According to Loudwire, heavy metal band Lamb of God suffered mishap as guitarist Willie Adler told the public that he was missing instruments after the group’s show in Phoenix, Arizona. It turns out two of his guitars were stolen from the Ak-Chin Pavilion and a recent story from the Phoenix New Times reports one of them ended up for sale online. The guitar is Adler’s “main beloved Warbird” and the Phoenix police confirmed that the theft put it up on OfferUp.com.
Phoenix Police Sergeant Vince Lewis commented on the incident: “One did turn up on OfferUp. We have yet to name a suspect or recover either guitar. Our investigators are actively working this case. The more we release, the harder it becomes to catch up with a suspect or locate these items before either go underground or into the wind.”
Live Nation Entertainment owns the venue where the guitar was stolen from and posted a message on the problem through marketing director Danielle Engel. “The venue is cooperating fully with local law enforcement. We cannot comment further as this is an ongoing investigation.”
The person in charge of selling the guitar on OfferUp disguised himself with the name “Clash With.” Long-time fan of Lamb of God Jay Thrash took charge and tried to act as an interested buyer in order to recover the instrument. “I sent him full offer…Tryna see if i can meet up..beat his fuckin ass,” Thrash said. He told the police of the for-sale listing, and messaged Adler to confirm the guitar was definitely his. Adler agreed to pay Thrash for the guitar if he was successful in buying it from the mysterious seller. Unlucky for Adler, Thrash lost contact with the seller who started ignoring his messages and changed their profile photo.
Now, there is a $1,000 reward out for the guitar. Sergeant Lewis urges anyone with any insight of where the guitar could be to contact Silent Witness at 480-W-I-T-N-E-S-S.
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