Notice: Markus Reuter of Stick Men - Stolen Gear (and Tony Levin's too)

Started by aliensporebomb, May 14, 2016, 04:48:58 AM

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aliensporebomb

All:

I rarely use my moderation powers here but the word needs to come out.  Turns out Markus Reuter, Tony Levin and Pat Mastelotto's (Stick Men) gear truck was raided on Friday the 13th in the St. Louis area:

Markus Gear Missing:

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MONO M80 SERIES PEDALBOARD PRO Bag
Boss SY-300 Guitar Synth
Pedaltrain MINI Pedalboard
Cioks DC5 Power Supply
TC Electronic Spectracomp
TC Electronic Polytune
Amp-FX Looper
Ernie Ball MVP Volume
2 x Red Panda Particle
Mantic Vitriol Distortion
Dr. Scientist The Elements
Mooer Black Secret Distortion
Sansamp Paradriver
Chase Bliss Warped Vinyl Mk II
Electro Harmonix Pitchfork
Boss SY-300 Guitar Synth
2 x Radial Stereo DI
EBS Patch Cables
Klotz Titanium Guitar Cable
Korg Nanocontrol
Roland EV 5 Expression Pedal

It's a significant creative loss, but also a huge financial loss that will eat up the money I made on this long tour. I have gotten over the fact that it's gone. I just hope I will find a way to replace this somehow. frown emoticon

And then there is all of Tony's stuff, too. Fortunately he still has his Kemper Amp.


If you're in the St. Louis area and get offered anything from this list Markus is on facebook - hopefully he can get some or all of this back God willing.
My music projects online at http://www.aliensporebomb.com/

GK Devices:  Roland VG-99, Boss GP-10, Boss SY-1000.

aliensporebomb

Tony's stolen items (shot was from Quebec back in April - most recent documentary shot):

My music projects online at http://www.aliensporebomb.com/

GK Devices:  Roland VG-99, Boss GP-10, Boss SY-1000.

aliensporebomb

Update:  Markus has a crowdrise page to help him recoup the funds to replace his lost gear.  Tony is electing not to take part in that since I believe he has more endorsements/resources:

https://www.crowdrise.com/stick-men-pedals-fund/fundraiser/cedrictheys
My music projects online at http://www.aliensporebomb.com/

GK Devices:  Roland VG-99, Boss GP-10, Boss SY-1000.


aliensporebomb

Probably in Tony's case but Markus is relatively new to the international scene.  I'm guessing no. 

And if it were me, I'd have that stuff in my hotel room in a big bag or trunk. 
My music projects online at http://www.aliensporebomb.com/

GK Devices:  Roland VG-99, Boss GP-10, Boss SY-1000.

germanicus

That sucks, but I am kind of shocked that it wasn't insured. Insurance is not that expensive (most likely less than one gigs net earnings).
My albums done with modeling/guitar synth at http://music.steamtheory.com

JTV69/59P/Godin LGXT/Multiac ACS/Variax 700 AC
Helix/FTP/GP10/VG99/SY1000
Traynor k4

Tony Raven

Ugh, Totally sucks to happen to such talented guys, who probably aren't making all so much cash from these gigs.

But it makes me gotta say -- anyone who owns so much as a beat-up Hondo should have a chat with their own/rent insuror to at least know what is or isn't covered. My uncle was an insurance man; I used to do life insurance, not property, so check with your local agent, but here's what I know.

Some homeowner policies will handily cover a fair bit of gear, even if you're gigging, under some sort of blanket "personal property" clause, or add a rider for a few dollars more -- my policy has an explicit rider to cover everything because I have waaaay too many toys, few worth +$1,000, & I figure my agent doesn't really want to read a five-page inventory list & verify my claimed values. ;D One article online says such a rider is "typically" 35 cents/year per $100 of value.

If it's a guitar or amp or VG that's readily replaceable, valuation is easy. Anything rarer or customized may need a professional appraisal.

If you do regular gigs &/or make a substantial amount of your annual household income from playing out, then you might need a commercial policy -- in the former instance, your gear is at MUCH higher risk of theft & damage; in the latter, performance is a business.

And the further you go from home, the more you will need to work with an agent to ensure you're covered, expecially when you cross national borders.