='Low End Bee' post='1247394' date='May 27 2011, 05:56 PM']And bugger grips.[/quote] Ad, if you're planning on saying that to Lemmy, I really DO want to be there. With a camera. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 [quote name='Johnston' post='1247267' date='May 27 2011, 04:04 PM']Back on topic. Lemmy has Chops [/quote] But are those his own choppers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witterth Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 "Is it the Pork or the lamb...? you've got to have a system" (Harry Hill says so) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panamonte Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 [quote name='witterth' post='1247401' date='May 27 2011, 06:03 PM']"Is it the Pork or the lamb...? you've got to have a system" (Harry Hill says so)[/quote] I like the pork and I like the lamb, but which is best? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skankdelvar Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 The phrase "Chops" is exceeded in its ghastliness only by "Woodsheddin' " and "Dialing in my tone". That is all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaypup Posted May 27, 2011 Author Share Posted May 27, 2011 [quote name='skankdelvar' post='1247460' date='May 27 2011, 06:41 PM']The phrase "Chops" is exceeded in its ghastliness only by "Woodsheddin' " and "Dialing in my tone". That is all.[/quote] So I can opt out of 'chopsness' on the grounds of taste? Excellent news! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4000 Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 [quote name='skankdelvar' post='1247460' date='May 27 2011, 06:41 PM']The phrase "Chops" is exceeded in its ghastliness only by "Woodsheddin' " and "Dialing in my tone". That is all.[/quote] After following countless posts full of wisdom and wit, I have come to the conclusion that you are Master Po. I, of course, am merely a grasshopper.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiOgon Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 [quote name='bubinga5' post='1247219' date='May 27 2011, 03:34 PM']watch this.. these are chops.. the groove at 7.20 has got all the meat groups!! [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ThwuJVcyoA"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ThwuJVcyoA[/url][/quote] All I know is - my fingers might have moved like that 30 or more years ago, but they sure as hell don't now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mykesbass Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 Nobody has mentioned veal - king of chops! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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