the "scary" wgbh boston station ident
WGBH Boston television channel 2, one of the best TV channels ever, had what many New Englanders consider to be a "scary" station ident. The entire reason they think it's scary is not because of the visual but because of that oh-so awesome (said sincerely) early 1970s analog synthesizer.
After over 20 years of faithful service, the high-E tuner on my 1989 Squier II Stratocaster doesn't work anymore. The tuner button doesn't turn the post anymore because it simply wore out due to age.