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desc=You like smoke and lightning, this, and racing with the wind.|
desc=You like smoke and lightning, this, and racing with the wind.|
type=ranged weapon (2-handed axe)|
type=ranged weapon (2-handed axe)|
power=120|
power=160|
powertype=Damage|
stat=Moxie|
stat=Moxie|
statreq=45|
statreq=65|
autosell=125|
autosell=125|
enchantment=Melee Damage +11}}
enchantment=Weapon Damage +16}}


==Recipe==
==Recipe==
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{| class="recipe"
<TR ALIGN=center style="background-color: #FFFFFF">
|- class="row1"
<td style="background-color: #FFFFFF">{{combine}}</td>
! {{combine}}
<TD>[[acoustic guitarrr]]</TD>
| [[acoustic guitarrr]]
<TD>[[chrome ore]]</TD>
| [[chrome ore]]
</TR>
|- class="row2"
<TR ALIGN=center style="background-color: #EEEEEE">
! {{equals}}
<td style="background-color: #FFFFFF">{{equals}}</td>
| colspan="2" | [[heavy metal thunderrr guitarrr]]
<TD COLSPAN=2>[[heavy metal thunderrr guitarrr]]</TD>
|}
</TR>
 
</TABLE>
==Messages==
*''[[Player Hit Messages|Weapon-Specific Hit Messages]]'':
{{Hit Message|You play a lightning fast Malmsteen-esque MEEDLY MEEDLY MEEDLY riff. Your opponent writhes and takes X damage.|WEEDLY WEEDLY SKREEDLY}}
{{Hit Message|You play a song by Maiden. MAAAAIIIDEN! Your opponent sustains X damage from head-banging-induced whiplash.|WEEDLY WEEDLY SKREEEOW}}
{{Hit Message|You smash your perfectly good guitar against <it>. If <it> thinks <it> won't take X damage, <it> has got another thing coming.|WEEDLY WEEDLY SKREEEOW}}
{{Hit Message|Your heavy metal thunderrr guitarrr goes SKREEDLY MEEDLY MEEDLY WEEEOW SKRRRRANG for X damage.|WEEDLY WEEDLY SKREEDLY SKREEEOW}}


==Notes==
==Notes==
*Used in obtaining [[Hey Deze nuts]] for the [[Pagoda Quest]].
*Used in obtaining [[Hey Deze nuts]] for the [[Pagoda Quest]].
*Replaces normal [[Sound Effects]] with {{SoundEffect|type=player|sound=SKREEDLY}}, {{SoundEffect|type=player|sound=WEEDLY}} and {{SoundEffect|type=player|sound=SKREEEOW}}.
*On May 28, 2006, this item was changed from being a [[:Category:Usable Items|usable item]] to a weapon.  It was initially classified as a guitar, but was then changed to an [[:Category:Axes|axe]].  Using this item from the inventory before this date yielded the following messages:
*On May 28, 2006, this item was changed from being a [[:Category:Usable Items|usable item]] to a weapon.  It was initially classified as a guitar, but was then changed to an [[:Category:Axes|axe]].  Using this item from the inventory before this date yielded the following messages:
:*If you had a [[guitar pick]]:
:*''If you had a [[guitar pick]]:''
{{useitem|
{{useitem|
text=With your pick in hand, you rock the house for a bit. Then the house steadies, and you go about your business.}}
text=With your pick in hand, you rock the house for a bit. Then the house steadies, and you go about your business.}}
:*Without a pick:
:*''Without a pick:''
{{useitem|
{{useitem|
text=You can pick your friends, and you can pick your nose, but you can't play this guitar without a pick.}}
text=You can pick your friends, and you can pick your nose, but you can't play this guitar without a pick.}}
==Messages==
*''[[Player Hit Messages|Weapon-Specific Hit Messages]]'':
{{Hit Message|You play a lightning fast Malmsteen-esque MEEDLY MEEDLY MEEDLY riff. Your opponent writhes and takes X damage.}}
{{Hit Message|You play a song by Maiden. MAAAAIIIDEN! Your opponent sustains X damage from head-banging-induced whiplash.}}
{{Hit Message|You smash your perfectly good guitar against <it>. If <it> thinks <it> won't take X damage, <it> has got another thing coming.}}
{{Hit Message|Your heavy metal thunderrr guitarrr goes SKREEDLY MEEDLY MEEDLY WEEEOW SKRRRRANG for X damage.}}


