The story in the song is about the death of a friend of the artist.
Ten Ohm Smoke refers to an old blues phrase where an amp gets overdriven, blows one or more resistors, and catches fire; this is a term that is commonly used to describe it.
The subject of the story was a bassist and amp repairman, who was driving a baby-blue truck when an accident happened.
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