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Lo-Pan, Deadsea, Brujas del Sol & Others’ Practice Space Robbed

Though in the past I’ve advocated its use in everything from cases of sexual assault to murder to someone cutting me off in traffic, I don’t actually believe in the death penalty. Among the strongest arguments in capital punishment’s favor, however, are people who steal from bands. Seriously, I don’t know how many times I’ve said it. Steal from corporations. They have money, and the tens of thousands of dollars’ worth of shit like the below is nothing to them. To take equipment from people who actually either broke their asses playing out to earn the money to buy it or who balance a dayjob existence with their insatiable need to create something is fucking disgusting. I hope when the cops find whoever did this, they’ve been hit by a bus.

Along with a slew of others robbed early this past Saturday morning in a Columbus, Ohio, rehearsal space, Lo-Pan lost equipment and sent out the following updates via Thee Facebook. Goes without saying that if you’re in that part of the world and you see any of this stuff, do whatever you can to help the bands get it back.

Bummer note to start a week on, but imagine how the bands feel:

Our hearts go out to friends from Brujas Del Sol, Ride to Ruin, Fevernest/Struck By Lightening, Prosanctus Inferi, and others that had gear stolen in the break-in at our rehearsal facility. We also lost items but our lost gear pales in comparison to that of some others.

Be on the lookout for lists of stolen gear from these bands and others and let’s try to help them find their stuff. Mostly lots of guitars were taken and a couple of larger items.

Stealing a bands gear is one of the most low-bottom things you can do. Don’t do that. Just don’t.

A big thank to everyone for the outpouring of interest following the theft of our rehearsal space Friday night/Saturday morning. We had over 240 shares of our status with the gear list in 15 hours…that is amazing. Word has spread far and wide and we thank all of our friends for your assistance.

Let’s keep up the good work and get this equipment back where it belongs. The police are working hard and progress is happening. You may not see specifics regarding leads or suspects in the interest of preserving the investigation but rest assured that work is being done.

Special thanks to the amazing Columbus Arts Community, which has come together in a manor seldom seen. Respect.

Here is an up to date list of all things taken from our rehearsal space last night. PLEASE REPOST THIS EVERYWHERE.

A. Yakuza Heart Attack
Brat Curse – white Japanese Fender Mustang
B. Struck By Lightning/ Earthburner/
200? Gibson Les Paul Custom – Black w/ Gold hardware Lace drop and gain pick ups installed. Dimarzio strap locks. Oversized string gauge set up.
1978 Gibson RD Artist – Vintage Burst w/ Gold hardware Lace drop and gain pick ups installed Chris Krump engraved on the trus rod cover Schaller strap locks Oversized string gauge set up.
60th Anniversary eddition American Fender Telecaster – Tri Burst w/ Black pick guard. Oversized string gauge set up.
Jackson Rhodes – Black. String through body.
1979 Gibson G3 Bass Guitar – Vintage Burst. Missing bridge cover. Oversized string gauge set up.
200? Gibson Les Paul Studio – Black w/ Gold hardware. Neck repair. Dimarzio strap locks.
200? Gibson SG Special – Ebony w/ Chrome hardware. Dimarzio x2n bridge pick up. Dimarzio Air Norton neck pick up. Dimarzio strap locks.
198? Peavy Dyna Bass Guitar – Black Dimarzio strap locks.
Mexican Fender P Bass – Black w/ Black pick guard. EMG active pick ups. Chip on top horn. Dimarzio strap locks.
2 198? Peavy Mark IV Bass Amps. Electrical tape on the front.
Roadrunner RRMBGABS Molded bass guitar case – Black. Monster cables and Mogami cables inside.

C. Bummers/Tight Bros
Fender Telecaster (made in mexico, 3 saddle bridge, brown sunburst with paint chipped off the entire back)
Fender Stratocaster Standard (made in Mexico, black with white pickguard, large amount of sticker residue on body)

D. Lo-Pan
1 off brand custom stratocaster in case…pieced together not really traceable
2 – JBL PA towers 2×15
1- Shure SM 57

E. Brujas del Sol
2002-4 LAKE PLACID BLUE (white pickguard) crafted in japan Fender Jaguar
2009/10 TWO TONE SUNBURST (black pickguard) American Special Fender Stratocaster
2003/04 ALL BLACK Made in Mexico Telecaster
2002-5 Ibanez Omar Rodriguez Pro Model. White with Red tortoise guard.
1988/89 MIJ White Jazz Bass
Warmoth Custom P/Jazz Bass Surf green/Black pickguard. (one of a kind)
2012 Fender Pawn shop Bass XI. Black. Tortoise guard.

F. Magnumb Opus
Fender Deluxe Reverb 1×12 22W Amp (serial on request) – black casing with silver face
A second Fender Deluxe Reverb 1X12X22W Amp (serial on request)
(Bypass switch is missing on this amp on the back panel)
Ibanez AF 55 Art Core Hollow Body Guitar Red – Valued at 450.00

G. Little Professors
1 Fender Deluxe Jazz Bass(most likely Mexican made) Cream body w/ Tortoise pick guard
1 Maroon Hollow body Silvertone Guitar
1959 Danelectro Reissue guitar, black body w/ white pickguard

H. Smoking Guns/Matt Monta
untouched

I. Weight of Whales
Fender Modern Player Telecaster Thinline Deluxe
Fender Frontman 212R with a bunch of local stickers on top
Behringer XENYX X1622USB USB Mixer with Effects
Dell Inspiron XPS Laptop
Ibanez 1977 Acoustic Guitar
Wood Fender Ukulele
Black Rogue Mandolin
Black Mexican Fender Stratocaster

J. ROEVY
Pioneer DJM 900 Nexus
Odyssey Black Flight Case

K. RIde to Ruin
Black Gibson Les Paul with three pickups (two gold and one pearl) in an epiphany hardshell case with lots of stickers
White 60’s Gibson Melody maker with a neck repair, one hum bucker in the bridge and one single coil in the neck in a gibson hardshell case (the serial number is painted over)
Green Lotus double cutaway with two humbuckers in a heavy duty flight case with a billy preston stencil on it
Black Epiphone Les Paul with two pickups and very heavy gauge strings in a soft-shell case.
Black Samic Strat copy in soft shell case

L. Deadsea
Modulus Quantum 5 5-string bass with graphite neck- dark green/black (serial number available upon request)
Ibanez Professional Model 2681 blonde guitar with pearl inlay on body and neck (serial number available upon request)
B.C Rich NJ Warbest Deluxe
Ibanez Xiphos XPT700

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4 Responses to “Lo-Pan, Deadsea, Brujas del Sol & Others’ Practice Space Robbed”

  1. Smitty says:

    Thanks very much for posting this!

  2. Jackodrums says:

    This sucks bad dudes hope you get your shit back or the storage place can kick in some insurance. Keep an eye on craigslist, musicgoround.com and reverb.com in addition to eBay.

  3. SubSonicGroove says:

    This is complete bullshit, these guys don’t deserve to have someone walk off with all of that. I had a complete rig ripped off many years ago. The thief stole the neighbors car to get my rig out of my house. The illustrious law enforcement didn’t do squat about it and to this day I still worry about my rig getting walked-off with even though it’s in a home basement… I hope they find the fuckers, call the guys in to identify and put em all in a room together to have a “Talk” with the perps… It’s usually someone that you know, or that knows you that’s been in the facility before. Sorry to hear about this…

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