Dinosaur Jr.'s Gear Stolen In NYC

Bummer. This happened to the Derek Trucks Band not too long ago. If anyone knows anything please contact the authorities.

http://jmascis.com/content/view/47/2/

After a blistering set last night in Brooklyn, NY the band awoke this morning to find that their trailer had been broken into and all of the gear has been taken.

J's Amma guitar, the mountain man guitar, Lou's Rickenbacker... EVERYTHING IS GONE. They are still taking inventory to see what else is gone but they were pretty much wiped out.

WE NEED YOUR HELP!!! Spread the word to everyone you know, every music store, pawn shop, club... anywhere you can think they may show up.

If you have ANY information let us know - management@jmascis.com. This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it
Thank you.

The band is driving to Amherst to see if they can get enough gear together to play the scheduled show @ Toads in New Haven, CT but it may have to be cancelled.

edit: I just added this to digg to help bring awareness - please digg it so we can get the news out there!!!! - Link. Thanks for your help!

listed below is a list of gear that was stolen out of the Dinosaur Jr trailer last night (Tuesday 8.29.06) outside of their hotel in Long Island City, NY. We would appreciate spreading the word and passing this list around in hopes of recovering their gear. Please notify and alert your local guitar shops, pawn shops, music and web stores etc. to keep an eye out for this gear. Feel free to send this list to any and all band, tour and production managers, guitar freaks, touring personnel, venues, musicians and or thieves that you think could help us.

If anyone has any information about this gear, please call Brian Schwartz at the number below or on his cell at 303.956.9671 or Bart Dahl at 212.777.0922 or on his cell at 720.331.1836. Thanks and Best, Brian

Guitars:

• 1959 Fender Jazzmaster SN# 38927

Decal coming off. cracked headstock at top near low E peg. color black with purple/bluish sparkle coming through. adonized pick guard gold metal. tuneomatic bridge gold, tuning pegs gold.

• 1961-3 Fender Jazzmaster SN# 62012

Purple sparkle, black pickup covers. headstock repaired, a whole new piece of wood was glued on for the top part of the headstock under the tuners and up a 1/2” , along the whole top of the headstock. gold tuneomatic bridge, gold tuners

• 1964-5 Fender Jazzmaster SN# L21581

Orange, white pearl pickguard, stickers we're all over it, original tuners.

• Fender Purple Jazzmaster new SN# R074329

Purple sparkle with matching headstock gold adonized guard tuneomatic bridge.

• Rory Gallagher Stratocaster new SN# R25507

has a big gold grover tuning peg on low E

• Rickenbacker 197? Fireglo Bass SN# 4001

Checker-board binding.

• B.C. Rich Warlock Bass SN# 4242413


• Custom pedal board with custom audio electronics RS-10 foot controller, Teese RNC2 wah pedal, boss stage tuner, mute box, and cables

Cymbals:

• [1] Paiste 20" 2002 medium


• [1] Paiste 20" giant beat


• [1] Paiste 20" 2002 crash


• [2] Paiste 19" 2002 crash


• [2] Paiste 15" 2002 sound edge top hi-hats


• [1] 15" 2002 sound edge bottom hi-hats

•One Black backpack with Sony headphones, tools, etc.

Brian L. Schwartz
Bleemusic, Inc.
4780 Sterling Dr.
Boulder, CO. 80301
303.998.0001 Tel
303.998.0015 Fax
www.bleemusic.com

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