My worst day selling vintage guitars...

[@WesTheMarketer]

A guitar shop in my hometown had a few Martins and Taylors go missing. Turns out a lady would walk in, wait for a sales guy to be distracted, then shove it up her dress. She stole appliances that way too.

[@JeremySheppard]

Appliances?? Tell me you grew up in Alabama without telling me.

[@rosewoodsteel6656]

She was finally caught after 3 refrigerators came up missing.

[@WesTheMarketer]

@@JeremySheppard I wonder if she yelled “Roll Tide” while waddling out

[@rodneykroetsch2924]

You are a great story teller Jeremy. An event like that would surely instill mistrust of people in you. My initial thinking is, the shop was too large for it to be left with only one person in it. Sorry that happened to you!

[@thislisa]

I agree

[@johnwashburn3793]

Jeremy, now that I thought about it, I had the opposite thing happen to me. I own a Silvertone 1344 tube amp from the early 50's. A guy I knew from owning a guitar shop asked to see it. I took it in and he offered to clean up and check the tubes. I got it back and the chicken head knobs was replaced with tophats. I retrieved those but later discovered the tubes had all been changed out with junk. Thankfully the shop is gone. I wonder if he still plays bass at his church. .

[@JohannesLabusch]

Wow, l would never have thought Phil McKnight would do such a thing!

[@johnwashburn3793]

@@JohannesLabusch His name was Charlie. The shop was just off the square in Independence, MO...The land of Harry Truman

[@rodneykroetsch2924]

That is horrible. One big reason that I learned to do most of my work myself!

[@TaralloFamily]

Yes, I did have a guitar stolen. It was a cream colored Ibanez (Les Paul style) Custom . Years ago, some kids broke into our house and took it along with several other items (gold pocket watch, emerald ring, class rings, video camera, etc.). I do have the serial number and fantasize about someday walking into a local pawn shop and finding it hanging on the wall.

[@Tbone1952]

In 1974 I had my Yamaha Fg300 stolen from my barracks locker while in the navy. I loved it so much I bought another one when I was stationed in Japan.

[@jeffsquires6620]

Jeremy, I went on the only vacation in my life. Three les Paul's,one SG, ONE STRAT,ONE RICKENBACKER stolen and no insurance. The cops said it was a close friend. Now I don't go on vacations and I hate everybody.

[@intersanctum]

At least you got your guitars back. There's no need to hate all the people just because your "friend" stole from you.

[@rosewoodsteel6656]

Very sorry to hear about that, Jeff.

[@bzaden]

Oooof

[@johnwashburn3793]

We should all go through Jeremy and throw in a few bucks to buy a guitar for Jeff and restore his faith in humanity. If I hear it's happening I'm in!

[@bobbyearl60]

@@johnwashburn3793 I'd contribute a few as well.

[@thislisa]

I loved Guitar & Amp in Hburg! I bought a used Ovation solid body 12-string from there. Did the owner's son work there around 1989? Some reason I think the guy who checked me out was his son. He said he hated 12 strings because they felt like a cheese grater. I will never forget that statement. lol

[@mojogaucho]

In my early 20's (I'm now in my early 60's) I shared a house with a mate in an inner city area, in my home town of Melbourne. One day I came home from work to find the front door kicked in and the house ransacked. From my room they took my stereo, a very primitive drum machine I had recently acquired and my mate's very expensive hifi setup from the lounge room, plus a bunch of other stuff I can't recall. The police turned up and treated the situation as an inconvenience for them (we have bigger fish to fry!) and left. A little while later I was telling another friend about what had happened and he told me that another guy, who we both casually knew, had offered to sell him a very primitive drum machine! This person was a known "user" so we had always kept our distance from him. I can't remember the actual outcome for him, but I was able to replace my stuff through my contents insurance. The point of all this is that this person missed my 1960 Gibson Les Paul burst and 1974 Fender Stratocaster which were tucked out of sight under my double bed. Lucky lucky lucky!

