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04-06-2009, 07:51 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Bristol,UK | | | Double bass stolen...
hi guys,
anybody had an instrument stolen?
on saturday my car was broken into and my double bass and preamp, tuner, bow etc was taken.
someone had obviously been staking me out and cleaned me out in one go.
im hoping my insurance will help me out a little, but its not the same as having your instrument...
not sure what the point of this post is, other than to vent my spleen.
anybody got some positive insurance claim stories to cheer me up?
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04-06-2009, 08:58 PM
|  | Tolerated User | | Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: State College, PA | | bummer  |
04-06-2009, 09:05 PM
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Unofficially Endorsing: D'Addario, Lakland | | Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: ghostjs | | | how did he get away with that??? unless its an EUB...
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04-06-2009, 09:18 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: NYC | | | I had a bass stolen out of my van in DC and about a year later while I was looking at the vendor ads in Vintage Guitar Magazine in New Orleans I came across a bass that sounded alot like mine from a seller in a DC music store.
When I returned I was able to check it out and it certainly was my bass. I contacted the cops and after a couple rounds and reluctance from the owner of the shop I was able to identify it was mine from my initials that I had marked in the neck pocket years before.
True story. There is hope. Keep an eye out for it, it might just resurface. |
04-07-2009, 11:29 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Baltimore | | | That sucks, man. Why was your bass in your car? I've had so many musician friends lose things from their car. You do it repeatedly and yeah, someone figures out how to get away with something.
Put out the word to local pawn shops/music shops, and call the police. Double basses aren't exactly common items to try to sell. |
04-07-2009, 03:49 PM
| | crosswind downwind bass | | Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Tacoma WA | | | That's really depressing g, I've always thought of England as so civilized.
Good insurance companies do indeed pay up without question. I hope you find your bass soon.
Dwight
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04-07-2009, 03:53 PM
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Endorsing Artist: J.C. Basses | | Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Phoenix, Arizona 85029 | | | Call the police for sure and check craigslist, ebay, and other classifieds for England-based sellers.
Good luck, mate.
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04-08-2009, 05:06 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Maynard MA | | | Sorry to hear that. Best of luck with your recovery effort. |
04-08-2009, 05:52 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: Chipping Norton, Oxon, England | | Quote:
Originally Posted by D McCartney  That's really depressing g, I've always thought of England as so civilized.
Dwight | That makes me quite ashamed. I do hope GC gets his bass back soon. |
04-08-2009, 06:09 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Raleigh, North Carolina | | | Wow, that really sucks. I hope you find it. Thankfully I've never had to go through the horrors of getting my UB stolen. Good luck, and like Eggytoast said, call pawn shops and such and give them the specs, and probably a picture of your bass. |
04-09-2009, 05:37 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom | | | Sorry to hear that, that truly is a bummer.
I will keep my eyes open. Any details about the bass you want to share may help.
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04-09-2009, 05:57 AM
|  | Unprofessional TalkBass Contributor | | Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Brighton, England, UK, Europe | | Quote:
Originally Posted by gcordez hi guys,
anybody had an instrument stolen?
on saturday my car was broken into and my double bass and preamp, tuner, bow etc was taken.
someone had obviously been staking me out and cleaned me out in one go.
im hoping my insurance will help me out a little, but its not the same as having your instrument...
not sure what the point of this post is, other than to vent my spleen.
anybody got some positive insurance claim stories to cheer me up? |
Hmmmm...afraid not - theft from an unattended vehicle is so common that most insurance companies won't touch it!! 
I had an EA cab stolen from the back of my car ..only consolation was that I was able to buy it back from eBay for a fraction of what it was worth, as nobody knows how expensive these things really are!! 
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