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By Chris O’Toole

There are few things in life that are truly remarkable. For me, it is the feeling in my veins that arrives at the pulsating of a bass line and the wailing of an E chord. Whether it is a soft acoustic song or a blast of metal madness that strikes your fancy, one thing is for certain: GPS provides your thrill. My guitar, which I love more than a man should ever probably love a single material object, is none other than the Gibson Les Paul Classic.

Now, I am not one to talk of prices, but let’s just say that the sales tax for my black and white beauty was $100. That is for one guitar. The price for a set of avant garde cymbals such as the Zildjian K’s? That will cost about $1,000. For the cymbals. So, if the average band has multiple bass guitars, even more electric and acoustic guitars, bass drums, snare drums, hi-hat, crash, and ride cymbals, pianos, microphones, effects pedals (for guitars), violins (best utilized in the Dave Matthews Band), trumpets, saxophones, and many other instruments… who is going to stop someone from stealing the equipment that is worth tenfold as much since it belongs to famous musicians?

Fortunately, that’s where GPS steps in once again. So, instead of having 100,000 silent and soon-to-be angry fans wanting an explanation, the musicians can rest assured that their instruments are protected by GPS tracking and they can go on stage to deliver a life defining show to get paid.

Furthermore, since parents and children shell out hundreds of dollars and re-arrange their lives around a musical extravaganza, it just wouldn’t make sense to not use cost effective and user friendly GPS tracking device. Taking theft out of play with GPS means everyone can rock on till dawn.