There's a special place in hell for people that steal guitars. During covid, I was about to move into an apartment and 2 weeks before the place caught fire. Not only did many people lose their instruments, among other possessions, but I also heard that someone in the process of the place being evacuated stole a bunch of guitars. Made me sick
@@Rob-metoo527 who says full time musicians aint working ?! Lolol granted it must b a great job but still, i guess hes supporting himself by doing it so i.e. its work. ✌️
Brian I have had probably 12 instruments stolen and lost in different instances and several returned with help of detectives and the internet community more recently. The most amazing story of all is that my 90's Gibson banjo has been stolen twice and found and returned to me. I'm so glad because my dad got it for me new when I was 12.
im so sorry for your loss. I know how that can feel. I never stopped beating the bushes and posting ads and such the second time it happened and a stranger saw my banjo in a pawn shop and since I had a police report, they let me have it for pawn fees. I was so happy to go get my baby back that day. @@drewharrison6433
Nah I don't need a response. I am around people like this quite often in my travels and music career. I liked his story and I like to share mine. @@Tvvvvvvvv38
This is a rare but very Awesome Guitar finding its way Back to the Original Owners So they Can Make the Most Awesome Songs and Riffs that Soooooo Many of Us love and Enjoy hearing this Music and the Songs they make for us and they still make us feel like we did that very first time we heard it and how it made us feel then & still capable of making us feel that Same feeling inside when we hear these Tunes Even Now,,, I actually appreciate this Music More so now than teenager Days driving street Rods and hearing it come from our systems in our cars cruising around town with the windows Down and the Tunes Up loud,,,, Glad i lived Them years growing up and becoming A teenager and getting drivers license and freedom of the 😅Roads and listening to the music of 60s 70s & 80s best of times the world was better and things were about as good as they could be back then,,,, I have the best memories and some of the best of friends that from back then the ones that are still with us from them days and even one of my Favorite cars from that Era ,,,, Music was definitely front & Center back then we parked in certain places in our neighborhood listening to our favorite Rock and awesome bands of the day coming from our Cars & hanging out on the street corner having a couple beers and not causing anyone any trouble or problems & it was priceless back then but especially now looking back,,, its sad to me that these youg people today unfortunately will never live them experiences and have that kind of neighborhood friendship and Connections & true friends that always Stuck together and had each other’s Back’s and Soooooo much more 😎👍
I had a party at my place I got way to fuckup and my Fender Deadknock was mia along with some of my tools, good news I found them at a local pawn shop,so called friends 😊
Man, life stories always mellow and temper a good guitar into finding their own, true inner voices. I've always sworn this. Going through shit, addictions, selling and pawning axes... When you get em back man... They always just get sweeter for having suffered all the pains. It's a fucking fact
I had the same thing happened to me 2 years ago. Had all my guitars stolen out of my storage unit. Be happy you got yours back I still feel like all my kids are stolen. Sucks...
Somebody took my brother's guitar the other day. Ugggh. It could be a franken-strat or really nice- it doesn't matter. The sentimental or personal value is where it hits.
I have a 1966 fender jazz bass deluxe brand new and had it for many years. And worse than having it stolen, I sold it. One of the big regrets of my life. I paid around $380 for it and now I see the same Bass listed for sale at $14,000. We all make bad choices.😢
My pal Steve lived near a kid who formed the Cryan Shames band. Steve would jamb with everyone and was pretty good himself. His dad bought him a REALLY good guitar. It cost a grand in 1967. So the Shames were about to go on their first tour and Steve’s buddy asked if he could borrow the expensive new guitar and Steve said yes. Months later when he got it back he found a huge hole in the back where his huge belt buckle wore right through the wood.
My brother had his bass stolen at DFW Airport. Months later a Dallas pawn shop guy saw a paragraph in Bass Player magazine about it and thought he had it. Indeed he did. My brother had to come from Austin, pay for his own property to get it back and then have all the damage done to it restored.
Brian, did you ever play a short set with the Stray Cats at the bandstand inside Disneyland Anaheim, CA in the 1980's where the stage rose up from below ground level?
