Three New Hampshire teens were arrested on assault charges after iconic Faneuil Hall busker “Keytar Bear” suffered a vicious beatdown in broad daylight Saturday.

“It’s a bit of a shame that they had to come down here and screw with us,” said fellow performer Al Millar, also, known as “Alakazam: The Human Knot.”

“Those guys, they got caught. Maybe it will discourage others from messing with the street performers because we provide a service here. We’re adding culture to the area,” Millar said between shows yesterday.

Millar added, “I juggle a chainsaw, I’ve got machetes, so people generally don’t mess with me.”

Police spokeswoman Rachel McGuire said the suspects, all male, are a 15-year-old from Londonderry, N.H., a 16-year-old from Salem, N.H., and a 17-year-old from Manchester, N.H. The trio are charged with assault and battery, affray and disorderly conduct. One was in possession of a bottle of vodka.

Investigators say Keytar Bear was performing at Congress and State streets Saturday when shortly after 4:30 p.m. the youths “ripped off the Keytar Bear’s mask” and “struck him several times in the face and body while calling him racial slurs.”

“It’s important to note that these aren’t Bostonians that take pride in their city and know the Keytar Bear — the people who see him every day playing his music and love him,” McGuire said.

Keytar Bear roams the city playing a guitar-shaped keyboard slung over his torso for tips. He was in show-biz hibernation yesterday, telling the Herald via Facebook he planned to attend church instead. But the beloved bruin vowed, “I’ll be back.”

Drummer David Beatz has been performing at Faneuil Hall for 27 years. He said Keytar Bear may have been targeted because, “he’s a little guy. I get rude comments once in a while, but I usually ignore people. I don’t get involved in the tit for tat.”

Donations were pouring in yesterday to a GoFundMe page a fan launched before the attack to buy Keytar Bear a new speaker. One disgusted donor posted with his $100 pledge, “The bear is trying to make a living and threatens nobody but brings happiness to all. I guess being happy is not allowable in this day and age.”