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General Discussion - Stolen Gear Alert Georgia/Alabama

From:	keithsmith55	3/24/2006 11:57 pm
To:	ALL	(1 of 24)

4724.1

Hi Guys..I have been robbed..Someone broke in my home today in broad daylight and stole a ton of gear along with some personal items too many to list..Here is some of the gear that was stolen..
Keep in mind I am brain dead right now.I am totally out of it.They left some nice les pauls and my main strat along with many more amps and for that I am thankful...
I will post a link to some pictures when I get my #### together along with some serial numbers as I get to my paper work..
I am in Columbus georgia...Please alert all your friends and music store owners in this area Atlanta,macon,Bham,Etc...
Insurance??? None..The gear was here temporaly usually stored in my wearhouse..
Thanks.Feel free to pass this around the other forums...Keith

see below for updated list - mike

I am devastated

Edited 3/27/2006 1:03 pm ET by AnalogMike

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From:	geoffopm	3/25/2006 4:32 am
To:	keithsmith55	(2 of 24)

4724.2 in reply to 4724.1

i am so sorry. this is the kind of thing that really makes me hate people.

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From:	KGMESSIER	3/25/2006 9:26 am
To:	keithsmith55	(3 of 24)

4724.3 in reply to 4724.1

Oh my god, Keith! This is so horrible, I can hardly express my sadness for you. If there is any justice or karma in this world you will get your equipment back and the b*stard(s) who took it will pay dearly. This must've been done by someone who knows you or has been to one of your shows. I'm assuming you've filed a police report. I live in Massachusetts so there's not much for me to be on the lookout for here. My heart goes out to you. This is an unconscionable act. With any hope someone will recognize the equipment when it's out in the open.

Please keep us updated. I'll be thinking about you, bro.

- Keith (the other one)

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From:	AnalogMike	3/25/2006 3:36 pm
To:	keithsmith55	(4 of 24)

4724.4 in reply to 4724.1

someone knew you had a lot of gear... I will post on all my favorite forums and hope someone can help, good luck and relax.

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From:	PaulTew	3/27/2006 8:25 am
To:	keithsmith55	(5 of 24)

4724.5 in reply to 4724.1

Sorry to hear that Keith. As Mike said, it does sound as if somebody knew you had a lot of gear. I hope you get it back.

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From:	EWTENT	3/27/2006 10:40 am
To:	keithsmith55	(6 of 24)

4724.6 in reply to 4724.1

Hi Keith:

I'm sorry to hear about your gear. I have a friend in Marietta, GA that has a pawn shop, I will print the list of your gear & tell him to be on the lookout for it.

Again sorry for your loss.

Glenn

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From:	keithsmith55	3/27/2006 12:47 pm
To:	AnalogMike	(7 of 24)

