A DISTINCTIVE bass guitar owned by a Sydneybased musician who played at the Country Music Festival is believed to have been stolen during the event.
Craig Morrison Little Cowboys bassist Greg Peters ’ sparkling black four-string electric bass, worth $3500, was taken from the Coke marquee on Kable Aye, next to Wests ’ Diggers, between 530pm and 6. lSpm last Saturday.
The guitar has Ernie Ball Musicman StingRay printed on the headstock and has a D Hipshot tuner on the fourth string. It also has straplocks and a black strap attached.
It was placed in a black soft carry case, which has Warwick printed on it. The serial number is E26173.
Mr Peters said the sparkle in the guitar ’s paint was distinctive because not many were made to look like that.
Craig Morrison Little Cowboys went on stage in the tent about midday and left before 1pm.
He said the guitar was accidentally left behind, at the back area of the stage where several other instruments were kept.
"I didn ’t realise it was there at the time, because one of the other band members had put it there for me without my knowing," he said.
The band was playing a gig at another venue about 11pm that night. While looking for the bass, he was told that it had been placed behind the Coke marquee ’s stage that afternoon. "I rang around, I spoke to the sound people who were working for Coke there at the time, like the stagehands, and the last time it was seen was at 530pm," he said.
He has reported the theft to the police and made some musicians involved in the Festival aware of the missing instmment.
If anyone has any information about where the bass is, they are asked to call Crime Stoppers on 1800333000.
Northern Daily Leader,
Tamworth,News South Wales,
Australia
