Only time I ever smashed a guitar to pieces was a Hondo Explorer I had got for 99 bucks back in 1985. I was swapping out pickups in the thing, and had it plugged into a practice amp while soldering the new one in, so I could hear when I got a good connection, etc.
Well, I did not have a clamp, as I was attempting to solder the ground wire to the back of the volume pot. And needing one hand for solder, one hand for the iron, I was having a bitch of a time getting the wire to stay close enough to the back of the pot to solder it down. So while all this is going on, of course as I touch everything, the amp is going "BZZZZ! BZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ! BZZZZZZZZZ!!! BZZZZZZZZ!! *KRACKLE* BZZZZT! BZZZZZZZZZZZZZT!!! *POP!* BZZZZZZZZZZZT!!!!
I finally got so pissed off I threw the guitar across the room. It landed by the front door. I took it outside onto the front porch and proceeded to smash it to bits. I turned around and my drummer had just arrived and was standing there with a shocked look on his face.
I did not mind killing it. 99 bucks. It was a good playable axe, but not that great in the quality department. It was time for it to die anyway.
Well, I did not have a clamp, as I was attempting to solder the ground wire to the back of the volume pot. And needing one hand for solder, one hand for the iron, I was having a bitch of a time getting the wire to stay close enough to the back of the pot to solder it down. So while all this is going on, of course as I touch everything, the amp is going "BZZZZ! BZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ! BZZZZZZZZZ!!! BZZZZZZZZ!! *KRACKLE* BZZZZT! BZZZZZZZZZZZZZT!!! *POP!* BZZZZZZZZZZZT!!!!
I finally got so pissed off I threw the guitar across the room. It landed by the front door. I took it outside onto the front porch and proceeded to smash it to bits. I turned around and my drummer had just arrived and was standing there with a shocked look on his face.
I did not mind killing it. 99 bucks. It was a good playable axe, but not that great in the quality department. It was time for it to die anyway.
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