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“ Randy Bachman's lost 1957 Gretsch guitar found 45 years later — in Tokyo “ - btfc - 10-09-2021
‘ "I put my guitar next to the toilet in the bathroom, wrap the chain through the handle of the case, around the case and around the toilet twice and lock it twice. So if anyone was going to steal it, they'd have to rip the toilet off the floor of the bathroom."
The guitar, which he used to pen the likes of No Sugar Tonight, Takin' Care of Business and American Woman, was stolen from a Toronto-area hotel in 1976.
Bachman was putting together an album for Bachman–Turner Overdrive in Toronto when his road manager brought the guitar back to the hotel as they checked out. According to Bachman, the guitar was put in the hotel room with other luggage, and in the five minutes it took for the hotel bill to be paid, the guitar was swiped.
"It was just terrible," Bachman said. "I cried for literally all night…. I loved this guitar so much."
But after decades of searching, Bachman's long-lost guitar recently resurfaced in Tokyo. ‘
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/bachman-1957-gretsch-guitar-found-tokyo-1.6206128
Re: “ Randy Bachman's lost 1957 Gretsch guitar found 45 years later — in Tokyo “ - vision63 - 10-09-2021
I'm glad he got his guitar back. Why are there so many thieves in life?
Re: “ Randy Bachman's lost 1957 Gretsch guitar found 45 years later — in Tokyo “ - vision63 - 10-09-2021
The way he and Neil Young stared at the guitar in the shop window for so long. Everybody probably has that happen to them. Something that instinctively guides you to doing what you really want to do. If you pay attention to it and follow it.
Re: “ Randy Bachman's lost 1957 Gretsch guitar found 45 years later — in Tokyo “ - jonny - 10-09-2021
Yet another reason why works of art should remain in the public eye, rather than some billionaires safe deposit box.
Re: “ Randy Bachman's lost 1957 Gretsch guitar found 45 years later — in Tokyo “ - Dennis S - 10-09-2021
Having a guitar stolen is a horrible experience.
Re: “ Randy Bachman's lost 1957 Gretsch guitar found 45 years later — in Tokyo “ - JoeM - 10-09-2021
“ Bachman had to find a guitar as close as possible to the original in order to facilitate the trade. He contacted Gary's Classic Guitars in Ohio, which had a 1957 Gretsch 6120 Chet Atkins model in western orange — with the serial number two digits off the original — and bought it for the trade with Takeshi.”
That is very cool. Good karma going all around.
Re: “ Randy Bachman's lost 1957 Gretsch guitar found 45 years later — in Tokyo “ - Rick-o - 10-09-2021
You ain't seen nothin' yet...B-B-Baby...
Love me some good 'ol B.T.O.!
I'm glad he was able to recover the prized guitar. (tu)
Re: “ Randy Bachman's lost 1957 Gretsch guitar found 45 years later — in Tokyo “ - MrNoBody - 10-10-2021
Happy for Randy!
A 1957 Gretsch; pre-Baldwin, pre-Fender made in Brooklyn quality.