“My production manager came into my bus. He’s like, ‘That white SG…’ It got stolen right off stage”: Daron Malakian on the time his prized Gibson was swiped from the stage – while System of a Down were headlining Ozzfest

Daron Malakian of System of A Down wears a red blazer, black shirt and plays his white Gibson SG onstage in 2005.

Some guitar players have all the luck. Others less so, and System of a Down’s Daron Malakian has to be in the latter category – particularly when it comes to getting the electric guitars in his life stolen.

Malakian has a number of scare stories to share. In a recent Rig Rundown video with Premier Guitar, Malakian listed a number of much-loved six-strings that went walkabout.