==References==
==References==
*The description is a reference to the lyrics of the [[Wikipedia:Steppenwolf (band)|Steppenwolf]] song ''Born to Be Wild'', from their 1968 album ''[[Wikipedia:Steppenwolf (album)|Steppenwolf]]'': "I like smoke and lightning / Heavy metal thunder / Racin' with the wind / And the feelin' that I'm under"/
*The description is a reference to the lyrics of the [[Wikipedia:Steppenwolf (band)|Steppenwolf]] song "Born to Be Wild", from their 1968 album ''[[Wikipedia:Steppenwolf (album)|Steppenwolf]]'': "I like smoke and lightning / Heavy metal thunder / Racin' with the wind / And the feelin' that I'm under".
*The Melee Damage [[eleven|+11]] bonus is almost certainly a reference to the rock band mockumentary [[Wikipedia:This Is Spinal Tap|''This Is Spinal Tap'']]
*The line "You can pick your friends, and you can pick your nose, but you can't play this guitar without a pick" is a spoof of the common [[wikipedia:Nose-picking|nose-picking]] saying: "You can pick your friends, and you can pick your nose, but you can't pick your friend's nose."
*The line "You can pick your friends, and you can pick your nose, but you can't play this guitar without a pick" is a spoof of the common [[wikipedia:Nose-picking|nose-picking]] saying: "You can pick your friends, and you can pick your nose, but you can't pick your friend's nose."
*Axe is a common slang term for an electric guitar.
*"Axe" is a common slang term for an electric guitar.
*The majority of hit messages ("MEEDLY MEEDLY" etc) for this weapon come from Strongbad Emails, a cartoon from [http://www.homestarrunner.com HomeStarRunner]
*The "MEEDLY MEEDLY" hit message most likely comes from ''[[Wikipedia:Homestar Runner|Homestar Runner]]''. In the Strong Bad Email "guitar", Strong Bad uses the onomatopoeia "meedly meedly MEE!" to describe the sound of high-pitched "hot lixx" on a guitar.
*If you attack using an axe weapon, it may say something like "You axe him a question." This is a reference to the TV show Futurama, in which they say "Let me axe you a question" instead of "Let me ask you a question"
*The hit message with "... has got another thing coming" appears to be a reference to the song "[[Wikipedia:You've Got Another Thing Comin'|You've Got Another Thing Comin']]" by heavy metal band [[Wikipedia:Judas Priest|Judas Priest]].
*The line "You play a song by Maiden. MAAAAIIIDEN!" refers to the band [[Wikipedia:Iron Maiden|Iron Maiden]], whom fans are known to salute by yelling the nickname "Maiden".
*The hit message about smashing the guitar refers to the habit of some rock musicians, most famously [[Wikipedia:The Who|The Who]] guitarist [[Wikipedia:Pete Townshend|Pete Townshend]], of destroying their guitars onstage after shows.
**That same hit message also references the [[Wikipedia:John Hiatt|John Hiatt]] song "Perfectly Good Guitar", which contains the lyrics: "I don't know who they think they are / smashing a perfectly good guitar."
*"Malmsteen-esque" refers to [[Wikipedia:Yngwie Malmsteen|Yngwie Malmsteen]], a well-known Swedish heavy-metal guitarist.


