One of the headline acts at Sunbury ’24 has had his prized collection of iconic electric guitars stolen.
Joe Camilleri, leader of The Black Sorrows, returned home late in the evening to find thieves had broken in. Missing are his passport, an Apple computer, laptop computer, other household items, and most important of all – nine precious guitars
In a desperate post on Facebook he wrote: “These are distinct instruments and will be difficult to off-load.”
Mr Camilleri has photos of all the instruments along with the unique serial number for each guitar. The theft was reported to police.
Macedon Ranges detectives say unknown offenders forced entry to Mr Camilleri’s Mitchell St, Kyneton, home about 10.30pm, Thursday 3 July.
In a statement, police say: “No one was home at the time of the incident. Investigations into the matter remain ongoing.”
Anyone who witnessed the incident, has CCTV, dashcam footage or any other information that could assist police is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential report online at www.crimestoppersvic.com.au
Mr Camilleri has published a list of the missing guitars:
- 1975 Fender Stratocaster
- 1990’s Gretsch Rock Jet black
- 1954 Gibson Switchmaster
- 1956 Gibson L5
- 1990’s Gibson J 200
- 2010 Map Guitar Airline reissue
- 1964 National Map Guitar Black
- 1960 Gibson 330
- 1967 Gibson Les Paul cherry top
