Mandatory Death Penalty for guitar thieves!

[bcdon***]

Call me extreme, but I'm all for executing guitar (and bicycle) thieves.

http://www.guitarplayer.com/article/...er-2010/119961



Guitarist/vocalist Robb Flynn of San Francisco Bay Area group Machine Head suffered a severe invasion of personal property yesterday, September 7th, as thieves broke into his home between 1:15pm and 3:15pm PST. Flynn and his family were not present during the invasion, and many priceless items were stolen from his home. These items include the guitar that Flynn recorded Machine Head's first album, Burn My Eyes, with, a gift guitar from late Pantera guitarist Dimebag Darrell and Flynn’s son Zander’s mini Flying V; a gift he received from his family for Christmas. Other items stolen include Flynn’s wife’s jewelry, laptops, wakeboards, and cash.

“I am offering a $1,000 reward for the return of the black Ibanez Strat along with many stickers, a ‘Designated Drinker’ sticker,” announces Flynn. “Additionally, I am offering a $2,000 reward for the safe return of the blue Washburn Dimebolt prototype.

“An APB has been put out to every Guitar Center in Northern California and the police were able to get several fingerprints off of the two acoustics that the thieves handled, yet bizarrely left behind. Sightings of two suspicious vehicles have been reported, one a green/teal U.S.-make pickup truck, the other a white full-size work van.

“If anyone sees or hears of anything on Craigslist, eBay, at their guitar shop... anything, anywhere, please contact us at mike@machinehead1.com immediately.”

[Tig***]

Pawn shop clerk, "I've never heard of one of deez Washburn Dimebolt prototype's before, and there's not one on eBay for me to get a price check from. Tall ya' what... How 'bout $200 for it?"
Meth head seller, "Um, sure dude!"

Yep, execution would be fine by me.

[Spudman***]

I get real sad when I think about my stolen 1978 Ibanez Artist. Kill, kill, kill!

[FrankenFretter***]

I'm on your team, Don. Do amp thieves count too? I miss that Carvin XB100 that was stolen from me years ago.

[guitarhack]

I don't know about the death penalty, but I definitely support amputating their hands, as some middle eastern countries do.

[hubberjub***]

A guy I have played several festivals with, Zach Deputy, had his entire tour van with all of his gear in it stolen out of a Philadelphia hotel parking lot about two years ago. He is one of those looping performers (a la Keller Williams) and a ridiculously nice guy. It was amazing to see the outpouring of support for him in the form of donations of money and equipment. I can't tell you how violated I would feel if someone stole one of my guitars.

[Tig***]

A guy I have played several festivals with, Zach Deputy, had his entire tour van with all of his gear in it stolen out of a Philadelphia hotel parking lot about two years ago.

I've heard many horror stories about vans, trucks and trailers getting robbed at hotel parking lots. Hotel lots are high priority targets for theives. Most hotels have a noisy air conditioner/heater right along the window, which blocks outside noise.

Just when you lose all hope for humanity after something like that happenes, the generous outpouring of support and donations from the community quickly erases the negitive deeds of the few.

[Eric***]

A guy I have played several festivals with, Zach Deputy, had his entire tour van with all of his gear in it stolen out of a Philadelphia hotel parking lot about two years ago. He is one of those looping performers (a la Keller Williams) and a ridiculously nice guy. It was amazing to see the outpouring of support for him in the form of donations of money and equipment. I can't tell you how violated I would feel if someone stole one of my guitars.

How did you think I accrued my gear, anyway???

[bcdon***]

How did you think I accrued my gear, anyway???

Get a rope!

[Tig***]

Get a rope!

Looks like there's still some Texan left in you! I can't imaging not having Pace picante sauce around. A few local Mexican restaurants have better salsa, but for home, you can't beat Pace's Chunky Salsa.

Dang, now I'm hungry!

[Eric***]

Get a rope!

Oddly enough though, I remember hearing of a local band that had all of their gear stolen. Maybe Philadelphia's just not the most secure place ever. I could have told you that...

[bcdon***]

Looks like there's still some Texan left in you! I can't imaging not having Pace picante sauce around. A few local Mexican restaurants have better salsa, but for home, you can't beat Pace's Chunky Salsa.

Dang, now I'm hungry!

You know what they say, you can take a Texan out of Texas but you can't take the Texan out of a Texan! It's bone deep, I tell you!

If you want good Mexican food up here you have to make it yourself. I wish I could grow -- or smuggle -- a whole mess of New Mexico Poblano green chilis; I'd kill -- or trade someone's stolen guitar -- for a mess of chile rellenos right about now!

[bcdon***]

I'm on your team, Don. Do amp thieves count too? I miss that Carvin XB100 that was stolen from me years ago.

Definitely! My motto is, "if you steal, we will kill!" :-)

[6stringdrug]

In college, my house was robbed. All 3 of us that lived there were musicians and most of our gear was stolen. They took my first guitar, not that I played it any more, but it was very sentimental. It was a cheap, locally made Les Paul copy, Brainard brand, I believe my Dad paid $80 new for it. It sounded like crap and played even worse but that was what I learned to play on. My Ibanez acoustic and mim strat, even the amp and pedals they took I really could have cared less about because they are easily replaced, but Brainard stopped making guitars when the guy died almost 20 years ago. I still think about that axe even 15 years later, knowing whoever took it probably threw it out when they realized it wasn't worth anything.

All theives should be strung up by their toes in front of the local music shop and die the death of 1000 b-strings!

[MichaelE]

I hope no one ever tries stealing my Turner. But if that should ever happen, they should hope that I never find them.

Piano wire is an excrutiating death.

[kiteman]

Now you guys got me worried about my toys.

[omegadot]

Perhaps the most bizarre aspect of Streetlight Manifesto’s legacy is their propensity to being robbed. While asleep in a hotel room in Orlando, Florida, the band’s van was broken into and stripped clean. As if that weren’t bad enough, the trailer that had been hitched to the van was de-hitched and hauled away in its entirety. When the group woke up the next morning they had lost all of their instruments, all of their equipment, and a lot of their money and personal belongings. All in all they were down an astounding $80,000. I’ll put that into words for more effect: Eighty thousand dollars. Luckily they were able to scrounge together enough to keep playing shows. But then, while in Paris, France during the 2005 riots – only a few months after the last robbery – the band’s rental cars were broken into and the last of their expensive equipment stolen. The saddest part was the theft of the 24-track recording device the band had been using to record their shows on the tour. Some Parisian criminal now owns the only copy of the most valuable ska recordings ever.

http://www.truepunk.com/bands/streetlight-manifesto/


It's always sad hearing about the guys playing for us getting their gear snatched.

[street music]

I read this thread and I just have to post my friend doing a song that he wrote;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sm9Fne5CJmc
I think you will like it.

[deeaa*]

Aww, come on guys, I know you're just joking...losing an axe to thieves is bad for sure but it's just material damage, insurance will cover it, and if they catch the thieves, some community duty will do fine for punishment.