Four of Paul Gilbert’s guitars were stolen during Mr. Big’s tour. The stolen guitars belonged to Paul Gilbert, the renowned guitarist known for his association with the band. These guitars were of the brand Ibanez, which is widely regarded for its quality and craftsmanship in the music industry. Mr. Big’s lead guitarist, Paul Gilbert, experienced an extremely disappointing moment during his band’s current ‘Big Finish’ tour in Europe. PG revealed on social media that four of his guitars were stolen during the band’s current European leg tour in Frankfurt, Germany.
Paul Gilbert Had Four Guitars Stolen during Mr. Big’s Tour
Gilbert and Mr. Big have been busy with their farewell tour since last year and will continue until the end of this month. However, nearing the end of their long road trip, the guitar maestro had to experience an unpleasant event during their show in Frankfurt on August 13.
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As PG himself revealed on social media, he had lost four of his important guitars, which are Ibanez PGM1000T (with the serial number LA0448), Ibanez FRM300 Purple (LA0348), Ibanez PGM50 (I 230301054) which all are the maestro’s signature series. Another guitar that went missing is a Godin Multiac Steel acoustic (17152165).
Gilbert is certainly devasted to lose his high-quality guitars which he regularly uses during tours suddenly went missing although the band are not done yet with their schedules. Fortunately, for the Racer X axeman, Ibanez came to help out by providing all the required replacement instruments that PG needed.
Paul Gilbert Asks Help to Find His Stolen Guitars
Although the stolen guitar incident didn’t stop PG from continuing his shows with Mr. Big, the virtuoso remains keen on getting his instruments back. The guitarist is hoping that fans or every guitar community can help him acquire those guitars again as soon as possible.
Gilbert hopes that by revealing those guitarist pictures, series and serial numbers it will be much easier to track them soon. Although the maestro is certainly not lacking instruments, those that are currently missing are certainly an important part of his current music repertoire. That’s why PG hopes that anyone who can discover his stolen guitars can immediately contact him via social media or personal email address at paulvsgodzilla@paulgilbert.com
It’s difficult to accurately predict the total amount of those guitars, but according to Guitar World, those four instruments would potentially cost around or more than $12,000. Those numbers are only based on the actual prototype on the market as Gilbert’s guitar most likely has a more distinguished modification that suits his preference. So, for those who manage to find out the whereabouts of those exclusive guitars, don’t forget to inform PG and even more the authorities.
