In 2017, just before the band’s 40th-anniversary tour, several of Tom Petty’s prized guitars were stolen from a rehearsal space in Culver City, California. Among the stolen instruments was Petty’s beloved 1967 12-string Rickenbacker, a model famously associated with his sound. Other guitars included a 1965 Gibson SG Junior, a Fender Broadcaster, and a custom-built Dusenberg guitar.
Famous Guitar Thefts
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