After their show at the Musikmesse Frankfurt in Germany on March 27th, 2010 all of the TV Jones guitars, pickups and tools were stolen from their stand J40 in hall 4.0. Many of the items are one-of-a-kind protypes and would be easy to identify. Here’s a list of stolen items:

• TV Jones Model 10 Prototype Guitar in tobacco sunburst w/P90 pickups (one-of-a-kind)
• TV Jones Model 10 Prototype in natural toffee w/ T-Armond pickups in P90 mount (one-of-a-kind)
• TV Jones Model 10 in Ice Blue w/single bridge pickup
• TV Jones Model 10 in Red w/single bridge pickup
• TV Jones Model 10 in Matte Black w/ 2 pickups
• TV Jones Model 10 in Tobacco Sunburst w/ 2 pickups
• several sets of pickups
• all banners and display materials
• various luthier tools

TV Jones is asking to spread the word far and wide via blogs, forums, any means possible in the hope that they can retrieve these rare stolen instruments. If you have any information please contact them at (360) 779-4002 or info@tvjones.com. If you come across any of these guitars please call your local police.

Pictures of the stolen instruments can be found here.

Here’s a message from Mad Sin:

This goes out mainly to our german, austrian and swiss friends, but also to anyone else who’s able to order at german online stores!

Mad Sin wants to give the mainstream a massive kick in its ugly face by entering the german album charts, and with your help this can be possible as the chances are quite good right now! You can support us by ordering our new album “Burn & Rise” as CD / DVD set including a cool Mad Sin flag, or by buying the album as download at one of the stores listed below!

If you’re not from Europe, don’t worry: The album will be available in your country soon! Check our page regularly to stay informed.

Massive thanks to you all!!!

Und auf Deutsch:

Mad Sin will dem deutschen Mainstream einen kräftigen Arschtritt verpassen und in die deutschen Album Charts eintreten, und mit Eurer Unterstützung ist das sogar möglich, denn die Chancen stehen gut! Um uns dabei zu helfen, braucht Ihr nur unser neues Album “Burn & Rise” als CD / DVD Set inklusiver cooler Mad Sin Flagge oder als MP3-Download bei einem der unten aufgeführten Online-Läden kaufen….

Massiven Dank Euch allen!!!

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