Cho - ops?

[kirk_wannabe]

Hi all

Sorry to bother with such a stupid question....

But I was wondering what CHOPS are...?
I've never heard this term before.

(ashamed)

[EricV]

Chops = Technical abilities... your playing. Players who have good technical skills ( this does not only refer to speed ) are usually referred to as "A dude with chops" :)
Eric

[kirk_wannabe]

1 see....makes sense then...

Thanks Eric, appreciate it!

[None]

What Eric said!

The term comes from brass players, who literally have to use their chops (slang term for lips/mouth) to play the instrument.

[oRg]

Wow, it's been a long time since I heard that term. I usually hear people say "man, this guy can play fast" and then compare them to some other well known guitar player...lol...

[Metalliska]

Don't be too ashamed kirk wannabe, I heard people say stuff like "hey he can bust some mean chops" and thought "what the fa?". I never really heard of it either til I joined this forum.


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[GtrvVampyre]

I thought chops were also a playing style that classical guitarist like Yngwie use. For example 12-10-12-8-12-7-12- or somthing like taht, clasical guitarists and pianists are always doing it. Where you play one note over and over but in between it play a different one.

[EricV]

That´s called "pedaltone" or "pivoting", GtrVampyre...
Eric

[GtrvVampyre]

ohhh yeah thats rite, i get those 2 mixed up. Chops just sounds like a classical thing.. I dunno, i think chopin ,lol

[Riffer]

I´m gonna pat myself on the back now. English is not my first language, but i know what the word chops means! :D

[oRg]

English is my primary language and there's alot of words in it I don't know, nor know how to spell...lol...

[Sakkaku]

Sakkaku = 'Chop master' in Japanese :D