Guitar thieves........

lucylespian · April 2007

Went to lunch and found my car broken into and my new Gibson BFG missing !! Goddamn SOB !!! However, guys in a nearby music stor saw him walk by and noticed the Gibson sticker on the case, and the next shop down has security cameras, so his ass is going down !!!!

Scumbags like this deserve tar and feathers, tehn the stocks. Idiot probably don't know that BFG's are pretty new and it will stick out like dogs balls !!

Idiot, damn I hate freakin' druggie losers !!

PJamGrunge10 · April 2007

The stocks!? :eek:

Hopefully you get your guitar back!

mca47 · April 2007

Guitars are HUGE targets of thieves!

Even the cheapest one is still worth a lot. Keep them hidden and locked up.

lucylespian · April 2007

mca47 wrote:

Guitars are HUGE targets of thieves!

Even the cheapest one is still worth a lot. Keep them hidden and locked up.

Yeah, but I like to practice at lunchtime, and I hate the idea of scumbags determining my life. I did leave the windows down a little to keep her cool, big mistake !!

Pacomc79 · April 2007

That sucks, I know how violated it can make you feel.

Those new GRABB chips that Carvin and Fender and I believe Gibson (RFID) are using make a lot of sense, if you can find it in a shop.

Sorry man, that sucks.

ianvomsaal · April 2007

Sorry to hear you got ripped off - it's happened to many of us (happened to me at a gig once during the break).
Why no one stopped them I'll never know, but I lost a 24-fret PRS McCarty with birds and a Marshall JCM 800 head.
Now I watch my stuff like a hawk, and I ALWAYS take my guitar with me wherever I go - it never sits anywhere.

Also, this is big - Never leave any guitar in the car!
Not only is it a big a temptation to anyone looking for quick cash . . .
But It's bad for the guitar (heat is NOT good for your guitars body, neck, plastic parts - things can warp and check - that's why dashboards warp and crack).
When I go to dinner after a gig it goes in with me (guitar gets its own seat - it's always fun when I have 2 or 3 guitars with me cause I get a big table).
I use to take mine into work with me and lock it in the managers office so I could practice on my break.
I'd advise this to everyone - guitars are a big target.
Again - sorry to hear about the loss - hope you get it back.
Cheers . . .

- Ian C.T. vom Saal

keeponrockin · April 2007

My dad got his L6-S (in black) stolen when he was playing. He bought an SG to replace it. A few months later he got a call from the dude saying that he knew where his guitar was... A 'drop' was made at another bands gig and he got the guitar back.

And Lucy, that totally sucks.

IDgotI · April 2007

Hey dude. Just wanted to offer my condolences as well. Man that sucks. I hope you get it back. Let us know how it turns out. GOOD LUCK!!!

run_into_the_rain · April 2007

I'm pretty attached to my guitar that would be the worst day in a long time. Hope you get it back soon.

lucylespian · April 2007

ianvomsaal wrote:

Sorry to hear you got ripped off - it's happened to many of us (happened to me at a gig once during the break).
Why no one stopped them I'll never know, but I lost a 24-fret PRS McCarty with birds and a Marshall JCM 800 head.
Now I watch my stuff like a hawk, and I ALWAYS take my guitar with me wherever I go - it never sits anywhere.

Also, this is big - Never leave any guitar in the car!
Not only is it a big a temptation to anyone looking for quick cash . . .
But It's bad for the guitar (heat is NOT good for your guitars body, neck, plastic parts - things can warp and check - that's why dashboards warp and crack).
When I go to dinner after a gig it goes in with me (guitar gets its own seat - it's always fun when I have 2 or 3 guitars with me cause I get a big table).
I use to take mine into work with me and lock it in the managers office so I could practice on my break.
I'd advise this to everyone - guitars are a big target.
Again - sorry to hear about the loss - hope you get it back.
Cheers . . .

