{"id":5496,"date":"2016-05-19T11:10:17","date_gmt":"2016-05-19T10:10:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/john-5.com\/main\/?p=5496"},"modified":"2016-05-19T11:10:17","modified_gmt":"2016-05-19T10:10:17","slug":"john-5-donates-stage-worn-gear-to-help-raise-funds-for-guitar-techs-cancer-fund","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/john-5.com\/main\/2016\/05\/19\/john-5-donates-stage-worn-gear-to-help-raise-funds-for-guitar-techs-cancer-fund\/","title":{"rendered":"John 5 donates stage worn gear to help raise funds for guitar techs cancer fund"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"John<\/p>\n

JOHN 5 has donated his personal tour props while on this current tour with ROB ZOMBIE to benefit Ruben Velasco, his beloved friend and guitar tech extraordinaire, who has been fighting for his life since being diagnosed with cancer in 2014. He was diagnosed with stage four cancer and like a champ has been battling the disease! Right now Ruben needs a lot more medical care and chemo.<\/p>\n

JOHN 5 has given his personal 666 guitar strap custom made for him and 3 of his custom made masks he wears on stage – This is a collectors dream!!<\/p>\n

**BLACK LEATHER MASK<\/strong> – 100% leather custom made for JOHN 5 in 2013 – it is a one of a kind and has worn this in every concert performed since 2013<\/p>\n

** 2 WHITE MASKS<\/strong> – JOHN 5 himself painted by hand – He wears these masks in every show<\/p>\n

** LEATHER 666 GUITAR STRAP<\/strong> – Custom made for him by Red Monkey – JOHN 5 has used this strap in every show since 2006<\/p>\n

Larger scale\u00a0images of all items can be seen on the eBay auction.<\/p>\n

You can bid here:\u00a0ebay.com\/itm\/JOHN-5-of-ROB-ZOMBIE-GUITAR-STRAP-MASKS<\/a>*<\/p>\n

You can help raise funds via Ruben’s Just Giving campaign here:\u00a0youcaring.com\/ruben-velasco<\/a><\/p>\n

*This charity auction is running through ROCK AGAINST MS FOUNDATION, 501c3<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

John 5 is donating personal tour props to help raise funds for his friend Ruben Velasco who is currently fighting stage 4 cancer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5497,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[90,102,103,692,13,566],"class_list":["post-5496","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-auction","tag-charity","tag-ebay-2","tag-fuck-cancer","tag-john-5","tag-ruben-velasco","tw-post-no-content"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/john-5.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/john-5-auction-charity-ruben.jpg?fit=550%2C307&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1qFj4-1qE","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5639,"url":"https:\/\/john-5.com\/main\/2016\/09\/16\/for-auction-personal-john-5-guitar-signed-by-john-5-rob-zombie-friends-for-the-ruben-velasco-legacy-fund\/","url_meta":{"origin":5496,"position":0},"title":"FOR AUCTION: Personal John 5 guitar signed by John 5, Rob Zombie & friends for the Ruben Velasco Legacy Fund","author":"Dillon - Team John 5","date":"September 16, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"For auction: John 5, Rob Zombie, Duff McKagan, Billy Idol, Steve Jones, stage used Gold Squier Telecaster, raising funds for The Fur and Feather Animal Sanctuary and Ruben Velasco Legacy Fund","rel":"","context":"In "News"","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/john-5.com\/main\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"John 5 guitar auction Ruben","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/john-5.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/john-5-ruben-gold-guitar-auction.jpg?fit=550%2C307&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/john-5.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/john-5-ruben-gold-guitar-auction.jpg?fit=550%2C307&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/john-5.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/john-5-ruben-gold-guitar-auction.jpg?fit=550%2C307&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":4416,"url":"https:\/\/john-5.com\/main\/2014\/08\/17\/john-5-to-join-rick-springfield-for-rock-for-ruben-benefit-concert-august-20\/","url_meta":{"origin":5496,"position":1},"title":"John 5 to join Rick Springfield for ‘Rock For Ruben’ benefit concert, August 20","author":"Dillon - Team John 5","date":"August 17, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"John 5 will be joining Rick Springfield and a host of other special guests, for a benefit concert to help Ruben Velasco, who has served as guitar tech to both John and Rick over the years. 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