You always hear stories of musicians getting their gear jacked while on the road. Seldom do these stories turn out on a positive note, so R.E.M.’s Peter Buck is one lucky dude.
Following an R.E.M. tour stop in Helsinki, Finland on September 9th Buck’s prized Rickenbacker guitar went missing. The band is currently on tour in Europe behind their latest album Accelerate. Ten days later Buck was reunited with his axe, which he has used on the road and in the studio since 1982’s Chronic Town, thanks to an anonymous source. Buck was back on the Rickenbaker as of September 20th’s show at the Rockhall, Esch-Sur-Alzette, Luxembourg.
"It's great to have it back in my hands," Buck said of the experience.
In a statement Bertis Downs, R.E.M.'s manager, said: "We were always hopeful it would turn up, and thanks to the efforts of a lot of people, we are thrilled to have it back in Peter's possession. We are grateful and very happy that it worked out this way."
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Karma ROCKS!! That is SO cool!! :)
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dude i want details. who returned it?
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That's amazing...The iconic status of that (Black&white) Rickenbacker should not be underestimated. I was a total "Jam/Weller" fan..so ,i heard "Boxcars" ,got that E.P ,but the deal clincher,was seeing Peter Buck shimmying around with that super curvy semi-acoustic...