Members John Backlund Posted February 24, 2012 Members Share Posted February 24, 2012 From Bruce Bennett's facebook page this morning......(The JBD guys are attending the South Carolina Guitar Show in Spartanburg this weekend)... "Ok I gotta share this story, the guitar you see here is the JBD-400 and it was STOLEN out of our suite today at approximately 3 PM. at 4:21 Pm I got a call from a local Music store that know us and he says to me I've got a guy here wanting to sell me a JBD-400... needless to say we recovered the guitar! That kind of thing rarely happens in this industry. I'm am SO thankful for Darren Patrick of Mountain Music for giving us the heads up!" "...they usually just vanish forever. We even discovered the crook was trying to sell it for 75.00!" "...yeah, she picked up a small chip in the finish that is fixable. but being as this one is only the 2nd one on the planet.. I'm very happy to have it back." I'm glad the thief tried to sell the guitar so quickly, it's rare (understatement) as hen's teeth, but too unique to easily sell without being noticed. At least it wasn't stashed in a closet somewhere, never to be seen . I'm betting the rest of the weekend is going to be a relatively smooth ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members xStonr Posted February 24, 2012 Members Share Posted February 24, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaleH Posted February 24, 2012 Members Share Posted February 24, 2012 Name that baby Lucky and go buy the dude a beer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members etawful Posted February 24, 2012 Members Share Posted February 24, 2012 Stupid thief was extremely stupid in this case. I'm going to steal a one of a kind (or one of two of a kind) guitar and try to sell it to a dealer who knows a few things about guitars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jpnyc Posted February 24, 2012 Members Share Posted February 24, 2012 If I managed to steal one of your guitars selling it would be the last thing on my mind. I Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RaVenCAD Posted February 24, 2012 Members Share Posted February 24, 2012 So is the crook locked up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Grantus Posted February 24, 2012 Members Share Posted February 24, 2012 $75. Stupid criminal is stupid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members crashclc Posted February 24, 2012 Members Share Posted February 24, 2012 What a moron. BTW John> that's one gorgeous looking git! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sk8centilli Posted February 24, 2012 Members Share Posted February 24, 2012 You design great looking guitars! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members d_dave_c Posted February 24, 2012 Members Share Posted February 24, 2012 Awesome guitar! Hope they got the guy, and that you mark up the MSRP to get it above petty theft. Meth head? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vintage clubber Posted February 24, 2012 Members Share Posted February 24, 2012 you can't fix stupid! glad you got it back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BoneNut Posted February 24, 2012 Members Share Posted February 24, 2012 So is the crook locked up? ...and were his nuts crushed between two cement blocks? He deserves at least that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members harold heckuba Posted February 24, 2012 Members Share Posted February 24, 2012 Wonder how he got into the hotel room? It must have been an inside job,maybe the housekeeping tipped them off. I travel a little and am always worried about leaving my laptop in the hotel room when I am out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GAS Man Posted February 24, 2012 Members Share Posted February 24, 2012 Nice to hear karma still works sometimes. Usually it just runs over my dogma. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members blazingblake Posted February 24, 2012 Members Share Posted February 24, 2012 HeHe that crook is a maroon good story im sure your thankful to have it back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members seven58 Posted February 24, 2012 Members Share Posted February 24, 2012 I'll be at the guitar show on Saturday. Very glad to hear you recovered the guitar. He was asking $75? I'll give you $100, even with the new ding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Doctor Morbius Posted February 24, 2012 Members Share Posted February 24, 2012 I'm glad you were able to recover the guitar. May the thief learn the error of their ways .. while getting bent over in prison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members w00dsy Posted February 24, 2012 Members Share Posted February 24, 2012 I'll give you $100, even with the new ding. ignore him, i'll give you $125. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Flatspotter Posted February 24, 2012 Members Share Posted February 24, 2012 Glad your story had a happy ending! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members xrleroyx Posted February 25, 2012 Members Share Posted February 25, 2012 Is this a bidding war now? $600 If you ever sell your guitars at a sub 1k price, I'll be one of the first to buy. You make great designs man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members John Backlund Posted February 25, 2012 Author Members Share Posted February 25, 2012 So is the crook locked up? Haven't heard any news since the initial facebook posting, but I'll post an update here when I find out more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members John Backlund Posted February 25, 2012 Author Members Share Posted February 25, 2012 Awesome guitar!Hope they got the guy, and that you mark up the MSRP to get it above petty theft.Meth head? That particular guitar is definately in the grand theft category of ill-gotten booty, probably by a factor of two. Don't know about the 'meth head' thing yet, might just be a comic book addict or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members John Backlund Posted February 25, 2012 Author Members Share Posted February 25, 2012 If you ever sell your guitars at a sub 1k price, I'll be one of the first to buy. You make great designs man. Thanks! If they could be retailed at under 1G I'd be ecstatic, and could probably retire on the proceeds, but....it takes money to make money, and the up-front moolah for that sort of volume production simply isn't there at this time. For now, they will have to remain hand-made, limited production, boutique custom instruments, but I'm thankful for even that, considering that they could all still be just little drawings in the bottom of a drawer rather than out there actually making noise someplace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members xrleroyx Posted February 25, 2012 Members Share Posted February 25, 2012 Thanks!If they could be retailed at under 1G I'd be ecstatic, and could probably retire on the proceeds, but....it takes money to make money, and the up-front moolah for that sort of volume production simply isn't there at this time. For now, they will have to remain hand-made, limited production, boutique custom instruments, but I'm thankful for even that, considering that they could all still be just little drawings in the bottom of a drawer rather than out there actually making noise someplace. Totally understand. It would take a huge capital investment, and the quality may suffer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ralph onion Posted February 25, 2012 Members Share Posted February 25, 2012 This is good! I wonder if Bob Segar got his LP back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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