NZGuitars.com

Hey guys, this band in Wellington had some of their gear stolen just the other day.

-Black 50 watt Holden amp with a tremolo
-Black AER 60 amp
-Peavey speaker cabinet
-1980 ES-175 Gibson
-Microphone 58
-Miscellaneous assortment of leads

Here's a link to their blog:

http://aprilfishmusic.blogspot.com/2011 ... l?spref=fb

Can't imagine there are a huge number of ES-175s floating around NZ, so keep an eye out for it.

Sorry to hear about this. Eye's peeled, at least for the Gibson....

*UNIQUE* wrote:Sorry to hear about this. Eye's peeled, at least for the Gibson....

Looking to snap up a good deal?

That's sad news, but they're not doing much to help themselves. The pictures of the stolen guitar appear to be a 175 and a 125(?). No serial numbers mentioned.

However by stamping 'second' on the headstock, Gibson appears to have had a rare moment of honest appraisal. I remember an interview with Slash who claimed his favourite Les Paul was one stamped second that he rescued from the factory.
Maybe this is a hot Gibson collectors tip.

I think the gibson melody maker on TM right now is a second too, at least the one just like like it that hung in kingsley smiths for yrs was.,.
I spent most of my teenage saturdays just looking at it