Saturday, May 31, 2008

STOLEN The Fifths Trailer and ALL GEAR incl Custom Sonor Drum Kit

STOLEN The Fifths Trailer and ALL GEAR incl Custom Sonor Drum Kit

Location: Bensen, NC

Contact: JOHNSTON COUNTY SHERRIF'S OFFICE: (919) 989-5039

I work with a band called The Fifth out of Fayetteville, NC. We had all of our gear and trailer stolen on the 21st. Any help that you guys could provide would be greatly appreciated. Below is a list of the bulk of the items. The drum kit would be the easiest to spot, it’s a custom made Sonor kit. Our Sonor rep said it’s the only one like it in the USA.

FROM THE FIFTH:

Our band trailor and ALL of our equipment was stolen today (May 21) from a residence in Benson, NC.

This is a list of stolen items. We will add to this list as we get time. PLEASE HELP US GET THE WORD OUT! Thanks everybody!

TRAILeR: Gray/silver 6x8 trailor w/ a rounded diamond-plate front. One large ramp door in the back, one man-door on the right side. There is a large white Fifth sticker on the back which may have been removed by now. The small light on the driver's side of the trailor is broken and missing pieces - a dead giveaway.

DRUMS: Please keep an eye out for Marc's custom made mirror-chrome Sonor drum kit. There is not another like it in the USA so it should easily be identified. 26" KICK DRUM...another thing that makes it easy to spot. 26 kick ,12 tom,14 floor,16 floor, 14 snare.

Drums are in the following cases: 26 in black humes and berg (still has new tag on it), 12 in teal xl specialty, 14 floor in teal xl specialty, 16 floor in black hardcase and snare in black impact.
Large black xl specialty hardware case FULL of Sonor cymbal stands. 11 stands total.

Blue tote with cymbal tiers, Sonor hitech throne, Meilnl chrome cowbell.
Action packer with pedals, Sonor stick bag..
Sonor Giant Step double-bass drum pedal w/ case.

GUITAR RIG:
Peavey XXX head in a custom fit road case.
VHT Fatbottom 4x12 cab
Coffin Case 4x12 amp cover (black)
Small diamond-plate pedalboard/case containing the following: Boss TU-2 Chromatic Tuner, Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor, Dunlop Crybaby 95Q Wah pedal, Peavey 3-button footswitch.
Sennheiser guitar wireless unit.
Line 6 PODxt Live w/ padded Gator gig bag.
Blue road case (not rack case) containing the wireless unit, several guitar cables, Line 6 POD xt Live, power supply, etc.).

BASS RIG:
Ampeg SVT-4 Pro bass head in an anvil-style rack case with a Shure wireless unit.
Ampeg SVT-810HPC 8x10 bass cab
Spector 4-string bass - black holograph finish w/ a Bat-Man sticker on it. w/ case.
Ibanez Soundgear 5-string bass - dark gray finish. w/ case.

OTHER ITEMS:
Shure Beta 87A ULXS24 wireless mic unit in road case.

Large black tech box/work station. Approx 4 feet tall and 3 feet in diameter. Looks like a big upright flight case. Includes Peterson tuner, Korg tuner, Furman power conditioner w/ lights, and loads of tech gear.

Mic Stand - Ultimate brand (black)
Mic Stand - chrome w/ custom black steering wheel base
All of our merchandise, cd's, merch display, backdrops, etc.
Megaphone – blue
Large multi-piece wooden drum riser. Black w/ black carpet on top. Comes apart in sections, very heavy.
**More items to be added soon. This is a partial list of some of the larger items.

JOHNSTON COUNTY SHERRIF'S OFFICE: (919) 989-5039

Friday, May 30, 2008

STOLEN Peavey 5150 block letter guitar amplifier head REWARD $100

STOLEN Peavey 5150 block letter guitar amplifier head REWARD $100

Location: Madison, AL

Contact: Gerald Lanz, 256-503-4991 cel

Peavey 5150 block letter guitar amplifier head stolen from car at Bob Jones High School in Madison Alabama, May 7, 2008. Serial number 10301914. Description is rough shape, torn cloth and rusted corners. Filed police report and someone saw 3 individuals carrying black box to neighborhood behind Bob Jones High School in Madison, AL.Contact: Gerald Lanz, 256-503-4991 cel

Thursday, May 29, 2008

STOLEN BC Rich Warlock Bass Burgandy w/Heiroglyphics

STOLEN BC Rich Warlock Bass Burgandy w/Heiroglyphics

Location: Indianapolis, IN

Contact: silverwolf15@hotmail.com

I just found your site, but don't know if you'd be able to help me. I loaned my BC Rich Warlock bass to a friend for him to learn on, and it and the Coffin Case wound up getting stolen when his apartment was broken into. Problem is, this was about 3 years ago, in mid-2005. Here are some pics and description, if you think there's any hope of it being recovered.

Not sure of the year, but it's a 1980s model BC Rich Warlock 4-string bass (triangular headstock like the Bronze series). The original colour was lavender, which can still be seen in a couple spots at the edges of the fretboard and pickups. I've done over 11 hours of custom work on this bass, including re-painting the whole thing. The neck is black and the body is a deep metallic burgandy. All around the outside edge of the body and partway up the neck are heiroglyphics, passages from the Egyptian Book of the Dead. Behind the strings are the heiroglyphs for the Name of Ma'at, which are an ankh and a feather. On the back of the guitar is the Irish Gaelic phrase "Bona na Croin," which means "Neither Collar nor Crown." All of this detailing is done in gold. The Coffin case had a red lining and also had my strap in there, which was a fuzzy white leopard print. I don't think I had the references that I used when I was customising it, though I can't really remember. I don't have any documentation to prove it's mine, other than the pictures, as I bought it from a friend of an ex. I would dearly love to have this back, if it's at all possible.

~Kat Moran
Indianapolis, IN