Stolen Bass Guitar
August 3, 2007 _ Scott Sigler

Carvin LB75L bass harlequin prismatiqueSo how attached can you be to an inanimate object? Turns out, pretty damn attached. This weekend, back in Michigan, I found out some rotten fucker stole my custom Carvin LB75 bass. I’m a lefty, and I play 5-string, neck-through basses, and there are very few of those in the world. Add to it that I saved for a year to buy this one, and had it painted in an obnoxious, sparkly “harlequin prismatique” finish, and you’ve got one rare bass. The guys at Carvin told me they made less than 10 of this same combination.

I will never get this gem back. I played over 100 shows with it, and it was my pride and joy for the longest time. I like unique things, and this puppy was unique. Under the stage lights, it looked like molten glass.

The serial number was 68706. That’s stamped on the base of the fretboard, right down at the body. If anyone ever sees an instrument like this, please, email me scott@scottsigler.net. The picture below is a close-up of an identical instrument, except that this one has black knobs while mine had silver.
Carvin LB75L bass harlequin prismatique

Said theives also made away with an Ibanez RG7420-BPL left handed, 7-string guitar. Ibanez only made 50 of these. Hard to find left 7-string guitars with a tremolo - I found one, and now it’s gone as well. The serial number on that one is F0021555.

Fuck.

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33 Comments »

Mike Wills

Scott… just posted on Digg (http://digg.com/celebrity/Bass_Guitars_From_Popular_Podcast_Novelist_Stolen). Your army is now at work.

dan

Scott, that really sucks. I’m so sorry.

I’ll leave you with a quote.

I had it in storage for three years, it was out for five days and some dickless piece of shit fucked with it.

They should be fucking killed. No trial, no jury, straight to execution.

Boy, I wish I could’ve caught him doing it. I’d have given anything to catch that asshole doing it. It’d been worth him doing it just so I could’ve caught him doing it.

Perhaps it could be fodder for your next novel… Torturing a dickless piece of shit.

ross

bloody scumbags

you have givern us some feking fantastic storys, i think the least we can do is keap ower eyes peald for youre guitar.
and maby hold the sub-humans down for you

DG

It might be a good idea to keep an eye on ebay….

waista

we will hunt them down and eat their souls

John

When you turn in the RAT, please post his identity here. I have a few friends in Michigan that would like to talk with him. We’ll post his bail, pick him up, and introduce him to Mr. Chicken Scissors.

And that’s if the Bass is recovered…

- Pissed in Tampa.

M.Talon

Dugg it. Thanks Mike.

Oh, and as a fellow bass player myself, I sympathize. I definitely can say there’s no punishment too bad enough for a cheap piece of crap who would steal someone’s instruments. It’s just a notch above stealing Christmas gifts, but not by much. Check the pawn shops around the area…it might just show up.

In the meantime, hope you channel all that love and affection you feel for the pissants who did this into a particularly gruesome scene in one of your stories. Something good’s gotta come of this, right? :)

thor

Hey man, I always check out ebay…will keep an eye out for this. I hope you get it back!

Lorne

Scott-NEVER give up hope mate

I found 2 instruments in the last year that were both stolen in different parts of the USA in 1987!! and they were both USA B.C.Rich Mockingbirds-one a guitar,the other a bass,both are now back with their rightful owners:-)

NEVER give up hope mate,I found them both still in the USA and I live in the U.K.

Best of luck:-)

Rick Stringer

Oh, that so totally sucks! Scott, I hope your posting this helps find the scumbag.

The Supreme Narutard

Wow. just wow. does the person who stole your axes really know what they just got themselves into? THEY JUST GOT PUT AT THE TOP OF OVER 40,000 RABID, BLOOD THIRSTY JUNKIES!!! i will do my best to help in the search.

Grrrrrr

MURDER DEATH KILL…..MURDER DEATH
KILL….

I’m with John on this one.

Shua

Chicken Scissors are too good for the piece of gos-sa that took the tambourine man’s axes. I’m thinking nail clippers.

Brian (Manitoba)

The Canuck OJ corps is on the job Scott. You can count on all of us!

condolences

Phil Rossi

There is a special level of hell for instrument thieves. Butt plugs are mandatory and made from hot lead and broken glass.

Kayla Meyers

The bass will be recovered. But don’t look for the person who took it. I may even oil my pliers for this guy.

*CLICK*

Matt(Australia)

fark scott I know how it can be with an instrument man, hopefully something can be done :(

Rob Dunn

I set up a Google alert for LB75. I’m sure others have set up EBay alerts as well.

If anyone has the balls to list it, we’ll find it.

Sorry to hear about that Scott, I had a strat (fortunately it was a copy) stolen at our first show EVER. It was the cheapest piece of crap ever, but it sounded great. I am still pissed about it!

Leon Kensington

It is time to call on Cthulhu to help us. The Sigtars will be avenged!!!

Hey Scott,

You should put together a promo for other podcasts to help look for these. Just think of all the people that 1) would be in on the search AND 2) could become new junkies. Just a thought.

Rob Dunn

Why does it seem like all my comments disappear from here?

I posted a comment earlier today about creating a Google Alert re: the bass, but now it is gone?

Rob Dunn

ahhh - - cache refresh is your friend.

MrClean417

Rats man, share your pain. Bought a new cycle/helmet. Parked it in my single home garage. Went down to go to work the next day, Helmet was gone. Wife evidently left the door open all night. Luckily no serial killers in town that day, just some sneaky light fingered fucker.

My loss is nowhere near as extreme as yours, but I still felt violated. At least you can buy helmets all day long, for 300 bucks!

Clean

Geoff in StL

BLOODCAST #9:

DEAD MAN

Mark

I am not sure of the correct tags to use for this. If you have others that fit better let me know.
http://www.stumbleupon.com/url/scottsigler.podshow.com/2007/08/03/stolen-bass-guitar/

We will find them!

Melon

Bastards.
They could have had mine instead - I can’t even sell the worthless piece of shit (Squire Tele in bright fucking pink!)
So what’s your band called and where can we download recordings?

Bob B

Junkies Unite!! We cannot allow this….

Mozbozz UK

IF the serial numbers come across the pond into the UK me and my fellow European junkies will take care of it captain thousands versus a few scumabags they will be no match for our violent tendancies you have nurtured with your great storytelling heheheehehehhehehehe

Winston Payne

Damn Scott. I feel for you. I play bass too. I’d be pissed if someone took my Warwick LX Streamer. Yeah I could get another Warwick, but probably not the same year, and not with my blood, sweat and tears in it.

I hope you get it back and the bastard who stole it gets what’s coming to him.

- Winston

Indiana Jim

As a bass player….

I WANT TO PUNCH AND KICK AND MAIM….

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toatag

Scott
Sorry some ass wipe did this to you.
You give so much of your time to
All of us who enjoy your work.
It makes me sick. I will be checking eBay
And cragislist.com daily.

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