Sometimes stealing gear off musicians is acceptable, but only when they can afford it and don’t need it. We’re thinking the time that two street urchins named Steve Jones and Paul Cook broke in to the Hammersmith Apollo and stole some of David Bowie’s band’s gear in the mid seventies, which they later used to form The Sex Pistols. However the rest of the time it’s a low down dirty act deserving of castration and public stoning – stealing as it were off some of the poorest members of society.
So Tone Deaf is putting out an all points bulletin because Black Rebel Motorcycle Club have had some gear stolen. In a post of their website the band announced:
“The band’s personal storage locker was broken into and Michael Been’s (Robert’s dad and our sound man) had his vintage equipment stolen. Items were 1954 Fender Esquire (Yellow with Black Pick Guard), 1968 Ampeg Scrolltop Fretless Bass, 1964 Black Fender Precision Bass and a 1968 Gretsch Country Gentleman Single Cutaway. Please repost this and help spread the word – these items were extremely personal and the band, Michael, crew and management are devastated over this brazen act. Thank you. “
In the unlikely event you see these down at the local Cash Converters, please get in touch.
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