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smashing equipment- a lost art?

#42
Premeditated smashing has been done to death and is lame for all the reasons that people have posted here. However, there are moments when s**t happens and smashing an instrument is more a result than the plan, those incidents still come off awesome for more reasons than "look they smashed their instruments." If it's premeditated it looks just that, premeditated. Most audiences can usually sniff it out pretty quick.
 
#47
What about smashing Crate combos????
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#48
One of the biggest destructive antics involved Ritchie Blackmore. They were the closers for the California Jam in 1974. The day ran ahead of schedule, meaning Deep Purple was to go on in twilight rather than night. Blackmore insisted it had to be dark for all their lighting effects to show up. He throws a tantrum and refuses to leave the dressing room. Sheriffs are called to arrest him for breach of contract. He goes on, they play their set, and at the end, he knocks over an amp stack, climbs a PA tower, and knocks over some more stuff. In the chaos of sparks, smoke, and fire, the Deep Purple helicopter swoops in, picks him up Jack Bauer style and off he goes. Gotta be the best exit in rock history.

So unless you can beat that (no pun intended), why bother as it's all been done before!
 
#49
Coolhandjjl said:
One of the biggest destructive antics involved Ritchie Blackmore. They were the closers for the California Jam in 1974. The day ran ahead of schedule, meaning Deep Purple was to go on in twilight rather than night. Blackmore insisted it had to be dark for all their lighting effects to show up. He throws a tantrum and refuses to leave the dressing room. Sheriffs are called to arrest him for breach of contract. He goes on, they play their set, and at the end, he knocks over an amp stack, climbs a PA tower, and knocks over some more stuff. In the chaos of sparks, smoke, and fire, the Deep Purple helicopter swoops in, picks him up Jack Bauer style and off he goes. Gotta be the best exit in rock history.

So unless you can beat that (no pun intended), why bother as it's all been done before!
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For a while Ritchie was on a crusade against maple Strat necks and broke one at every show. I saw him do it and I noticed that he was careful not to damage the rest of the guitar. He plunged the busted neck into a speaker cab, but it was covered in hardware cloth so he didn't hurt it.

That was Blackmore's Rainbow in 1979 or so and I don't think my hearing ever completely recovered from that show.
 

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