I knew this guy who stole a guitar from back seat of a car we were parked next to and then he takes off,with me still in the car.I was mortified ,I had no idea this guy was a criminal until he did that. Last time i heard he was in prison for a long stretch, thank God because he shouldn't be on the streets. I later found out that guitar was from a semi-famous player who I contacted him and tell him what I knew , never found it as far as i know. This was in the early 90's.
I had been having a weekly jam session with this guy for a couple of months back in 2002, to the point where I got comfortable leaving my gear over at his house. I went over there one Saturday, and his roommate informed me that he had abruptly moved out and taken my guitar and amp with him. I found out years later that dude got fired from his job and sold my guitar and amp so he could buy his way out of the lease. I haven't seen him in 22 years, but if I ever get my hands on him he's either coughing up a lung or a couple of grand.
If i was touring guitars and amps ride with me i don't need but 3 or 4 anyway especially if I was well known and knew people wanted my tools of the trade
Our local Metallica Tribute band was playing in Portland, Or. Their whole trailer and gear was jacked at the hotel overnight. Metallica heard about this, and their manager called them. Replaced all of their gear and trailer. RESPECT!! # BLISTEREDEARTH # METALLICA Spokane Washington. Whats up Smurphy? MUDD
That is a really hard to beleive story lol. Court doesn't work like that, and why would that person bring THOSE back basically incriminating themselves for taking the rest.
Wow! Sounds like Peter Frampton’s Les Paul, Jimmy Page’s Black Beauty or Paul McCartney’s Hofner Cavern Bass! They all returned to their rightful owners many years later!
That really suckes, i just found out that this guy i know for 25 years stole RANDY ROADS EQUIPMENT. Yes, nick brandsrud told me this many years after he and his brother riped him RANDY off. All of my friends and i were on the hunt when it happened , we knew randy. But he got his gear back the day before his debut with Ozzy. I so hate this type of trash. Ok, peace.
He just abuses them when they do show. I was there in 98 in Dayton Ohio when you were opening for Dylan, threw a hissy, and slammed it face down on the stage. Your roadie wouldn't let me have it tho
@BrianSetzerofficial Brian, do you remember racing slot cars in Amityville? You and the guys were always great to us 'kids' (we were 14-15 I guess) never gave us "rockstar attitude".
Randy Bachman found it (words from his mouth) It appeared on the cover on a magazine with the guitarist from The Thompson Twins holding it. Randy contacted him with documentation but he didn't give it back.
I gave my guitar, my baby, to a friend to refinish. He got as far as scraping all the finish of it and making it completely unplayable and half-destroyed before he shot himself in the head. I got it back but it's never been fixed, years later.
The question i have, is do you WANT it fixed? (So sorry about your friend, lost too many this way myself) or maybe just get it playable and otherwise keep it how he left it? I have one that belonged to my cousin, who shot himself... I Know he had wanted to fix it up, and I plan to, got the parts, just haven't gotten into it yet, 5 years and it still tears into me.
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Stories of lost guitars that find their way home are cool.
Stealing someone’s guitar is a horrible sin. Everyone knows it.
I agree 100% with you
There's a special place in hell for people that steal guitars. During covid, I was about to move into an apartment and 2 weeks before the place caught fire. Not only did many people lose their instruments, among other possessions, but I also heard that someone in the process of the place being evacuated stole a bunch of guitars. Made me sick
Yea that’s some real bad juju.
I personally hate them 😂 but that’s just me knowing my Les Paul will never come back and being jealous. Thanks Brandon, you fucking thief.
Karmas a bitch, it always comes full circle
Just label your guitar cases “WORK BOOTS”… they won’t even touch em! Has worked for me for 25 years! 😂
Or job applications
Wont work anymore ! Lol
Not only that, workboots r xpensive !! I think you’ve just been lucky.
You haven't worked in twenty five years?
@@Rob-metoo527 who says full time musicians aint working ?! Lolol granted it must b a great job but still, i guess hes supporting himself by doing it so i.e. its work. ✌️
So happy you got your #1 back. Thieves are the worst.