4724.7 in reply to 4724.6

Updated list with more info.Will post bassman serial number later..Keith
This is what I had stolen
1)1969 Marshall JMP Model 1987.Small box head.Serial number starts with the letter A
2)1988 Marshall Model 1987S Amp head.
Serial Number W22202
3)Marshall Lead 12 amp Head.Black with no tolex serial number n/a 4)Marshall 1960A jcm 900 4x12 speaker cab. serial number n/a 5)Laney V30 2x10 combo amp.serial number n/a all JJ/Tesla Tubes 6)1966 Fender Bassman head.Blackface.New Tubes.Date code is *OK* on tube chart serial number to come
7)Marshall Black head Tote Bag.FUll of Fender and Gibson,Vintage and current parts.Bridges pickups,knobs,wiring harness for 1957 Gibson,etcPickguards...
Guitars Stolen and still Missing
1)Fender Jazz bass. Geddy Lee Limited Edition.Black with Maple neck and block inlays Serial Number B008676. Dead Mint condition Fender molded usa case.
2)1975 fender Tele Custom.Natural Finish.Black guard.Original neck humbucker.Body has been buggered up under the guard and bridge position pickup cavity routed for humbucker under original bridge. 3 bolt Mexican Tele Custom neck just installed by me last week.No S# n/a 4)Fender*Keith Richards* Tele.Neck pickup replaced with Gibson p90.Black pickguard..Neck pickup is a Lindy Fralin that is not working.Guitar is not wired to play..S# n/a Body finish is high gloss natural.Guitar has some weight to it.
5) 1980*s Fender 1954 RI Hardtail Strat. Maple neck.Two color aged sunburst finish. Pickups are Custom shop 54*s Bridge pickup is wired to tone control.
Guitar is a feather weight.Around 7lbs.
S# n/a
6)Gibson ES 336 Custom Shop.Dead mint condition.With original gibson black custom shop case. S# n/a
7)1966 Fender V11 12 string electric.
This guitar has 3 custom shop strat pickups and 3 seperate volume controls.
Finish is a 3 color sunburst. S# na/
8) White Fender Custom Strat.Allparts Body.Left handed bullet truss rod maple all parts neck.Pickguard is white pearl with 3 single coils.Guitar has a Pin up Girl Decal behind the bridge.No name on headstock.This guitar is White like a golf ball not yellowed in any way.Mint unplayed condition BUT agin needs to be wired to input jack..Pickguard still needs to be shaved down to fit properly.
9)Red translucent alder body Indiana Strat.Rosewood neck.Tortoise shell pickguard.2 mexican strat pickups and a black seymour duncan little 59 in the bridge position.This Pickguard need to be shaved and fitted as well.Pickups are not wired to input jack.Guitar is in unplayed condition except for the pickguard..
10) Fender Esquire Replica.Made by Nate at Melody Customs.This is a relic model.Very fat Maple
��Nocaster style neck. Very worn looking.The Body is very worn as well.natural finish.Bridge saddles are Brass..S# n/a
11) Fender 50*s Telecaster Replica Built by Nate at melody Customs.This too is a relic style guitar.Blonde worn finish.B size maple neck aged..Bridge pieces are severly rusted from the relic process.S# n/a
12) 1960*s EKO Rio Bravo 12 string Acoustic. Book matched mahogany back.Mahogany sides and 2 piece spruce top.One non original tuner without back on original Vox type strip tuners.Pickguard has been removed but some glue residue still remains. Elixir strings.Excellent condition.Made in Italy..

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From:	Kess (J1Kessler)	3/27/2006 6:11 pm
To:	keithsmith55	(8 of 24)

4724.8 in reply to 4724.7

My Lord, you had a whole guitar store in your house.

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From:	keithsmith55	4/13/2006 9:59 pm
To:	ALL	(9 of 24)

4724.9 in reply to 4724.8

Ok Help me keep this post current...Some of my gear showed up in Durham N.C. One of my analogman pedals is in my possesion thru ebay from Durham..Several other items were sold..Here is a current updated list and a link to updated pictures..Thanks to Mike and all of you for your support..Keith Bandofthieves�

