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I have a Travis Bean (you can see a bit of it in my profile picture). I bought it at either Steve's or Long & McQuade in Toronto Canada in 1979. I didn't care about resale value, so I cut off the rather restrictive lower horn, removed the black paint and pickguard. The tuners were relaced, and I switched the volume pots to a more Fender style (gets loud when turned all the way up).

I was today years old when I found out about these guitars…. One has come up on Facebook marketplace for a grand!.. no idea if that is a good price or not. Interesting guitar, unique, has potential if they include midi and emulation (like a mooer or Variax)… bummer to learn the fretboard doesn’t do boomer bends though.. I have never seen a fretboard like that.

Nice!

You play very mediocre guitar damn it!

Why the fuck does that guitar have "pizza" what the fuck is this shit

I had one just like it. Paid $250 in 1986 and traded it a year later for a 1964 Gretch Country Club. I miss it.

Maybe a sustain pickup

I think it is the last innovative guitar ever created that is not based solely on electronics. It is my dream guitar <3

Looks like it also had the urns truss rod gearbox behind the neck olate the 1960 Sonic had a setneck and no tuss rod.

Which guitar pedal did you use in the begining of this video clip? Sounds amazing!

Hi, I'm interested in where you got the image from 6 secs in? It looks very like a guitar I own! They are great to play.

Will Sergeant played one too.

My cousin had one like that but the nut was unique in that it looked like the ends of strings were arranged so the strings would go through them. It looked like the nut on the picture in the beginning of this video. I don't usually see that on the ones with the single coil pickups but he had it on his. I thought that was very interesting. Such a cool guitar.

I have one of the newer Gibson-made Steinberger Spirit GT Pro Deluxe guitars in metallic blue finish, hopefully sometime in 2024 I will be able to order an MGR Series 001 replacement bridge so I can replace the stock R-Trem bridge which is still in reasonably good condition but has some issues that affect tuning stability, mainly the locking lever doesn't securely lock the bridge like it should, the bridge is still able to move slightly, and the two pivot posts slightly lean towards the bridge pickup because the metal used to make the bridge is a bit soft for the job, the slight lean towards the bridge pickup is barely noticeable though.

How does the size of this guitar compare to a Stratocaster? Is the neck much smaller?

i have a 93 majic blue hardtail that my local canadian shop brought back from NAMM, been my main squeese ever since !

Gorgeous guitar, lovely sound!

Thought they were ugly as a teen but now i kinda like them and have huge respect for Ken. Don't worry about the playing man, not everyone can be Van Halen.

Hi. I work for the company that actually made the bodies for these guitars. I still have a raw body and neck that was rescued from the skip when Bond went bust.

Amazing guitar there.

Wonder how Steve Miller felt

Plug the pizza into the headstock for highs. Feedback is then controlled by the antennae and no battery is needed!. Ill have your leg!

Great little guitar and that sound- heavenly! Too bad the new ones don't sound like this one. Cheers!

Ist es wirklich so schwer zuerst seine Gitarre zu stimmen? So klingt es einfach nur gruselig.

Maybe good for some overdubbings but too sharp to play solo.

Great guitar. It's probably at the earliest, 1979. I've got a DMZ 3000 I purchased 06/79. I played it every weekend for over six months. The owner said, no one else ever played it or wanted it. He made me a sweet deal. The necks were only guaranteed for 20 years. Mine is okay, but not as good as it used to be.

Ibanez and Greco didn’t just decide to make their own shapes. They getting sued by US companies because they we’re breaking copyright laws.

The guitars were dipped in finish ,then dried with uv lights, in seconds ! Ken handed me a guitar bag and asked me what I thought was in there, I thought maybe 1 guitar, but there was 2 guitars!😊

Reminds me of the typical Dodge owner. They'll tell you, it needed a new engine, at 50k miles, but other than that it's been a great truck.

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Mines a 98 classic. I bought it here in England about 6yrs back. It's in lovely condition. Definitely a keeper.

The 1973 April Wine LP "Electric Jewels" - features this beauty on the cover!

Kind of interesting, but i suspect you've taken about 800 bucks off the value of the guitar.