- Ian C.T. vom Saal

Thanks guys.
Hey Ian, I know heat is bad, that's why I left the windows down a bit, and that is how they got in. At least I kept it in good condition for him. I'm pretty confident they will get nailed. Insurance will cover it otherwise, and it was my cheap guitar, not my pride and joy, otherwise I would never leave it in a car. That's why I bought the BFG, something I could take out without it being a disaster if shit went wrong.
To top it off I got a nice solicitor's letter last night informing me I'm probably getting sued for being a rascist, on the basis of a pile of lies, so all round it was a totally shit day.
Usually that car park is busy with people all day and a car wash lady, but she was sick yesterday, and the smokers who all hang out there were all off, just a conjunction of bad luck.
I'll keep you all updated, I'll go harrass the cops again today, squeaky wheel and all that !!

Jeanie · April 2007

I only just found this thread.

I'm so sorry my friend. I do hope they find it.

It's not nice when bad things happen to good people.

Big hugs. Hope it all looks brighter soon.

lucylespian · April 2007

Jeanie wrote:

I only just found this thread.

I'm so sorry my friend. I do hope they find it.

It's not nice when bad things happen to good people.

Big hugs. Hope it all looks brighter soon.

Thanx darl, it's been a total crap week, let me tell you.
I hope there is a way to issue a general apology to anyone I offend this week.
It's been great to be able vent and share a bit with people who understand.

Jeanie · April 2007

lucylespian wrote:

Thanx darl, it's been a total crap week, let me tell you.
I hope there is a way to issue a general apology to anyone I offend this week.
It's been great to be able vent and share a bit with people who understand.

Ah, luce. That's no good! You just vent away! Healthy to get it out and perfectly understandable.

And when all else fails to help with the anger, there's always Metallica at 11!

catefrances · April 2007

lucylespian wrote:

Went to lunch and found my car broken into and my new Gibson BFG missing !! Goddamn SOB !!! However, guys in a nearby music stor saw him walk by and noticed the Gibson sticker on the case, and the next shop down has security cameras, so his ass is going down !!!!

Scumbags like this deserve tar and feathers, tehn the stocks. Idiot probably don't know that BFG's are pretty new and it will stick out like dogs balls !!

Idiot, damn I hate freakin' druggie losers !!

the assumptions you make lucy disturb me. not because you have targetted 'freakin' druggie losers'. but the fact that despite knowing they could possibly be in the vicinity you still chose to leave your guitar in the car with the windows ajar.
it's a bitch that people can't leave shit alone, and yes you gave them an easy score, but it doesn't change your anger and feeling of loss. then again don't forget it's only a guitar. it's not your life or that of a loved one.
i do hope you get your guitar back though.

lucylespian · April 2007

catefrances wrote:

the assumptions you make lucy disturb me. not because you have targetted 'freakin' druggie losers'. but the fact that despite knowing they could possibly be in the vicinity you still chose to leave your guitar in the car with the windows ajar.
it's a bitch that people can't leave shit alone, and yes you gave them an easy score, but it doesn't change your anger and feeling of loss. then again don't forget it's only a guitar. it's not your life or that of a loved one.
i do hope you get your guitar back though.

Yeah well, that's cos there are a lot of freakin' druggie losers in Palm Beach where I work. I didn't think the windows were down enough to be a problem, but I have clearly led a sheltered life in safe country towns. One reason I get so riled is that my job involves helping freakin' druggie losers a lot at times, and the hand that helps don't like being bitten.
I stared with nothing in this world and have worked my butt off for every single damn thing I own, so being ripped off by people who just take really burns me.
I wasn't actually that angry until I went to drive hime and found he had ripped off my sunglasses too. That felt really invasive, like he was wearing my underpants or somehing, plus had shit sun in my face all the way home.
But, haha, he left the CD case with my PJ bootlegs/Benroya Hall and all my Metallica discs in it. My Brisbane 2003 discs would be very hard to replace.

