STOLEN- Fender Strat, Ponsonby

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STOLEN- Fender Strat, Ponsonby

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STOLEN GUITAR 21/05/23 - Fender Strat, Kelmarna Ave, Ponsonby

Absolutely gutted, please keep an eye out and get in touch if you see a Fender American Elite Stratocaster HSS Shawbucker - Ocean Turquoise w/ Rosewood Fingerboard maybe still in its Black Fender molded case.
(The photos show the guitar brand new, it is a little greener and the pick guard is a little more yellow with age as indicated in one of the photos. It also has two slightly corroded screws at the top of the pick guard.)
It was stolen with everything in it, may still have its black and white striped/starred strap (with locks), silver shubb capo, picks, certificate of authenticity, whammy bar.
The case has a dickies sticker, a "Ragaire" band sticker and a "fingers" sticker on it. and a piece of masking tape with Bella (and maybe Coast Arcade)
It was stolen from Kelmarna Ave just by Jervois road in Ponsonby last night. I've had my baby for 7 years and gig with it regularly yet it still doesn't have a scratch on it, that's how much I love this guitar!
What a way to celebrate a release weekend, gutted!
If anyone comes across this, or has any ideas where to post about this or where to search for it, then please get in contact. Feel free to share this post if you wish.
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Sorry for your loss!! :-(
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That sucks! Hope you are able to track it down. Have you sent photos to cashies/dollar dealers etc in case it shows up there? Keep an eye on facebook marketplace as well.
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Grrrrr.

Looks like it's had the Ramsay magic touch too....love that carpet.....

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Good luck, hope you get it back. Thieves suck!
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That’s awful news. We will keep an eye out. Hope you recover it.

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There's some video of the guy on their Facebook post. I'm trying to make out the logo on the back of the guy's shirt but am having a hard time deciphering the 6 pixels into something meaningful but if any of you guys are on FB, cast your eyes over it. It could ring a distant bell.

All I can make out is it's red and white.

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That's the cleanest screen grab I can get based on the video they uploaded.

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That's quite a distinguishable top he's wearing.

What are these apple ear tags I hear about? Basically little button shaped things with GPS tracking? Would be good to get those for our guitar cases.

Hope you get it back man.

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NippleWrestler wrote: Mon May 22, 2023 3:18 pm There's some video of the guy on their Facebook post. I'm trying to make out the logo on the back of the guy's shirt but am having a hard time deciphering the 6 pixels into something meaningful but if any of you guys are on FB, cast your eyes over it. It could ring a distant bell.

All I can make out is it's red and white.
Looking at the video I think I can see a Shell logo on the arm, so possibly some sort of motorsport or automotive related jacket?

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It looks like a Caltex logo to me.

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Nice to hear it was found!

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Speakos wrote: Wed May 24, 2023 8:52 pm Nice to hear it was found!
Was it? Great if it was. Apple AirTags would be a good idea.

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Molly wrote: Wed May 24, 2023 9:41 pm
Speakos wrote: Wed May 24, 2023 8:52 pm Nice to hear it was found!
Was it? Great if it was. Apple AirTags would be a good idea.
I reckon you could sneak one under the pickguard somewhere.
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robthemac wrote: Wed May 24, 2023 9:45 pm
Molly wrote: Wed May 24, 2023 9:41 pm
Speakos wrote: Wed May 24, 2023 8:52 pm Nice to hear it was found!
Was it? Great if it was. Apple AirTags would be a good idea.
I reckon you could sneak one under the pickguard somewhere.
I wonder if it'd interfere with the pickups in any way. Anyway, I'd thought the same thing. I think there have been instances of people tracking-down their devices to an address only for the police to fail to act. That'd be frustrating.

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