I think smashing guitars is:
A) A waste... Every time a rockstar smashes his guitar, there are a shitload of kids that would kill for that guitar... Someone put a lot of effort into making those, smashing it, just spitting in that guy (or girls) face...
when i was starting out i would have smashed one because i was a drunk and always had cheep stuff and could have bought another one, but nowadays i can't afford to smash one because they are all so damn expensive...
i agree with you though. it is a waste of wood as well, some tree died to become that guitar and to waste it like that just kind of bothers me, ya know?
i like this thread, we have gotten to see some true works of art, and iconic guitars...
"You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry." - Lincoln
I smashed a cheap guitar I had (custom made). By custom made, I mean it was a "project" that someone messed up on and the neck broke off, taking part of the body. It was also during this time that I was going through a serious break up (some may remember). I was playing a set and finished the song and smashed the guitar---well, what was left, at least. Like I said, the neck had already been partially broken off so it was set just so I could play something really quick. I kept the pups and electronics, signed the neck and gave it to a friend, and my other friend (now bassist) turned the body into a clock. So, it wasn't a total loss.
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"Pearl Jam always eases my mind and fires me up at the same time.”-Jeff Hardy
What about Mike Watts non reverse T-bird. Wait that's not a guitar
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Oh, are we doing basses now? That's right up my alley.
Let's see...
I call:
Entwisle's Fenderbird
Waters' black Precision
Lemmy's Rick (Not the ugly-ass carved one he's currently playing, but the blonde one from the 80's)
Guy Pratt's "Betsy" J-Bass
But actually, there's a lot of very cool vintage basses out there, which look (and probably sound) insanely good and aren't in that outrageous vintage guitar pricerange (yet). So who knows... Someday I might even be able to afford my "dream"bass... A guy is allowed to dream, right?
i remember when i was first starting to play i always wanted a yellowish les paul custom like randy's. i even took a picture of randy playing it to my local guitar shop and this is how the conversation went..
me- "dude i want one of these. that exact color. do you have one in stock?"
clerk- "unfortunately not. those things are hard to come by..."
me- "well can you order me one from gibson??"
clerk- "i'd love to, but they don't make them in that color."
me- "well how did randy get one and how do i go about getting one????"
clerk- "buy a white one and wait about 20 years."
me- "uhhh ok..." :oops: :oops:
i eventually got an alpine white les paul custom a few years later. it is five years old now and is my main guitar and the neck is FINALLY beginning to yellow, but the body is still very white....stupid thicker lacquer...lol
"You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry." - Lincoln
My favorite top ten star guitars would be... hmm...
10. Randy Rhoads custom polka dot V
9. Randy Rhoads V - Black and Brass Concorde
8. Van Halens's -Frankenstein
7. Slash's - Les Paul 59 Reissue (November Rain guitar)
6. Gary Moore (Peter Green's) - Les Paul
5. David Gilmour's - Green #0001 Fender Strat
4. Clapton - John Mayhall Les Paul
3. Clapton - Brownie (the layla guitar)
2. Jimmy Page 's (Joe Walsh's before him) - Les Paul
1. Hendrix - Machine Gun Stratocaster
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i agree with you though. it is a waste of wood as well, some tree died to become that guitar and to waste it like that just kind of bothers me, ya know?
i like this thread, we have gotten to see some true works of art, and iconic guitars...
"Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
"Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
JEFF HARDY AND JEFF AMENT USED TO LOOK THE SAME
"Pearl Jam always eases my mind and fires me up at the same time.”-Jeff Hardy
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Let's see...
I call:
Entwisle's Fenderbird
Waters' black Precision
Lemmy's Rick (Not the ugly-ass carved one he's currently playing, but the blonde one from the 80's)
Guy Pratt's "Betsy" J-Bass
But actually, there's a lot of very cool vintage basses out there, which look (and probably sound) insanely good and aren't in that outrageous vintage guitar pricerange (yet). So who knows... Someday I might even be able to afford my "dream"bass... A guy is allowed to dream, right?
And Mikes '59 strat.
I choose that one and his Tele before his tech "repaired" it.
An Adam Jones Silverburst would be nice, but I already have a new one.
Jack White's Gretsch White Penguin and the copper topped one from the Raconteurs
Rich Robinson's LP-style Zemaitis
David Gilmour's pinkish Strat with the uber low serial #
Dave Grohl's Trini Lopez Gibson
Slash's LP copy
John Paul Jones' "3 necked acoustical instrument"
Brent Hinds' clear flying V
Jim James' Fender XII
Randy Rhoads white LP Custom
McCartney's violin bass
Brian May's Red Special
Lenny or SRV #1
i remember when i was first starting to play i always wanted a yellowish les paul custom like randy's. i even took a picture of randy playing it to my local guitar shop and this is how the conversation went..
me- "dude i want one of these. that exact color. do you have one in stock?"
clerk- "unfortunately not. those things are hard to come by..."
me- "well can you order me one from gibson??"
clerk- "i'd love to, but they don't make them in that color."
me- "well how did randy get one and how do i go about getting one????"
clerk- "buy a white one and wait about 20 years."
me- "uhhh ok..." :oops: :oops:
i eventually got an alpine white les paul custom a few years later. it is five years old now and is my main guitar and the neck is FINALLY beginning to yellow, but the body is still very white....stupid thicker lacquer...lol
"Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
My favorite top ten star guitars would be... hmm...
10. Randy Rhoads custom polka dot V
9. Randy Rhoads V - Black and Brass Concorde
8. Van Halens's -Frankenstein
7. Slash's - Les Paul 59 Reissue (November Rain guitar)
6. Gary Moore (Peter Green's) - Les Paul
5. David Gilmour's - Green #0001 Fender Strat
4. Clapton - John Mayhall Les Paul
3. Clapton - Brownie (the layla guitar)
2. Jimmy Page 's (Joe Walsh's before him) - Les Paul
1. Hendrix - Machine Gun Stratocaster
I am sure I will think of others later..
PJ: 2011-09-03 2011-09-04
Rick Nielsen's 5-neck
Randy Rhodes flying V
Billy Zooms Gretsch
"Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."