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Guitar World
Guitar World
Entertainment
Matt Owen

“It got nicked out of the back of the car in Liverpool. I’ve never had a Strat like that since”: Glenn Tilbrook is still mourning the stolen ’59 Fender he bought from folk-rock royalty

Glenn Tilbrook, singer and guitarist with British pop group Squeeze, during a live concert performance by the band at Hammersmith Odeon, London, England, Great Britain, circa 1979.

It seems an unfortunate rite of passage that every pro player has a stolen guitar tale, and oftentimes it takes years for that stolen six-string to be recovered or replaced. In some unhappy cases, neither outcome comes true. Just ask Glenn Tilbrook.

The Squeeze frontman knows all too well the hurt that comes with a stolen guitar, especially since he’s been unable to replace his beloved vintage Fender Stratocaster that went missing after it was pinched from his car decades ago.

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