[@deblane401]

I once bought a Taylor 814 Brazilian from our only music store from the store manager, at a ridicously low price. He told me there was some small flaws, hence the low price. I had it for a couple of years and wanted to buy a mandolin, so I sold it to another store and bought my mandolin. I was talking to our stores owner and told him I sold the 510 and he said what 510. I told him the story and he informed me that the old manager had sold it and kept the money. He was very nice to me and said it was all OK. I have since bought other instruments from them and I always only dealt with the owner. I never thought I would be caught up in anything shady and now I know better. George in Montana

[@davidgagnon2849]

Since it had been in the store before being stolen, with the serial number documented, after it was returned to the store, couldn't it have been sent back to Gibson for getting the original number stamped into it again?

[@TheNumbrs]

Guitar and Amp Center was a true gem. Always had cool stuff, and the staff were just awesome people. I was 19 in college at JMU and had a pretty vanilla Mexican Telecaster that I brought in. I told the guy at the counter I only had ~$50-60 to spend, but wanted to upgrade the guitar somehow to make it enjoyable to play. He slapped a USA ashtray bridge with brass saddles on it and that guitar came alive. I was glad to have a shop I could trust - good times.

[@glennjustice2760]

My story...sold a guitar, nicer Eastman, to a guy 3 or 4 hours away. Won’t mention the shipping company, but it’s a major one. The buyer calls me a few days later. A friend of his was driving a county road and found the boxed up guitar in the highway. He stops, picks it up and realizes he knows the guy and delivers it to him unharmed. I packed it well. A couple weeks later I get a message from the shipper saying, “your package was delivered “. All ended well. I assumed the deliver guy rearranged his load and forgot to close his back doors.

[@piano2873]

Thank you for sharing this story with us. I see it still pains you to think of that. I saw your wonderful video about returning the 1967 Martin D28 to Raymond about a year ago. I have told many people about it. I believe you are a good, honest person and am thankful that you share your knowledge and experience with us.

[@texhaines9957]

Similar thing the LAST time I had a garage sale. A van pulled up and the folks piled out. One took me out somewhere in the back, and my assistant from the money box. They left and so did all the cash. Never again.

[@rosewoodsteel6656]

I have held one garage sale in my life, to sell my deceased mother-in-laws belongings. Never before have I worked so hard, for so little and experienced so many people that wanted something for nothing. I would rather burn stuff in a bon fire than go through that experience again. Some people are so sickeningly cheap, it's disgusting.

[@texhaines9957]

@@rosewoodsteel6656 yes. When Dad departed and after family got what they desired, I donated the usable to charity and tossed the rest.

[@rosewoodsteel6656]

@@texhaines9957 I ended up taking a few truck loads to Goodwill. Yard sales are a pita. More power to those folks that like to put them on. It's just not worth my while.

[@ricklavash6965]

@Rosewood Steel If those same people are selling THEIR stuff it’s a different story! It’s “Well, I bought these boots 6 years ago for $300, and used them constantly until now, so I can sell them to you for $275.”

[@rosewoodsteel6656]

@@ricklavash6965 Ha! Truer words have not been spoken.

[@anthonyb2334]

I can’t imagine having one of my guitars stolen. I have pictures and the serial numbers recorded and insured but still, an awful feeling. When I was a college kid I worked in a small town audio store, sold home & car audio components, records, tapes, etc. those items were easier to steal, and often times we caught folks. It doesn’t feel so personal with store stereo items. But you still feel bad. But with a guitar like that or any guitar I’m sure you feel violated. Had a 57 Chevy I owned stolen, and over the course of time had my personal and work trucks broken into. Always a bad , angry feeling that never fully goes away. Thank you for this video and great lesson for all of us.

[@joshuarupp4325]

A guy in Chicago stole my Matthias Jabs Gibson 7/8 explorer a decade ago. Still not over it

[@emaneercsadeeni]

Had a PRS Dragon stolen when I Worked at a GC in NJ which was very rigorous about security but no cameras. One morning our manager found it gone despite it being locked in a display case...and there wasn’t much to work with for leads. I don’t know if it was ever recovered.

[@lyndelguitars9478]

In 1987, my wife and I had bought our first house and some people were building a new house across the street from us and it was the building contractors last day on the job. My wife came home to find a broken window in our back bedroom and many items missing including my 1982-1984 (can't remember the exact year) Jackson Randy Rhoads guitar missing. It was a student model which just means it had dot markers instead of sharktooth or whatever they are called. It was white with black pinstripes and looked a lot like the Sandoval guitar that Randy played. It also had a Kahler. Anyway, since we had just bought the house, I did have homeowners insurance for the first time in our lives and that did cover me but I loved that guitar dearly and wish I still had it to this day even though I might look funny playing it as I'm an old guy now. They didn't take the case either and it was obviously never recovered. I do however remember the serial number which is stamped on the end of the fretboard. It's "RR1044" so if anyone ever runs across it, let me know! My first sentence tells you who I think stole it and yes, I know, I'll never see it again.

