can you help?
The guitars below have been marked as lost or stolen by our members.
Gibson Les Paul Deluxe 1969 Goldtop, Goldtop
Serial number: None entered
Gibson Les Paul Deluxe 1969 Goldtop with mini-humbuckers. Stolen from our rehearsal space the Sound Mill recording studio in Bloomington, IN in the Summer of 1994. I know it's a long shot but hoping to track it down to buy it back.
I loved this Les Paul, now it's been 25 years, and it's the longest of long shots, but I'd like to track it down and buy it back. I don't have the serial number but I'm trying to get it now.
I bought it from Manny's Music in 1990. While I was on tour with The Lemonheads in the summer of 1994, I stupidly left some of my gear stored in my band Antenna's leased rehearsal space at a now-defunct Bloomington, Indiana, recording studio called The Sound Mill. The story at the time was that a studio employee named Jacques made off with a bunch of studio gear, including this guitar, and crossed the border to his native Quebec and, presumably, sold all of the gear. By the time I got back from tour, the theft had occurred several weeks prior. There aren't many of these guitars, so my wife's theory is that maybe there's a way to narrow down the sales of this model that occurred within that time period. Difficult detective work, to be sure. But who knows?
There were some minor cracks in the finish and some typical wear and tear on the body of the instrument. It had a sparkly gold star sticker on the pick guard and a Mercury Rev sticker on the body of the guitar behind the bridge at the time it was stolen (although probably removed by whoever stole the guitar). You can message me on Facebook or reply here if you have any ideas about how to track it down. I'm sure it's been sold a time or two since then, but I'll buy it again. Thanks, John Strohm
Here's a video with close ups of the guitar at 5:19, 5:46, 6:23, 6:35, 8:17, 8:45, and 10:25.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uQ3x-LBZi8
Fender Jazz, Fender Jazz Bass 1972 Blonde EMG pickups
Serial number: 367353
House break. April 29,2014 Pittsfield MA. Please call lead detective officer Bertelli with info. 413-448-9705 menu #1, then #5.
$1,500.00 reward
Ibanez JEM, Greenie
Serial number: None entered
I know this is a extreme long shot, this guitar was stolen from me on November 10, 1995 and there were no forums or place besides the police department to report this until now. It was stolen from Toad's Place in New Haven, CT while my Band Trial Mile was opening for Kansas. Out of any guitar that I had that night this one is not replaceable due to its rarity and unique swirl.
JET (Jeffery Earle Terwilliger) Earlwood, JET Earlwood 198
Serial number: 198
Purchased through ebay.
Delivered by UPS but missing from the package.
Fender Stratocaster, Strat '79
Serial number: S948080
Stolen from my home 09/12/2018. Thieves left behind the original hard shell flight case.
Fender Telecaster - American Standard,
Serial number: Z8152424
Stolen from Studio Westgate Chamber, Rotherham
Ovation Patriot, Ovation
Serial number: O78925
My apartment was broken into and my guitar was stolen. Police report was made. Finger prints were found.
Gibson ES-125TD,
Serial number: None entered
Burglary of The Krayolas storage unit on June 8, 2018 at Life Storage, 7340 Blanco Road, San Antonio, TX 78216. SAPD Case No. 18120290. Crime Stoppers offering up to $5,000 REWARD. Private reard also being offered. I've owned guitar since 1971.
