The story of Ben’s stolen guitars has come to somewhat of a close. Although neither of the guitars were recovered, we’ve made some great friends in the area that took it upon themselves to help out. An awesome show was thrown last month at The Grotto with the goal of helping replace the stolen gear, featuring Nasty ‘Stache, Peru, and Gold Jungle. As it turns out, one of the first pawn shops Ben visited while combing the area for signs of his guitar had the exact same model as his. The show provided the funds needed to return and purchase the guitar seen below.
A few words from Ben: “Thanks to Matt from Meander, Katy from Webbed, and Cody Admire from The Grotto for putting the benefit show together. Thanks to Peru, Nasty ‘Stache, Gold Jungle and Daniel from Meander for playing the show and donating proceeds to the cause! Thanks to all the friends who contributed, even though they couldn’t make it to the show, and thanks to all the fans, and the grotto family for your support. Replacing that guitar really meant a lot to me, and it wouldn’t have happened without the support of all of you.”
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Great, it’s good to see fellow man lending a helping hand. I hope I can drop some hours at work and come out to support you guys soon.
That’s awesome! It was a good show, but I think you are a dork for getting the same exact guitar
lol j/k it’s cool that u found one exactly like it the first place u looked!
Congrats Ben!
I’m happy to hear you got a guitar Ben!
Return of The ‘Burn!
That should totally be a new song, and Ben should get a solo in it.
It’s awesome to feel like I have a right arm again! Separation anxiety was intense. A happy byproduct of this situation is my “new” old Les Paul that I had refurbed to get me through the time between the “burns”. Special Thanks to Jason Nix of Speakeasy Guitars for getting it ready for me on a moment’s notice.
hmmm…. I wonder what a song called return of the burn would sound like…. that sounds like a fitting title for one of the newer tunes from the granbury sessions… I bet I could talk D out of his solo….
I just wanted to stop by and say hello to Ben! I am sure you do not remember me but we went to school together. Jeremy Mauer was our teacher at a charter school in Arlington, Texas. I remember you use to always carry your guitar! Anyways, I am glad to see you are doing so well for yourself. I will come and see you when you guys do a show in the area.