[@denyel_]

where did this happen? you never know who might come across this

[@lyndelnavarro9714]

@@denyel_ This was outside of Springfield Ohio

[@marcreno893]

That’s cool the guitar has this video now to reference if it ever goes back on the market.. rather than someone trying to explain themselves why there’s no serial #

[@bzaden]

The neck prob broke and have been scrapped

[@mattbeckner2427]

A few years ago about 3 weeks before Christmas I had a laptop stolen off my desk at the church where I pastor while I was working in the sanctuary on the sound system. Fast forward a few weeks i went to a pawnshop close by to see if it was there and I spied a ghost… actually it was a Taylor 410 acoustic that was once owned by a friend of mine. I recognized it because it had a pinless bridge and a nice LR bags pickup. I snapped a picture of it and the serial number and messaged him. He was stunned as it had been gone for some time. He had never filed a report so it didn’t show up stolen as he figured it was a waste of time. He went in with the police and they sold it to him for what they gave the guy who brought it in….$50. Apparently the seller was a known drug user police said. Guitar was worth $800-900 which says all you need to know about that particular pawn shop.

[@kjatexas3679]

I had a early '60s Fender Telecaster Custom, sunburst, double binding, single coils, and a Fender Concert amp, stolen out of my fraternity house in NYC. I never saw, either one of them again.

[@shelpais8219]

Tough story. My 1967 Fender Villager was stolen from a store while on consignment in 1970. Luckily a got a check from them. In 1975 I rented a room in a house and kept my 1969 Martin D12-35 Brazilian there. I used to keep my door closed and came home one night to find the house had been broken into. The thief must have thought someone was sleeping in my room and luckily left the guitar and only took the owner's TV.

[@rstuartcpa]

Love the additional detail after your interview with Jonathan on Casino.

[@JeremySheppard]

I'm glad you followed over here. I had just made this video and we were flying without a plan, haha. Baxter just said, "What crazy stories do you have?"

[@rstuartcpa]

@@JeremySheppard I followed you before Casino. Back in the days when you were in the basement…the little basement…not the big nice basement.

[@HL-OOI]

In my country there is no high end guitars being displayed and no free testing..🤣 some shops don’t even let you try if you are not buying..😁

[@paulspitale1585]

Jeremy, So happy that your story turned out well for you. People can be so un trustful !!!!!

[@davidstill4321]

Jeremy hi!I had a 77 just like it I bought in 88 for $500 bucks.Except mine had a maple neck and it was very clean.I only saw one on TV just like it.Zach Wylde had a black body and maple neck.Mine too was heavy as hell.Any way I enjoy watching you and I'm kind of a bluegrass player too so I enjoy ur acoustic stuff too.Thank you Dave Still.California

[@celtglen]

I had two Venturas; a 6 and a 12 both acoustic. I bought them in 69 when I was 16. The 6 string/with case was stolen in 79 when a dude walked in to my apt and walked out with that. Still hurts, it was the concert not the western. I finally bought a Sigma Martin (1979?) made in korea...marvelous guitar and has the strength of the Martin it was designed from. I am building a 6 string and a uke from some antique woods about 100+ years old...cherry and chestnut.

[@dougbennett7881]

Gotta have more than one employee working in a shop like that. To cover each other when one is busy/distracted.

[@adamkoepke1366]

I was in a band after high school and my dad let me use his 72 Gibson SG. I had never seen him play it since he’s mainly an acoustic player. It just sat in our basement in the case. I brought it to practice at my buddy’s house, and like an idiot I kept it there. I had been friends with these guys for years and had complete trust in them. Eventually we broke up and I was moving gear back to my house. I noticed that the Gibson was not there. I asked my buddy about it and he said he brought it back to his house. Why he would think he could do that I don’t know. Now my dad started asking for the guitar back. So I asked my buddy if he could drop it off. He said sure but time after time he kept flaking out. Always made excuses up about forgetting or something popping up. This went on for a year. I would show up at his house when he said he would be there but would never answer the door. Meanwhile I keep telling my dad that I’ll get it for him and that I’m just having a hard time meeting with my buddy. Finally he comes cleans to me and said he doesn’t have it anymore. He made up some bogus story about how his girlfriend moved out and that she took it. I had no idea about this because he hid it very well, but apparently he was having drug problems and most likely pawned the guitar. I guess he’s done this with some of his other friend’s gear. My friend once found an amp he loaned him in a pawn shop. I’ve never been paid back or anything from this guy. He’s basically just vanished. Needless to say my dad was livid.

