MARTINEZ
-- A Grammy-nominated heavy metal frontman is offering rewards for
guitars taken in a burglary at his home, including one given to him by a
metal pioneer. Robb Flynn, of the East Bay-based Machine Head,
said he came home after picking up his young son from school Tuesday
afternoon to find that his home had been broken into. Missing were items
including jewelry, computers, wakeboards and cash. Thieves also
stole four high-end guitars, Flynn said. One, a black Ibanez
Stratocaster, was used by Flynn to record Machine Head's first album,
"Burn My Eyes." Another, a blue Washburn Dimebolt prototype, was given
to him by the late Dimebag Darrell, of Pantera fame. "That is
priceless to me," Flynn said, adding that the guitar's rarity would make
it "really hard to sell." | 