1 Topic by kestrou (edited by kestrou 2012-11-29 14:55:02)

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Topic: British Bona-Burst Stolen

There's a thread up on this at MLP.com - but know the crowd here is hyper-sensitive to spotting a Bonaburst for sale.

Keep your eyes peeled for "JOE B 097" - details here: http://www.mylespaul.com/forums/gibson- … urday.html

Dang - what is it lately that I keep hearing about guitars stolen? sad

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Re: British Bona-Burst Stolen

It's going around, and it's making me sick! I'll definitely keep an eye out.

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Re: British Bona-Burst Stolen

I detest thieves and liars. I sure hope the owner retrieves his property and the thieving pricks get the stomping they justly deserve. Ball peen hammers were made for just such an occasion!!

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Re: British Bona-Burst Stolen

Bogus!!! This a$$hole is using my pic!! http://www.hwaudio.co.uk/product/51820.aspx

I bought #008 barnd new through Wildwood and have the paperwork proving it!!!
http://farm2.staticflickr.com/1288/4667 … f77a_b.jpg

Beware!!!

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Re: British Bona-Burst Stolen

HWMusic.com just got a nice email from me. smile

According the the thread on MyLesPaul this is the Bonaburst in question thats been stolen:
http://postimage.org/image/dgsqjuu9z/

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Re: British Bona-Burst Stolen

Spider wrote:

Bogus!!! This a$$hole is using my pic!! http://www.hwaudio.co.uk/product/51820.aspx

I bought #008 barnd new through Wildwood and have the paperwork proving it!!!
http://farm2.staticflickr.com/1288/4667 … f77a_b.jpg

Beware!!!

What a lazy jerk...

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Re: British Bona-Burst Stolen

Spider wrote:

Bogus!!! This a$$hole is using my pic!! http://www.hwaudio.co.uk/product/51820.aspx

I bought #008 barnd new through Wildwood and have the paperwork proving it!!!
http://farm2.staticflickr.com/1288/4667 … f77a_b.jpg

Beware!!!

it is a bummer there are people this low

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Re: British Bona-Burst Stolen

Spider wrote:

Bogus!!! This a$$hole is using my pic!! http://www.hwaudio.co.uk/product/51820.aspx

I bought #008 barnd new through Wildwood and have the paperwork proving it!!!
http://farm2.staticflickr.com/1288/4667 … f77a_b.jpg

Beware!!!

Wow! That might be the one! There's no serial number and it's located across the pond. It also has a similar flame top, although not quite as nice as Spider's, which is probably why they used that picture.

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Re: British Bona-Burst Stolen

Spider wrote:

Bogus!!! This a$$hole is using my pic!! http://www.hwaudio.co.uk/product/51820.aspx

I bought #008 barnd new through Wildwood and have the paperwork proving it!!!
http://farm2.staticflickr.com/1288/4667 … f77a_b.jpg

Beware!!!

Spider,

Just to be clear - because I'm easily confused smile - an outfit that's trying to sell a Bonaburst ripped off your pic of SN 008, but that's unrelated to the reported theft of SN 097 - right?!

Making sure I'm not spreading a false story/rumour about a missing guitar - and harming you in the process.

kestrou

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Re: British Bona-Burst Stolen

I'm going to install trackers into all my guitars, amps, and pedals for now on. Or maybe a self detonating device if I can't find it.

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Re: British Bona-Burst Stolen

TubeSaturation wrote:

I'm going to install trackers into all my guitars, amps, and pedals for now on. Or maybe a self detonating device if I can't find it.

Actually, I work with radio communication systems that have an addressable code that will "kill" the radio if it is stolen.

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Re: British Bona-Burst Stolen

kestrou wrote:
Spider wrote:

Bogus!!! This a$$hole is using my pic!! http://www.hwaudio.co.uk/product/51820.aspx

I bought #008 barnd new through Wildwood and have the paperwork proving it!!!
http://farm2.staticflickr.com/1288/4667 … f77a_b.jpg

Beware!!!

Spider,

Just to be clear - because I'm easily confused smile - an outfit that's trying to sell a Bonaburst ripped off your pic of SN 008, but that's unrelated to the reported theft of SN 097 - right?!

Making sure I'm not spreading a false story/rumour about a missing guitar - and harming you in the process.

kestrou

Thats correct. Someone on the MLP forum thought the guitar in the HWAudio listing was the guitar that was stolen. When I saw that picture I realized they're using a picture of my guitar (#008) for what ever guitar they might have for sale.

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Re: British Bona-Burst Stolen

Spider wrote:

I detest thieves and liars. I sure hope the owner retrieves his property and the thieving pricks get the stomping they justly deserve. Ball peen hammers were made for just such an occasion!!

well said

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Re: British Bona-Burst Stolen

TubeSaturation wrote:

I'm going to install trackers into all my guitars, amps, and pedals for now on. Or maybe a self detonating device if I can't find it.

That is an awesome idea

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Re: British Bona-Burst Stolen

Not sure what to make of all this, especially the comment on the original post on the Les Paul forum: "PS apparently afterwards they were seen in Saville Row stealing silver suits and sunglasses". Is somebody having us on?

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Re: British Bona-Burst Stolen

This is really hard to believe....unreal actually...these folks doing this are total Scum...Hope they get caught soon.

And so castles made of sand melts into the sea, eventually.........
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Re: British Bona-Burst Stolen

Fake picture and the Savile Row suits comment... Am I the only one smelling a rat there?

18 Reply by kestrou (edited by kestrou 2012-11-30 09:16:56)

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Re: British Bona-Burst Stolen

You might be right... I just e-mailed Macari's with the link to the thread at MLP asking if there was really a theft...

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