Phosphorescent Gear Stolen

2010-07-11 by Skimaskcheck | 19 Comments
Following their first show of a planned 6 week tour in support of their new album Here’s To Taking It Easy, Phosphorescent have been robbed of $40,000 worth of equipment in Greenpoint, Brooklyn on Thursday night.

Included in the theft were frontman Matthew Houck’s irreplaceable 1955 Gibson ES-125, their drum kit, bass rig, amps, effects pedals, rented van, and stock of merchandise.

The band and their label, Dead Oceans, are offering a $5,000 reward for the gear's return, and a $1,000 reward for tips leading to its return. Additionally, a PayPal account has been set-up allowing donations to be made (phosphorescentgearfund@gmail.com).

A full list of their stolen property can be found here: http://deadoceans.com/blog/2010/07/phosphorescent-van-gear-merch-stolen-in-brooklyn/

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Skimaskcheck
July 11th 2010
2364 Comments


stuff like this is horrific, it's gotta be absolutely devastating for struggling bands.

here's the list if you can't be bothered to click the link:

GUITARS:
1955 Gibson ES-125 Hollow-body Electric
1968 Gibson EB-3 Bass with slotted headstock (brown)
197? Fender Stratocaster – Custom, Blonde wood finish. No brand names or markings anywhere.
197? Emmons Pedal Steel Guitar – Push-Pull Model

AMPS:
1973 Fender Twin Reverb (Silverface) w/ Indian Sun Worshipper Tapestry affixed to grillplate
1978 Music Man 112 RD500 Custom Amp w/ 10″ Speaker
SWR Workingman’s Bass Amp
196? Fender Deluxe Reverb

PEDALS:
(1) Line 6 DL4 Delay Pedal
(2) Fulltone Full-Drive 2 Mosfet
(1) Electro Harmonix Holy Grail Plus
(1) Electro Harmonix Little Big Muff
(2) Electro Harmonix 80’s Memory Man Deluxe
(1) MXR Power Amp Pedal
(2) Boss TU-2 Tuner
(1) MXR Phase 90, CSP-026
(1) Fender Tuning Pedal

DRUMS:
DW “Collectors Series” Drum Kit – Black Matte finish
22″ kick drum
16″ floor tom
12″ rack tom
14″ Yamaha, Anton Fig snare drum, with maple hoops
(1) Ludwig boom cymbal stand
(2) yamaha boom cymbal stands
(1) DW9000 Hi-Hat pedal, DW7000 kick pedal
(1) Yamaha, double braced snare stand
(1) Ludwig double braced snare stand
(1) Ludwig drum throne/stool.
(1) 20″ Zyldjian Constantinople ride cymbal
(1) 17in Zildjian A Custom crash cymbal
(2) Zildjian Constantinople Hi-Hats (paired)

OTHER ITEMS:
Black Arai Profile Full-face Motorcycle Helmet
Durango Boots – Brown Harness Boots

MERCHANDISE:
Approximately:
150 Vinyl (To WIlle/Pride/Here’s to Taking it Easy)
150 CD’s (To WIlle/Pride/Here’s to Taking it Easy)
100 PHOSPORESCENT “LION” T-shirts


Captain North
July 11th 2010
6793 Comments


Fuck.

uberdeathmetal
July 11th 2010
32 Comments


Skimaskcheck's comment made me smile with that dig

Skimaskcheck
July 11th 2010
2364 Comments


:3

beatific
July 11th 2010
102 Comments


finally a thief with a good moral center. he probably spared at least a few people from hearing this shit

atrink
July 11th 2010
2855 Comments


Fuck

R6Rider
July 11th 2010
5282 Comments


Wow, I could only imagine how mad I would be if my gear got stolen.

And I don't even own that much.

Counterfeit
July 11th 2010
17836 Comments


Wow. That sucks so much.

thediamondcanopy
July 11th 2010
521 Comments


Oh. Gonna kill the guy if he turns up around here.

Detective Dan
July 11th 2010
262 Comments


how the hell did someone steal all of that stuff without anyone noticing?

uberdeathmetal
July 11th 2010
32 Comments


@ detective dan public transport.
but you should find out

zulop
July 11th 2010
174 Comments


Well that fucking sucks

Counterfeit
July 11th 2010
17836 Comments


GET ON IT DETECTIVE DAN!

TAB
July 12th 2010
467 Comments


lol owned

botb
July 12th 2010
20153 Comments



how the hell did someone steal all of that stuff without anyone noticing?

yeah that's what i'd like to know. idk when i go on tour i'm going to watch my shit like a hawk.

TRMshadow
July 12th 2010
5119 Comments


STFU Beatific.

This sucks, Will tell everyone I meet not to buy this band's merch unless it is from a positively ligit source.

Dunpeal
July 12th 2010
4469 Comments




@ TAB


fuck yessss! for ninja scroll

Zip
July 12th 2010
5312 Comments


Well idk how anyone is going to hold on to that much shit without it being kind of obvious

Ruminations
July 12th 2010
146 Comments


this sucks, i always wonder how this much stuff can be stolen without the person/people being caught, but apparently it's possible. i can't imagine what it would be like to be going through this.



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