Forget about about the source of "tone."

I've yet to find another person who's ever chewed a piece of gum long enough that it "broke down" in their mouth.

Have you ever done that?

The first time it happened to me, while walking home from school, it came as quite a surprise. I had started chewing the gum around noon (after lunching), and about 3 hours later, it broke down into a hard-to-describe-but-no-longer-like-a-piece-of-chewed-gum mass that I spit (more like sprayed) out onto the street.

I've only replicated this experiment twice more my whole life.

Anyone else?

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Member #26797
My other guitar is a Strat.

I think I've done that once.. where the gum no longer was chewy and it became kind of dryish lol

O, you know we have some forum members on here that will do the research and break this situation down for you!!

Couldn't resist Orville I have nothing better to do at the moment...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chewing_gum

Oh yeah back to practice.

Does your chewing gum lose its flavor
On the bedpost overnight?
If your mother says don't chew it
Do you swallow it in spite?
Can you catch it on your tonsils,
Can you heave it left and right?
Does your chewing gum lose its flavor
On the bedpost overnight?

Lonnie Donegan & His Skiffle Group, 1958

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Now this is a post you can sink your teeth in to...ok that made me sick too

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Hey, Boy Blue is back!

You don't hear much about this thing.

When it happens, it's usually quite unexpected.

I did mention it to a guy at work, after submitting the post, and he said it happened to him too!

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Member #26797
My other guitar is a Strat.

I've had it happen once...but I just thought the gum was defective or old. I still do not chew Bubbalicious to this day. RK

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RK

2007 Fender Highway 1
2012 American Deluxe
2015 MIM Dave Murray HHH
2010 Fender Blacktop
1987 Fender Avalon Acoustic
2012 Marshall DSL 15 watt head

I used to have this happen to me all the time at an old job I had. I always knew it was time for lunch when my gum broke down in my mouth.

I have not done that before.
Before it gets to the point of no return just stick it to the back of the headstock and change the tone by adding mass!!!!!

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Aaarrrggghh! I said no "tone" discussions!


Usually, when I've mentioned this "chewing gum breaking down" phenomenon before, I got disbelieving stares.

Try it, experience it for yourself.

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Member #26797
My other guitar is a Strat.

No this brand of gum versus that brand of gum either O?

If I get to make up the rules, I will say that gum versus gum info is fine.

I know that price doesn't contribute to the chewing time to breakdown.
Cheap gum (eg, baseball card gum) can last a LONG time, while pricier gums can breakdown quickly.

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Member #26797
My other guitar is a Strat.

Stride, the ridiculously long lasting gum...

Chew another piece already!

It's your thread O so I say you make the rules!