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Saw this listed on another message board.

 

 

Listed below is a list of gear that was stolen out of the Dinosaur Jr trailer last night (Tuesday 8.29.06) outside of their hotel in Long Island City, NY. We would appreciate spreading the word and passing this list around in hopes of recovering their gear. Feel free to send this list to any and all band, tour and production managers, guitar freaks, touring personnel, venues, musicians and or thieves that you think could help us.

 

If anyone has any information about this gear, please call Brian Schwartz at 303.998.0001 or Bart Dahl at 212.777.0922. Thanks

 

Guitars:

 

1959 Fender Jazzmaster SN.. 38927.

-decal coming off. cracked headstock at top near low E peg. color black with purple/bluish sparkle coming through. adonized pick guard gold metal. tuneomatic bridge gold, tuning pegs gold.

 

1961-3 Fender Jazzmaster SN.. 62012.

-purple sparkle, black pickup covers. headstock repaired, a whole new piece of wood was glued on for the top part of the headstock under the tuners and up a 1/2 , along the whole top of the headstock. gold tuneomatic bridge, gold tuners

 

1964-5 Fender Jazzmaster SN.. L21581.

-orange, white pearl pickguard, stickers we're all over it, original tuners.

 

Fender Purple Jazzmaster new SN.. R074329.

-purple sparkle with matching headstock gold adonized guard tuneomatic bridge.

 

Rory Gallagher Stratocaster new SN.. R25507.

-has a big gold grover tuning peg on low E

 

Rickenbacker 197? Fireglo Bass SN.. 4001.

-checker-board binding.

 

B.C. Rich Warlock Bass SN.. 4242413

 

Custom pedal board with custom audio electronics RS-10 foot controller, Teese RNC2 wah pedal, boss stage tuner, mute box, and cables.

 

Cymbals:

[1] Paiste 20" 2002 medium

[1] Paiste 20" giant beat

[1] Paiste 20" 2002 crash

[2] Paiste 19" 2002 crash

[2] Paiste 15" 2002 sound edge top hi-hats

[1] 15" 2002 sound edge bottom hi-hats

 

One Black backpack with Sony headphones, tools, etc.

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:o

 

wow.

 

That just wrecks my day.

 

God I hope the feckheads who are responsible for this are caught and summarily bludgeoned.

 

That's one hell of a history of guitars there. Just saw J on the Dinosaur "reunion" tour and ears are still ringing from watching the magic he works with those instruments.

 

Thanks for letting us know about this...

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I suppose that this is something already obvious to everyone, but another way to fight this horrible trend is to be sure that you are smart about buying gear in used shops/pawn shops. Be sure you never buy gear that is stolen (crossed out serial numbers, etc.) and be sure that if you ever SEE stolen gear in one of those shops that you boycott the store and tell all your friends about it.

 

I know this probably has a minimal effect, sort of like boycotting ticket scalpers, but it cant hurt.

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Its time for bands to get smarter about security. This sucks, but something has to give.

 

LouieB

 

leaving a trailer full of gear in a parking lot in long island city isn't really the best idea. i'm sure any other solution is a huge hassle, but that's not exactly the place to leave your stuff unguarded.

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Its time for bands to get smarter about security. This sucks, but something has to give.

 

LouieB

 

 

How about this. Have studio gear and have tour gear for things like guitars. I have certain guitars I would never leave just sitting in a van. And it's hot outside.

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How about this. Have studio gear and have tour gear for things like guitars. I have certain guitars I would never leave just sitting in a van. And it's hot outside.

Why are ANY guitars sitting in a van or anywhere else without someone watching them?? Take them in the hotel room, even if it is a pain in the ass or pay some roadie to sleep in the van with the guitars. Guitars are the tools these musicians use, so watch them 24/7.

 

Louie B

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I forget which band, I but I remember reading about gear being stolen out of a truck that was locked and parked inside a padlocked parking lot. I mean, damn, what's a band gotta do, sometimes.

 

With a Club on the steering wheel too. They sawed through the Club, broke the ignition, and drove through the chainlinked fence of a guarded parking lot. Unfortunately, there have been so many incidents I can't remember which band it was. Film School, it was Film School.

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pay some roadie to sleep in the van with the guitars. Guitars are the tools these musicians use, so watch them 24/7.

 

Louie B

 

Then you've got some underpaid guy sitting out there putting his life on the line. You may feel bad losing your gear, but imagine how you'd feel if an employee got killed protecting your guitar.

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Then you've got some underpaid guy sitting out there putting his life on the line. You may feel bad losing your gear, but imagine how you'd feel if an employee got killed protecting your guitar.
Okay sure...if you are leaving your equipment somewhere that the criminals are SO BAD that they would kill to get your equipment, then yea, I suppose a roadie in the van isn't a good idea. So if the place is so bad you can't leave a roadie in the van don't leave the fucking equipment in the van either, get it somewhere more secure.

 

Either that or don't take expensive guitars, play cheap shit guitars and leave the good ones at home.

 

LouieB

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What beauties he had,I bet later than sooner he will get most of these back,people do talk.I've had the stereo in my boat stolen three times by the same guy,not that that compares at all,but how stupid people can be is inmeasureable.

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