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    REM Launch Appeal To Recover Peter Buck's Stolen Guitar

    It was taken in Finland...

    September 10, 2008 by Jason Gregory | Photo by Carsten Windhorst

    REM have launched an appeal to recover a guitar belonging to guitarist Peter Buck, which was stolen following a concert in Helsinki on Tuesday.

    Buck has used the Rickenbacker since the band released their debut 1982 EP 'Chronic Town'.

    In a statement on their website, REM said: “Needless to say, this instrument means a great deal to Peter and to REM.”

    They added that anyone who has information that could help recover the guitar will “receive a generous reward, no questions asked."

    The theft comes in the middle of the band's world tour, which called in the UK last month.

    As previously reported on Gigwise
    , Iron Maiden and Iggy Pop and the Stooges have both been subject to equipment thefts over recent months.

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