These lyrics seem to be put together from brand names and bits of advertising patter taken from guitar magazines of the time. Vocalist Terry Bozzio delivers them in a cheesy US TV-salesman voice, reinforcing the impression that they’re meant as satire, a send-up of the electric-guitar hardware marke...
Pre-amp, pro-sound performance
Groove tube
Killer caps
You're a Strat cat
Patch in
Dangerous distortion
Serious sustain
Slinky, super slinky
Boomers double-ball ends
It'll phase, it'll flange, it'll fuzz
It's fast, it's flexible
Just feel those frets
A simulated comb filter
For steroizing a mono source
It's got a scaled-down, Strat-style body
With the feel of a Les Paul
Deep cutaways, no pickguard
And a couple of chromebuckers:
Full shred!
Stiff neck, brass nut and an ebony fingerboard
Ball's deluxe
Guitar Shop was written by Jeff Beck & Terry Bozzio & Tony Hymas.
Guitar Shop was produced by Leif Mases & Jeff Beck & Tony Hymas & Terry Bozzio.