A guy like that will never really have anything he doesn't rip off. I can buy another guitar, he will have to steal another, and he will never really know true pride of ownership. Like Gollum, grubbing for the scraps from anothers table !!

catefrances · April 2007

lucylespian wrote:

Yeah well, that's cos there are a lot of freakin' druggie losers in Palm Beach where I work. I didn't think the windows were down enough to be a problem, but I have clearly led a sheltered life in safe country towns. One reason I get so riled is that my job involves helping freakin' druggie losers a lot at times, and the hand that helps don't like being bitten.
I stared with nothing in this world and have worked my butt off for every single damn thing I own, so being ripped off by people who just take really burns me.
I wasn't actually that angry until I went to drive hime and found he had ripped off my sunglasses too. That felt really invasive, like he was wearing my underpants or somehing, plus had shit sun in my face all the way home.
But, haha, he left the CD case with my PJ bootlegs/Benroya Hall and all my Metallica discs in it. My Brisbane 2003 discs would be very hard to replace.

A guy like that will never really have anything he doesn't rip off. I can buy another guitar, he will have to steal another, and he will never really know true pride of ownership. Like Gollum, grubbing for the scraps from anothers table !!

i know i was getting a little philosophical but i'm going through an interesting time right now. thieves do burn my butt too. and i imagine, especially for you working with so called druggie losers. but don't jump to conclusions, it may well have been some punk arse kid.

lucylespian · April 2007

catefrances wrote:

i know i was getting a little philosophical but i'm going through an interesting time right now. thieves do burn my butt too. and i imagine, especially for you working with so called druggie losers. but don't jump to conclusions, it may well have been some punk arse kid.

Yeah, punk ass kid equals druggie loser in this place. They all use drugs, ice capital of Oz, weed for breakfast, beer for tea. I'm so fucking over it. Then they bleat and whinge when they are 40 and their bodies and minds are fucked. Some of these kids though, they see their parents and go totally straight, they are OK, no problems there !!!

I know he doesn't even play cos he left the Guns 'n Roses complete tab books sitting right there. Bah !!!

catefrances · April 2007

lucylespian wrote:

I know he doesn't even play cos he left the Guns 'n Roses complete tab books sitting right there. Bah !!!

maybe he/she just doesn't like the gunners. it is possible.

MLC2006 · April 2007

forgive the ignorance, what is a "Gibson BFG"?

heard anything on it yet?

ianvomsaal · April 2007

MLC2006 wrote:

forgive the ignorance, what is a "Gibson BFG"?

heard anything on it yet?

Here you go :http://www.americanmusical.com/item--i-GIB-LPBG-TD.html
It has a Burstbucker 3 in the bridge and a singlecoil P-90 in the neck.
It's a very stripped-down Les Paul. I think they're kind of overpriced for what you get.
It's NOT finished, no binding, no figured top, no finishing touches at all, it doesn't have any ornamentation like a truss rod cover,
no faced fret markers, no toggle cap or washer, distressed hardware, and plain un-numbered wood volume/tone knobs.
It's a very basic basic basic LP for almost $1000.
Personally I'd rather have a LP Studio at that price (if I was getting a LP), but some people really like the stripped down LP look.

lucylespian · April 2007

ianvomsaal wrote:

Here you go :http://www.americanmusical.com/item--i-GIB-LPBG-TD.html
It has a Burstbucker 3 in the bridge and a singlecoil P-90 in the neck.
It's a very stripped-down Les Paul. I think they're kind of overpriced for what you get.
It's NOT finished, no binding, no figured top, no finishing touches at all, it doesn't have any ornamentation like a truss rod cover,
no faced fret markers, no toggle cap or washer, distressed hardware, and plain un-numbered wood volume/tone knobs.
It's a very basic basic basic LP for almost $1000.
Personally I'd rather have a LP Studio at that price (if I was getting a LP), but some people really like the stripped down LP look.

There have been huge arguments on teh lespaulforum over this. In Australia, Studios start at $2600, my BFG was $1800, so a big diufference. To me a STudio is a bit of a plain JAne, shiny but boring, still needs to be cared for to preserve the finish.
On teh other hand , a BFG is rough as guts already, and doesn't beg for tender care, enabling silly stuff like this.
http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p133/lucylespian/KenBFGDeJa-Voo.jpg

It's a beater, if you like, a git for going out and letting other people play. You can belt the beer cans back at teh punters if needs be. BTW, great tone esp from teh P90 neck, also chambered so nice and resonant and LIGHT !!!

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