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a year ago, I was setting the console for an a/v set and the wind blow down the screen of projector in my head. i was drinking wine. my mbp was inondated. some keys fucked up, a lot of smell of wine. not very bad. I still drink near the gear.

Dumbass chick spilled a whole pint into my record crate.

So freaking annoyed!

my penis.

i spilt beer on an Alesis SR16 about 15 years ago... best thing that ever happened to me, made me get a drum machine that didn't suck ASS!

Korg DT-3 guitar tuner. Still using it 2 decades later.

Some idiot spilled champagne over my pioneer mixer on new years eve. Not its FUCKED!

I recently thrown a full glas of fine redwine across my table at 4am including
Computer Keyboard, Nord Modular, Multiface, Powercables, Lamp.
A real strike

After a few seconds of shock, i rapidly switched all power off.......all save. no loss of gear - happily.

m:o wrote:I recently thrown a full glas of fine redwine across my table at 4am including
Computer Keyboard, Nord Modular, Multiface, Powercables, Lamp.
A real strike

After a few seconds of shock, i rapidly switched all power off.......all save. no loss of gear - happily.

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My mate spewed all over my turntable once at a house party. My Big Fun record instantly ruined. The sight of the needle trawling through all that sick whilst the deck was still spinning will be imprinted on my brain forever.

Thankfully, I never spilled beer on my studio gear - I did spill a full glass of red wine on my playstation once, then turned it off, rinsed under the tap, dried in the airing cupboard and it works still today (that was about 8 or 9 years ago!).

I always keep my beer on a different surface to my studio gear - apparently a good plan having read previous posts here!

m:o wrote:I recently thrown a full glas of fine redwine across my table at 4am including
Computer Keyboard, Nord Modular, Multiface, Powercables, Lamp.
A real strike

After a few seconds of shock, i rapidly switched all power off.......all save. no loss of gear - happily.

fhack man what was THAT all about?

Cyberstar wrote:Many many years ago when i lived in California I was in my studio at the time of the Northridge earthquake. Well there was a large cup of coffee on my desk which spilled on to my Synclavier I had at the time, Before I could blink the damn thing sparked and caught fire.

I think a burning Synclavier beats everything else in the thread so far. By quite a margin.

Angstrom wrote:

Cyberstar wrote:Many many years ago when i lived in California I was in my studio at the time of the Northridge earthquake. Well there was a large cup of coffee on my desk which spilled on to my Synclavier I had at the time, Before I could blink the damn thing sparked and caught fire.

I think a burning Synclavier beats everything else in the thread so far. By quite a margin.

damn shame there are no photos!

forge wrote:

Angstrom wrote:

Cyberstar wrote:Many many years ago when i lived in California I was in my studio at the time of the Northridge earthquake. Well there was a large cup of coffee on my desk which spilled on to my Synclavier I had at the time, Before I could blink the damn thing sparked and caught fire.

I think a burning Synclavier beats everything else in the thread so far. By quite a margin.

damn shame there are no photos!

you know what that means, right?

... it never happened

seriously though, this one takes the cake.
I love how the Lemur has that rubber lining protecting it from spills... thankfully I've never needed it.

Pint of beer in a bag of records when djing
Bottle of gin in amp at a show
Glass of gin in desk at rehearsals
Pint of snake bite and black into the monitor desk during somebody elses gig. blew the power to the whole room.......never rest drinks on top of those plastic flight cases...they can walk!