NEW HOPE, Pa. -- The guitarist for the alternative rock group Ween has issued a plea for the return of a rare vintage guitar he says was stolen from a show in New Hope last week, according to reports.

Ween guitarist Mickey "Dean Ween" Melchiondo, shown here in 2013 at his New Hope home, reported his rare 1961 Fender Stratocaster stolen after a show last week. (Saed Hindash/The Star-Ledger)

Mickey "Dean Ween" Melchiondo discovered his 1961 Fender Stratocaster with a 1961 Jazzmaster neck had been stolen Wednesday while he was loading gear into his truck after a show at John and Peter's, PhillyVoice.com reports.

The report cites a post on a private Facebook group in which Melchiondo described the guitar -- which has a Brazilian Slab rosewood neck that went out of production in 1962 -- as "irreplaceable."

Melchiondo has asked anyone with information about the guitar, which bears serial number 61936, to email him at vealmarsala@gmail.com, the report says.

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