2TS or 2TSB = 2-Tone Sunburst (NB. Brown Sunburst is actually slightly different)
3TS or 3TSB = 3-Tone Sunburst
4S = For Sale
@#$%* = expletive deleted
AAS = Amp Acquisition Syndrome
AD = Fender American Deluxe guitars/basses
AFA = As Far As
AFAICS = As Far As I Can See
AFAIK = As Far As I Know
AS/ASe = Fender American Series guitars/basses
AStd = Fender American Standard guitars/basses
AV = Fender American Vintage series guitars
bb = butterscotch blonde
BF = Fender Black Face amps
BFDR = Fender Black Face Deluxe Reverb
BFSR = Fender Black Face Super Reverb
bg = background
blk = black
brown = Fender brown amps
bs = bullsh*t or butterscotch
BTT or BTTT = Back to [The] Top
BTW = By The Way
bucker = humbucker
burst = sunburst
CAG = Candy Apple Green
CAR = Candy Apple Red
CC = Closet Classic (a lightly reliced finish)
CIC = crafted in China (Squier): MIC is commonly used.
CII = Crafted in Indonesia (Squier): MII is commonly used.
CIJ = Crafted in Japan (can apply to Fender and Squier, so be specific (Fender is assumed)): MIJ is commonly used.
CIK = Crafted in Korea (Squier): MIK is commonly used.
cond = condition
CS = Fender Custom Shop
DOB = Delete-O-Bomb: The deletion of a thread by a moderator, or the deletion of one or more posts in a thread by a moderator.
eg/e.g. = for example
exc = excellent
fb = fingerboard/fretboard
FMIC = Fender Musical Instruments Corp. (Fender, Squier, Guild, DeArmond, Sunn, etc)
FS = For Sale
FWICS = From What I Can See
FWIW = For What Its Worth
FWLIW = For What Little Its Worth
GAS = Gear/Guitar Acquisition Syndrome
gd = good
GMI = Gibson Musical Instruments (Gibson, Epiphone, OAI, Kramer, Steinberger, Tobias, Electar, Trace Elliot, etc)
grn = green
HB = Humbucker
HC = Hard Case
HRD = Fender Hot Rod Deluxe amp
HRDV = Fender Hot Rod DeVille amp
hs = headstock or hard shell
HSC = Hard Shell Case
IAWOT = Its A Waste Of Time
ie/i.e. = that is
IIRC = If I Remember Correctly
IME = In My Experience/Estimation
IMHO = In My Humble Opinion
IMNSHO = In My Not So Humble Opinion
IMO = In My Opinion
IMVHO = In My Very Humble Opinion
IOW = In Other Words
IYO = In Your Opinion
KIS[S] = Keep It Simple
LMAO = Laughing My Arse Off
LOL = Laughed Out Loud / very funny
Mary Kaye [Blonde] = semi-opaque white blonde
MIA = Made in America (used also for Made in USA).
MIC = Made in China (Squier).
MII = Made in Indonesia (Squier): NB. Though Squiers were made in India for a brief time, one would write India in full.
MIJ = Made in Japan (can apply to Fender and Squier, so be specific (Fender is assumed)).
MIK = Made in Korea (Squier).
MIM = Made in Mexico (can apply to Fender and Squier, so be specific (Fender is assumed)).
msg = message
NB = note well
NOS = New Old Stock
nw = nut width
OHC = Original Hard Case
OHSC = Original Hard Shell Case
ONO = Or Near Offer
OSC = Original Soft Case
OTOH = On The Other Hand
OTT = Over The Top
OVNO = Or Very Near Offer
PCB = Printed Circuit Board (amps)
POC/POS = Piece Of Crap
POV = Point Of View
PTP = Point-To-Point wired chassis (amps)
pup = electromagnetic pickup
RI = Reissue
ROTF = Rolling Over The Floor
ROTFLMAO = Rolling Over The Floor Laughing My Arse Off
ROTW or ROW = Rest Of [The] World
sb = sunburst
SC = Single-Coil, or Soft Case (uncommon)
SF = Fender Silver Face amps
sic = its wrong, but as written
sp = unsure of the spelling
TTFN = Ta-Ta For Now
tuner = electronic tuner, or tuning machine head
tuners = tuning machine heads
tweed = Fender tweed amps
vgd = very good
wht = white
WOTT = Way Over The Top
WTD = Wanted
YMCV = Your Mileage Clearly Varies
YMMV = Your Mileage May Vary
YMOV = Your Mileage Obviously Varies
YWYT = Youre Wasting Your Time