[@guymandude999]

"Sure, you can come in here, Meatball" - picks up phone - "Zed? The spider just caught himself a fly"

[@johnwhitaker545]

I had all of my gear stolen while I was at work. I don’t really want to talk about it much because it really really makes me sad.

[@GtrPknMama]

I feel your pain…. Had my complete rig stolen…. Guitar, pedals, Mesa Boogie amp. It hurt bad.

[@3cardmonty602]

Great story. I hope Meatball is doing hard time right now. Remember the guy out on the West Coast that had many guitars stolen from his storage unit? Lots of Jazzmasters & Fender offsets. I wonder how he’s making out with recovery?

[@BobPerrone]

I was gifted a 1967 Gibson ES 355 from my Dad who, after seeing me committed to learning guitar for about 6 years decided I deserved something more playable than a really bad Danelectro. It was stolen while doing a gig in NYC in the 80's. I've never gotten over it, especially seeing how far up in value it has gone, but more importantly it was from my Dad who is no longer with us. Just awful....

[@gregfruchtman1404]

Good Morning Jeremy, Thank you sharing that "life experienced" video.

[@rogerharrell7316]

A Dirtball named Meatball. There's never a shortage when it comes to Scumbags.

[@megablazeikenTCG122]

I had a les Paul one time I bought from a guy. Met him at his house and had all his personal info. It came up stolen a little while later. The police contacted me about my listing for it🤦🏻‍♂️

[@Neodustin]

Great story man. I’m 90% sure I remember seeing that particular Les Paul in the store. Moreover, the stories of Warren and pics of the old shop warmed my heart. Miss those days. If you happen to run into Warren again, send him my regards

[@TribalGuitars]

There's more than one way to get ripped off. I worked for a 2nd-hand store and while we didn't have people try to steal guitars we had people constantly trying to sell us stolen guitars or upsell POS axes. Before I started working there (before the internet) they had people coming in trying to sell POS Squiers (80s and 90's Bullets, ugh!) as Fenders. I had to explain to my bosses that it was "Squier by Fender" and not a Fender Squier like it was a Fender Tele or Strat. One guy (Ron) I knew as a scammer from other places. He was making small fortune buying Squier Bullets that people had bought and basically wanted to discard and selling them to my bosses as full Fenders. He and quite a few others was really not happy with me when I started educating my bosses. When I first started they didn't know I knew anything about guitars, and at first they were a bit put off as they thought I was kind of trying to tell them how to go about their business, but eventually, I was able to get them to understand that I was trying to help them save their money. The funniest one was this hideous red 355-looking knockoff with a knockoff, no label, no nothing Fender-style neck that was hanging with no price on it. When I was brand new to working there I had asked my main boss about what price he wanted on it but he said that it was a "rare guitar" so he wasn't sure, but that it was worth a lot of money because it was a Fender neck on a Gibson body. Yeeeeahhhhhh.... I started to explain but was shut down right quick by my boss, and icily told, and in no uncertain terms, that it wasn't my business literally or figuratively and that he had spent what he considered a lot of money buying it. After I had proven my worth to them as the "guitar guy" I had the chance to bring it up again one day. My boss (who had made the buy) was having a little problem understanding the whole thing so I said, "If I took the front end of your Cadillac off could I put a Lincoln front end on it? Just bolt it up and 'tada!"? (Boss : "No") "Even if you could, would your car be worth more because it's a Caddy with a Lincoln front clip?" (Boss: "No') Then I had to explain that neither body nor neck was the genuine thing and why any neck could never be bolted onto a Gibson body. The boss looks at me, kinda mad but not aimed at me, and says, "So, what you're telling me is that I got ripped-off?" I just nodded. Then I asked, "Ron?" Boss replied,"Ron..." Ron was pretty much persona non grata after that. He'd show up when I wasn't there and the bosses always told him to come back when I was there. heh heh heh

[@KeganVanSickle]

If you had the original serial number in full, why not re-stamp it and still disclose that it was stolen but that the serial number is correct?