Brian I have had probably 12 instruments stolen and lost in different instances and several returned with help of detectives and the internet community more recently. The most amazing story of all is that my 90's Gibson banjo has been stolen twice and found and returned to me. I'm so glad because my dad got it for me new when I was 12.
Lucky. I had two guitars stolen and the police wrote a report. That's it. They wrote a report and I never heard from them again.
im so sorry for your loss. I know how that can feel. I never stopped beating the bushes and posting ads and such the second time it happened and a stranger saw my banjo in a pawn shop and since I had a police report, they let me have it for pawn fees. I was so happy to go get my baby back that day. @@drewharrison6433
Love the sound of banjos I have a cheap one I use to drive ppl mad learning to play so she left me
You're one of those people that think this guy will actually respond to you.
Nah I don't need a response. I am around people like this quite often in my travels and music career. I liked his story and I like to share mine. @@Tvvvvvvvv38
There's a special place in hell for people who steal musical instruments.
Lol. There is no hell....
To steal a man’s guitar you should be horsewhiped
@iccus62 Don't comment unless you have something useful to contribute. OP was clearly not trying to debate theology.
@@robachmusic there's no debate to be had.
@@iccus62 Exactly, because it's a discussion about the theft of musical instruments.
This is a rare but very Awesome Guitar finding its way Back to the Original Owners So they Can Make the Most Awesome Songs and Riffs that Soooooo Many of Us love and Enjoy hearing this Music and the Songs they make for us and they still make us feel like we did that very first time we heard it and how it made us feel then & still capable of making us feel that Same feeling inside when we hear these Tunes Even Now,,, I actually appreciate this Music More so now than teenager Days driving street Rods and hearing it come from our systems in our cars cruising around town with the windows Down and the Tunes Up loud,,,, Glad i lived Them years growing up and becoming A teenager and getting drivers license and freedom of the 😅Roads and listening to the music of 60s 70s & 80s best of times the world was better and things were about as good as they could be back then,,,, I have the best memories and some of the best of friends that from back then the ones that are still with us from them days and even one of my Favorite cars from that Era ,,,, Music was definitely front & Center back then we parked in certain places in our neighborhood listening to our favorite Rock and awesome bands of the day coming from our Cars & hanging out on the street corner having a couple beers and not causing anyone any trouble or problems & it was priceless back then but especially now looking back,,, its sad to me that these youg people today unfortunately will never live them experiences and have that kind of neighborhood friendship and Connections & true friends that always Stuck together and had each other’s Back’s and Soooooo much more 😎👍
I had a party at my place I got way to fuckup and my Fender Deadknock was mia along with some of my tools, good news I found them at a local pawn shop,so called friends 😊
Man, life stories always mellow and temper a good guitar into finding their own, true inner voices. I've always sworn this. Going through shit, addictions, selling and pawning axes... When you get em back man... They always just get sweeter for having suffered all the pains. It's a fucking fact
Incredible talent.
Oh please, your killing me.
@Atomicfunk688, I completely agree. Who doesn't like The Stray Cats?
What a great musician and fella.
Your joking right?
Go troll somewhere else, Jeffrey.
I had the same thing happened to me 2 years ago. Had all my guitars stolen out of my storage unit. Be happy you got yours back I still feel like all my kids are stolen. Sucks...
I had my favorite leather jacket stolen when I gave blood one time. With a guitar, I'm sure the connection is even stronger. Thieves suck.
Why were they in a storage unit?
Gretsch = phenomenal!
Somebody took my brother's guitar the other day. Ugggh. It could be a franken-strat or really nice- it doesn't matter. The sentimental or personal value is where it hits.
One of my favorite songs by Brian is Bring It Back Again
I have a 1966 fender jazz bass deluxe brand new and had it for many years. And worse than having it stolen, I sold it. One of the big regrets of my life. I paid around $380 for it and now I see the same Bass listed for sale at $14,000. We all make bad choices.😢
No worries,it's only stuff.People donate things all the time that are worth a fortune.
