Vocab Blog Sept 28

Finished Clapton Autobiography

circus (240) - a song clapton wrote about the night before his son died
Versace (276) - type of expensive guitar strap available to Clapton
Martin (277) - Premium acoustic guitar brand
Christie’s (277) - the organization that auctioned off Claptons guitars to raise money for Crossroads
Crossroads (265) - a foundation started by Clapton to help battle alchaholism
Anonymity (277) - describing someones secrecy of who they are
SWAT (272) - From when clapton was held by the swat team when trying to go to the bathroom on the front lawn of the White House
Tibetan dzi beads (270) before the time of the Budda. Supposed to have fallen from the sky.
Pro Tools (268) - audio workstation. Also known as a DAW
TDF (268) stands for totally disfunctional family.
Modicum (267) - a small quantity of a partucular thing
Humbucker (234) - Two single coil pickups that create a stronger sound than one single coil pickup
Telecaster (235) - The earlier version of the stratocaster. Featured a stronger sounding bridge pickup and only one other pickup.


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