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Every one of my guitars was stolen today.

Calvin Phillips

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Nov 11, 2019
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So..
It’s possible 2 were packed before the situation happened. So only 3 in total Including the one stolen yesterday hence why I moved out today. Cant say details as investigation is under way but needled to say it’s not as bad now as it was. I’m still out my 1200 gretsch and it sounded beautiful.
Lesson for everyone here. Do NOT go live with others you dont know when you own many things. You never can trust if they will even touch it when you arent home. Even play the instrument is disrespectful. Dont put yourself in that position. Musicians should live alone.
 

Ezequiel Romanko

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im so sorry for what happened to you calvin 🙁 i hope you can get all the guitars back, sometimes people is just like that and its sucks, here one day one armed person can enter my home and kill me or hurt me for steal me what i have and its sucks, i really hope that the world change 🙁
 
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Riku Lainpelto

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That sucks mate.. Hope you will get them back in one piece. If I only could help you somehow to get them back ASAP.
Just tossing an idea here but.. Maybe we could raise money for a new guitar if you don’t get them back. It’d be voluntary ofc. I don’t have much but I’d definitely be down for that!
 
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Calvin Phillips

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I dont think anything is coming back at this point. I e mailed the police my statement with a video of my friend buying the one guitar back. And I haven’t heard nothing back. The doubts are starting to multiple. He also got my computer tower so all my recordings are gone. 8njust have the mp3 uploads 9n my phone and Google drive. So every goal to release music anytime soon is gone. I essentially have nothing but my one guitar and a classical.. and the piece of shit I started with.
Buddy is selling all my possessions on kijiji as well. All my sweaters I lost.. and my TV was demolished. I think the total is reaching 10 grand at this point.
I’ll never trust another living being as long as I live. The ones that I have are all I’ll ever have again. I’d rather be alone and miserable then think people actually give a shit when all they wanna do is rob you blind.
 

Calvin Phillips

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Update:
I found my acoustic on kijiji but it was sold before I could do anything. Talking with the selling g clearly he knew it was stolen because he didnt even try to share the serial. Infact his response was so sarcastic. So
Sharing with fb groups the add. I had to scribble his address out because he threatened the cops (which is pretty damn defensive if you ask me lol).
From what I’m aware there were charges laid for sure for the apocalypse which was 2200 and other things. I’m sure that’s grounds for jail time. But now it’s up to me to track down the others. My revenger is the one that still breaks my heart as the others can be replaced but not that one. Schecter stopped making them users ago.
It also was the guitar i had in drop c. So as it stands unless I find my guitars online they are gone. My guess is none were in the house during the arrest.
I think in total I came close to 10 grand of possessions stolen. Literally my sweaters gone.. TV.. modem which is another 200 I have to pay. Thank god he didnt take the pedal board. But he did throw it. So likely damaged. My bed frame also gone.. my PC. My hockey collectibles. So much lol.
Definition of statrting from scratch right here. Back to finding a home. Which took 4 months last time. No cash in the account really. I have maybe enough for 1st month.
The Bill’s adding up. 850 damages from my last roommates I owe. Plus the TV modem. That Bill’s 600 cause I can’t pay it off and move. My credit will hurt me finding a place I’m sure. My old landlord wont even try to help me there. Told him if he got me a place oct 1st I could pay the 850 and save for the rent of the oct 1st. Of course no response. Needless to say the stress is building again. And I dont have anything around me to help me get through it this time. And nothing to sell this time at all to get me by cept maybe the peavey amp. Which wouldn’t net more then 200.
Life can never give me a break lol. I’m honestly not sure what I do wrong in todays world to be deserving of this. All i ever do is try to help everyone around me enjoy life more. And I end up being the one enjoying it less. But I guess if they are happy that’s all that matters?
 

Calvin Phillips

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Like I said.. most are replaceable. It’s the revenger that hurts. 623 dollar guitar but sounded honestly better then my 2200 did. The seymor duncans were amazing. Theres a specific crack in the one pick up that had a piece of cardboard in it to keep it near the strings. So theres things to spot. Plus i highly doubt theres another on my region. Atleast its cheap to rebuild if needed. But it saddens me. I try to stay positive but theres moments in my days where I just drop. But with all that’s happened in losing what I thought was my best friend 2 months ago and then this.. a lot to handle.
Thw worst part of it all is my recordings are going to need to be put on hold. I have my mp3 demos. But no PC now. so that hurts. But if I can find a drummer to learn parts maybe once I can rerecord we can do it right.
 
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Calvin Phillips

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Nov 11, 2019
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The good news was something was done about it. I appreciate the support.
I got myself a mini micro amp today that runs off batteries so I got something to jam my guitar on until I get my own place. Not bad for 50 bucks. It’s a fender mini deluxe. I’ll post a video of it tomorrow. The next few months are going to be harsh financially but once I’m ahead again I’ll record everything this time professionally. Give me time to find a drummer to practice the beats. And go all out.
I plan to somehow rebuild the revenger. Gonna have to find the floyd rose model i had. thatll be the hardest part.