[@kelseywake]

I had an American Tele and a Line6 amp stolen from me by a guy I went to church with. Apparently he had a relapse and was leading something of a double life. The pain of a stolen guitar pales in comparison to the hurt his wife and kids went through later.

[@JohannesLabusch]

Okay, but at least he took that Line6 amp off you. Gotta be grateful for that.

[@MattSponaugle]

I miss Warren and the Guitar & Amp Center!

[@jasonbrooks633]

We had 3 guitars and a mandolin stolen from our church. We got to church and realized they were all missing. One of our church members said “have you checked Craigslist yet”? I remember looking at him and saying “no one would be that dumb to put them on Craigslist this quick”. He looked on there and there they all were. We called the police and got back all the guitars and never got the mandolin back. The mandolin was by far the most expensive and he said he sold it to a guy for $50. I personally don’t believe he sold it, I believe to this day he still has it. All of the guitars were scraped just like to Les Paul you are talking about. Every serial number was gone and gouged. I still check Craigslist from time to time to see if I see that mandolin show up.

[@JeremySheppard]

I'm so sorry. Glad you got some back but man, that's hard.

[@kylemoran4343]

Maybe take a look at "mr meatball the Miscreant" 😲

[@justinrayguitars6024]

I wonder how many stolen guitars I have had over the years. I mean not that I buy stolen guitars but FB,Ebay etc. You just don't know where they might actually come from.

[@aisle_of_view]

Forgive yourself for not being psychic. Your good heart makes you the better man here.

[@good_king_guitarman1334]

Low grade people are everywhere; sometimes it's hard to pick them out and be a nice person at the same time. You did the best you could with the tools that you had.

[@markhopkinsmusic]

Awesome video buddy!

[@pawns2prizes]

I can't help it.. but sounds like your typical juggalo. 😂😂

[@daviddwayneclark4898]

After 20 yrs of renting i was evicted 2 yrs ago so the landlord could raise the rent on my loft . This happened during the winter while i was in the middle of cancer treatments and a short time after my Brother passed after from a different form of Cancer . I had 3 vintage acoustic guitars stolen while i was in the process of moving.. 1930's Kalamazoo kg 11 / Kalamazoo jr. / Recording king .When i told the landlord / office mgr they implied that I was lying. Fast forward 2 months i see one of my guitars on craigslist, i call the police and we set up a sting operation and 2 of the 3 guitars were recovered. They had been stolen by another Tennant who was replacing me

[@SteeringSteel]

Damn you Meatball, damn you all to hell! Some people, swear! 🤦🏻‍♂️😂

[@mkg28]

I've never had a guitar or gear stolen. But I honestly don't let people other than my close friends know what I have.

[@bzaden]

Good thing the damage was on the neck,guitar probably did not last long until the neck broke anyway in which case it was probably scrapped for parts

[@ronmeinhardt1384]

The first electric guitar I ever bought was this SG copy (Orlando?) Got it from my best friend, weeks later my brothers best friend comes over and sees me playing this guitar. He says hey where did you get that guitar. Apparently my friend stole it from a back yard party. Happy ending! my brothers friend recognized how much I was playing and loving this shitty sounding copy. He lets me keep it.

[@garcdonald]

In 75 I went to Manny's and bought a stereo white falcon. I got into a graduate program in Hi. I took the falcon. One day I'm playing in my room and this guy knocks on my door and asked if he could sit down and listen. After a half-hour he leaves. I walked out and saw him go into an adjacent building. Next day i come home from school and the guitar is gone. Cops come, i tell them about the guy and where he went. They couldn't have cared less. I had it insured and they gave me 100$ less than what i paid. But i didn't like being violated. Hawaii is a martial art paradise and I'm got on a program. In 2020 i got a new falcon. New one has better electronics.

[@anthonymorales842]

The worst part is losing the trust of people. You get over it but never forget. I hope that dude still with LP crushing on it, let it be just a fine instrument, period.

