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My Bee Bass has been stolen.(FOUND!!!)

#62
Dude. This wasn't a robbery. This was your wife getting rid of your gear for you under the pretense of "winter housecleaning"!!! LOL!!! ;) Amazing story, glad to see that your gear is safe! ;)

JT

Lo end PUNCH said:
BASS IS FOUND!!!! I want to thank all of the TB'ers here who gave words of encouragement and offered to keep a look out, this is what makes me glad/proud to be a part of this online community. Again thanks to all.

Apparently the robbers planned on making another trip back to the house to get the stuff they could'nt carry on the first trip, so they put all the instruments on the back patio, probably so they could just come through the alley and grab them. One of the officers who was checking the perimiter actually found them neatly packed in the corner, THANK GOD!!! The police here wont dust for fingerprints in robberies any more so we're going to have to hire a private agency to do it, but for me, it will be worth the money spent. I cant say how it touched me to read three pages of support today as I had to wait until I got to work(home computers stolen). Thank you TalkBass.
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#64
Lo end PUNCH said:
Early this morning my house was broken into, the robbers took EVERYTHING of value, computers, tv's, appliences excercise equippment and my basses. My beloved Bee Bass 7 string whom many here have seen in another thread is gone, I am at tears as I am left with 1 instrument, my practice amps are gone. I am asking ALL TB members to be watchful and I will find a way to post pics of the Bee shortly, until then, here is a description:

Bee Bass 7
ash body
birdseye top
birdseye fingerboard
ash headstock with birdsey matching top
ebony veneer
single Delano humbucker

Ibanez 6 string prestigeBASS IS FOUND!!!! I want to thank all of the TB'ers here who gave words of encouragement and offered to keep a look out, this is what makes me glad/proud to be a part of this online community. Again thanks to all.

Apparently the robbers planned on making another trip back to the house to get the stuff they could'nt carry on the first trip, so they put all the instruments on the back patio, probably so they could just come through the alley and grab them. One of the officers who was checking the perimiter actually found them neatly packed in the corner, THANK GOD!!! The police here wont dust for fingerprints in robberies any more so we're going to have to hire a private agency to do it, but for me, it will be worth the money spent. I cant say how it touched me to read three pages of support today as I had to wait until I got to work(home computers stolen). Thank you TalkBass.

walnut body

If anyone happens to see, hear of, or know anything please PM me. Thanks in advance.[/QUOT
THANK GOD!
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#65
Lo end PUNCH said:
BASS IS FOUND!!!! I want to thank all of the TB'ers here who gave words of encouragement and offered to keep a look out, this is what makes me glad/proud to be a part of this online community. Again thanks to all.

Apparently the robbers planned on making another trip back to the house to get the stuff they could'nt carry on the first trip, so they put all the instruments on the back patio, probably so they could just come through the alley and grab them. One of the officers who was checking the perimiter actually found them neatly packed in the corner, THANK GOD!!! The police here wont dust for fingerprints in robberies any more so we're going to have to hire a private agency to do it, but for me, it will be worth the money spent. I cant say how it touched me to read three pages of support today as I had to wait until I got to work(home computers stolen). Thank you TalkBass.
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I missed this thread until after the happy ending--great news, LEP! Sucks you had to go through that experience, but at least you got everything back unharmed. We met at the Lakland event at Cream City months ago; you had a beauty of a bass with you, but I can't remember if it was the Bee.
 
#66
thank god for making robbers so stupid as to do such a thing. f' em up when you catch them, will ya? my dad's friend had a 60s gibson johnny smith and gibson es-175 stolen out of his trunk in the early 90s. i agree with whoever said there should be a special circle in hell for those who steal musical instruments. and they should all be forced to swallow live filter capacitors 6 times a day.
 
#70
Again thanks to all here on TalkBass, and to a few of my personal friends here that I spoke to via phone and In person. That incedent does go down as one of my life's scariest moments!

To GregC, no that wasn't the Bee, that was the Conklin which has been sold since then.
 
#71
T. B. Player said:
Since you're getting a PI involved, keep us posted on the progress (if you can). It would be interesting to see what kind of idiot does such things, and what happpens to said idiot, especially when they're caught with the goods.
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It would be interesting to see what kind of idiot does such things,
Druggies

especially when they're caught with the goods.
In the Wisconsin Court systems? Good luck. They will get what amounts to a slap on the wrist and be back on the streets in months....

And, Lo End Punch it is great to hear you got your bass back!
 
#72
Glad you got your bass back. On a side note why hire private detectives, you got a feeling it was someone you know? Planning into taking stuff into your own hands...

Peaceful citizens become mobs everyday here home, middle class down neighborhoods, they kill thieves, and torture rapist among other things. If they dont get the criminals police kill them point blank and dont even bother make arrests, theyre encouraged to DEAL with crime. This kind of stuff dehumanizes all of us, hell I shouldnt even get accustomed to it but I am by reading it in the paper and seeing it. Three weeks back a haitian raped a 4 year old. Well about 100 burned houses followed for no reason. And while pawn hunting i saw 3 15 16 yr olds stone a haitian to death almost and I just stood there watching for my safety, and the other ppl cheered on. This stuff dehumanizes... This isnt exactly political but mods delete my thread if necessary but my friend IM happy you have your stuff... a little piece of you dies when a sentimental piece is stolen or lost...

Take the high road my friend, just some advice... your souls worth more.
 
#76
garmenteros said:
Glad you got your bass back. On a side note why hire private detectives, you got a feeling it was someone you know? Planning into taking stuff into your own hands...

Peaceful citizens become mobs everyday here home, middle class down neighborhoods, they kill thieves, and torture rapist among other things. If they dont get the criminals police kill them point blank and dont even bother make arrests, theyre encouraged to DEAL with crime. This kind of stuff dehumanizes all of us, hell I shouldnt even get accustomed to it but I am by reading it in the paper and seeing it. Three weeks back a haitian raped a 4 year old. Well about 100 burned houses followed for no reason. And while pawn hunting i saw 3 15 16 yr olds stone a haitian to death almost and I just stood there watching for my safety, and the other ppl cheered on. This stuff dehumanizes... This isnt exactly political but mods delete my thread if necessary but my friend IM happy you have your stuff... a little piece of you dies when a sentimental piece is stolen or lost...

Take the high road my friend, just some advice... your souls worth more.
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What you are seeing is more than crime. About 170 years ago, Haiti invaded the Dominican Republic and ruled it for a while. Haitians also see themselves as black while Dominicans tend not to admit to African blood although many of them are as black skinned as I am (David Ortiz, hello?) Crime is an issue, but it is much, much deeper.
 

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