Rock legend reunited with beloved guitar stolen 45 years earlier from his hotel room

by MARI YAMAGUCHI, Associated Press

Fri, July 1st 2022, 6:58 PM UTC

Canadian rock legend Randy Bachman, right, and Japanese musician TAKESHI speak with the media after Bachman reunited with his stolen Gretsch guitar during the Lost and Found Guitar Exchange Ceremony Friday, July 1, 2022, at Canadian Embassy in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Japanese musician TAKESHI holds his guitar which was found out as a stolen Gretsch guitar of Canadian rock legend Randy Bachman before returning it to Bachman during the Lost and Found Guitar Exchange Ceremony Friday, July 1, 2022, at Canadian Embassy in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Canadian rock legend Randy Bachman poses with his reunited Gretsch guitar, which was stolen in 1977, during the Lost and Found Guitar Exchange Ceremony Friday, July 1, 2022, at Canadian Embassy in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

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Canadian rock legend Randy Bachman, right, and Japanese musician TAKESHI speak with the media after Bachman reunited with his stolen Gretsch guitar during the Lost and Found Guitar Exchange Ceremony Friday, July 1, 2022, at Canadian Embassy in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

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