Mick Taylor Wants His Les Paul Back

These collectors seem to have acquired some guitars in dubious ways.

If a guitar was stolen at some point, no amount of papertrail is going to wash the stench away.

"if its feared stolen then it is stolen"

how do you fear something is stolen?

does your jaw drop and then your wallet?

I have feared many things but I have never bought acquired or sold anything I FEARED was stolen.

Feared is was stolen, must be a temporary condition like momentary lapse of reason.

They sure stoled lots of guitars back then was they all junkies backstage?

Mick Taylor can cry me a river. Can he really prove it belongs to him and was stolen? Likely not. Dirk Ziff should send him a message to F off

shark said:

Feared is was stolen, must be a temporary condition like momentary lapse of reason.

They sure stoled lots of guitars back then was they all junkies backstage?

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That’s my thing.
I think more of those guitars were lost than were stolen. Rampant use of drugs and alcohol, people working for them coming and going, unvetted hangers-on - anyone who was sober had a huge advantage.

How many of us have packed up a bar band at 3:00 a.m. with at least one guy being distracted chasing booze or pussy?
Something always gets lost.
Packed in the wrong crate, loaded in the wrong vehicle, or just left behind.

“It would appear that the Metropolitan Museum has not acknowledged receipt of messages from Taylor’s legal counsel, and they have not responded to his request for inspection of the guitar."

Mick Taylor lived and earned with that guitar for five years. He knows it when he sees it. Do the right thing, Met/Billionaire Guy and give it back to him.

/rockstar problems

If the guy has a case?
Real evidence?

Go at ‘em.
Hope he prevails.

If not?
STFU & GTFO.

scgarman said:

Mick Taylor can cry me a river. Can he really prove it belongs to him and was stolen? Likely not. Dirk Ziff should send him a message to F off

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Burst patterns and, even more so, grain patterns, are better than fingerprints for making ID; compare the guitar to pix of Mick or Keef playing it and we'll know - but they won't do that. If it wasn't his, I'd think they'd be quick to prove it.
And I seem to recall that this isn't the first hot axe to turn up in Ziff's possession. Swiped to order maybe?

Cozmik Cowboy said:

Burst patterns and, even more so, grain patterns, are better than fingerprints for making ID; compare the guitar to pix of Mick or Keef playing it and we'll know - but they won't do that. If it wasn't his, I'd think they'd be quick to prove it.
And I seem to recall that this isn't the first hot axe to turn up in Ziff's possession. Swiped to order maybe?

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Red Eye…

People in hell want ice water.

-my Dad.

wavemagnet said:

“It would appear that the Metropolitan Museum has not acknowledged receipt of messages from Taylor’s legal counsel, and they have not responded to his request for inspection of the guitar."

Mick Taylor lived and earned with that guitar for five years. He knows it when he sees it. Do the right thing, Met/Billionaire Guy and give it back to him.View attachment 883943

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If it would make Mick Taylor happy, we can start a Go fund me page and use the money to have Gibson build him a reissue of his apparent stolen guitar. I'm pretty sure Ziff is not going to just give it away without some sort of legal fight.

scgarman said:

If it would make Mick Taylor happy, we can start a Go fund me page and use the money to have Gibson build him a reissue of his apparent stolen guitar. I'm pretty sure Ziff is not going to just give it away without some sort of legal fight.

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Yea, Mick had to give it away without a fight and that's ok, right?

VictorB said:

Red Eye…

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Beano?

Apparently Clapton and others know where the guitar is.

Leee said:

If the guy has a case?
Real evidence?

Go at ‘em.
Hope he prevails.

If not?
STFU & GTFO.

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Maybe he does have a case.
An empty case.
As the guitar was "feared stolen" without the case...

Bobby Mahogany said:

Beano?

Apparently Clapton and others know where the guitar is.

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Bonamassa said a few years ago he knew where it was and who had it but couldn't tell.

He then retracted his statement.

hecube said:

Bonamassa said a few years ago he knew where it was and who had it but couldn't tell.

He then retracted his statement.

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So, apparently in the hands of someone rich & secretive.......
I repeat - not the first stolen one to turn up in Ziff's collection; any other candidates for having Beano?

wavemagnet said:

Yea, Mick had to give it away without a fight and that's ok, right?

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If he even truly owned it. Possession is 9/10 of the law. Either way, I have no dog in the fight. I'm still waiting for my 1970's Tonka toys that were stolen off my parents back porch patio to be returned. I'm 59. so it's been 50 years or so.

scgarman said:

If he even truly owned it. Possession is 9/10 of the law. Either way, I have no dog in the fight. I'm still waiting for my 1970's Tonka toys that were stolen off my parents back porch patio to be returned. I'm 59. so it's been 50 years or so.

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Something was stolen from him,
something was stolen from you.

Mick had a '59, you're 59!

hecube said:

Bonamassa said a few years ago he knew where it was and who had it but couldn't tell.

He then retracted his statement.

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We all now what that means...