Among the items taken from the band were three guitars, six iPads, two hard drives and a computer. The burglary of the downtown space used by the band for practice and storage occurred sometime between Friday and Monday, Capt. Robert Samuelson of the Jamestown Police Department said.

Most of the items had been recovered by Wednesday afternoon.

Steven Gustafson, bass guitarist for the band, said the iPads in particular were of importance as they are used by members on stage during shows.

The band has invested a substantial amount of money in an in-ear monitoring system. The monitors look like earphones, but work like headphones where each member can hear his or her own mix.

Pictured is the engraving on one of the iPads recovered by Jamestown police.

Currently the members each have decibel readers so that each member can read what are their own levels are.

Gustafson said with the tablets stolen, the band was forced to purchase new ones at the last second prior to a concert Wednesday in Metairie, La.

“I just went out and bought new ones,” Gustafson said. “We couldn’t wait to get them back.”

Police were called to the band’s downtown location Sunday afternoon after a door was found kicked in. Police have not named the location citing an ongoing investigation.

Gustafson said the band was saddened to learn of the burglary. In all, the items were valued at about $7,000.

“It was terrible news,” Gustafson told The Post-Journal.

“It’s like having your house broken into and a bunch of stuff stolen. It’s sad that people have to resort to this kind of thing.”

Among the items recovered by police were the hard drives. Gustafson, a founding member of the band, said many of the band’s song ideas were stored on the hard drives; he said loss of such material would have been devastating.

“The worst for us was losing the intellectual property that were on those hard drives,” Gustafson said. “It’s just a sad thing of being violated that way and the possible loss of song ideas.”

Just hours away from an upcoming performance Wednesday, Gustafson said he found himself sitting in a Louisiana hotel room for hours talking with his son back in Jamestown and with investigators.

He said work done by Jamestown police and social media likely helped the band recover most of their equipment.

“JPD has been incredible with everything they’ve been working on,” he said. “They deserve a lot of praise. … Friends, family and fans from all over the world expressed concerned all for our little corner of the world about what happened.”

“A few people responded (on social media) that ‘People suck,'” Gustafson said. “No they don’t suck. Some people do certain things but most people are wonderful people. It’s the criminals that get most of the headlines.”

Earlier Wednesday, police said a reward was being offered for the return of the computers and equipment.