No band deserves to have their equipment stolen, especially not Sleepercar, which features former Sparta/At The Drive-In member Jim Ward. Rumors at the TMT offices (started by me) claim that the thiefs are big At The Drive-In fans, so perhaps Ward would have more luck recovering the gear if he decided to to ring up Cedric Bixler or Omar Rodriquez and suggest a reunion tour. You know, just a suggestion. In the meantime, please read the following message from Ward and keep an eye out for any of the following pieces of equipment if you find yourself in the Texas area:
Our trailer was stolen early Saturday, August 27th, from a parking lot next to the Marriott in downtown San Antonio, TX. We lost a substantial amount of gear, some of which is pretty unique, so we area keeping our fingers crossed it’ll show up somewhere, someday… can you please pass this along to anyone you know who tours or buys gear, especially if they live around central Texas. The pawnshops should get the list from the police report, but every little bit helps-if you see this stuff out there please email or call our studio:
Clap of Thunder
915-881-4737
booking@clapofthunder.comthanks everyone, be safe out there
Jim Ward
List of stolen gear:
- 1961 Pelham Blue Les Paul Junior (SG Shape) w/ case stenciled SPARTA
- Blonde Fender Esquire black stripe across body, hotel key screwed into body w/ case stenciled SLEEPERCAR
- 2008 White Gibson Firebird w/ case
- 2001 Les Paul Wine Red Flame Top w/ case stenciled Sparta
- Fender Stratocaster Sunburst w/ case
- Epiphone Sheraton Blonde w/ case
- Squire P-Bass Brown w/ case
- Carter Pedal Steel Single Neck E9 w/ case
- Takamine EF360SC Acoustic in case stenciled SWIFT
- Kawai 88 key electric piano w/ case
- Roland Juno D Synth w/ case
- Fender Twin Amp 100w w/ case stenciled Sparta
- Ampeg SVT III in rack
- Fender Deville 4x10 w/ case
- Vox AC-30 in case stenciled SLEEPERCAR
- Vox 2x12 Extension cabinet in case stenciled SLEEPERCAR
- Acoustic Bass Cabinet 1x15
- Marshall 2000 2x12 Cabinet
- Electro Harmonix Swtich Blade A/B Switcher
- 4 Boss TU-2 Pedal Tuners
- Electro Harmonix LPB-1
- Ibanez Tube Screamer Keeley Mod
- Ibanez Tube Screamer
- Ibanez analog delay
- Klon Overdrive
- Boss DM-3 Analog Delay
- Boss DD5 Digital Delay
- Electro Harmonix Holy Grail Reverb
- 2 Ernie Ball Volume Pedals
- 2 Voodoo Labs Pedal Power 2s
- Rogue Volume Pedal
- Morely A/B Switcher
- Furman Surge Protector
- Sennheiser E840 Vocal mic
- Shure Beat 58 mic
- Ludwig “Butcher Block” drum set (16x22” Bass, 16x16” Floor Tom, 10x12” Rack Tom)
- Ludwig “std Acrolite” Snare drum 5.5x14”
- Ludwig “Red Sparkle” Snare drum 5.5x14”
- Zlidjian 22” K light ride
- Zildjian 21” Sweet ride
- Zildjian 18” K medium Crash
- Zidjian 15” Vintage Hats, no markings but have Zidjian stamp on them
- DW serires 9000 cymbal stand x3
- DW series 9000 snare stand x2
- Tama “Iron Cobra” High Hat Stand (strap model)
- Tama “Iron Cobra” Single Bass drum pedal
- Pork Pie Throne
- 22”x22”x52” Flight Case
• Sleepercar: http://www.sleepercarmusic.com
[Photo: Jennifer Peyton]
