Well he only did it for a second, i mean it was real short, but if it really messed up the neck, wouldnt it be quite obvious, wouldnt it play horibble etc? It seems to play just as beautifully as it did before, I personally never bend the necks on guitars for effect (and never will on mine), and I have babied this one, but I couldnt really say anything when he did it, just pray that it didnt mess my baby up! =) (p.s. It has some string rattle on the top string, but that was there before, and isnt that on all strats?)