Fun smashing a guitar
 

I had a no name guitar that had a big crack and was not worth fixing so I thought to myself "Hmmmm Why not?" I wanted to see what the Hendrix - Garth Brooks antics were all about so I just swung it and smashed to pieces against a brick wall and on the concrete driveway. I didn't have any lighter fluid so that was about it but I have to admit it did get the adrenaline going. It's just liberating to, after being so careful all the time babying our instruments, do just the opposite.
Any similar experiences?

I don't want to clean it up.

John Hiatt has the best response to all you guitar smashers: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mTPO...feature=fvwrel

nice work, I think its a good way to say goodbye-

Cannot view this video in your country. Oh well......

Loved the Hiatt song!
Dave

That is so rock n roll! I love it.

Nice! I had not seen this before. Gotta say, I identify with John Hiatt's words, though one could say that the OP's guitar was not a "perfectly good guitar," and so what is the harm... Glad it was a liberating experience.

- Glenn

"Perfectly good" is debatable.... but as JH says:

....and then there's smasher's regret...

Smashing it solves nothing - even if it makes you feel better for a moment :D

John Belushi apparently had some regrets after smashing a guitar in "Animal House." He apologized, at least.

So, have you been watching old concert videos of The Who ? :D

I've smashed a couple of prototypes that were never meant for public consumption. If nothing else, it gives one a good idea of just how tough even a lightly built guitar is. I started by hammering the top with my fist and the first hard blow barely popped a brace. It took 3 or 4 very hard blows to do serious damage.

It was more a Garth Brooks concert tv special where he totally destroys a Takamine Dreadnought at the end. Also in the movie "Office Space" there's a scene where they do a number on a computer printer out in a field that's hilarious. It's that same kind of power you feel when your doing demolition wielding a reciprocating saw.

Got It!! Cool....

I thought I heard the story that after a while it got tough for Pete Townshend to buy a guitar. Some of the shop owners knew what he was going to end up doing to the guitar so they wouldn't sell him one.

If I had an old piece of junk that didn't play worth a darned, I'd smash it just to know what it feels like.