[@deanvinson834]

I had my Squier Tom Delonge strat stolen and destroyed many years ago.

[@masterhorax]

you have the BEST stories

[@abeellis4470]

Great story! Thanks.

[@soniah4821]

A premeditated plan, a high value vintage guitar destroyed and he has the stones to say “can I come back in here?” Are you kidding me? Wow!

[@JeremySheppard]

The tonedeafness of that has lingered with me. 😂

[@sadielampduo3762]

Wow , great story !

[@JohnAdams-rm7zm]

Great story ✊

[@jakeweber5578]

GREAT STORY!

[@alanebunce]

Great story. Tragic story. But do try to trust people again -- maybe in an "innocent as doves, wise as serpents" kinda way. My only tragic story is absent-mindedly leaving a bass in my car overnight in a parking garage and finding the window smashed the next morning, and the bass gone forever. Not the same, but it still hurts, 29 years later...

[@alanebunce]

I suspect if I texted that number it might tell me it had vintage guitars for sale at a suspiciously low price, or maybe that I needed help fixing my computer. I assume you got hacked -- bummer.

[@kentlawson9182]

If my memory serves me right Sammy Hagar's first Les Paul was one he stole from a small music shop in LA while the employee went to the bathroom. He took it and ran out...this is before he was famous. Later he had a chance to record his first album in San Fran and he had that guitar in a VW bug. While he was inside it was stolen from out of his car. Karma!

[@jerrywalaszek2473]

I heard him tell that story too.I would of hoped he made good on that but he never disclosed that.I know most people have done shady things in their life growing up or whatever, I was a little disappointed when I heard that and if he made good?

[@embwee]

He tried chasing the guy down, but in a VW bug, "can't [even] drive 55!!"

[@kentlawson9182]

@@jerrywalaszek2473 Not sure if he every made it right, but he is a decent person so I bet he prob did.

[@jerrywalaszek2473]

@@kentlawson9182 I'M SURE HE DID TOO,WAS HOPING FOR A GRAND FINALE FINISH TO THE STORY THOUGH.

[@voyxu143]

Most owners get insurance for these situations.

[@NytronX]

Did the owner press charges on Meatball?

[@JeremySheppard]

I don't think so. It would have to go to small claims court and the guy had nothing and other judgments against him.

[@tinman8518]

Sounds like meathead meatball got off too easy.

[@JeremySheppard]

You're right

[@rosewoodsteel6656]

@@JeremySheppard Did the owner of the shop press charges? I would imagine you had to go to court over this..

[@spazeack]

At least he had good taste!

[@drivenmad7676]

Meatball overdosed on Flaka in 2010 and is now living under a bridge. ( i imagine) lol

[@jeremybaker195]

Hey Jeremy did the guy even get in trouble? Jail time anything? O thought people had to pay restitution for that kinda crime and if its not payed they spend more time in jail. Almost 3 grand wouldn't that be a felony?

[@ThePonDePon]

That's more than a day

[@aldenwilkins]

I can only imagine the feeling of your guts falling out when you realized what happened.

[@danovee9580]

After this video, that guitar is now worth more than ever!

[@markinthemix6055]

Now everyone knows about Mr. Meatball. 😏

[@MA-uy5vz]

This story made me a subscriber.

[@gregmccurry5619]

Its a good Thing your not Trying to buy a house right now can t find anything in a detroit suburb for $350,000. Call the old man with the 1967 Martin d 28 for $3750.

[@johnwashburn3793]

Jeremy, FYI, someone from the Tulsa area is phishing with your face on your comment page. See mine and others below.

[@JeremySheppard]

I just went through deleting and reporting the phishing. What makes you say Tulsa? Just the phone number?

[@johnwashburn3793]

@@JeremySheppard I googled the area, as best as I could see it. I checked the link on the reply and it had a phone number and said that it was started about 3 days ago. I thought you would like to know

[@mflee6590]

I had a a hole, invite me over every week to jam. Even played a few gigs. He said he loved to clean/repair gear. Over the years he “cleaned” my gear alright. ‘65 twin reverb was parted and cheap parts put in. Old commander 2 somewhat parted. Dude destroyed historic gear for a few bucks. Ego narcissistic to boot. Also worst player I’ve ever played with.

