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Guitar smashing, yay or nay?
Amsterdarn:
I want to see a band finish their set by smashing the guitarist. Preferably Dave Matthews Band, but I'm not too picky here.
TheCourtJester:
A resounding "nay." It pains me to see an instrument come to an untimely death. Though for some reason the mental image of John Denver smashing his guitar into pieces makes me laugh uncontrollably.
As for stand-up bass smashing...are they insane? And how the hell can they AFFORD to do that? It's not like those are exactly CHEAP instruments.
Sturge:
Only if they're being smashed in the drummers face.
maxusy3k:
I'm saying nay, though it doesn't escape my attention that I only own a guitar because my best friend bought it to smash it up but forgot about it, therefore having a spare guitar about the time I decided I wanted one.
SuperSUGA:
Sadly almost anything you do on stage these days can seem like a cliché. The second your feet leave the ground you're stuck in the jumping group, everyone does the "walking around the stage" thing anyway and even if you just stand there doing nothing then you're jumping on the shoegazer thing. Of course there are exceptions, but I can't think of any names off the top of my head. Unfortunately if you just do your thing and concentrate on the playing you get accused of having no stage presence, there's no way to win!
I think a cetain type of band could pull off the gear smashing thing, so long as they were suitably angry, and I think thankfully most bands know not to do it, as I've only seen it done in the flesh once, if I recall, and I'm pretty sure that guitarist would switch to a squire for their last song and give that a good smashing afterwards rather than wasting a Fender.
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