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Be cautious of buying bargain left-handed guitars, they could be stolen! See full list below.

This story from MI Pro - http://www.mi-pro.co.uk/news/31256/Guit ... iday-Music

Gang of thieves take 17 left handed instruments from Rochford retailer

A group of six criminals attacked the Holiday Music store in Rochford at around seven in the evening on Saturday July 3rd, leaving with a total of 17 electric guitars, all of them left handed models.

The thieves drove up to the building in a van, in full view of several CCTV cameras and entered the store, having disabled the security cameras at the rear of the premises. Ignoring the cameras inside, they went about grabbing an apparently random selection of guitars. With all of them being left handed without cases, they have limited market appeal.

PC Stuart Goldsack of Rochford Police is leading the investigation and of course, has called for any information to help him and his team with finding the criminals.

Rochford Police: 0300 333 4444 Extension: 494103

A list of all the instruments taken can be found below:

Tokai SG (cherry red),

Godin Exit 22 mahogany electric (rosewood)
Ibanez AK95L-DVS semi acoustic Artcore HH (dark violin sunburst) gold hardware
Ibanez SA260 FML flame top trans lavender burst
Gibson 1954 Reissue Les Paul Standard gold top (used)
Gibson 1954 Reissue Les Paul Standard Custom Shop gold top
Tanglewood TSB58 Signature 58 Les Paul Type electric (cherry sunburst)
Ibanez RG370DXL RG Series HSH Locking Trem (black)
Fender Custom Shop 60s Relic Stratocaster (Rosewood) three-tone sunburst
Fender USA Standard Stratocaster (rosewood black)
Fender Mex standard Stratocaster electric guitar (maple) black
Fender Standard Telecaster electric guitar sunburst
Ibanez GRG170DX Gio RG electric guitar (black)
Fender American Vintage '62 Stratocaster Reissue (rosewood) sunburst
Fender Custom Shop 60s Tele Custom Relic (three-tone sunburst)
Hagstrom Futurama bass S/H R/H Pale Blue/White R/W fretboard