[Zepp88]

Repost from myspace and metalguitarist.org:

Anyone in the Richmond and surrounding area (who knows where it might end up)

A forward from my bassist:

Last night I had my gear in the truck and had to move it around back alley to keep it from being towed (street sweeping). Since this is a relatively safe neighborhood, I thought it would be fine. However, I have proven otherwise... some assholes broke into our truck and stole almost my entire bass rig for Withersoul, plus other things...

This is what was stolen....

Two Hartke 4x10 XL series bass cabinets

two SKB cases containing:

Gallen Kruegar 1001 RB bass head

Power Conditioner (with lights on it, red)

Sunn PS series pre amp...

3 monster speaker cables..

If you guys can keep an eye out for this..I will give a reward for finding it. I want to find the motherfuckers that did this bad... Karma is a bitch assholes..you'll get yours eventually.. I've worked too long and too hard for some fucking crackhead try to pawn off my shit...

-Bill

[eleven59]

That sucks Hope he finds it!

[Zepp88]

He's reported it to local pawn shops and the local police, so hopefully they catch it when the crack heads decide to sell it.

[ohio_eric]

I hope it turns up and I stickied it.

Good luck

[Zepp88]

Thanks for making it all sticky Eric.

[sworth9411]

^Thats what she said.....but anyways sucks I know how it feels (twice this year for me) File a claim with your auto insurance they may be able to work something out for you...

[maat]

GOD DAMN. I hate these gear pilching turdwinds.
A bit of advice given to me:
Always do what you can to write your name on your gear or modify it in a personal way that doesn't compromise it's resale value. I've heard stories of people writing their names and putting it in the cavities of their instruments/amps/cabs etc. Whenever I buy used gear, it's the first thing I check for.

Respectfully with much sympathy and empathy,
maat

[jymellis]

have you checked the venue owners?

[ambrosius]

Was stolen out of the SUV behind our bassists home.

[Tomii Sonic]

Dude also try posting a few WTB adds in the local publications- you never know- thieves can be really stupid MF's
I got robbed of EVRYTHING.. a year ago New Year's Eve -A UV77 a K7 and an Akai MPC 2000 just to name a few items- Renter's insurance is a must =)
although I realize that it wouldn't have mattered in your' Bassists situation- but it is good to mention

[ambrosius]

WTB ads aren't a bad idea... Good call.

[poopyalligator]

Dang that sucks man. I have had a couple of my guitars stolen at gigs before. What i do is a write down the serial numbers of every piece of equipment that is somewhat valuable down on a piece of paper. Always check on ebay, craigslist, and local shops as well for them. Luckily the douchebag that stole my guitars put them on craigslist and then when me and a few bandmates went to go get them back, he was more than willing to apologize for his actions and run back to his car very quickfully and frightfully. I dont think he will ever steal gear again.

[HighGain510]

Just saw this, sucks for your bassist man. I hope he gets back all his gear, having your stuff stolen is such a bummer. There was another guy on TGP who had the same thing happen to him and much like this the story was similar... thought he lived in a decent enough neighborhood, got back from a gig and left all his gear in the TRUNK. Thief broke in and stole everything. Moral of the story, even if you're tired after a gig, bring ALL YOUR STUFF INSIDE YOUR HOUSE! I get paranoid about that kind of stuff so I never leave anything inside my car and I advise anyone else to do the same. Hope he is able to track down all his stuff, I'll keep an eye out up here too. Make sure he calls up Atomic Music too, lots of people in VA know about that place and they might try to move the gear in MD thinking it's far enough away for him not to look there.

[Mattmc74]

That sucks! I hope that his stuff is found and the guys who did it go to jail and get violated in the ass by Bubba!

[alecisonfire]

Thats terrible dude. sucks that people work their asses off for their gear only to have some lowlife jack it. ill keep my eyes open on ebay and the like

[Munky7Head]

I live in the Richmond area. I will keep an eye out for you.

[Chritar]

damn, i dont know what i would do, i would be so pissed, more so because im broke and wouldnt be able to replace anything :/ hopefully the gear turns up and the thieves get fucked up

[FoxZero]

That's a total bummer, and I know what it's like to get fucked over.
I guess you just can't leave anything in your car for long periods of time

My dad talked my out of getting an F-150 with a cap in favor of a van because he claimed "they are easier to break into". Of course he would know better but bottom line those fuck ups will break into anything. Don't leave shit in your car.

I live in a very, very nice area, but recently there has been several home invasions nearby and one man was tied up and shot in the head. I want a pistol on my nightstand.
Bad people have no boundaries.

