Legendary bassist Leland Sklar put a switch on his bass that does nothing. He calls it the "producer switch" — when a producer asks for a different sound, he flips the switch (making sure the producer can see), and carries on. He says this placebo has saved him a lot of grief.
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    The scenario will play out in one of two ways:

    1. Client spots the duck. You remove the duck. Everybody is happy.
    2. Client does not spot the duck. You snuck a duck into their bullshit, you sneaky little fuck. Everybody is happy.
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