Ontario Police are searching for two suspects in the theft of an $8,000 Guitar. One of the men was seen dropping it from his pants.
York Regional Police is looking for 2 suspects in the theft of a Gibson 60th Anniversary ’59 Les Paul Standard electric guitarist – that retails for approximately $8,000 – from Cosmo Music on Leslie Road December 30.
A security camera shows an older man in his 20s, wearing a Toronto Maple Leafs cap, playing a guitar in the store. He then puts his instrument down in front three others.
On video, he is seen first putting his neck down. He then puts the instrument’s body under his black jacket before picking up the nearby acoustic guitarist to play with.
The man fled with another man wearing black sunglasses and his hair tied, police said.
York Police are looking for two suspects who stole an $8,000 Gibson 60th Anniversary ’59 Les Paul Standard electric guitar from the Cosmo Music store in Richmond Hill. One of the men (pictured) shoved the Gibson 60th Anniversary ’59 Les Paul Standard electric guitar down his baggy, gray sweatpants
Video footage shows him slipping the neck of his instrument under his trousers in front of three people. Then, he conceals the body underneath his jacket.
After he was done, he drove off (pictured), wearing a sunglasses- and black mask.
The investigation continues and police are asking the public for help to identify the thieves.
Gibson Les Paul guitars can be regarded as high-quality and very expensive. Gibson’s 59 Les Paul guitar is a highly sought-after model. The 60th anniversary edition, which almost resembles the original, was launched in 2019.
It was revolutionary for the owner of its name, Les Paul. This instrument would be a major in rock n’ rolling music. Paul claimed that he was looking for a “guitar that sustains and reproduces the sound of the string without adding anything.”
Paul said to Tony Bacon at Guitar.com that the string responded exactly the same way it was intended. “I just wanted it to do its job. I wanted to make sure it just gave you the string as the string was excited: you plucked the string, and that’s what you got.’
On December 30, the pair stole Cosmo Music’s expensive instrument (pictured).
Gibson’s 60th Anniversary, 59 Les Paul Guitar
Famous rock n’ roll musicians consider the Les Paul guitars ‘Holy Grils’. The 60th anniversary edition (pictured below) almost mirrors the 1959 edition.
Gibson was approached by Les Paul in 1941 to make the guitar. He said that they laughed at his idea and called Gibson a “kid with a baton.” Paul stated that he desired a guitar that allowed the string to play its own thing and didn’t cause distortion.
Gibson was approached by Paul in 1941. He said that they laughed at Gibson’s idea and called Gibson a “kid with the broomstick”.
The ‘log’, which he called it, would become the solidbody’ guitar.
Paul’s guitar model was used by many musicians such as Jimmy Page, Slash and Billy Gibbons.
The Telecaster would be a huge success, rivaling Fender’s Broadcaster and Telecaster guitars. It redefined rock and roll.
Guitars.com considered the 59 model the ‘Holy Grail’ and the 60th anniversary edition has a lot of modern upgrades.
Les Paul guitars may cost anywhere from few hundred to several thousands of dollars.