In a few words, how does this make you feel?? Warning: Disturbing Content.

[nshuman]

They have 454K+ views on their Youtube video and are getting a bunch of adults to talk about their video. That's more than Just Nick gets on most of his videos. These kids are smart, these kids are going places.

 

[Flashback Bass]

Well maybe I'm a little ashamed to admit it, but I have smashed a guitar.

I had this old crappy Japanese made "Cameo" 12-string that I gotten for like $30 bucks from a friend. The neck was shot and it was virtually unplayable. I certainly wasn't going to have the neck reset!

At least we entertained ourselves for a while by making a series of really silly videos of the event.







We ended up burning the remains in the campfire. We had the headstock and neck stuck straight up and it had purple and green flames dancing off it. We sang some Hendrix tunes in its honor.

 

[Polfuste]

I always found it stupid; whoever done this (including Jimi Hendrix) . So it's 10 more time stupid now.

 

[Relsom]

First the horse, then the Bass. Ya see how these things escalate. Madness, I tell you! At least they saved the strap.

 

[bassliner50]

1. Let 'em smash as many basses as they want. Smash enough of them, and the prices of my intact basses will rise.
2. Maybe after being used as a sledge hammer, if these kids change their mind, these basses can be restored with a good set up.

 

[petrus61]

All fun and games till someone loses an eye. My only real concern is that one of the kids close by could have been injured by a flying string saddle or something. Just the dad in me, I guess.

 

[Polfuste]

It could be worse they could be on Pokemon Go somewhere...

Perhaps he was smashing a pokemon with the bass ?

 

[Bassmaticmatt]

So in my youth I smashed a Memphis short scale bass because I thought it would be cool. It wasn't, and a cheap bass is surprisingly hard to break.

 

[dcr]

If I'm the parent of the kid in the first video his bass playing days would be over if I was footing the bill for his gear.

Whereas I am an old dude who picked blackberries in the NC summertime heat and sold them for a dollar a gallon to buy my first cheap no name Japanese bass, you can imagine how I feel. I'm thinking that kid has never worked for anything. If he had to work to get that bass, he wouldn't be smashing it.

+1 to SirMjac28. I sure as crap wouldn't be buying him anymore instruments. He'd better hope he won the Talent Show and the prize was substantial so that he could buy himself a new bass.

In regards to 1954Bassman, I'm and old guy too but I didn't pick blackberries -- I worked as a construction helper starting at age 12 to get mine. And I pretty much feel the same way as you.



dcr

 

[Kombo]

I get it, the first kid thinks the Who is cool. Alright. But what about the second video???? What the hell is even going on


Also, wonder what the model is of the first bass, looks kinda nice

Looks like a piece of junk he made in his basement


(It's not a fender.)

 

[DirtDog]

Makes me feel disoriented. They look like small giants what with the scale of things in that room. I'm sure the kindergarten teacher there at the end was impressed!

 

[Carl Hillman]

Starting at 3:45 mark.

and



Just curious how you guys react

1st video: Style points to the kid for the strange dichotomy of a formal bow...THEN a bass smash.

2nd video: Those fellows should be wearing safety goggles. If they're not careful, they'll put an eye out.

 

[WiredAl]

I work with kids. And believe me, kids these days... even if they're fully grown.

The trick I've always wanted to pull is to wind up for the swing like I'm going to smash the thing and then hand it to somebody in the audience to come up and play on the encore. They'd probably play better than my sorry butt

 

[AltGrendel]

Well maybe I'm a little ashamed to admit it, but I have smashed a guitar.

I had this old crappy Japanese made "Cameo" 12-string that I gotten for like $30 bucks from a friend. The neck was shot and it was virtually unplayable. I certainly wasn't going to have the neck reset!

At least we entertained ourselves for a while by making a series of really silly videos of the event.

We ended up burning the remains in the campfire. We had the headstock and neck stuck straight up and it had purple and green flames dancing off it. We sang some Hendrix tunes in its honor.

Probably could have played slide on that.

 

[DonBorelli]

like my marriage

Classy.

 

[RichardW]

not impressed by either display. If you read Pete Townshend's autobiography, he describes his guitar smashing as something that felt artistic at the moment, but that quickly became a trap--something audiences expected even if he didn't feel like it. Townshend soon began to tire of the whole thing, and the constant smashing of guitars is one reason why the band was so deep in debt in its early years, despite its success. It wasn't until Tommy that they made enough money to sustain themselves.

 

[nshuman]

not impressed by either display. If you read Pete Townshend's autobiography, he describes his guitar smashing as something that felt artistic at the moment, but that quickly became a trap--something audiences expected even if he didn't feel like it. Townshend soon began to tire of the whole thing, and the constant smashing of guitars is one reason why the band was so deep in debt in its early years, despite its success. It wasn't until Tommy that they made enough money to sustain themselves.

Maybe they hired him as a consultant, or maybe he sought them out in one of his "research" projects.

 

[MYLOWFREQ]

I got my first bass 24 years ago for $100. It was a p copy, and I paid $50 first, $25 the other month, and another $25 the other month. Of course we did stupid things when we were kids, but you can imagine that I wouldn't do such a thing

 

[Gravedigger Dav]

First video is some stupi9d little bratty kid.
Second video is some stupid bigger kids.

 

[deste]

The last one looked like a cheap short scale, meh.

Yes, but a very sturdy one!

Senseless anyway.