��Hi Guys.My name is Keith Smith.I manage AJ Music in Columbus Ga. . If you haven't seen it on Geoffrey Teese's site yet, my Home got robbed March 24th and I lost a good bit of gear.It will be hard to unload locally so I am asking you to please keep an eye peeled..These are my Tools and Living.. You can contact me at 706-571-0402 or Home 706-561-5262.. I am the fella that helps folks out but now I am asking for help...Thanks you so much..Please let me know you recieved this email. Thanks,Keith
Here is a LInk to pictures. More will be added as I get them. http://www.picturetrail.com/gid9529129
��This is what I had stolen...
1- 1969 Marshall JMP Model 1987.Small box head.Serial number starts with the letter A
2- 1988 Marshall Model 1987S Amp head.
Serial Number W22202
3- Marshall Lead 12 amp Head.Black with no tolex serial number n/a 4- Marshall 1960A jcm 900 4x12 speaker cab. serial number n/a ��5- Laney V30 2x10 combo amp.serial number n/a all JJ/Tesla Tubes 6- 1966 Fender Bassman head.Blackface.New Tubes.Date code is *OK* on tube chart serial number 2863*may just be a parcial S#* 7-Marshall Black head Tote Bag.FUll of Fender and Gibson,Vintage and current parts.Bridges pickups,knobs,wiring harness for 1957 Gibson,etcPickguards...
Guitars Stolen and still Missing
1-Fender Jazz bass. Geddy Lee Limited Edition.Black with Maple neck and block inlays Serial Number B008676. Dead Mint condition Fender molded usa case.
2-1975 fender Tele Custom.Natural Finish.Black guard.Original neck humbucker.Body has been buggered up under the guard and bridge position pickup cavity routed for humbucker under original bridge. 3 bolt Mexican Tele Custom neck just installed by me last week.No S# n/a 3-Fender*Keith Richards* Tele.Neck pickup replaced with Gibson p90.Black pickguard..Neck pickup is a Lindy Fralin that is not working.Guitar is not wired to play..S# n/a Body finish is high gloss natural.Guitar has some weight to it.
4- 1980*s Fender 1954 RI Hardtail Strat. Maple neck.Two color aged sunburst finish. Pickups are Custom shop 54*s Bridge pickup is wired to tone control.
Guitar is a feather weight.Around 7lbs.
S# n/a
5-Gibson CS 336 Custom Shop.Dead mint condition.With original gibson black custom shop case. S# n/a
6-1966 Fender V11 12 string electric.
This guitar has 3 custom shop strat pickups and 3 seperate volume controls.
Finish is a 3 color sunburst. S# L42045
7- White Fender Custom Strat.Allparts Body.Left handed bullet truss rod maple all parts neck.Pickguard is white pearl with 3 single coils.Guitar has a Pin up Girl Decal behind the bridge.No name on headstock.This guitar is White like a golf ball not yellowed in any way.Mint unplayed condition BUT again needs to be wired to input jack..Pickguard still needs to be shaved down to fit properly.
8-Red translucent alder body Indiana Strat.Rosewood neck.Tortoise shell pickguard.2 mexican strat pickups and a black seymour duncan little 59 in the bridge position.This Pickguard need to be shaved and fitted as well.Pickups are not wired to input jack.Guitar is in unplayed condition except for the pickguard..
9- Fender Esquire Replica.Made by Nate at Melody Customs.This is a relic model.Very fat Maple
��Nocaster style neck. Very worn looking.The Body is very worn as well.natural finish.Bridge saddles are Brass..S# n/a 10- Fender 50*s Telecaster Replica Built by Nate at melody Customs.This too is a relic style guitar.Blonde worn finish.B size maple neck aged..Bridge pieces are severly rusted from the relic process.S# n/a 11- 1960*s EKO Rio Bravo 12 string Acoustic. Book matched mahogany back.Mahogany sides and 2 piece spruce top.One non original tuner without back on original Vox type strip tuners.Pickguard has been removed but some glue residue
still remains. Elixir strings.Excellent condition.Made in Italy.. Effects pedals
1- Boss CE2 chorus Blue Japan
2-Boss sd1 yellow japan analogman written in red on case. 3-Boss oc2 octaver/octave.Brown.Japan.
4-Boss bf2 flanger.purple.Japan?
5-Ibanez tube screamer.Green.Analogman in red. 6- RMC Teese FK1 compressor.Blue.White lettering.Geoffrey Teese signature and #32 ink penciled.
��
Misc..
2x gibson abr bridges
6x Gibson stop tail pieces
2x gibson les paul pickguards
3x complete sets of Gibson Klusion Tuners 1x Gibson kluson reissue tuners
2x Gibson New Nickle Pickup covers
4x New Gibson gold speed knobs
4x New Gibson Gold Bonnet knobs
1x Complete Gibson Wiring harness with Pickups for 1957 ES 350T Guitar 2x Gibson new aged toggle switch knobs
3x 1960 vintage original strat pickups
1x Fender Custom Shop 60*s pickup set
!x Fender Tele American pickup kit
1x Tele Noisless pickup kit.
2x gibson pickup selector cover/ring
6x Vintage Tele Bridges bot patent and PAF 6x Tele pickguards 3x Vintage strat tremolos complete bridges 12x assorted Fender american strat pickups 1x hand wired Duncan prototype tele quarter pounder assembled by Cesar Diaz.Pre production pickup
Personal items
60 plus CDs,dvd,and playstation style games 1- antique White Gold Diamond ring size 8 2- yellow gold Diamond cluster ring size 8 3- yellow Panda Ring size 8 4- gold medallion Aquaris necklace 16 inch chain. ��5-Silver heart earrings
6-3x sterling silver chains
7- 4 wooden miniture boxes from jewlery box. 8- Black biker? wallet with chain and Iron Black cross.Student id
inside and pictures..
9- Ryobi cordless drill.
10- Sony DCF? digital camera..Broken viewer 11- Vivitar digital camera

