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Old 04-15-2011, 12:23 AM
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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.
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Old 04-15-2011, 02:01 AM
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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.
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I don't want to clean it up.
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Old 04-15-2011, 04:08 AM
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John Hiatt has the best response to all you guitar smashers: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mTPO...feature=fvwrel
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Old 04-15-2011, 06:21 AM
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nice work, I think its a good way to say goodbye-
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Old 04-15-2011, 06:26 AM
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John Hiatt has the best response to all you guitar smashers: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mTPO...feature=fvwrel
Cannot view this video in your country. Oh well......
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Old 04-15-2011, 07:33 AM
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Loved the Hiatt song!
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Old 04-15-2011, 07:55 AM
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That is so rock n roll! I love it.
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Old 04-15-2011, 09:08 AM
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John Hiatt has the best response to all you guitar smashers: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mTPO...feature=fvwrel
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.

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Old 04-15-2011, 09:36 AM
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"Perfectly good" is debatable.... but as JH says:

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It started back in 1963
his mama wouldnt buy him that new red harmony
he settled for a sunburst with a crack
but hes still trying to break his mamas back
....and then there's smasher's regret...

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Late at night the end of the road
he wishes he still had that old guitar to hold
he'd rock it like a baby in his arms
never let it come to any harm
Smashing it solves nothing - even if it makes you feel better for a moment
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Old 04-15-2011, 09:44 AM
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....and then there's smasher's regret...



Smashing it solves nothing - even if it makes you feel better for a moment
John Belushi apparently had some regrets after smashing a guitar in "Animal House." He apologized, at least.
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Old 04-15-2011, 10:42 AM
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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?
So, have you been watching old concert videos of The Who ?
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Old 04-15-2011, 10:48 AM
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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.
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Old 04-15-2011, 11:38 AM
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So, have you been watching old concert videos of The Who ?
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.
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Old 04-15-2011, 11:59 AM
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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....
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Old 04-15-2011, 12:13 PM
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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.
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