Members SnorkelMonkey Posted July 5, 2011 Members Share Posted July 5, 2011 Jeez, the security guy wasn't used to body surfing frontmen I guess? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Reauchambeau Posted July 5, 2011 Members Share Posted July 5, 2011 I have seen one break. I played a show in Toronto with a band who's guitarist had an original 1963 Jazzmaster, white with rosewood pick guard, totally stock and the nicest Jazzmaster I've ever seen. they were a hardcore band and the guy was nuts on stage, at the end of the set he was whipping that thing around like a moron. he smashed it into the edge of the stage and the headstock snapped right off, I ran over and grabbed it. we were staying with them and when we got back to their loft, the guy had six {censored}ing Jazzmasters (the guy was not loaded). I gave him the headstock and said my condolences, he didn't give a {censored}, I couldn't believe he wrecked this awesome vintage guitar.I ran over my Precision bass (by accident) in my fullsize chev pick up, it was even in a gig bag. I must have ran over the body only because it wasn't even out of tune. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RoboPimp Posted July 5, 2011 Author Members Share Posted July 5, 2011 well, we already knew the jazzmaster is the lamest and weakest of all fenders, this story only confirms it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TomCTC Posted July 5, 2011 Members Share Posted July 5, 2011 It is a little known fact that Jimi actually doused this fire & played a set the next night with this guitar. Another testament to the indestructability of Fenders. Lol no. The Monterey Pop Strat was set on fire, busted into pieces and scattered out to people throughout the crowd. There's still a few people that have pieces of it, but the biggest one is sitting over at the Experience Music Project. Like so: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members woolyh Posted July 5, 2011 Members Share Posted July 5, 2011 Damn that input jack must have so much mojo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Moustache_Bash Posted July 5, 2011 Members Share Posted July 5, 2011 well, we already knew the jazzmaster is the lamest and weakest of all fenders, this story only confirms it. Ha ha! I have to agree, though. The Fender design rules. I love the look of crazy git's like Alembics, but I would always feel apprehensive. Simplicity is a good thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Preacher Posted July 5, 2011 Members Share Posted July 5, 2011 Damn that input jack must have so much mojo That's serious word right there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Reauchambeau Posted July 5, 2011 Members Share Posted July 5, 2011 Lol no. The Monterey Pop Strat was set on fire, busted into pieces and scattered out to people throughout the crowd. There's still a few people that have pieces of it, but the biggest one is sitting over at the Experience Music Project. Like so: with all due respect. the "burnt" guitar (not the one you pictured obviously) was given to Frank Zappa who rebuilt it but didn't refininsh it. it is now owned and played by Dweezil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AimmarCair Posted July 5, 2011 Members Share Posted July 5, 2011 Nah Dweezil sold it in an auction like 2 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members woolyh Posted July 5, 2011 Members Share Posted July 5, 2011 Probably so he could buy more Alpha Drives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SnorkelMonkey Posted July 5, 2011 Members Share Posted July 5, 2011 with all due respect. the "burnt" guitar (not the one you pictured obviously) was given to Frank Zappa who rebuilt it but didn't refininsh it. it is now owned and played by Dweezil. Nope as someone here corrected me a while back the Hendrix/Zappa guitar was from a show Hendrix did in Miami 1968. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SnorkelMonkey Posted July 5, 2011 Members Share Posted July 5, 2011 Lol no. The Monterey Pop Strat was set on fire, busted into pieces and scattered out to people throughout the crowd. There's still a few people that have pieces of it, but the biggest one is sitting over at the Experience Music Project. Like so: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Blakemore Effects Posted July 5, 2011 Members Share Posted July 5, 2011 I came in here to post the Keith Richards video if someone hadn't already. I love how the Tele is still in tune after bashing someone in the face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cryptosonic Posted July 5, 2011 Members Share Posted July 5, 2011 Can't argue with a design that made a replacement neck cheaper than a refret. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members letsgocoyote Posted July 5, 2011 Members Share Posted July 5, 2011 i dont use a gigbag normally with my mustang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AimmarCair Posted July 5, 2011 Members Share Posted July 5, 2011 He was agreeing that this wasn't the Zappa strat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SnorkelMonkey Posted July 5, 2011 Members Share Posted July 5, 2011 He was agreeing that this wasn't the Zappa strat. My bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Preacher Posted July 5, 2011 Members Share Posted July 5, 2011 Can't argue with a design that made a replacement neck cheaper than a refret. seriously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AidyCM Posted July 5, 2011 Members Share Posted July 5, 2011 I've still got a MIM tele that I took to school every day since I was 14. There'd always be an arsehat who'd put their tuba on top of my gigbag or someone who'd take it out and play it and just chuck it in the back of the music room cupboard, minus gigbag. It's got loads of the paint chipped off and chips and chunks out of the neck but it's still a player! God I love Fenders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RUExp? Posted July 5, 2011 Members Share Posted July 5, 2011 Fender Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ispunk Posted July 5, 2011 Members Share Posted July 5, 2011 Damn that output jack must have so much mojo Fixed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members WAWBanks Posted July 5, 2011 Members Share Posted July 5, 2011 Nah Dweezil sold it in an auction like 2 years ago. Not quite! He couldn't get the price he wanted for it so he kept it. There are recent videos of him playing it on his site, he's changed some of the hardware again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AimmarCair Posted July 5, 2011 Members Share Posted July 5, 2011 Gatdamnit Dweezil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members A.P. Ryder Posted July 5, 2011 Members Share Posted July 5, 2011 Saw SRV stand on his Number 1 and pull up the strings and then let them slam back down before dragging the guitar around the stage. Thing looks like someone buried it in the yard for a hundred years, but he still played it night after night. Speaking of which, I think Rory Gallagher's strat was stolen and actually buried in someones yard for a few months before it was rescued and returned. Fenders are tough bastards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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