The OH MY GOD! I BOUGHT ONE OF SONIC YOUTHÂ´S STOLEN GUITARS

Post by **Mike** » Sat Apr 18, 2009 7:46 pm

ROLF. There are some people there that know their stuff, but many more who are really tiresome.

I'm getting told I can't comment on how Klon pedals sound or are built because I made a clone of one (from a verified schematic) and don't have a "genuine" model. These people are a boutique pedal maker's dream.

BobArsecake · Post by **BobArsecake** » Sat Apr 18, 2009 7:58 pm

paul_ wrote:
DGNR8 wrote:He did the only thing you can do, really.
Saeurkraut's ok, it's the rest of them. You'd think some of them want to take a picture of the Mustang tied to a chair and cut out magazine letters for an accompanying note:
DEaR $0niC U-Th,

Wii haz sTAnG, bRiNg 700 BUX and/or 100,000 @mBer SwI+cHTiP$ to offset, or wE do FlOyD Rose

hah ha ha hah ha
"I'd contact the band but not give the guitar back," someone on there said, right before he held a shop door open for a someone in a wheelchair for 30 seconds before slamming it in their face, flipping them off from the other side of the glass and yelling "crippled BITCH!!!"

Hahahaha :D

Ah Mike, it's 'cause you didn't date the pots with a pencil or use period correct wiring. Though seriously, if you had I reckon they'd be all over it like rats.

Billy3000 · Post by **Billy3000** » Sat Apr 18, 2009 8:04 pm

Dinosauria wrote:Same guitar serial # and all. I read the whole thread, it's actually pretty interesting. Aparently they're touring near the dude and he's on the list at their gig to meet them and return the guitar. I think it's really decent that the dudes returnig it. You never know it could lead back to more of their stolen gear...

That was the first thing I looked for. Apparently everyone there was too dumb to think of that though because on any of the pages that I looked on ( I didn't read the whole thread) no one thought to look at the fucking serial number. Dumbasses.

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Sun Apr 19, 2009 12:59 am

paul_ wrote:What a collection of assholes in that thread. The arrogance.

hah, I know, if you look at like page 20 I made a post or two about that.

Ty · Post by Ty » Tue Apr 21, 2009 5:15 am

Not to bring up old ghosts or anything, but I've been curious if there's been a follow thru or anything of that sort on this. Any one have any news?

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Tue Apr 21, 2009 5:56 am

duh check offset pls

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Tue Apr 21, 2009 6:12 am

last I checked, he was in contact with lee renaldo's guitar tech. lee is more than willing to reimburse him for the full cost of what he bought it for (this was his main mustang that he played for years and years). SY will be touring in his area pretty soon and they are going to make the exchange then.

so happy ending afterall!

Ty · Post by Ty » Tue Apr 21, 2009 6:13 am

I did before I posted that, 32 pages and no follow up! But I see mage has provided an answer.

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Tue Apr 21, 2009 2:48 pm

the answer was quite plainly there days ago.

Hi Michael,
This Is (...), Sonic Youth guitar tech. I'm in New York with the band now. Lee is very much interested in getting the guitar back!
It's very cool of you to have brought this to our attention.
How much would you like for it? We'll gladly pay you what you paid, & hopefully something extra for your trouble.
Do you live in Maastricht? Sonic is playing in Luxembourg April 25. Is this near you? Perhaps you'd like to come to the show. If you can't make it, we could make other arrangements.
once again on behalf of the band, thanks!
Eric

seeing as it isn't the 25th of april yet and time travel is still out of our grasp technology-wise, mr sonic youth doesn't have his guitar back.

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Tue Apr 21, 2009 3:01 pm

Please see SRB's sig, where he has utterly failed to grasp my irony. He's like Ironside, but crippled from the neck up.

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Tue Apr 21, 2009 3:04 pm

my dad looked a bit like ironside before he lost some weight a few years ago (my dad lost weight that is, not raymond burr. he's dead). he isn't in a wheelchair though.

Bacchus · Post by **Bacchus** » Tue Apr 21, 2009 3:07 pm

benecol wrote:Please see SRB's sig, where he has utterly failed to grasp my irony. He's like Ironside, but crippled from the neck up.

Fucking hell.

Post by **Mike** » Tue Apr 21, 2009 3:08 pm

Benecol is funny shit.

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Mon Apr 27, 2009 8:03 pm

Story makes its way to Pitchfork. Lee Ranaldo apparently gave him one of those Mastery bridges as a thank you.

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Fri Jun 05, 2009 8:07 am

and so it comes to an end:

laterallateral · Post by **laterallateral** » Fri Jun 05, 2009 8:14 am

This must have been my face when I unwrapped my NES on Christmas '86.