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From:	timrock2	4/15/2006 2:30 am
To:	keithsmith55	(10 of 24)

4724.10 in reply to 4724.9

Man, I live in So. Cal and just wish there was something I could do to help you out. Everyone keep your eyes open for Keith's gear. That sucks bro . . . . hang in there & stay positive. Maybe we can catch the scumbag(s) who perpetrated this injustice.

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From:	Fixxer6671	4/15/2006 12:49 pm
To:	keithsmith55	(11 of 24)

4724.11 in reply to 4724.9

I read this post on several forums, and everytime I read it I get a pit in my stomach for you. I hope and pray you get your stuff back.

Not to pry into all the details, but out of this entire experience, does your home insurance, or any other insurance cover this?

After reading this, I am considering getting gear insurance... If it exists...

Anyone have any providers that they can recommend?

In this tragedy, I think there should be a KEY lesson learned for everyone. Whether its one or 100 guitars or 1 or 100 effects, its still a lost. And for those of us emotionally attached to their stuff I know you can never replace an original, but at least there is some solice in knowing you can replace it with a like item, without taking it in the shorts.

Does anyone know?

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From:	keithsmith55	4/15/2006 5:40 pm
To:	Fixxer6671 unread	(12 of 24)

4724.12 in reply to 4724.11

Hi,Thanks for all the support.I have no way of getting any money for these things that were stolen..All I can say is Make damn sure you have pictures and serial numbers or secret labels on all your gear.Then give a copy to your parents,x-girfriends,self, etc..so you will always have it..I am hoping to at least get the 5 pedals and 2 guitars the douchebag sold on ebay after I told him he was selling stolen items..I bid 500 on an sd-1 just to be sure I won the auction.when the pedal arived it had analogmike's and my name written inside..Cross your fingers..Keith
PS... Satch.EJ. if you are reading this call me..

Edited 4/15/2006 5:42 pm ET by keithsmith55

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From:	AnalogMike	4/16/2006 6:53 pm
To:	keithsmith55	(13 of 24)

4724.13 in reply to 4724.12

Hey Keith,

I put a link to this thread on my home page so more people will see it.

I don't know if you can post info due to police confidentiality, but if you can, please post info on the guy who sold the stuff to the pawn shop who ebayed it,. and the pawn shop too. How the hell can they sell stolen goods? In this state they will lose their license if you show they sold stolen goods...

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From:	reticon	4/16/2006 9:35 pm
To:	AnalogMike	(14 of 24)

4724.14 in reply to 4724.13

Yea, same here... pawn shops are scared of buying stolen goods for that reason. I wonder if the pawn shop was somehow in on it? A friend of a friend kind of thing.

