It’s popular, cheap, and can be produced in a pandemic (and because of the pandemic, it’s even CHEAPER to produce). It’s not going anywhere.

Correct. The people who were offended weren’t consulted.

It’s as if a case of AXE body spray suddenly became a car.

That and there are two of them with the same banner parked facing each other. What are the odds?

Our screens are full of women who made up abuse claims as a springboard to fame and fortune!

Well, the thing is, if they were upfront about her mental health issues, the thing would be about 15 minutes long. The people who made this also held back the details of the musician’s stay at the hotel for about an episode and a half.

Years ago I was walking my friend’s dog in the West Village. There was a cafe with tables on the sidewalk and a group of guys were sitting there, talking about putting together a live album or something... I didn’t really pay much attention. I walked past the table to the corner, told the dog, “Sit, Lazlo.” From the…

Didn’t Maury and a bunch of others have a lot of “troubled teen” segments in which they sent kids to places like this? I seem to remember it was a daytime staple for a while.

It’s pretty clear they don’t have good relationships with their parents before this, so the parents probably don’t notice.

Nothing says primal and destructive than politely asking permission to be primal and destructive.

Correct. And what kind of weirdo sees the clip and thinks, “I MUST know what David Crosby thinks of this!!!!!”

It was a perfectly fine performance, but smashing a guitar was trite 40 years ago. And giving the guitar company a heads up beforehand, and having a special fake monitor made to spark and smoke for maximum effect kind of misses the point of “spontaneous act of anarchy.” Still, for ANYONE to have a strong opinion about…

That is a great video. Maybe the best part was at the end where they all agreed that Ted Cruz wouldn’t mind them going through his stuff.

Playbility is one major factor. A more expensive guitar is just easier to play. If you’re going to do a song or two, a cheap guitar played through distortion/chorus/delay/etc won’t stand out too much, but if you were to do a whole concert with one, you’ll spend a lot of time tuning, and buy will your hand be tired!

It’s the list they keep on a very white clipboard, obviously.

The Tuna Melt Tremolo is still the shit.

The internet has ushered in a Golden Age of being offended.

This is a Golden Age of being offended by something.

If it’s a reissue, it’s worth about 4 times $85.

As an owner of several Danelectro guitars, they’re fucking IKEA furniture. Literally hollow and made of pressboard. NOBODY put hard work into that guitar.