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Stooges Gear stolen in Montreal
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The Wolf
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IGGY AND THE STOOGES
EQUIPMENT STOLEN ON AUGUST 4, 2008
OUTSIDE THE EMBASSY SUITES HOTEL
208 SAINT ANTOINE OUEST,
MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA

all equipment was in a rented penske 15 foot yellow truck
with u.s. (michigan) license plate number AC46493
parked immediately outside the hotel, the theft had
to have happened in the morning, between 6:30 and
7:30 am - truck and all gear stolen

pictures of some of the stolen stuff

Item Country of Origin Serial Number

Red roadcase containing:
Red Gibson 1963 EB-3 bass (this is mike watt's bass!) USA No serial number

Black roadcase containing:r
Reverend Flying V guitar - Volcano black USA #08001

Black roadcase containing:
Reverend Orange guitar USA 03416 ZSL7

Black fibre case containg:
Gibson red SG short scale bass USA No serial number

Black roadcase containing:
Marshall Vintage/Modern Amplifier UK M-2007-07-0926-2 RoHS

Black roadcase containing:
Marshall Vintage/Modern Amplifier UK M-2007-07-0927-2 RoHS

4x Marshall 4x12 Cabinets (with Tuki cover) UK #1 Slant: M-2007-05-0149-0

4x Marshall 4x12 Cabinets (with Tuki cover) UK #2 Straight: M-2006-49-0380-0

4x Marshall 4x12 Cabinets (with Tuki cover) UK #3 Slant: M-2007-05-0150-0

4x Marshall 4x12 Cabinets (with Tuki cover) UK #4 Straight: M-2006-49-0381-0

Orange Calzone road case containing:
Guitar pedal board and pedals USA/Japan No serial number
Assorted leads USA/UK No serial number
2x mic stands Germany No serial number
Assorted strings and spares USA No serial number
plus:
2x Boss TU2 Chromatic Tuner
Boss CH1 Super Chorus
Fulltone OCD Overdrive
Crybaby Wah
Peterson Strobo-Stomp Tuner Pedal
Whirlwind A/B Boxes
Whirlwind Cable Tester
and many many istrument cables
various tools ( screwdrivers, soldering iron, pliers, etc... )
tambourine and maracas

Cardboard box containing:
Assorted replacement drum heads USA No serial number

Gretsch Silver Sparkle Catalina drum kit USA No serial number
26" Kick Drum No serial number
13" Rack Tom No serial number
18" Floor Tom No serial number
4x Cymbal Stands No serial number
1x Snare Stand No serial number
1x Hi Hat Stand No serial number
1x Drum Throne No serial number

Eden D810 Bass cabinet USA D810RP4 0703E5001

Eden D810 Bass cabinet USA D810RP4 0703E5002

Cardboard box containg:
Eden VT300 Bass amplifier USA 0601E5115

Cardboard box containg:
Eden VT300 Bass amplifier USA 0507E5033

Floor Fan CHINA No serial number

Floor Fan CHINA No serial number

Green clamshell suitcase containing:
Yamaha snare drum JAPAN No serial number
Yahama kick pedal JAPAN No serial number
Zildjian Mega Bell cymbal USA No serial number
Zildjian 15" Hi-Hats USA No serial number
3x Zildjian 18" 19" 20" crash medium cymbals USA No serial number

Brown Epiphone guitar case:
Black Epiphone EB3 short scale bass KOREA F300503

1 x Wheeled Black Pelican case (50cm x 28cm x 20cm) containing :
A selection of microphones and microphone accessories, most of which are in separately labeled black pouches. All of the microphones are of Shure manufacture, also a BSS DI box. Inside the Pelican case there is also a Ferrari pencil case containing an iPod, iPod accessories, various small cables and adaptors, a Leatherman Charge, a Stooges AAA tour laminate, some pain killers, some sharpies, some electrical tape, some business cards (Mr Rik Hart). Within the case there is also a big pair of Sony headphones (model MDR7506) with a long curly cable and three very long XLR to XLR mic cables. Here's a more specific list of the microphones :
2 x SM91
5 x SM98
2 x B98
2 x SM81
2 x KSM32
1 x KSM27
2 x B52
3 x SM57
8 x SM58
1 x BSS AR-133 DI Box
(all manufactured by shure) - Mon, 4 Aug 2008 8:32pm
Brett F
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"no fun" - Tue, 5 Aug 2008 12:04am
spoonfull
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that really
really
really
really
really
fucking sucks - Tue, 5 Aug 2008 1:37pm
sealion
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wow that's fast i was gpoing to post this, talk about teh hottest hot gear in north america, this stuff is radioactive, they may as well give it back cause everyone in north america knows about it now. - Tue, 5 Aug 2008 10:00pm
TheWolf
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Especially anyone with Mike Watts EB-3 (Hopefully they never produced a Mike Watt Gibson Artist Version) - Tue, 5 Aug 2008 10:33pm
BBJones
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that is about as shitty as it gets.

But, does this shit only happen in Canada?

Why do out of town bands leave all their gear outside and unprotected in a vehicle/truck/van especially with out of town plates?

Not sure about the rest of you, but I don't let my band van out of my sight if all our gear is inside... and my gear isn't even worth anything! - Wed, 6 Aug 2008 7:26am
Soap Dodger
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Actually I read on Wintersleep's myspace page that they had their gear stolen in LA.

I'm sick of reading about bands getting cleaned out. With the consistency at which these scumbags operate it would make a lot of sense to implement a 'bait-car' band van system, and start locking these guys up. - Wed, 6 Aug 2008 1:53pm
Sati
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“talk about teh hottest hot gear in north america, this stuff is radioactive…”
Haha, no shit.

But seriously, how sophisticated do thieves have to be to pull off a heist like this? Is this the type of thing where they knew exactly who’s stuff it was and have the space to stash it for however long?
Or is it really someone going “oh shit…” now? - Wed, 6 Aug 2008 2:17pm
Sati
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Every time I’ve had friends in from out of town I’ve given them strict instructions, but it doesn’t seem to sink in, they still do dumb things. I always tell them “you have to think like a criminal”. Who needs a fix.
And I’m always the paranoid one who stays outside by the wide open vehicle of gear while people are moving stuff in & out, since it doesn’t occur to anyone… even with streets teaming with sketchy people. - Wed, 6 Aug 2008 2:26pm
the jak
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fuckin montreal...same city where the black halo's van got stolen with all the gear in it...we play there once or twice a year and as we do in every city we get someone to sleep in the van with the gear ...even if its winter time...and our gear has yet to be stolen...but someone once got boneheads backpack containing alot of money right from his feet at foufs(in montreal).....gotta watch out when touring and gotta watch out twice as hard in montreal....organized crime there don't ya know... - Wed, 6 Aug 2008 9:31pm Edited: Wed, 6 Aug 2008 9:32pm
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