[CrashRG]

i dont know how it is around where you all live, but around here, serial numbers and proofs of purchase don't mean shit to the cops. an x-bandmate of mine had a 16 channel peavey mixer stolen from their practice room (strangely enough, they didnt touch any of the more expensive gear in the room) anyway, my friend still had all the proofs of purchase, owners manual that also had the serial number on it and found the mixer dumped at a local pawn shop and the shops owner refused to give it back and called the cops on my buddy for being "belliegerent and disruptive" cops show up, mixer is taken as "evidence" and it took 3 years for my buddy to get it back from the local police dept. evidence room. he actually had to buy it back from the local PD auction of unclaimed property. total fucking bullshit. I hope to all higher powers that be, that you have better luck getting your shit back.

[FoxZero]

Originally Posted by CrashRG

i dont know how it is around where you all live, but around here, serial numbers and proofs of purchase don't mean shit to the cops. an x-bandmate of mine had a 16 channel peavey mixer stolen from their practice room (strangely enough, they didnt touch any of the more expensive gear in the room) anyway, my friend still had all the proofs of purchase, owners manual that also had the serial number on it and found the mixer dumped at a local pawn shop and the shops owner refused to give it back and called the cops on my buddy for being "belliegerent and disruptive" cops show up, mixer is taken as "evidence" and it took 3 years for my buddy to get it back from the local police dept. evidence room. he actually had to buy it back from the local PD auction of unclaimed property. total fucking bullshit. I hope to all higher powers that be, that you have better luck getting your shit back.

WTF? Are cops only good for shooting and beating people? Seriously I get ripped off on Ebay for close to $2000 and I had all the guy's info and the cops are like "It would be too expensive to try him in court for that kind of money." $2000 is enough to get vindictive about. Luckily a threatening phone call was enough to get the guy to stop being a bitch.

I guess justice has a price tag, or some blood needs to be split for it to work. I wouldn't count on the cops helping you out.

[s7eve]

Originally Posted by FoxZero

WTF? Are cops only good for shooting and beating people?

General stereotyping of police this way is out of line, obviously there are good cops and the ones that do the things you mentioned are a minority. I have met some bad cops and I've met good ones, I am glad we have the good ones.

[FoxZero]

Originally Posted by s7eve

General stereotyping of police this way is out of line, obviously there are good cops and the ones that do the things you mentioned are a minority. I have met some bad cops and I've met good ones, I am glad we have the good ones.

Sorry man if I sounded like an idiot. My family has had a lot of trouble from our community. And yes the Police did help us out when one of our neighbors started harassing us, and one of my uncles is a state trooper.

I just have a problem with them only coming through in extreme cases, like when violence got involved in my case. Maybe I just keep getting the bad ones, like I said I live in a nice community, maybe the cops here have gotten soft, this isn't Philly

[Variant]

Originally Posted by s7eve

General stereotyping of police this way is out of line, obviously there are good cops and the ones that do the things you mentioned are a minority. I have met some bad cops and I've met good ones, I am glad we have the good ones.

Unfortunately cops aren't regulated to be good like other employees in so many other vocations, its really left up to the individual. I nearly shit myself when the cop came by to report our break-in at our house back in Phoenix. He took down a thorough report, reported all the details, took multiple prints, etc.

Surprised the shit out of me because when my Firebird was broken into and the stereo was jacked, the cop that came by wrote it down and said 'is was on report' (< WTF does that mean?) and when my Viper was vandalized the took the fucking report over the phone. Didn't bother to even send a guy, let alone pull prints off the indicator stalk that was broken off. Nothing.

There's just way too much of a discrepancy of how good and how bad cops are allowed to be at their own discretion as opposed to adhering to procedure.

[FoxZero]

lol, been a while since I looked at this. I feel for ya Variant. There are good cops and bad cops. Which there are more of I don't know. It might be bad protocols that screw things up, lack of funding, and I do believe many cops have their own priorities and sense of justice. I don't think regulating a police department is an easy task, so bad and lazy cops are going to get by.

It just seems like theft is so easy when you can just put hot stuff on Ebay and the like, and it is so much work to track to good all over the country no wonder the cops are slackin about it, but it shouldn't be that easy.

[sami]

AUSTIN TX, my bassist's house was robbed yesterday while him and his chick was at work.

I need to get more details, but here's two of the three biggest things that was stolen:

Yamaha Pacifica 6 string, green body with black pickguard
Xbox 360 Elite (black) with Resident Evil 5 and a couple other games.