How NOT to relic your Strat

5F6-A · 12-27-2011, 12:23 PM

Rainbow(ronnie James Dio) Ritchie destroys guitar - YouTube

SexyGibson · 12-28-2011, 04:50 AM

Damn, I would have liked to had that guitar

cherrick · 12-28-2011, 12:03 PM

Pass

yawny · 12-28-2011, 06:41 PM

Pop a new neck on, good as new.....

Taylor339 · 12-28-2011, 06:45 PM

Too bad one of the breaking parts didn't slap him in the nuts.

MoJoe · 12-29-2011, 06:35 PM

[purple ink on]He must be one of those Strat haters we have read about in other threads...[/stop purple ink]

RIP Ronnie.

ant_riv · 12-29-2011, 07:23 PM

Hey it looks like '70s strats have headstocks that snap easily also!

Wonder if the Fender Custom Shop is going to reissue this?

How much you think he spent per year just for busting Fenders?

Iceman0124 · 12-30-2011, 03:13 PM

Really amazed (and somewhat disappointed) not a single skull got cracked when he was wood chopping by the strap...

GRASS · 12-30-2011, 03:19 PM

Nice work, I hate strats.

5F6-A · 12-31-2011, 02:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Iceman0124

Really amazed (and somewhat disappointed) not a single skull got cracked when he was wood chopping by the strap...

health and satefy would not allow it these days...

FenderRevolution · 01-02-2012, 01:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GRASS

Nice work, I hate strats.

You're going to H3ll for saying that, I hope FMIC is in charge down there so You spend eternity slaving away behind a CNC machine making strat necks for ronnie to destroy!

Just play just playing.

and good god man. he's mad at that guitar.

coldsteal2 · 01-03-2012, 02:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FenderRevolution

You're going to H3ll for saying that, I hope FMIC is in charge down there so You spend eternity slaving away behind a CNC machine making strat necks for ronnie to destroy!

Just play just playing.

and good god man. he's mad at that guitar.

he is an angry man

but a hell of a guitarist

studio1087 · 01-03-2012, 03:58 PM

That was a spectacle.

Did he do that at every show? Is that like Gene Simmons schtick or was that spontaneous?

Hmmm.

What's up with the big sonic 4460 PA cubes on the stage (under the reel to reel)? Did he have the Marshall stacks and his own mini PA on the stage further amplifying himself? Maybe the PA cubes were for the bass pedals.

When ever I see old Moog Taurus Pedals I think of RUSH/Geddy Lee.....

Moog stopped making them in 1981.....30 years ago!

That had to be really loud.

Frails · 01-03-2012, 04:29 PM

I really can't stand watching well known guitar players destroy their instruments. It's self indulgence to douche chills levels.

studio1087 · 01-03-2012, 09:35 PM

I was in Cleveland on business overnight about 10 years ago and I went to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. It was cool. I walked up a glass case filled with Gibson Guitars that Pete Townsend had smashed at various shows.

There were beautiful Les Pauls and an SG that were smashed to hell.....binding coming off and hardware smashed up. Necks broken.

It made me feel very bad. I didn't see it coming but I stared at the pieces and I felt really bad. Kinda dumb and empty.

I think it would be cooler if they would bring a fan on stage when the band takes a bow and give the fan the show guitar. Just hand it to a wide eyed kid. That would rock. That would be a huge rock and roll move in my my book.

Oh well. What do I know?

GitFiddle · 01-03-2012, 09:56 PM

The guitar masturbation was a bit juvenile but I sure would like to know what kind of instrument cable that was.

Leendrix · 01-03-2012, 10:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GitFiddle

The guitar masturbation was a bit juvenile but I sure would like to know what kind of instrument cable that was.

No kidding! It didn't come out once!

jimh · 01-03-2012, 11:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by studio1087

I was in Cleveland on business overnight about 10 years ago and I went to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. It was cool. I walked up a glass case filled with Gibson Guitars that Pete Townsend had smashed at various shows.

There were beautiful Les Pauls and an SG that were smashed to hell.....binding coming off and hardware smashed up. Necks broken.

It made me feel very bad. I didn't see it coming but I stared at the pieces and I felt really bad. Kinda dumb and empty.

I think it would be cooler if they would bring a fan on stage when the band takes a bow and give the fan the show guitar. Just hand it to a wide eyed kid. That would rock. That would be a huge rock and roll move in my my book.

Oh well. What do I know?

IMO Pete T is a hack...a very rich and successful hack, but a hack...he was at the right place at the right time for his "style"

jim

Frails · 01-04-2012, 02:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jimh

IMO Pete T is a hack...a very rich and successful hack, but a hack...he was at the right place at the right time for his "style"

jim

I've come to dislike him more and more over the years. Total bitterman. Recently I saw that piece where he says he never "got" Led Zeppelin and was not a fan. He seems to have something to say about a few virtuoso's over the years. Maybe it eats at him that he was never really seen in the same light as Hendrix, Clapton, Page, EVH. Wrote some good tunes but the smashing guitars thing is a low point for him IMO.

