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Original message:98 days 21 hours 4 minutes ago
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Member: Fred Kraus

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Has anybody ever played a Travis Bean? I would imagine the guitar would be neck heavy. I was wondering what caused them to go out of business, and if they offered something other guitars didn't.
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Reply:98 days 21 hours ago
Member: Danno
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Looks interesting. Has a hand-made look, like its made from a solid chunk of wood
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Reply:98 days 20 hours 59 minutes ago
Member: Fred Kraus
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It also has an aluminum neck, supposedly for better sustain.
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Reply:98 days 20 hours 55 minutes ago
Member: Danno
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Well, that's different :/ Wonder how it sounds...

btw, good morning Fred :)
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Reply:98 days 18 hours 56 minutes ago
Member: Fred Kraus
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And good afternoon to you sir!
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Reply:98 days 20 hours 37 minutes ago
Member: Richey
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My brother-in-law's father has a custom made all-aluminum guitar. He said some company in Germany made it for him. I need to play it sometime and let you guys know. I've seen it but I haven't played it.
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Reply:98 days 20 hours 8 minutes ago
Member: duane
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My partner in crime owned one for a long time a 1000A.. Not really neck heavy although when it was freezing out side that damn neck was COLD....

The partnership broke up and that's the way it goes...
Reply:98 days 19 hours 11 minutes ago
Member: Hippieway
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Yeah I knew the Travis Beam had an aluminum neck but I haven't seen one in years although last week while on vacation I did tour the Martin factory and notice that they had some aluminum tops on a few guitars and in one beautiful case they had one with aluminum binding.
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Reply:97 days 12 hours 17 minutes ago
Member: robbiusa
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I never owned the Travis Bean, but around the same time period Kramer had a guitar with an aluminum neck. Nice guitar, not neck heavy, but also not what I wanted at the time... I traded it for a Les Paul Special.

The Kramer neck was forged to allow room for 2 wood insets that ran the length of the neck to the aluminum headstock.
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Reply:97 days 12 hours 4 minutes ago
Member: The Rocker
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I think Kramer had something to do with thier demise, I remember they had a copy of the travis bean years ago, I did play one once strange but very cool. I like the split headstock, super guitar.
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Reply:96 days 21 hours 58 minutes ago
Member: Fred Kraus
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There were a lot of experimental guitars back in the 70's and early 80's. The ten string B.C. Rich "Bitch" was another.
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Reply:96 days 21 hours 33 minutes ago
Member: frumsapap
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Tim Mahoney, from 311 plays one on the last album they made. Sounds kind of like the Paul Reed Smith Santana, with a twinge of Fender Strat. Atleast on the album it does.
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Reply:96 days 21 hours 23 minutes ago
Member: Fred Kraus
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He plays the B.C. Rich, or the Travis Bean?
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Reply:96 days 16 hours 57 minutes ago
Member: frumsapap
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Actually I think he owns both, but it's the Travis Bean on the last album.
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Reply:96 days 20 hours 11 minutes ago
Member: evol666
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I have always wanted to play a Travis Bean too. The headstock looks cool as fuck. I want to know what they feel like and how they sound. One of my guitar heros, Lee Ranaldo, plays a few, which is where my interest in them comes from.
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Reply:96 days 16 hours 44 minutes ago
Member: frumsapap
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The gear page on 311.com does not show it anymore, but it was on there for a long time, and they would tell you what guitars they used for what. And it's not a BC Rich that he plays, but a Schecter, and a Gibson Exporer. Of course his infamous Paul Reed Smith guitars as well.
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