Question regarding gear durability

[BDR]

My guitarist asked this question earlier today and I was hoping for some input:

"If you throw a speaker down a flight of stairs & nobody hears it, did it really get thrown down the stairs in the first place?"

BTW, on a related topic, Zilly at City Limits said Saturday night that if you're going to throw your gear down stairs, make sure your cabs are not made of plastic.

Discuss.

r:>)

[bassist_25]

It's also a good idea to not sell cabinets by saying that you "tried to blow them up every night." Letting potential buyers know that you clipped your drivers with too much power on a nightly basis isn't a great marketing ploy.

[VENTGtr]

"BTW, on a related topic, Zilly at City Limits said Saturday night that if you're going to throw your gear down stairs, make sure your cabs are not made of plastic."


Got that Dunk?

[lonewolf]

BTW, on a related topic, Zilly at City Limits said Saturday night that if you're going to throw your gear down stairs, make sure your cabs are not made of plastic.

Discuss.

r:>)

Depends if its ABS or composite. ABS makes for a great projectile and will frag on hard surfaces. Composite is stronger than a lot of metals and is no fun at all. It will just bounce like a dead cat.

[BDR]

BTW, on a related topic, Zilly at City Limits said Saturday night that if you're going to throw your gear down stairs, make sure your cabs are not made of plastic.

Discuss.

r:>)

Depends if its ABS or composite. ABS makes for a great projectile and will frag on hard surfaces. Composite is stronger than a lot of metals and is no fun at all. It will just bounce like a dead cat.

I always thought a dead cat would make a meaty thud ...

r:>)

[VENTGtr]

I always thought a dead cat would make a meaty thud ...

r:>)

Ya. Ya, they do.

[lonewolf]

BTW, on a related topic, Zilly at City Limits said Saturday night that if you're going to throw your gear down stairs, make sure your cabs are not made of plastic.

Discuss.

r:>)

Depends if its ABS or composite. ABS makes for a great projectile and will frag on hard surfaces. Composite is stronger than a lot of metals and is no fun at all. It will just bounce like a dead cat.

I always thought a dead cat would make a meaty thud ...

r:>)

If its dropped far enough, its called a "dead cat bounce". Its something that can happen to the price of a stock AND a falling composite PA cabinet.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_cat_bounce

[ToonaRockGuy]

But if you throw a bass player down the stairs, and nobody hears it, did he really go down the stairs?

And if you throw a drummer down the stairs, will anyone even care? (Not a shot at Randy, I'm a drummer, just thought it was funny.)

[Colton]

My 60's fender gear lasted 40 years... I'd imagine itll last another 40...

[Thumper]

But if you throw a bass player down the stairs, and nobody hears it, did he really go down the stairs?

Yeah, makes a REALLY meaty thud.