casapete Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 (edited) [url="http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/latest-news/top-stories/music%20men%20admit%20handling%20stolen%20vintage%20guitars%201%204285617"]http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/latest-news/top-stories/music men admit handling stolen vintage guitars 1 4285617[/url] News from last Saturday's Yorkshire Evening Post ( hope the link works ). Edit - link does n't work, but go to YEP site and search for 'Music Ground' - two reports there, makes for interesting reading. Edited February 27, 2012 by casapete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icastle Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 Cheeky b*st*rds! They've nicked the webpage as well... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gust0o Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 (edited) They stole the headlines, boom boom! Have been in there a few times. Edited February 27, 2012 by Gust0o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gust0o Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 Does this work better? http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/latest-news/top-stories/trail_of_stolen_guitars_led_to_leeds_1_4289238 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Foxen Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 (edited) And this one: [url="http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/latest-news/top-stories/music_men_admit_handling_stolen_vintage_guitars_1_4285617"]http://www.yorkshire...itars_1_4285617[/url] Edit: Not just vintage, but antique Fenders now. Edit2: "Sea Form" ha. Edited February 27, 2012 by Mr. Foxen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casapete Posted February 27, 2012 Author Share Posted February 27, 2012 Links great, cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gust0o Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 Must be hungover. Maybe they were out at a form party last night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skankdelvar Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 (edited) So some Serbian gangsters walk into the shop. They take the gear, hide some of it with a mate and disguise the rest by swapping necks and bodies around. One gets 12 months suspended and the other 6 months suspended. Am I alone in thinking this a rather soft punishment? No matter. I shall henceforth prefix any reference to Messrs Harrison and Harrison with the phrase 'the convicted criminals'. Good job they never did anything like - I dunno - passing amplifiers off as 'vintage' Hiwatts when they - er - weren't. [color=#ffffff].[/color] Edited February 27, 2012 by skankdelvar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icastle Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 Well looking at the level of intelligence these two have shown, it's really no wonder that their business was going down the pan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 Is it too late to offer them the job of England manager? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Stu Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 [quote name='skankdelvar' timestamp='1330366866' post='1556339'] Good job they never did anything like - I dunno - passing amplifiers off as 'vintage' Hiwatts when they - er - weren't.[/quote] According to Plexi palace there were far more Marshall forgeries than Hiwatts; at least with Hiwatt it was more obvious once you knew to look for the wandering parentheses on the spec plate; as in [size=5][sup]([/sup] [sub] Hiwatt [/sub] [sup])[/sup][/size] Couldn't have happened to a nicer pair, likewise the sentence should have been more; might even be worth a trip to Leeds to throw litter under Jason's road-sweepers' brush. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Foxen Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 [quote name='Big_Stu' timestamp='1330375517' post='1556521'] According to Plexi palace there were far more Marshall forgeries than Hiwatts; at least with Hiwatt it was more obvious once you knew to look for the wandering parentheses on the spec plate; as in [size=5][sup]([/sup] [sub] Hiwatt [/sub] [sup])[/sup][/size] [/quote] You could spot the Marshalls by the way every components was date code up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 [quote name='Mr. Foxen' timestamp='1330366104' post='1556318'] "Sea Form" ha. [/quote] Must be a very rare custom colour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT40Graham Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 I'm very saddened to hear this as Rick Harrison sold me my first Rickenbacker (the black one in my avatar) from the Music Ground store in Dunscroft near Doncaster some 32 years ago. I've been in both the Leeds and Denmark Street shops many times although I found Justin Harrison to be an arrogant ****! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xgsjx Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 What's the bets that your Ricky was stolen 33 years ago? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT40Graham Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 [quote name='xgsjx' timestamp='1330422469' post='1557025'] What's the bets that your Ricky was stolen 33 years ago? [/quote] Ha, ha. It was brand new at the time and they had to replace it under warranty because of a cross-threaded truss rod nut. Although they had a lot of classic gear at that time, it didn't have the value and kudos that it has now. They got greedy. Interestingly, I still get e-mails from them with some beautiful guitars so they are obviously still trading, for how long I wonder? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machines Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 Take a look at [url="http://www.musicground.com/"]http://www.musicground.com/[/url]. The subtitle between the 2 Strats is 'The Supreme Courts of Rock & Roll'. Bet they didn't expect that to be so literal . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacker Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 Dodgy as. Didn't they have a RIC RM1999 up there fairly recently? Wonder if that was one if the nicked ones as they're rare than hens' teeth! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oggiesnr Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 They also knew how to charge top dollar. Most of the stock in their upstairs room at Leeds never changed from year to year. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkpegasus4001 Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 I've heard plenty of dodgy stories about Music Ground over the years from very reliable sources. They should have got at least 3 years each. I always said they were crooks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevB Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 Just assume their entire stock is dodgy, confiscate the lot and make them start again from scratch. Any instruments that can't be reunited with proper owners to be auctioned off and the money donated to a music based charity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 The article talks about a bitza made from a sunburst and a "sea form stratocaster" . That must be even more rare.....! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icastle Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 [quote name='yorks5stringer' timestamp='1330447303' post='1557646'] The article talks about a bitza made from a sunburst and a "sea form stratocaster" . That must be even more rare.....! [/quote] Sounds like a Tentacalaster to me.... I'll get me wetsuit.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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