What kind of guitar did ed smash last night?

mcgruff10
mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 29,475
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Title says it all. Was it actually a Gibson sg?!?!
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  • the wolf
    the wolf Posts: 7,027
    Looked like it to me. I was happy to see it destroyed. I'm Telecaster guy... not a big fan of the SG. :)
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  • steeler4life
    steeler4life Philadelphia area Posts: 405
    I'm looking for a new guitar. I would've gladly taken it off Ed's hands if he didn't want it anymore ;)
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  • igotid88
    igotid88 Posts: 29,011
    an expensive one
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  • Hobbes
    Hobbes Pacific Northwest Posts: 6,439
    This guitar has seconds to live...

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  • whofeelslikeadrank
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    beautiful to watch
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  • shetellsherself
    shetellsherself New Jersey Posts: 8,835
    Any video?
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  • mcgruff10
    mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 29,475
    Damn I can't imagine smashing any Gibson. Wow.
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  • TheLuckyOnes
    TheLuckyOnes Posts: 477
    When was the last time Ed smashed one prior to this? Garden, '03?
    Just wondering, because that was an SG too (SG Jr, iirc). Could be two things: A: Gibson's are way easier to smash, neck is glued in place, as opposed to Fender's bolt on necks. B: maybe he really does get frustrated with Gibson's…should stick with the Tele's. :)

    cheers, go get 'em Ed!
  • evenflow82
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    http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PsJjdy2bDuk
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  • shetellsherself
    shetellsherself New Jersey Posts: 8,835
    evenflow82 said:

    http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PsJjdy2bDuk

    Thx. Just watched it. Crazy \m/
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  • PP193448
    PP193448 Here Posts: 4,283
    At the show The look on Mike's face was great. He's like I can't believe he just smashed that guitar. Crowd was loving it
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  • lowbudgetlush
    lowbudgetlush Posts: 612
    I dont think there was anything wrong with the guitar, I think he was just acting like Pete Townshend fromhis younger days.
  • jerrylovesjam
    jerrylovesjam Posts: 132
    Worth the trip from Jersey just to see that!!! Goose bumps......
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  • keeponrisin
    keeponrisin Posts: 115
    My take was he was upset his microphone wasn't on at one point, but he may have just wanted a new one as well...
  • oftenreading
    oftenreading Victoria, BC Posts: 12,856
    Probably will be viewed as heresy when I say this, I know, because people seem to view this sort of thing positively, but I've never understood why a musician would destroy his instrument. It seems disrespectful to me.
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  • buck502000
    buck502000 Birthplace of GIBSON guitar Posts: 8,951
    it was not an expensive guitar. I'd say it was an SG knockoff.
  • rgambs
    rgambs Posts: 13,576
    edited October 2014
    I highly doubt it's a knockoff, it's a 1968 Gibson SG that he has been using since at least 1997, which is the oldest reference I can find on tech sites. I can't recall him playing Lukin on any other guitar, so I'll be watching the set lists and YouTube to see what he plays it from here out. 3 to 5 grand for one of those, but it might be worth more smashed lol.
    buck502000 said:

    it was not an expensive guitar. I'd say it was an SG knockoff.

    the wolf said:

    Looked like it to me. I was happy to see it destroyed. I'm Telecaster guy... not a big fan of the SG. :)

    I have a really nice Telecaster that I would trade for an SG ANY day lol. I like a guitar that pushes back, and Teles are like butter in your hands. I'd like to see him replace it with a PRS!
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  • WhatYouTaughtMe
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    lowbudgetlush said:

    I dont think there was anything wrong with the guitar, I think he was just acting like Pete Townshend fromhis younger days.

    Possibly a tribute to Pete. They talked about the Who and the whole Cincinnati connection. Healthy way to take out some emotion.
  • Alfonz
    Alfonz Posts: 126
    People do realise that Townshend used to smash his guitar at the end of most shows, then just put it back together (if he could) and smash it at the next show?

    Eddie gave it the Townshend windmills near the end of the song. In the building where the Who had a concert tragedy. Seems to me to clearly just be Ed paying respect to the Who and PT.

    It wasn't even that much of a smashing. A few tosses in the air, and a few hits on the ground. People are acting like he went berserk and destroyed it into millions of tiny pieces. I wouldn't be surprised if the guitar was salvageable. Didn't even look like he broke it. At least from that video above.
  • Vedder1029
    Vedder1029 Posts: 179
    Closer Vid:

    http://youtu.be/qM6_43bENO8
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