Drunk punters- don't you just love em.
God, I could see this guy stumbling around and was immediately worried. I had my eye on him, but there was nothing I could do, it only took a second for the damage to be done.
In the past the only problems I'd had with drunks was the drummer(!! - pure comedy really) and people trying to talk with me mid-show and in some cases mid-song.
I always take care of my equipment, I will do so even more now.
At the end of the day, the value and/rarity of the instrument in order to replace it is less important. It was the last night of the tour, what if it had been in the middle, I would need to borrow a guitar from somewhere. I really like the sound and feel of this guitar, even if a replacement might feel similar, it might sound not as good, or it might not be so worn in. This guitar was "cheap" new, I got it as a direct-from-factory-reject. Its had many different pickups fitted and several different wiring ideas tried. Its had two bridges fitted, one of which was repaired on my girlfriend's kitchen table with a bolt I found on the street in Berlin. And its been played in most countries in Europe. I even played it the night I met my current girlfriend.
