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No Redemption in Marley Guitar Caper

Posted Dec 8th 2008 1:26PM by TMZ Staff

Bob Marley's prized guitar was set to be auctioned off at Christie's in November -- which was a complete surprise to the guy who claims ownership.
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Aston Barrett -- bassist and founding member of Bob Marley and the Wailers -- has filed a lawsuit, alleging Bob gave him the strummer in question in 1979, two years before Marley died. Barrett says in 2000, he gave the guitar to Angus Reid for safekeeping.

Barret says he was shocked when he learned Barrett had allegedly put the Yamaha SG-1000 up for auction at Christie's.

Barrett wants the priceless guitar returned to him -- along with $50,000 for the trouble.

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1. I would be P!ssed off and probably sue the loser, too!!!

Posted at 1:34PM on Dec 8th 2008 by loooooser

2. Barret says he was shocked when he learned Barrett had allegedly put the Yamaha SG-1000 up for auction at Christie's.


anyone els confused????

Posted at 1:34PM on Dec 8th 2008 by Kendalljaye

3. Once again, TMZ screws up!

Posted at 1:43PM on Dec 8th 2008 by hahahahahahahahahahaha

4. I'm confused, too. TMZ needs an editor! hahahahahaha!

Posted at 1:46PM on Dec 8th 2008 by Confused

5. somebody needs pot money! he's xtremeradio.com didn't try to sell his guitar in their BOSS auction last week. At least then money would have gone to help kids with cancer!

Posted at 2:00PM on Dec 8th 2008 by XTREMERADIO.COM-fan

6. Hel yeah let Familyman have his guitar!

Posted at 2:03PM on Dec 8th 2008 by CaliGirl

7. don't worry about a thing, every little thing is gonna be alright

Posted at 2:20PM on Dec 8th 2008 by yvette

8. Yea im confused too! TMZ needs an editor

Posted at 2:24PM on Dec 8th 2008 by funpig

9. Then again, Barrett could arrange a meeting in a hotel room, bring along some thugs, a couple of guns....oh, wait that's been done.

Posted at 2:27PM on Dec 8th 2008 by mitzi

10. "Barret says he was shocked when he learned Barrett had allegedly put the Yamaha SG-1000 up for auction at Christie's."

Huh?

Do you have people proof these b4 you put them up?

Posted at 2:47PM on Dec 8th 2008 by Pete Mags

11. #5: you don't need money to get pot in Jamaica...

familyman lost everything when bob passed away, Rita Marley took everything and left the band high and dry. there's a reason barrett is called familyman, lots of kids mon :P so lots of mouth to feed, long before he even met bob.

Posted at 3:49PM on Dec 8th 2008 by chains

12. Hey TMZ chimpanzees, try editing your articles once & a while. What a bunch of 8th grade educated morons (oops, sorry, that's a knock on 8th graders; the tmz wussy boys & lezzies are WAY below that)...

Posted at 4:37PM on Dec 8th 2008 by TMZ "writers" are a bunch of 8th grade educated dumbasses

13. The Babylon System is the Vampire.........

Dubwise Familyman and Cool Runnings.

Posted at 11:44AM on Dec 9th 2008 by Rebel Music

14. Look up the article yourself:
google: "The Wailers and agent Aston ‘Family Man’ Barrett face lawsuit"
That right there will take you to what they are already being sued for. Not to mention, Mr. Barrett himself, hasn't paid any income taxes for many years now, and is currently being indited by the US.

Posted at 1:33PM on Dec 9th 2008 by John Younger

15. Duh...Tighten up your editing, guys i.e., "Barret says he was shocked when he learned Barrett had allegedly put the Yamaha SG-1000 up for auction at Christie's." Really? When did he realize he did that to himself? C'mon. Seeing more and more of this. Don't go all LA times on me. O'tay?

Posted at 2:20PM on Dec 12th 2008 by slade conners