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From:	keithsmith55	4/17/2006 8:01 am
To:	reticon	(15 of 24)

4724.15 in reply to 4724.14

You hit the nail on the head..The pawn shop owner is a friend of the guy that "sold" the gear to him..
I really can't say any more.I will when I can..
I hope the first part of this week will bring more news...Thanks for your support and thank you Mike for the Link...Keith

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From:	keithsmith55	4/27/2006 10:03 pm
To:	keithsmith55 unread	(16 of 24)

4724.16 in reply to 4724.15

The Guy that sold my stolen pedals and my Gibson CS-336 and one of my Tele's name is James Blevin.He is from the Raleigh Durham NC. area.He was born 10/79..I assume he has connections in Columbus ga./Phenix City ala. area..
The guy he sold the gear to has a pawn shop in Durham.His name is Chuck Wagoner.His ebay name is Carolinapawntrader...He also has 7 or 8 other Pawn Shops in the area.
I notified Chuck about the stolen goods before the auctions for the pedals ended.( Item #'s 7404577521,7404579728,7404586389,7404581360,7404584833)I sent pictures,and discriptions.His reply was contact Durham PD...I went ahead and bought one of the pedals off ebay(Item # 7404583102).When the pedal arrived UPS and I opened the box and removed the Boss SD-1.Analogman was almost wiped off the unit,but myname and a personal message from Mike Piera was still written inside the pedal. At this point I called Chuck and told him.I begged him to please tell the police and to please not ship the other pedals or the Gibson guitar auction(7404879551) that was going to be ending..Well he showed no remorse or concern(I am 500+ miles away).
Guess what?? When the police finally got there all the items were gone.(Pawnshops and NC.laws really suck).
I spoke to two of the fellas that bought my pedals and they were cool about it and made an id for me..The guy that bought the guitar gave no reply.The same goes for my Ts-9 and BF-2 and OC-2..
AS of today James Blevin has not been arrested or questioned..And the onlygear I have recovered is the Boss sd-1 I purchased..Carolinapawntrader didn't even make an offer to refund my money.He made no offer to me to have the stolen items returned to him and refund his buyers..
If you live in North Carolina you need to write your State DA and Congressman and have them change the laws for pawnshops.If this would have happened n georgia I would have got all those items back no problem..Keith

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From:	sonictone	4/27/2006 11:05 pm
To:	keithsmith55	(17 of 24)

4724.17 in reply to 4724.16

Its amazing how apathetic and uncompassionate people can be.
Id at least sell it back to you for double the price, lol.
When Sonic Youth lost their gear they put up posters that said
"we'd rather buy it back from you than lose it forever" and i think
they only ever got 3 guitars after 7 years.
I hope you have better luck. Seriously.

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From:	oldtone	4/28/2006 2:18 pm
To:	keithsmith55 unread	(18 of 24)

4724.18 in reply to 4724.16

Hi,

I don't understand. Isn't selling stolen property a felony in the United States? I'm sure being in possession of stolen property brings a penalty as well. How can people buy and sell stolen goods? Maybe the ones you should notify is ebay? I have no clue. If you can't arrest a felon then the only way to get into prison these days is to copy a DVD...

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From:	reticon	4/28/2006 2:52 pm
To:	oldtone	(19 of 24)

4724.19 in reply to 4724.18

Your very correct there. Local North Carolina police waste their time giving poor 16 year olds speed tickets for going 45mph in a 35mph zone. I'd rather they try protecting our homes.

Other law enforcement agencies waste their time trying to stop software piracy in the form of mp3 and movie files. The only people they catch and hurt are middle class moms and dads whos 13 year old girl just downloaded the latest Eminem song from KaZaa. Its sad, its a waste of our tax money, and its 110% futile in every way.

Edited 4/28/2006 3:18 pm ET by reticon

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From:	sonictone	4/28/2006 5:57 pm
To:	reticon	(20 of 24)

4724.20 in reply to 4724.19

Dont be foolish Reticon. Dont you understand? The movie and
music industry had millions to lobby for the Digital Millenium Copyright Act.
Did you lobby to have your rights protected?
If so, then you didnt spend enough - which means you didnt care
that much to begin with, so you cant complain.

(Obviously that was sarcasm, lol)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Millennium_Copyright_Act
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_rights_management

"An oft-cited example of DRM overreach is Adobe Systems' release in 2000 of a public domain work, Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland, with DRM controls asserting that "this book cannot be read aloud" and so disabling use of the text-to-speech feature normally available in Adobe's eBook Reader."

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