Yeah no don’t mess with a man’s wife, Car, or guitar. It’s a bad day for everyone involved.
and dog, kids,...
And friends
How could you have the guitar 30 years when you’re only 17?
He says since he was 17, so presumably, he was about 47 when this happened no?
Love is like that bro...
Ditto
He really meant it figuratively... cool!!
He meant he’d had the guitar since he was seventeen. He was almost fifty when he got it back.
Lol I love how his guitars are so iconic he has mini versions behind him 😂
That Gretch is irreplaceable glad you got it back.
His sleep walk is incredible
Crazy story man.
That's a crazy story! I'm glad it's back!
My pal Steve lived near a kid who formed the Cryan Shames band. Steve would jamb with everyone and was pretty good himself. His dad bought him a REALLY good guitar. It cost a grand in 1967. So the Shames were about to go on their first tour and Steve’s buddy asked if he could borrow the expensive new guitar and Steve said yes. Months later when he got it back he found a huge hole in the back where his huge belt buckle wore right through the wood.
My brother had his bass stolen at DFW Airport. Months later a Dallas pawn shop guy saw a paragraph in Bass Player magazine about it and thought he had it. Indeed he did. My brother had to come from Austin, pay for his own property to get it back and then have all the damage done to it restored.
He’s transformed into my aunt Linda. Uncanny.
💀
Well just remember that on a long enough timeline, none of us survive age🤷♂️
I had the chance in 1983 to hold that guitar after Stray Cats plyed in Kansas City it's a GEM and hopefully it gets put in The Smithsonian
I saw you in Malibu in around 2000 and you said hello.
That guitar has some history!
Happens to all of us. At least it happened to me. Had the guitar since the age of 7, gone in Red deer at age 17.
That is so cool he finally got them!!!
Brian, did you ever play a short set with the Stray Cats at the bandstand inside Disneyland Anaheim, CA in the 1980's where the stage rose up from below ground level?
Wow what a great history and recovery soo cool Cat
Brian looks like a blonde Paul McCartney. Both amazing talents.
I knew this guy who stole a guitar from back seat of a car we were parked next to and then he takes off,with me still in the car.I was mortified ,I had no idea this guy was a criminal until he did that. Last time i heard he was in prison for a long stretch, thank God because he shouldn't be on the streets. I later found out that guitar was from a semi-famous player who I contacted him and tell him what I knew , never found it as far as i know. This was in the early 90's.
I had been having a weekly jam session with this guy for a couple of months back in 2002, to the point where I got comfortable leaving my gear over at his house. I went over there one Saturday, and his roommate informed me that he had abruptly moved out and taken my guitar and amp with him. I found out years later that dude got fired from his job and sold my guitar and amp so he could buy his way out of the lease. I haven't seen him in 22 years, but if I ever get my hands on him he's either coughing up a lung or a couple of grand.
If i was touring guitars and amps ride with me i don't need but 3 or 4 anyway especially if I was well known and knew people wanted my tools of the trade
Him and Paul should have a beer together lol
Where can i watch the full stories? It seems like only shorts exist
Just like a cat finding his way to home after a long random trip.
He’s the one that was singing in the movie back to the future. I think Johnny be good.
Why was this video cut Short😢😢😢😢 yo ps your a Funny Man😂❤😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
'' i was 17 and had the guitar for 30 years at this pont''
I was confused by that but he actually says since he was 17 he has the guitar for 30 years
He doesn't actually say I was 17 but that's what I heard too lol but he doesn't say that
17 when he got it. Had it 30 years when it was stolen.
Wow!!!
Amazing that
I would have had them professionally cleaned before I played them again. Then again, the venues that they would have seen on the road, lol.
Our local Metallica Tribute band was playing in Portland, Or. Their whole trailer and gear was jacked at the hotel overnight. Metallica heard about this, and their manager called them. Replaced all of their gear and trailer. RESPECT!! # BLISTEREDEARTH # METALLICA Spokane Washington. Whats up Smurphy? MUDD
You don’t steal a man’s guitar.. steal his money or credit cards but leave the guitars alone man.. sickos
Did anyone else hear "I was about 17 at the time and I'd had the guitar for about 30 years"?
