Let Us Know If You've Seen Sponge's Stolen Guitars | Defector

“After 30 years of doing this, if somebody comes in with a hot guitar, you can almost feel it in your gut," Schwelling said. "There’s just something about them that you can tell. We’ll be looking.” defector.com/let-us-know-...

...Dave McKenna's remarkable report on the theft of Sponge's guitars (yes, the band) which leads into a great larger meditation on guitars and their value as such these days, and how certain myths transform or die.

“Lavoro reported today the bounty has been raised to $1,000. Sure, that’s not Ocean's Eleven money. But it’s a lot for a throwback band just trying to keep rocking.” defector.com/let-us-know-...