stolen guitars robin bibi

bandmaster188

just posting this up on behalf of robin bibi, a local and very hard working musician who has had his stuff nicked. copied from his facebook page. keep em peeled folks!

Disaster . My gigging guitar and spare guitar were stolen last night from my van parked on my driveway . If anyone is on eBay please look out for a white fender... Stratocaster made in Japan, rosewood neck with a little black mark ee just below the bridge near the jack socket. The ee are the last 2 letters of Albert Lees signature that didn't get rubbed out. I bought the guitar in 1984 with a series 1 fender locking tremolo system which I've changed for a classic tremolo system but the screw holes can still be seen by the bridge where it was changed and on the head where the locking nut was removed . The spare guitar has EMPE written on the headstock it's SEA FOAM GREEN with a maple neck. Both were in gig bags with accessories spare strings, snark tuner, Number 1 stretch strap and string winder . Thank you .

bazxkr

Sorry to hear about that... what locality was the theft ?

Cheers

Baz

bandmaster188

kingston area

Kebabkid

I know of Robin too as he does jam nights at my local, The Windsor Castle in Carshalton, Surrey.

I'll keep 'em peeled and put the word out to the Surrey musicians I know.

What gits!

bazxkr

ok... will keep my ears and eyes open...I'm east of London but close enough for something to materialise locally you never know

Sounds like it is individual enough to be spottable

Cheers

Baz

xwolf5150

This sucks but who the hell leaves their gear in the van over night ?
That's asking for trouble in this world !!

Fusionista

So easy to do when you get in at 2-3am and don't want to tramp about opening/closing doors and waking the neighbours...but a salutary warning.

bertie

wolf5150 said:

This sucks but who the hell leaves their gear in the van over night ?

 very sad,  but I have to agree with this

Mrs bert got some hers lifted about 15 +  years ago.  Now everthing comes inside, every night, no matter how late

bandmaster188

yeh definately very daft leaving your gear in the van, but a good old fashioned stoning would be nice for the culprit/culprits!

DrBob

Kebabkid said:

I know of Robin too as he does jam nights at my local, The Windsor Castle in Carshalton, Surrey.

I'll keep 'em peeled and put the word out to the Surrey musicians I know.

What gits!

It's a shame that it takes a thread like this to bring us together but your local is the Windsor Caste at the crossroads with the wall of the girls school opposite ? Jesus man we're so close !

Kebabkid

Tis indeed DrBob. As you're in the vicinity/Surrey, come join us for the proposed 2014 SE GearFest- keep watching the board for announcements next year.
See yer neighbour

Rickyd

DrBob said:

Kebabkid said:

I know of Robin too as he does jam nights at my local, The Windsor Castle in Carshalton, Surrey.

I'll keep 'em peeled and put the word out to the Surrey musicians I know.

What gits!

It's a shame that it takes a thread like this to bring us together but your local is the Windsor Caste at the crossroads with the wall of the girls school opposite ? Jesus man we're so close !

Ditto you guys, a pal of mine has played there on many occasions, also seen Robin several times in my local the Jolly Farmers in Purley...what a small world!

Kebabkid

Yep. Those 2 pubs along with The Grey Horse in Kingston seemed to have picked up the bands that used to play at The Cartoon in Croydon.

Rickyd

Kebabkid said:

Yep. Those 2 pubs along with The Grey Horse in Kingston seemed to have picked up the bands that used to play at The Cartoon in Croydon.

Coming into work this morning listening to a mates band recorded at the Cartoon...ah the good old days!

Kebabkid

Played there many a time. I was in The Vapor Corporation (Dave Fenton's offshoot from The Vapors). Around the same time, you'd also see Mungo Jerry playing there, The Cutting Crew, Little Sister, Roachford, Papa George and of course my mates, Dickie and Val, from Bad Influence. They're still going with Harry James of Thunder on drums.

Who were your mate's band @Rickyd?

Rickyd

Kebabkid said:

Played there many a time. I was in The Vapor Corporation (Dave Fenton's offshoot from The Vapors). Around the same time, you'd also see Mungo Jerry playing there, The Cutting Crew, Little Sister, Roachford, Papa George and of course my mates, Dickie and Val, from Bad Influence. They're still going with Harry James of Thunder on drums.

Who were your mate's band @Rickyd?

 

Shoo Shoo Dang Dang, a superb covers band...and one of Smeggys many! Andy and Smeggy still together in Last Chance Saloon. 

KevKahuna

Kebabkid said:

Played there many a time. I was in The Vapor Corporation (Dave Fenton's offshoot from The Vapors). Around the same time, you'd also see Mungo Jerry playing there, The Cutting Crew, Little Sister, Roachford, Papa George and of course my mates, Dickie and Val, from Bad Influence. They're still going with Harry James of Thunder on drums.

Who were your mate's band @Rickyd?

Haha...Cutting Crew. Saw them last night at the Clapham Grand as my brother is playing bass for them. Great fun night supporting an also excellent Go West. 

Kebabkid

KevKahuna;102583" said:

Kebabkid said:

Played there many a time. I was in The Vapor Corporation (Dave Fenton's offshoot from The Vapors). Around the same time, you'd also see Mungo Jerry playing there, The Cutting Crew, Little Sister, Roachford, Papa George and of course my mates, Dickie and Val, from Bad Influence. They're still going with Harry James of Thunder on drums.

Who were your mate's band @Rickyd?





Haha...Cutting Crew. Saw them last night at the Clapham Grand as my brother is playing bass for them. Great fun night supporting an also excellent Go West. 

Oh man! How did I miss that 80's fest! Glad Nick Van Eede is still singing as he has a good voice, as does Peter Cox of Go West.