Man that absolutely sucks and it sucks even more when you got no proof but you know who it was. Mine is small in comparison but I sometimes let support bands use my kit to save time and one time I got on stage to play and found that someone had stolen all my wingnuts and the moon gel i tried for the first time. Couldn't prove anything though so just had to wear it.

the flip side is buying a kit with great provenance, as i did only to find out it was stolen, from the grateful dead no less, but all in all the kit ended back with the owner... with help from the forum here , maybe the word will spread and it will come back to you,,,,just remember its tough when any thing is stolen , as i have had MANY ITEMS LIFTED OFF MY PREMISES INCLUDING A HARLEY THAT I CUSTOM BUILT , ok it was years ago but the anger is genuine none the less too bad there were no cameras on stage...karma is true

Sorry to hear that!

Sorry to hear. It happens a lot too. Few years ago my son had his amp head and PA taken from his Jeep. It was load out and he ran back inside for a minute and forgot to lock his jeep. That's all the time it took. A lot of the places he plays at now stream live feeds on the net and keeps everything rolling until load out. They have caught quite a few people in the act this way. Hope you get the mic back somehow. Yes as mentioned Karma goes around!! BTW not drum related but I had one of cars stolen 3 times!!! :D

Really sorry to hear you got robbed... having the tools taken you use to make a living is intolerable.

I guess the upside (if there is one) is that is something you can replace.

I'm not sure how I would handle the idea that of knowing who probably took the stuff... that would be hard to deal with. But as has been mentioned, you don't know for sure so any action only makes the situation potentially worse.

Don't let it eat at you... won't help. :( Bummer... best of luck.

The gear stealing thing is a really bad experience. I was able to put a Gretsch set back in a jazzer's hands after they ripped his entire kit off the first night he'd ever been too tired to bring it in the house. He was absolutely beside himself. But we got him going again pretty quickly for short, so I think he was able to get past it pretty quickly. The replacement set was almost identical, including color, but it had a 16 floor instead of a 14. Once we found that he could get a good sound out of the entire kit, he didn't really care about the size change. Just wanted the sound.

Thanks to all for the support, it's much appreciated.. Upside to this whole thing, is that last night when i spoke to the manager of the bar, he said that whoever took the mic is caught on camera, and I completely forgot there was one right above this thief's head..Too bad for him..Now maybe he can be identified.. I may have a strong feeling that it's the same guy i mentioned in my first comment..After i suggested the bouncer frisk the remaining guys that i didn't know at the bar, right after i mentioned what i would do to the person who stole the mic, i looked over to where he was sitting and he was gone.. Can't prove it, but i know it's him.. If i ever see him again and he approaches the stage, i'm going to break every finger on his hand, no questions asked.. I'm almost positive it's this weasel.. Whatever the case, i guess i know what my wife will be getting me for Christmas this year ;)) Thanks again to all who responded :)

If he is indeed caught on video, I would contact the police and he the thief would be getting a visit from the cops for christmas.

human - (If) they caught the guy on tape and he can be identified from the video, it becomes a legal case. The club should be the ones to report the robbery and have the jerk arrested. It's only a misdemeanor, but they'll book and finger print the guy and he'll need a lawyer, he'll have an arrest record and court dates to attend. Hopefully later he'll have a year of going back and forth to a probation office.

Bummer. I hope they bust the creep.

John