[@jeremybaker195]

I had stuff in storage and someone stole 10 guitar and 25 to30 pedals and a amp. The cops acted as if I had done something wrong. Didn't even want to do the report. Long story consonant source of anger and frustration. People that steal are the lowest of the low and the cops act like your wasting their time. If your not rich or have connections the cops don't want you to waist their doughnut time.💩&🐷

[@johnhalek9664]

What about Meatballs buddy CornPop ?

[@davidharrick469]

It sucks how low people can go and self serving they can be. I have always believed in Karma. My hope is that Meatball is now in the big house and his cellmate " Bubba " is kind enough to push in his stool at night......Night Night Meatball......Hey Meatball why does your pillow have all these teeth marks on it?

[@denyel_]

the stolen gear stories in the comments are breaking my heart

[@jcripp7974]

Well the question of the moniker "Meatball" has been sufficiently answered. Guy probably couldnt play a cowboy A.

[@rosewoodsteel6656]

So I guess we know why the guy had that nick name.

[@jerbear1601]

So this guy leaves you working all alone in a clearly sizeable shop and you are expected to have eyes in your ass? Furthermore, if he has thousands upon thousands of dollars in guitars in his shop and doesn't A: See a need to have more than one employee for security purposes or B: Have a security camera system that would likely cost less than the guitar that was stolen. This wasn't anyone's fault but his man.

[@jmakins5]

I'm not sure that was entirely your fault. You probably shouldn't have been there by yourself for that exact reason.

[@kevininman2013]

I’m surprised he didn’t do jail time!

[@FrancisFurtak]

Came on dude! Why is it your fault that someone else stole a guitar while you were on watch? You got conned. The meat ball is at fault 100%! Wake up. I started playing in 1959. My mother bought me a brand new ES 335 with a Bixby vibrato. It was stolen right out of my bedroom along with my Danelectro 12 string and a classical guitar that I earned with my own money! Ouch.

[@SteveSingerFowkes]

Jeremy My stolen guitar is a long story from Derby UK! Involving my first ever guitar (a Columbus Hummingbird copy costing 21GBP!)that my parents bought me for Christmas 1975! It got stolen from my house in 2000 (along with a few other guitars and musical items) whilst I was on holiday The local police weren't v good... Anyways.... I went down to the local cash converters (pawn type store) with a picture and asked if they'd had this guitar pawned.... Lo and behold the guy came from the back of the store with my guitar! The guy who stole my stuff got 6 months in prison... and I got my most treasured guitar back... You don't say what Neathead got for stealing the LP... Great Channel J!

[@SteveSingerFowkes]

Hi Jeremy Is this legit?

[@JimFothergill]

Wow!!!! The story made me cringe! Scared the hell out of me! Thanks for telling the story but it hurt. Ha ha ha

[@johnsmith-ug5tp]

The meatball story. hahaha The crime hatched and planned inside a taco bell by a dude called meatball that dresses up like a clown. 😄🤣🤣🤣 Sorry Jeremy, This is too funny. I`m not laughing about what you went through😉I`m the same type of person and that would have ate me alive for letting the owner down. You forgot to tell us if the buyer got a good deal on the custom missing the serial number?

[@JeremySheppard]

The current owner wants to be vague on details of what or when he bought it. He got a great deal.

[@johnsmith-ug5tp]

@@JeremySheppard I completely understand and good for him.

[@jltrem]

Question: Why didn't Meatball go to jail?

[@JeremySheppard]

I think it was two factors: my boss didn't press charges and the police didn't charge him on their one. Also, because it is theft and the item was recovered, it's not likely he would have gone to jail but pay restitution and do community service

[@swooshtx]

FYI Hopefully you changed the guys name for the story. There is a statue of limitations for how long you can post a criminals picture on a building who stole from you. Would hate for you to get into trouble over something silly like telling a story.

[@PopBubbleWrappable]

Wait, he came back to the store he stole from? So he's bold AND stupid. He has a tragic future ahead of him.

[@iaingraham4911]

Disgraceful stealing your guitar

[@johnwashburn3793]

Would a modern day Jesus suggest, 'if someone asks you for your guitar, give him the case as well '? Just a thought...

[@leesanna7835]

Compelling...

[@thseed7]

😥😡

[@migianaventura]

Sos un groso!

[@Rossdink]

Haha that’s hilarious

[@leiser71]

good story but you talk too much