That is a really hard to beleive story lol. Court doesn't work like that, and why would that person bring THOSE back basically incriminating themselves for taking the rest.
I love his version of Caravan
Kelly Deal's stratocaster is another stolen guitar story that's rather interesting
no way !
crazy
WoW - 🎉 Cool story
Last time he breathed through his nose was 74
Wow! Sounds like Peter Frampton’s Les Paul, Jimmy Page’s Black Beauty or Paul McCartney’s Hofner Cavern Bass! They all returned to their rightful owners many years later!
This man’s sinuses are completely congested.
Some a$$hole pinched my 72 strat out of my truck in 2010 . Still think about that one . Glad you got yours back.
Pretty soon he’ll turn into Gabby Hayes
I bet you Learned That Day, How to Treat Your Babies Forevermore❤️🔥💯🔥❤️🔥🔥❤️🔥🔥❤️🔥🔥
That really suckes, i just found out that this guy i know for 25 years stole RANDY ROADS EQUIPMENT. Yes, nick brandsrud told me this many years after he and his brother riped him RANDY off. All of my friends and i were on the hunt when it happened , we knew randy. But he got his gear back the day before his debut with Ozzy. I so hate this type of trash. Ok, peace.
Dude hasn’t changed his hairstyle in decades
I was 17...I had that guitar for 30 years.
Dunno, drugs maybe?
What happened to this dude's NY Long Island accent??...😮
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If you were 17 how could you have the guitar for 30 years
Never trust anyone with your babies
He just abuses them when they do show. I was there in 98 in Dayton Ohio when you were opening for Dylan, threw a hissy, and slammed it face down on the stage. Your roadie wouldn't let me have it tho
@BrianSetzerofficial Brian, do you remember racing slot cars in Amityville? You and the guys were always great to us 'kids' (we were 14-15 I guess) never gave us "rockstar attitude".
Bob Fossil
I've been a huge fan of this Guitar Genius since the 80's but damn it always sounds like he needs to blow his nose
Randy Bachman also had his 59 gretch stolen
Randy Bachman found it (words from his mouth) It appeared on the cover on a magazine with the guitarist from The Thompson Twins holding it. Randy contacted him with documentation but he didn't give it back.
@@jimness5902 he got it back from a guy in Japan about 2 years ago. Randy gave him the same model of another one.
@@jimtimmins1119 good to know
Does he not have his upper dentures in or something?
No dude, the police were in on it… sorry to break it to you
So when he was 17 he had the guitar for 30 years??
Terrible having something like that stolen from you.
The math aint mathin
Wait what? You were 17 but you'd had a guitar for 30 years? I do not understand.
The nasal voice i wonder why that is😮
He looks too much like Paul Mccartney
Nasally
Thieves are garbage.
He just said he was 17 he had the guitar for 30 years
He said since he was 17 he'd had the guitar for 30 years
Who
Dude, buy some upper dentures. You look like my grandpa's grandpa
His stories are a bit far fetched...🤔
That guitar has led a charmed existence!
He looks like Hermey the elf from Roudolph the Red Nosed reindeer.
Who stole your top teeth bro?
Smack in the 80s.
I gave my guitar, my baby, to a friend to refinish. He got as far as scraping all the finish of it and making it completely unplayable and half-destroyed before he shot himself in the head. I got it back but it's never been fixed, years later.
The question i have, is do you WANT it fixed? (So sorry about your friend, lost too many this way myself) or maybe just get it playable and otherwise keep it how he left it? I have one that belonged to my cousin, who shot himself... I Know he had wanted to fix it up, and I plan to, got the parts, just haven't gotten into it yet, 5 years and it still tears into me.
Get some teeth Gummo
Is he missing his top teeth?
Get some teeth bro
What happened to your teeth
He's 64
He’s aging. But don’t fret, you will get your turn too. Have a great day.🙂
Holding up pretty well at almost 65. 🤘