Play a Guitar Solo

Play a Guitar Solo

Type: Combat
MP Cost: 10

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Skill number: 7076

refreshedit data

Source:	Elvish sunglasses
Price:	N/A
Class:	N/A
Level:	N/A
Effect:	+5 substats
When Used:

­ You shred your frets in a screaming <instrument> solo, you master shredder, you. Careful you don't get any splinters. or Your fingers fly over your fretboard, hammering out the <instrument> solo of the gods. or Your fingers fly over your <instrument>, playing a solo that's got a heart of chrome and a voice like a horny angel. or You play a few warm-up power chords on your <instrument>, then cram approximately eleventy hojillion notes into one ridiculous solo.

Notes

• Only one solo may be played per combat.
• You must have a Guitar, Banjo or the heavy metal thunderrr guitarrr equipped to use this skill.
• At the end of combat, one of the following messages is displayed:

You hear people cheering wildly for your amazing guitar solo. You grin ear to ear, even though the cheering's all in your head.

or

The crowd gives you a standing ovation for your amazing guitar solo. You know, that crowd. They've been standing there the whole time. Anyway, it puts a smile on your face to hear it.

or

You see a sea of lighters raised to celebrate your fantastic guitar solo. When you blink, though, they disappear. Still, that felt pretty good.

or

You hear wild applause for your guitar solo -- even though the applause is in your head, you can still hear some jackass yell "FREEBIRD!" Still, you smile widely at the sound.

References

• The text about shredder and splinter is a reference to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
• The "heart of chrome and a voice like a horny angel" is a reference to "Love and Death and an American Guitar" by Jim Steinman.
• "Free Bird" was a popular song by Lynyrd Skynyrd, spawning the cultural meme of shouting "Free Bird" at almost any concert.

See Also

• Stat Gains from Fights