I can't hear the sustain...

For those of you who don't recognize the title of my Blog, it is tribute to one of the great scenes in movie history. In the rock mockumentary "This Is Spinal Tap," documentarian Marty DiBergi interviews legendary Spinal Tap lead guitarist Nigel Tufnel. Nigel decides to show Marty some of his favorite guitars and stumbles across the classic 1959 Les Paul in his stash...

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NIGEL: This is the top of the heap right here. There's no question about it. Look at the, look at the flame on that one....

MARTY: Yes.

NIGEL: I mean it's just...it's quite unbelievable. This one is just ah...is perfect...1959...ah...you know, it just, you can uh...listen!

MARTY: How much does this....

NIGEL: Just listen for a minute....

MARTY: I'm not....

NIGEL: The sustain...listen to it...

MARTY: I'm not hearing anything.

NIGEL: You would, though, if it were playing, because it really... it's
famous for its sustain...I mean, you could, just hold it....

MARTY: Well I mean so you don't....

NIGEL: Waaaaaaaaaaaaaa.... You could go and have a bite an'...Waaaaaaaaa...you'd still be hearin' that one.

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(if you're wondering what a Les Paul looks like, our hero Dogburt is holding one)