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Muse are a band that make use of guitar and equipment smash, especially in their early days. [[Matthew Bellamy]] explains in a interview in japan [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egTAUwhL3Dg] that the reason for guitar smashing is either bad concerts where they experience "negative energy" or sometimes just for fun. Or also sometimes if the guitar was not working properly or if it was a guitar which didn't feel good to play Matt Bellamy would smash it.
Muse are a band that make use of guitar and equipment smash, especially in their early days. [[Matthew Bellamy]] explains in a interview in japan [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egTAUwhL3Dg] that the reason for guitar smashing is either bad concerts where they experience "negative energy" or sometimes just for fun. Or also sometimes if the guitar was not working properly or if it was a guitar which didn't feel good to play Matt Bellamy would smash it.
Matt has the world record at breaking guitars, he smashed 140 guitars at the Absolution tour 2004.


[[Ibanez]] guitars are always smashed or thrown into the crowd. So if you see an [[Ibanez]] guitar during a Muse concert you will know it's shouting for help.
[[Ibanez]] guitars are always smashed or thrown into the crowd. So if you see an [[Ibanez]] guitar during a Muse concert you will know it's shouting for help.

Revision as of 23:49, 1 January 2011

Muse are a band that make use of guitar and equipment smash, especially in their early days. Matthew Bellamy explains in a interview in japan [1] that the reason for guitar smashing is either bad concerts where they experience "negative energy" or sometimes just for fun. Or also sometimes if the guitar was not working properly or if it was a guitar which didn't feel good to play Matt Bellamy would smash it.

Matt has the world record at breaking guitars, he smashed 140 guitars at the Absolution tour 2004.

Ibanez guitars are always smashed or thrown into the crowd. So if you see an Ibanez guitar during a Muse concert you will know it's shouting for help.

Matt Bellamy usually smashes his guitar on his own or sometimes he jumps on Chris Wolstenholme's back and falls into the drum set like in Paris live at le Zénith during their Hullabaloo tour. Matt Bellamy also takes the drum apart one by one like he did in Earls Court in 2004. During 2001 in the Hullabaloo era alot of equipment smashing was made with champagne splashing included.

The band still smash equipment today. In the first of the two V Festival gigs, at the end of Knights of Cydonia, Matt threw his Chrome Bomber Manson across the stage. And throughout the Black Holes and Resistance tours, Matt has been throwing his Glitterati Manson around too. This guitar met it's demise when it was pulled off one of the towers in the L.A Staples Centre gig.

Videos of Guitar Smashes

Londaxe Died at the Astoria
G1627 Synchromatic Sparkle Jet Must be noted that the guitar was not completely damaged by this as the guitar was used again
Destroyer An exampleof one of the many killed Ibanez Destroyers
Iceman At the end of the video, an Ibanez Iceman is throw, which hits Dom
Manson Red Glitter This guitar has been the victim of throwing before. The guitar Guitar was thrown but has since been repaired.
Peavy Wolfgang
Peavey Wolfgang(Black Tape)

Songs where Equipment was smashed (uncomplete)

Agitated
Bliss
Stockholm Syndrome
Showbiz
The Small Print
Uno
Knights of Cydonia