Ochlocracy · 01-04-2012, 03:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FenderRevolution

You're going to H3ll for saying that, I hope FMIC is in charge down there so You spend eternity slaving away behind a CNC machine making strat necks for ronnie to destroy!

Ronnie would be the singer (Ronnie James Dio). Ritchie is the guitarist.

GammyBird · 01-04-2012, 07:21 AM

Great way to clear out the front row, swinging a guitar by the cable like that....he probably should have destroyed those boots too.

5F6-A · 01-04-2012, 09:59 AM

I honestly would have had those hideous platform shoes destroyed on stage instead of the guitar....

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Taylor339 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Missouri City, TX Posts: 225 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post	Re: How NOT to relic your Strat Too bad one of the breaking parts didn't slap him in the nuts. studio1087, Guitar Freak, rockguitar41 and 5 others like this.

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MoJoe Bartlett Retrospec Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: The High Plains Posts: 975 Thanks: 14 Thanked 19 Times in 6 Posts	Re: How NOT to relic your Strat [purple ink on]He must be one of those Strat haters we have read about in other threads...[/stop purple ink] RIP Ronnie.

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ant_riv Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 489 Thanks: 3 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: How NOT to relic your Strat Hey it looks like '70s strats have headstocks that snap easily also! Wonder if the Fender Custom Shop is going to reissue this? How much you think he spent per year just for busting Fenders?

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Iceman0124 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Chattanooga TN Posts: 4,385 Thanks: 116 Thanked 28 Times in 13 Posts	Re: How NOT to relic your Strat Really amazed (and somewhat disappointed) not a single skull got cracked when he was wood chopping by the strap... __________________ Proud owner of an 08 LP stduio VM custom refin by Lapidary Dreams http://www.mylespaul.com/forums/gibs...94752-ngd.html

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GRASS Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 114 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post	Re: How NOT to relic your Strat Nice work, I hate strats. jimh likes this.

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studio1087 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Near Milwaukee Posts: 1,373 Thanks: 20 Thanked 54 Times in 33 Posts	Re: How NOT to relic your Strat That was a spectacle. Did he do that at every show? Is that like Gene Simmons schtick or was that spontaneous? Hmmm. What's up with the big sonic 4460 PA cubes on the stage (under the reel to reel)? Did he have the Marshall stacks and his own mini PA on the stage further amplifying himself? Maybe the PA cubes were for the bass pedals. When ever I see old Moog Taurus Pedals I think of RUSH/Geddy Lee..... Moog stopped making them in 1981.....30 years ago! That had to be really loud.

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Frails Bartlett Retrospec Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 2,660 Thanks: 43 Thanked 50 Times in 17 Posts	Re: How NOT to relic your Strat I really can't stand watching well known guitar players destroy their instruments. It's self indulgence to douche chills levels. __________________ Guitars: Gibson \| Fender Amplifiers: Hiwatt \| Orange Pick-ups: WB \| OTPG \| Slider \| EMG \| Fender CS

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studio1087 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Near Milwaukee Posts: 1,373 Thanks: 20 Thanked 54 Times in 33 Posts	Re: How NOT to relic your Strat I was in Cleveland on business overnight about 10 years ago and I went to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. It was cool. I walked up a glass case filled with Gibson Guitars that Pete Townsend had smashed at various shows. There were beautiful Les Pauls and an SG that were smashed to hell.....binding coming off and hardware smashed up. Necks broken. It made me feel very bad. I didn't see it coming but I stared at the pieces and I felt really bad. Kinda dumb and empty. I think it would be cooler if they would bring a fan on stage when the band takes a bow and give the fan the show guitar. Just hand it to a wide eyed kid. That would rock. That would be a huge rock and roll move in my my book. Oh well. What do I know? Iceman0124, diceman and Leendrix like this.

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GitFiddle Bartlett Retrospec Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 6,005 Thanks: 653 Thanked 142 Times in 39 Posts	Re: How NOT to relic your Strat The guitar masturbation was a bit juvenile but I sure would like to know what kind of instrument cable that was. diceman and Leendrix like this.

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GammyBird Bartlett Retrospec Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 16,642 Thanks: 378 Thanked 175 Times in 82 Posts	Re: How NOT to relic your Strat Great way to clear out the front row, swinging a guitar by the cable like that....he probably should have destroyed those boots too.

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5F6-A Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Sir Titus Salt's Land Posts: 7,982 Thanks: 395 Thanked 504 Times in 119 Posts	Re: How NOT to relic your Strat I honestly would have had those hideous platform shoes destroyed on stage instead of the guitar.... Frails likes this. __________________ “The function of prayer is not to influence God, but rather to change the nature of the one who prays.” Sören Kierkegaard

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