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Stolen Gear in Chicago

More than just "effects," but a number of those, so I'm posting here. Hoping mods will move if appropriate.

From the Tribune:

The Miami rock band Torche, which played Friday at the Congress Theatre, had most of its equipment stolen from its van after the show.

A statement from the band can be found here (donations are being accepted at this LINK):

The band had to cancel several shows after the gear was stolen, and is hustling to make arrangements to play with borrowed gear at future concerts. As a recent article in this blog pointed out, the trio relies on its income from touring to make a living.
The following items were taken, according to the band’s publicist:


Custom Electrical Guitar Company bass w/hardcase #220

First Act custom bass w/hardcase serial number # JN-0901002

Black Gibson Custom Les Paul w/SKB hardcase (has chip on the top L
side of headstock, visible neck repair on top side of the neck, may
have missing paint opposite vol and tone knobs if sticker was removed).
Custom woodfinish guitar w/hardcase

Acoustic 370 Bass Head
2 x SKB PS25 pedal boards
2 x Boss tuning pedals
MXR Phase 90
Boss DD5 pedal
Boss guitar EQ pedal
Custom 3 way amp selector (metallic blue)
Fulltone OCD pedal
Aguilar Tone Hammer pedal
Boss Bass EQ pedal
Shure Beta 57
Misc Mogami, Monster, and George L's cable
Suitcase style 7 space guitar stand
Black iPod Touch
Black Compaq Presario laptop
Nikon Blue Coolpix camera
Sony CyberShot camera
Garmin 205W GPS
Black Luggage containing: tubes, guitar strings, instrument cables,
speaker cables, tuning pegs, surge protectors.

Let's keep an eye out.
 
ya, that really sucks for it to happen to such a great and nice band. This kinda **** happens way too often, though. They should have someone watch the van at all times if there's so much expensive equipment in it.
 
I had several guitars and some other gear stolen from my house last year, so I definitely feel for their situation. Even though my insurance covered the "cost" of the stolen items, gear is such a personal thing that replacement is difficult at best.
 
Yeah...seriously. I mean I also wouldn't WANT leave my gear unattented but at the same time I can't be there 24/7. That's life. For all the people who say "...i can't believe you leave stuff unattented..." I guess you have no life.

One thing I did 2 years ago when I went on tour was that I replaced pretty much all my pedals with cheap pedals...such as boss or behringer. I still took my everyday bass amp, cab and bass. You will notice the difference. Your band might notice. The audience won't notice.

Still wondering how much gear insurance would cost though. Say a full drum kit, 2 guitar half stacks, a fridge bass stack and three pedalboards containing ~4-10 pedals each. Does insurance cost more with the value of the gear? I would assume so but maybe not.

Who wants to sit in the van and party alone when the rest of the party is inside partying?
I blame Steve's mustache.
 

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