Stolen Guitar Reports

Red double-bound Telecaster Stolen in Jasckon, MS. June 24th

Looks like this one was lent to a friend and then stolen from that friends house. It is about ’87, MIJ, double-bound, brass saddles, rosewood board, (with an “A-” serial number on bridgeplate only). Also stolen the friends blacked-out FrankenStrat with 3 P-90s. More detail on the Telecaster forum here.

Left handed Alvarez Yairi Classical Guitar Stolen in Vancouver

A spate of left handed guitars being stolen. Following on from the Strings Direct theft last week this one is an individual theft. More details on Craigslist.

We hope those instruments end up back where they belong. Remember if you want to get your guitar back you need to record the details – join dbTwang.com and help protect your guitars from loss.

keith

Good News Story

* Phosphorescent recover their gear

Last Sunday we carried the report of Brooklyn band Phosphorescent who had a van load of gear stolen. Yesterday that van, along with the band’s equipment, was recovered today by the police. You can read the report on cjm here.

Other Stolen Guitar alert services

Remember apart from this blog you can check stolen guitar alerts on:

Screaming Stone is the Amber Alert for stolen instruments  www.screamingstone.com

stolenguitarregistry.com is a free resource to register and track stolen guitars.  www.stolenguitarregistry.com

These and other lists and resources are on our lost and stolen guitar resource page here. Remember if you want to get your guitar back you need to record the details – join dbTwang.com and help protect your guitars from loss.

keith

On Friday 9th we posted about the theft of £25,000 worth of guitars from Strings Direct in the UK.

Music Radar have just published a full list of the instruments, together with the serial numbers where available. We would not usually take the full contents of an article and reproduce it in this way – however we are hoping in the circumstances that Matthew Parker does not mind.

Tokai SG (Cherry Red) L/H

Godin Exit 22 Mahogany L/H Electric Guitar (Rosewood)

Ibanez AK95L-DVS Semi Acoustic Artcore HH L/H (Dark Violin Sunburst) Gold Hardware (Serial number: S09053796) (Pictured)

Ibanez SA260 FML Flame Top Trans Lavender Burst L/H (Serial number: 2702J090853918)

Gibson 1954 Reissue Les Paul Standard Gold Top L/H (Used) (Serial number: # 42148)

Gibson 1954 Reissue Les Paul Standard Custom Shop Gold Top L/H (Serial number: # 4 9073)

Tanglewood TSB58 Signature 58 Les Paul Type L/H Electric Guitar (Cherry Sunburst)

Ibanez RG370DXL RG Series HSH Locking Trem L/H (Black) (Serial number: 1P03100320972)

Fender Custom Shop 60s Relic Stratocaster L/H (Rosewood) 3-Tone Sunburst (Serial number: R42491)

Fender USA Standard Stratocaster L/H Rosewood Black (Serial number: Z8228504)

Fender Mex Std Stratocaster L/H Electric Guitar (Maple) Black (Serial number: MZ8203871)

Fender Standard Telecaster L/H Electric Guitar Sunburst (Serial number: MX10052837)

Remember if you want to get your guitar back you need to record the details – join dbTwang.com and help protect your guitars from loss.

keith

Stolen Guitar Reports

* Red Gretch Stolen from Musician in Portland

Duff’s Garage is a live venue in that town and Shaun and Corvin had a Gretch and a Fender amp stolen. More on Craigslist.

Relevant Discussions

* Gearslutz – Protecting your gear at a Gig

This discussion starts with a musician asking if anyone has had gear stolen from a gig – with the intent of protecting his. You can read it here.

Thankfully a short one today. Remember if you want to get your guitar back you need to record the details – join dbTwang.com and help protect your guitars from loss.

Also check out our resources page here: http://blog.dbtwang.com/lost-and-stolen-guitars-resources-list/

keith

National Guitar stolen – inscribed with Roy

From The Herald Recorder site this could have happened a month or two ago. A spate of home robberies included “old National Guitar with “Roy” inscribed in the pick plate” More here.

MTD Kingston ZX LTD #31, SERIAL#:07100177 – stolen in Burlington, ON (Canada)

This one was left in by the owner for a repair and the store suffered a break-in. More detail on Talkbass here – but no photos unfortunately.

UPDATE – photos put up by owner, here is one of them, other on the forum

Burgundy Gibson Les Paul Studio stolen from studio (update)

Albuquerque based based The James Douglas Show had the above stolen while they were on tour. No additional details available but their FB post is here.

