This trend continues to today where as recently as 2022 where at the final show of their European Tour, Mike McCready smashed a $15,000 Fender during a closing performance of the same song.
The destructive behavior of smashing a high-value instrument is ongoing and has been observed recently with Mike McCready of Pearl Jam destroying a $15,000 Fender guitar during their final European Tour performance in 2022 while playing the same song.