==See Also==
==See Also==
*[[Bonus Melee Damage]]
*[[Bonus Weapon Damage]]


==Collection==
==Collection==
<collection>heavy metal thunderrr guitarrr</collection>
<collection>507</collection>


[[Category:Combines]]
[[Category:Ranged Weapons]]
[[Category:Ranged Weapons]]
[[Category:2-Handed Weapons]]
[[Category:2-Handed Weapons]]
[[Category:Axes]]
[[Category:Axes]]

Latest revision as of 20:07, 13 May 2013

heavy metal thunderrr guitarrr
heavy metal thunderrr guitarrr

You like smoke and lightning, this, and racing with the wind.

Type: ranged weapon (2-handed axe)
Damage: 16 - 32
Moxie Required: 65
Selling Price: 125 Meat.

Weapon Damage +16


(In-game plural: heavy metal thunderrr guitarrrs)
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Item number: 507
Description ID: 613843741
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Recipe

acoustic guitarrr chrome ore
heavy metal thunderrr guitarrr

Messages

You play a lightning fast Malmsteen-esque MEEDLY MEEDLY MEEDLY riff. Your opponent writhes and takes X damage. WEEDLY WEEDLY SKREEDLY
You play a song by Maiden. MAAAAIIIDEN! Your opponent sustains X damage from head-banging-induced whiplash. WEEDLY WEEDLY SKREEEOW
You smash your perfectly good guitar against <it>. If <it> thinks <it> won't take X damage, <it> has got another thing coming. WEEDLY WEEDLY SKREEEOW
Your heavy metal thunderrr guitarrr goes SKREEDLY MEEDLY MEEDLY WEEEOW SKRRRRANG for X damage. WEEDLY WEEDLY SKREEDLY SKREEEOW

Notes

  • Used in obtaining Hey Deze nuts for the Pagoda Quest.
  • Replaces normal Sound Effects with SKREEDLY, WEEDLY and SKREEEOW.
  • On May 28, 2006, this item was changed from being a usable item to a weapon. It was initially classified as a guitar, but was then changed to an axe. Using this item from the inventory before this date yielded the following messages:
With your pick in hand, you rock the house for a bit. Then the house steadies, and you go about your business.
  • Without a pick:
You can pick your friends, and you can pick your nose, but you can't play this guitar without a pick.

References

  • The description is a reference to the lyrics of the Steppenwolf song "Born to Be Wild", from their 1968 album Steppenwolf: "I like smoke and lightning / Heavy metal thunder / Racin' with the wind / And the feelin' that I'm under".
  • The line "You can pick your friends, and you can pick your nose, but you can't play this guitar without a pick" is a spoof of the common nose-picking saying: "You can pick your friends, and you can pick your nose, but you can't pick your friend's nose."
  • "Axe" is a common slang term for an electric guitar.
  • The "MEEDLY MEEDLY" hit message most likely comes from Homestar Runner. In the Strong Bad Email "guitar", Strong Bad uses the onomatopoeia "meedly meedly MEE!" to describe the sound of high-pitched "hot lixx" on a guitar.
  • The hit message with "... has got another thing coming" appears to be a reference to the song "You've Got Another Thing Comin'" by heavy metal band Judas Priest.
  • The line "You play a song by Maiden. MAAAAIIIDEN!" refers to the band Iron Maiden, whom fans are known to salute by yelling the nickname "Maiden".
  • The hit message about smashing the guitar refers to the habit of some rock musicians, most famously The Who guitarist Pete Townshend, of destroying their guitars onstage after shows.
    • That same hit message also references the John Hiatt song "Perfectly Good Guitar", which contains the lyrics: "I don't know who they think they are / smashing a perfectly good guitar."
  • "Malmsteen-esque" refers to Yngwie Malmsteen, a well-known Swedish heavy-metal guitarist.

See Also

Collection

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  • 🥉: Bob the Tea (#96312) - 2,113
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  • #5: Calatan (#308906) - 2,003
  • #6: Phillllllllll (#141950), whizky (#198188) - 1,337
  • #8: Zob Rombie (#507468) - 987
  • #9: Mistress of the Obvious (#845708) - 689
  • #10: Saiyansooner (#287638) - 668

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