Guessing they did not take the cases with the instruments?
Yeah, they left the cases. I think they saw the guitars in my music room, grabbed one in each hand, went through the broken glass door and left. And that they were also not careful when they brought them back to their car/home.
How bruised/scraped? Is it touch-up-able, or need more serious repair?
The Alembic hasn't been released to me yet. I wasn't able to touch it due to fingerprints, but i was able to look from arms length. The front and back have
alot of heavy scratches from glass and various dents. The neck seems to be scratched as well, but i only got a glance.
I do have my Gibson ES-335 in my possession. That one is in similar shape. Significant cosmetic damage with deep scratches in the neck. Its probably not be too serious, but could be an annoyance. The positive on the ES-335 is that its a orange/black sunburst, and most of the damage is on the black areas.
I haven't seen my Gibson SG yet, since it was sold to a different pawn shop. I'll get it tomorrow.
My first guitar, the MIM Strat wasn't recovered. I switched the neck out and can't find the new serial number. Stupid me. I have dozens of pictures of it, but not from the back.
The fun thing about having your stolen goods found at pawn shops is that you have to buy back your own gear! At least in my state.
As long as they didn’t pull out the electronics everything else is cosmetic
I sure hope so. The action on that bass was lower than i thought was physically possible. I hope its structurally the same as before.
