Canadian Rock LegendRandy Bachman's long search forreunited with his precious guitar in Tokyo 45 years after being stolen from a hotel in Toronto on Friday. It was finished in.
"My girlfriend is right there," said Gretsch, a former member ofGuess WhoandBachman-Turner Overdrive. Man (78) said. The guitar he wrote hits such as "American Woman" was handed over by a Japanese musician who bought it at a store in Tokyo in 2014 without knowing its history.
He said all the guitars were special, but the orange 1957 Gretsch 6120 Chet Atkins he bought as a teenager was extraordinary. He said he engaged in multiple jobs to save money on buying a $ 400 guitar, which was the first time he bought an expensive instrument.
"It made my life. It was my hammer, a tool for writing songs, making music, and making money," Buckman said at the Canadian Embassy in Tokyo. Speaking toAssociated Pressbefore being handed over.
The story continues under the ad
When stolen from a hotel in Toronto in 1977, "I cried for three days. It's one of me. It was a club, "he said. "It was very, very upset," he said, with the failure of an attempt to replace it to buy about 300 guitars.
Read more:Randy Bachman's "Vinyl Tap" is preparing to spin again at Corus Entertainment Station
Bachman is on an interview, a radio show, and more recently on a YouTube program with his son Tal.
In 2020, a Canadian fan who heard about the guitar started searching the internet and succeeded in searching in Tokyo within two weeks.
Fan William Long used the small wood-grained spots on the guitar in old images as "digital fingerprints" to track the instrument to a vintage guitar shop site in Tokyo. A further search found a YouTube video showing the instrument being played by Japanese musician TAKESHI in December 2019.
After receiving the news from Long, Buckman immediately contacted TAKESHI and recognized the guitar in the video. The chat they had.
"I was crying," Buckman said.
The story continues below the ad
TAKESHI gives it to Buckman in exchange for something very similar I agreed. There, Buckman searched for and found the "sisters" of the guitar. Manufactured the same week, it has a close serial number and has not been changed or repaired.
Trend Story
"Finding my guitar again is a miracle, finding my twin sister is another miracle. "I did," said Buckman.
TAKESHI could imagine how much Buckman could imagine as a guitarist. He said he decided to return the guitar. He missed it.
"I own it and have only played it for 8 years and now it's very sad to return it. But he's sad for 46 years and someone else It's time to mourn, "said TAKESHI.
The story continues under the ad
He said he felt good after returning the guitar to a legitimate owner But he loves his new Gretsch as much as it does.
"It's a guitar and it has a soul, so it's unclear if you can love a replacement in the same way, even if it's the same shape." "I'm sure Randy thought about me and searched hard (for a replacement), so I'll gradually develop my affection, but it may take some time."
Extended Interview: Guess Who's Randy Bachman discusses accidentally creating "American Woman", Musical Longevity Bachman discusses accidentally creating "American Woman" Said he and TAKESHI are now like brothers who own a guitar, it's a "twin sister". They participate in a documentary about the guitar that they plan to play the song "Lostand Found" together.
Read more:Randy Bachman details the unexpected origins of "American Woman"
Friday At delivery, "American Woman."
The story continues below the ad
Bachman locks his guitar home so he never loses it. I said. "I will never take it out of my house," he said.
© 2022 AP Communication
