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‘Gutted’: Dragon Claim Virgin Australia Broke Guitar Beyond Repair

“Not repairable.”

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Dragon guitarist Bruce Reid is “gutted” after claiming Virgin Australia ran over his guitar across the weekend.

The band posted an image of the damaged Gretsch to Facebook, stating it was “not repairable”.

The incident took place when the Aussie rockers were flying to and from Melbourne as part of their ongoing Best Of Countdown Chartbusters tour.

"We’re so sorry to hear this and we are in contact with Dragon to investigate further," Virgin Australia told The Music.

Unfortunately while travelling to and from Melbs Fri/Sat, Bruce's Gretsch was run over by a Virgin Australia vehicle....

Posted by Dragon on Saturday, December 22, 2018