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Old 09-28-2007, 05:55 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Gibson guitar truck stolen - be on the look out

Actually the truck has been recovered but the guitars are all gone. Here's the run down...

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...Earlier this week, while at a brick & mortar event in the Chicago area,
the Custom Shop truck and trailer were stolen from an area hotel parking
lot. Yes, the COMPLETE rig. The trailer & truck were recovered yesterday
morning by police, both heavily damaged, and guitars stolen. The
attached list has the list of missing guitars. If somebody does spot one of
these instruments, please have them contact Gibson at 1-800-4GIBSON,
or call the Naperville, Illinois police department at (630) 420-6666.


Thanks!
Kevin Boyle
Director of eCommerce
Gibson Musical Instruments
314-482-4917
kevin.boyle@gibson.com




DESCRIPTION SERIAL # YEAR/AGE FINISH HDW

HOWARD ROBERTS FUSION III 00316713 2006 NATURAL GH

B.B. KING SIGNATURE 03355744 2005 EBONY GH

CS-336 FIGURED CS70502 2007 VINTAGE SUNBURST NH

KIEFER SUTHERLAND KS-336 KS072 2007 KIEFER GOLD NH

1968 LP CUSTOM 5A QUILT TOP 078678 2007 FIRE MIST GH

FLYING V STANDARD CS73036 2007 HERITAGE CHERRY SUNBURST NH

JOHNNY A SIGNATURE W/BIGSBY JA262 2004 SUNSET GLOW GH

JOHNNY A STANDARD W/BIGSBY JA 599 2007 SUNSET GLOW NH

JOE PERRY SIGNATURE LES PAUL BONE 420 2007 GREEN TIGER NH

NON REVERSE FIREBIRD W/3 MINI HUMS CS73038 2007 TV WHITE GH

ZAKK WYLDE BULLSEYE LES PAUL ZW850 2006 BLACK AND WHITE BULLSEYE GH

EDS-1275 DOUBLENECK CS70332 2007 HERITAGE CHERRY CH

ES-175 REISSUE 02364719 2004 VINTAGE SUNBURST NH

ES-335 REISSUE (LEFTY) 02273705 2003 ANTIQUE NATURAL NH

ES-335 DOT "FAT NECK" 00247741 2007 ANTIQUE VINTAGE SUNBURST NH

ES-335 DOT REISSUE (POD STAND)(with "D" shaped hook at end pin) 03354706 (POD STAND) 2004 CHERRY NH

ES-335 DOT REISSUE 336710 2006 CHERRY NH

BYRDLAND 22575007 2005 VINTAGE SUNBURST GH

L-5 CES 20593002 2003 VINTAGE SUNBURST GH

1957 LES PAUL CUSTOM "VOS" - LEFT HANDED 771181 2007 EBONY GH

LES PAUL CUSTOM CS-70594 2007 HERITAGE CHERRY SUNBURST GH

1957 LP JUNIOR SINGLE CUT "VOS" 77392 2007 VINTAGE SUNBURST NH

1960 LES PAUL REISSUE - "VOS" 07362 2007 WASHED CHERRY NH

1954 LES PAUL GOLDTOP VOS 47133 2007 ANTIQUE GOLD NH

1956 LES PAUL GOLDTOP VOS 67259 2007 ANTIQUE GOLD NH

1957 LES PAUL GOLDTOP "VOS" 76380 2006 ANTIQUE GOLD NH

1958 LES PAUL REISSUE VOS 871058 2007 ICED TEA NH

1959 LES PAUL STANDARD VOS" 96185 2006 FADED TOBACCO NH

SLASH SIGNATURE LES PAUL SL124 2004 DARK TOBACCO BURST NH

1960 LES PAUL SPECIAL DOUBLE CUT 07064 2007 TV YELLOW NH

ELLIOT EASTON SG W/MAESTRO - LEFTHANDED EE 063 2007 PELHAM BLUE NH

SG SPECIAL REISSUE VOS 072591 2007 TV YELLOW NH

SG STANDARD REISSUE W/MAESTRO 070622 2007 FADED CHERRY


I saw the truck in Chicago this past June at the Blues Festival... very cool. Sucks
that somebody snagged it. Hopefully they can catch 'em. For those of you who
haven't seen it before, here's what it is (or was) like...













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