Smashed fortune

This used to be a healthy 1964 Fender Strat. It was reduced to pieces in 1967 by Pete Townshend. Unbelievably, it's up for auction at an estimated opening price of USD20K. Geez... I bet if you can locate the pickguard screws on that fateful night in '67, it'd be USD5k each. Maybe the broken neck- USD10K, dilapidated input jack- USD8K, etc. The collectors' realm is beyond routine understanding. 

Worthy quote: Pete Townsend

Do you know Pete Townsend? He's that guitar smashing lad from The Who. If you've been watching CSI on TV; that's Mr. Townsend's music you hear playing in the background. The pic above shows Mr. Townsend accompanied by some Fender amps- these are the Vibro King model, here's what he has to say about his loved ones:

"The Vibro King sounds more like an early Marshall amp than a new Marshall amp. They are great amps, but require quite a bit of maintenance, tube biasing, etc. I mix 10" & 12" speakers in two cabs."

That last bit from Mr. Townsend is crucial because Fender's Vibro King is a 3x10" unit by default. If you hear something different or more commanding from Mr. Townend's version, now you know why.