The term “ostrich guitar” was coined by which major rock music figure?

Correct answer: Lou Reed

Try the best trivia game

What people think about it: 11 Comments
Player #2848111
Player #2848111
I've played guitar for 30 and I'm just learning this now. Quizzland rocks!
Dr Funkfunk
Dr Funkfunk
I didn't understand a word of that explanation. I am, of course, not musical.
CuckooAnge
CuckooAnge
luckycatfay, because Lou Reed was the first to use this method with his song “The Ostrich”.
Player #6937390
Player #6937390
take a walk on the wild side Lou
CageFreeDynamo50
CageFreeDynamo50
oh what a perfect day. I'm glad to spend it with you.
Guitarfan 5
Guitarfan 5
GuitarPop, I've been playing guitar for 55+ years, and the only alt tunings I've used are the low E to D bass, and the open E or open A for blues and slide guitar.
Stephanie.S.
Stephanie.S.
It wasn't going to be Mozart playing around with different tunings, that's for sure!
Rick-N-Bacher
Rick-N-Bacher
Dr Funkfunk, it doesn't make much sense if you are musical
RushMama2112
RushMama2112
Recently took up guitar again. I have never heard of this but it sounds fascinating.
SQinfoNUTS
SQinfoNUTS
Dr Funkfunk, I didn't understand one word of it either. I'm somewhat Musical and fairly scientifically grounded. It seemed to me the meaning of ostrich guitar was ~ no matter how badly you play if you tune your guitar this way you won't sound too awful.
luckycatfay
luckycatfay
Why was it called ostrich?