2006-09-06 04:34:51 · 8 answers · asked by guitar nut 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
When you first started practicing you were supposed to go out to the "wood shed" so you wouldn't disturb others. Practicing is still referred to as "woodshedding". Its called an "axe" because you went out to the wood shed and used your "axe" to learn your "chops". The term "axe" can apply to any instrument - trumpet, saxophone, etc. Musicians will ask "what's your axe?" and that is what they mean.
2006-09-06 04:44:14 · answer #1 · answered by Paul H 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
my guess is sometimes at the end of the show people smash their guitars in the same motion as choppin wood with an axe. no idea. O_O
2016-03-17 09:11:08 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
To add to what Paul H stated - Woodshed => Axe=> led to "Cutting Heads" or a Guitar Duel.
Watch the movie "Crossroads" w/ Ralph Macchio - the "cuttin' heads" sequence at the end is some fo the greatest cinema ever created.
2006-09-08 04:28:52 · answer #3 · answered by School of Rock 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Now I am guessing, but maybe it has something to do with the fact that we "grind" axes, and when certain people play music and guitars they GRIND- their hips? Also- some people kill things with axes, and some music kills.
(In a good way!)
2006-09-06 04:38:04 · answer #4 · answered by asylum07 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
The idiotic 80's relation to Mythology and Thor and thunder and all that corn ball crap everyone once thought was so damn cool.
Hence the justification for men prancing around like long haired fairies. Everyone wanted to be a "God of thunder." Some people took it just a bit too far...
Like Danzig and King Diamond and Some other tools I can't remember at the moment.
2006-09-06 04:41:28 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋
That's an interesting question!
2016-08-20 05:59:59 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe it came from when they started busting up their instruments. They hold it like and Axe and smash it.
2006-09-06 04:37:12 · answer #7 · answered by someones sister 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋
an axe a shredder hey its all about metal-let it be no explenations needed rock on :P
2006-09-06 04:37:01 · answer #8 · answered by Steph 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
go to b.c. rich's website and look at some of the guitars they make... do these not look like midevil weapons to you... they are crazy
2006-09-06 04:38:21 · answer #9 · answered by dial_h_for_hero_156 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