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Here are previously asked and answered questions about They Might Be Giants. If you have a new question, post it to the Q&A discussion page or Talk:Main Page and we will try to answer it.

Q: Does anyone know the make and model of Flansburgh's guitar? The one used here: story.tmbg.jpg

A: It's a custom made Mojo guitar.

Q: If you wanted to get an autograph from TMBG, whom could you contact? --David622

A: It would be VERY difficult to contact someone who could get you an autograph. Your best bet would be to find the giants after a concert. (However, you COULD ask Operator Dot for a signed autograph from the giants, but if you get an answer, it would almost certainly be no.) --Mr. Nuclear
A: If a facsimile will do, try this Autographs page. --SR

Q: I'm a big fan, but have trouble finding albums and recordings. How should I go about acquiring or at least hearing EVERYTHING TMBG has ever recorded/played. --Paulie_Boy

A: Ask around in a very nice and non-annoying manner. Save a few, TMBG fans are pretty keen on sharing the wealth. - FrankEinstein
A: john and john provide a lot of ways for you to hear their music for free over the internet. check out all the free mp3's at www.theymightbegiants.com and www.tmbg.com (and sign up for the mailing list at tmbg.com to be notified of new mp3's), and try downloading the tmbg clock radio from www.tmbg.com - it plays not only a lot of stuff off albums but also a lot of random old demos, dial-a-song recordings, and other rarities. www.dialasong.com is fun, although it doesn't have much of anything you won't hear eventually on the clock radio. and musics can also be heard from firing at the ear target on the shoot-the-target thing at www.tmbg.com, if you have the patience for it.

Q: Why is there no article on the Dec. 30, 1998 Talk of the Nation interview? Its available to hear on NPR's website.

A: Because no one's made it yet. Why don't you be the one to do it? — User:ACupOfCoffee@ @ 01:46, 21 Dec 2005 (EST)

Q: The SPARS code on the back cover of Flood is "DAD." Is this a hoax on Their part or an accurate notation? Generally there are only three SPARS code combinations: "AAD," "ADD," "DDD." It would be highly unusual for an album to be mixed analog after being recorded digitally.

A: Not a hoax. DAD recordings were not uncommon at the time. For the purpose of the SPARS code, "mixing" includes any post-processing as well, so if an analog device was used to produce a reverb, chorus, or other effect to digitally-recorded vocals, then DAD is the appropriate code to use. This page elaborates further on the nature of DAD recordings ca. 1990. --(Heath) 66.32.132.157 01:24, 10 Mar 2005 (EST)
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