R&P and Blues - any songs about broken guitars, amps, gear, trying to find that perfect sound when playing, etc.?

three chords- dan reeder

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWEwgLA38HU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhKqqYuV9MU

Sun Kil Moon's "Song for Richard Collopy" is kind of based around that, in addition to a tribute to the life of the guy who fixed/set-up said guitar.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bo6T9CyK2CA

Also from Mark Kozelek, "Katowice or Cologne" has a brief reference, I guess...

"Trying to remember some of my tunings

Are all of them C-G-C-F-G-C?

Well it's all I ever really need

To get from point A to point Z

To get from Alesund to Leaning Tree

And in the worst shape I can always sing

Jetlagged as f*** in Beijing

After a sleepless all night fling

With the stomach flu in Ireland

With strep throat in Newfoundland

I just need a decent guitar tone

And a 58 microphone

A pretty girl in the front row

I don't need a drink, I don't need no blow

To get through a two hour show

In Katowice or Cologne"

Actually, Kozelek probably has a few songs (solo, Sun Kil Moon, and Red House Painters) that at least touch on this. Oddly enough, "Song for a Blue Guitar" isn't really one of them, convenient as that would be.

There are plenty of songs with a quick one-line reference from other artists ("Got a foghorn and a drum and a hammer that's rockin'/ And a cord and a pedal and a lock, that'll do me for now" - Sonic Youth, "Teenage Riot"; "With my Les Paul, I know I'm small, but I enjoy living anyway" - T. Rex, "Spaceball Ricochet", maybe sorta counts; etc...).

But... idk.