Passive Stingray

[RaginRog]

Ouch....that's gotta suck.

 

[syciprider]

BP you sure feel strongly about this. I feel the pride and sense of ownership for every instrument that leaves the factory there.

Going back to the levity, that is what is called a BFR. Broke Farkin' Ray.

 

[silverburst]

I bet that shaved some weight, though.

 

[oddjob]

I bet that shaved some weight, though.

What do ya think... six pounder???

 

[midopa]

HA
neat

 

[Kirby]

DO these guys really think that this is original? Cool? Flea over did it the who started it. It is a tragic waste of a bass that could be played by someone somewhere....

I have said this many times, never understood smashing a guitar. To me it is just flaunting arrogance. There are so many kids in school that would die for a nice instrument. I remember the piece of junk I started out on. What I would have given to have had an EB back then.

 

[Rod Trussbroken]

I have said this many times, never understood smashing a guitar. To me it is just flaunting arrogance. There are so many kids in school that would die for a nice instrument. I remember the piece of junk I started out on. What I would have given to have had an EB back then.

Exactly!

 

[AtomicPunk]

If they gave 'em to me for free, I would wind up to break it and then hand it to some kid in the front row. Would do a lot more good.

And doesn't that bass player have a road crew? They ALWAYS have DUCT TAPE.

 

[jerimy77]

Maybe he's going for the mad max post apocaliptic look...... That is almost as bad as the vintage Sabre I saw on the bay that had the paint crudely sanded off and those huge ugly brass tacks nailed around the edges of the body. I would of at least tried some elmers glue and bondo.....

 

[five7]

Maybe it was too heavy for him.

 

[kylierider]

Too many pessimistic attitudes....

Maybe he was throwing the bass to a stagehand who missed. Or performing a stunt that went bad, but loved the bass so much that he just wired it straight to the pickup so he could keep playing it the rest of the tour.

 

[sloshep]

No matter what happened, its just sad to see it like that. I hope it was an accident.

 

[five7]

Like a horse with a broken leg, he should put it down! R.I.P.

 

[EdFriedland]

I guess they ain't selling records like they used to, so he can't afford to get a new one.

 

[nicjimbass]

I guess they ain't selling records like they used to, so he can't afford to get a new one.

I lol'd

 

[Rano Bass]

A Transformer bass maybe?

 

[Fuzzy Dustmite]

You guys are all way off. It's 1/2 of a Steinberger.

here's a snippet from some web chat with the dude...
phoenix says: Hey!

rubyred says: Hey Phoenix, I saw your broken bass at the PR shows, I'm wondering how it broke in the first place?

phoenix says: There is one bass that I always play for the song, "Given Up" and it has become a tradition to smash the bass somewhere or other at the end of that song. That's why it looks pretty beat up.