Forum discussion on how to get back a guitar lost or stolen 20 years ago

“Twenty years ago I misplaced my guitar or it was stolen” The owner describes what he has done so far and forum members give him additional tips on how to go about finding it. You can see it on the Acoustic Guitar Forum here.

A stolen guitar offered on Craigslist – what to do?

In this one Hamerhack asks for the best practice when you see a “too good to be true” guitar for sale on Craigslist. Read it here on the Hamerclub forum.

Hope those guitars end up back where they belong. Remember if you want to get your guitar back you need to record the details – join dbTwang.com and help protect your guitars from loss.

Also check out our resources page here: http://blog.dbtwang.com/lost-and-stolen-guitars-resources-list/

keith

Black Fernandes four-string bass stolen from car

This happened in Chicago and the Fernandes has an EMG soap bar pickup. Brief details from the police report here.

Another bass, this time a Fender Reggie Hamilton Custom Shop 5 String

From a car parked outside a house in Decatur Georgia. Most of the gear has been recovered but the owner is still looking for his 5 string back. A photo helps:

More on the talkbass forums.

SCHERZER 10-string guitar Reproduction – either lost or stolen in transit

From a UK luthier Gary Southwell this one was dispatched, but never arrived to its owner in New Jersey. Speculation in the thread that it could have been seized at customs because of the Lacey Act. Read it in full here.

Good luck with each of those. Remember if you want to get your guitar back you need to record the details – join dbTwang.com and help protect your guitars from loss.

keith

New York band Phosphorescent have their gear stolen post-gig

Another van theft – this time in Brooklyn, NY. A van load of stuff stolen – including a 1955 Gibson ES-125 guitar. You can see the full listing on the Freewilliamsburg site here.

Red Fender Squier stolen from a school

Rachel Munday posts that her guitar was stolen – looks like from her school. Post here.

Guitars and more stolen from working musicians cars

Another one from Facebook – this time uptownmusic.biz have a post on their wall. Losses include a Rickenbacker 12 string electric left-handed and a Gibson Les Paul.

73 Emmons Push stolen in Greepoint, NYC

No photos or serial no but “SD-10 black with brass fingers and a red heart sticker on it”. More and contact details here.

Fender Strat Mexico-made 90s Blue

This one was stolen from its owner in Seattle – craigslist here.

RED Stratocaster stolen in San Fran

At gunpoint apparently – more here on craigslist

2000 Fender American Deluxe Jazz Bass serial # DZ006924

No photo here but a serial number which will help with identification. Lots of additional detail as well, stolen in Calgary. $500 reward offered. More on talkbass forum.

Fender Telecaster and a Rogue stolen

West Willow, Carlisle – A Fender Telecaster Deluxe electric guitar and a Rogue bass guitar stolen. More here.

Hope some of those victims have success in their efforts. Remember if you want to get your guitar back you need to record the details – join dbTwang.com and help protect your guitars from loss.

keith

17 left-handed guitars stolen from Holiday Music

This one happened in Rochford, UK with a store (www.stringsdirect.co.uk) being broken into and 17 left-handed guitars being stolen. You can see a full listing and more details here.

Guitar recovered in Asheville Montford

A lucky break for this guitar owner in North Carolina – having had a guitar stolen from his car (along with other valuables) the culprit was subsequently arrested and the instrument recovered! Read it here.

Eimers Stochelo Rosenberg guitar stolen from a tent

Someone attending the 31st Django Reinhardt Festival in France had their guitar taken from them. Made by Leo Eimers it should not be difficult to identify and the serial number is given – SRSM-C09. More on the DjangoBooks forum.

Hello Kitty Fender Stratocaster stolen from a house in Van Nuys

2 photos with this post – and the tale of a guitar theft which happened around the 12th May and was only discovered last week. More here on Craigslist.

Good luck to each of the victims above. Remember if you want to get your guitar back you need to record the details – join dbTwang.com and help protect your guitars from loss.

keith

From the TalkBass Forum:

Until Recently, I played a beautiful Washburn XB925. I’ve had it for 11 years and through many bands. It was stolen from me on Friday May 7, so if any of you see an xb925 with a natural finish, gold hardware and a birdseye maple top on the market

You can see more information on the theft here.

keith

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From MySpace:

This bass belongs to Jack Hall who is a founding member of Wet Willie and now the bassist for Tommy Crain & the Crosstown Allstars. Jack has owned this bass for many years and it is dear to his heart. He stills plays it frequently. Please help it find its way home to him!

There are a number of photos on Myspace including some detailed ones.

keith

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