Guitar legend Tony MacAlpine and his band, who are currently on the road in the US, had their gear stolen during an overnight stop in Austin, TX. They have continued to tour using borrowed equipment and have checked in with the following update, along with a personal video message from MacAlpine

"Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for the enormous show of support we have received after the majority of our instruments and equipment were stolen from our tour trailer in Austin, TX on June 11th. We are humbled and truly grateful for your kindness and generosity. The tour will continue, thanks to you! We hope to see you at one of the shows, and look forward to meeting you afterwards. The tour continues through June. See our tour dates at this location."

 

Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for the enormous show of support we have received after the majority of our instruments and equipment were stolen from our tour trailer in Austin, TX on June 11. We are humbled and truly grateful for your kindness and generosity.  The tour will continue, thanks to you! We hope to see you at one of the shows, and look forward to meeting you afterwards.The tour continues through June. See our tour dates at http://www.tonymacalpine.com/tours

Posted by Tony MacAlpine on Monday, June 15, 2015

An additional update has been posted via Facebook:

"Here are two of Tony's Ibanez LA Custom Shop guitars that were stolen in Austin, TX on June 11th.

- Black Ibanez Guitars custom 7-string with black metal EMG Pickups installed (serial LA071509). This guitar has been Tony's main 7-string guitar since around 2009, and he has been photographed with it numerous times.. It has a ZR trem installed. The finish is flat black, however the guitar is shiny around the pickups and knobs where Tony's hands rest when he plays.

- White Ibanez 7-string with black EMG 707 pickups (serial LA0168) has been around since 2013. Tony can be seen on the cover of his new album Concrete Gardens with this guitar. It has a distinctive light rosewood neck.

Also stolen was a sunburst Peavy Wolfgang, and a white Carvin 7-string, as well as Tony's entire pedalboard, which is also pictured below. The pedalboard base is plexiglass, and it comes in a very beat up guitar case.

If you see these guitars, or equipment, please contact us through this page, as well as notifying law enforcement. Thank you for your support!"

 

Go to this location for the complete list of stolen gear. Click here for MacAlpine's tour schedule.

Photo by Alex Solca