I love this one 🙂🙂🙂 Interestingly it looks like all these Japanese-made guitars made by Teisco Del Rey and other brands, I own a few of these... As a guitar player and collector I'd love to find that Burns... Plus, it would look good along with my other Burns both vintage and reissues... Fender scale length is usually 25.50" and Gibson is usually 24.75"...Great video... Very well-made... Great video...

Any interest in my selling?

I own a 2021 TB1000S and ive found that i have zero tuning issues or buzzing as long as im using 11's or thicker strings. I also found strings to be too easy to bend when using 9 or 10s. I need that tension or it feels different than my other guitars and ill over bend. To me 11s or even 12s feel like 10s on a normal guitar. Mine is a newer model (i have a few videos on youtube with it) and it has a type of paint on the neck that the older ones dont have. From what ive gathered is the older ones could have issues with the aluminum expanding and tuning goes out the window. With the 2021 model I have, i do not have these tuning issues. I have tested bringing the guitar from 30 degrees to a room at 70 degrees and as long as i let the guitar sit for 15-20mins and acclimate to the room temp, i have zero tuning issues what so ever. What material is the fretboard made from on yours ? I know some of the Kramers and some of the older Beans used a resin for fingerboard material. My newer one has a Rosewood fretboard. Also do you have any high frets ? or have any of the frets popped up a little bit ? Because the entire setup of these relies on the fret job overall. If you have frets with marks on them or frets sticking up too much etc, itll make the guitar play like crap.

Wow! Great content :D! Do what the pros do = 'Promo SM' !

Can I borrow indefinitely

These guitars out class Gibson's in every way in my opinion, and more people should be aware of how good they really are, but why is it everyone that puts out a video showcasing these awesome guitars doesn't take the time to tune the thing properly or plug it into a decent amp? There's a good reason why these guitars are known as "Les Paul killers" and guitars of this quality should be shown to the guitar playing community at their full potential, I own several of these old beauties and none of them have tuning issues and played through a quality amp they murder an overpriced Les Paul!

I realised there is an issue on the bridge tone that I need to fix, it isn't as strong as the other pickups (I suspect I have got the pinout wrong on the Mega). Plus all the tones and volumes affect each other when the pickups are active, just like they do in a normal guitar. I would need a summing amp to get round this, which might be a good idea for the future.

I posted some videos on my youtube here about my 2021 Travis Bean TB1000S. Guitar is ridiculous. I own a lot of guitars and this is up there with one of the best i own. That says a lot after 30 years of playing. Unique and as long as you understand the principal of heat and aluminum, you can actually play this guitar anywhere just about. I have zero of the issues that "some" people seem to have with these. If the guitar is cold, let it warm up to room temp. If your playing a cold stage, let it get use to the outdoor temp. But i dont have anymore issues with this guitar than i do with a normal guitar. Love it, unique tone and thats what you need these days to stand out, stop sounding like everyone else and find your own voice ;-) Get a Bean.

Gracias, buena info...por favor continúe con el gran material

Well done for persevering with this. Glad you got it all working. Interested to see if you decide to take it any further with the fx. 👍🏼

Well done!

Vito Bratta of White Lion also used Steinbergers.

I just bought a newer Travis Bean that was built in 2021 by ECG. Its a TB1000S with a pan back in black. Love the aluminum necks (I posted a few videos this week on here). There is NO other guitar like he Bean i have and i have a lot of guitars in my collection. If your chasing a Knopfler/Garcia tone, this is an amazing guitar plugged straight into a Twin. Do yourself a favor and try one of these out, Kramer or Bean. But make sure you let the guitar get acclimated to the room your gonna use it in for about 20mins. Or yes you can have tuning issues with these. But once acclimated, this guitar stays intune better than any of my others and most of my collection are pretty expensive guitars. This Bean has my favorite tone of any of them. Thanks for the video, since i got mine ive been spotting more and more videos with Kramer and Beans. Good stuff. Oh and i called my TB1000S "Mr.Bean" i mean how couldnt i have ? lol!

The king of Dangdut music Rhoma Irama also uses this guitar

Looking good. Might be worth getting a board made at one of the Chinese fab places, once it’s finalised. Then you’ll be able to get a decent ground plane. Looking good so far though.

If it was mine I think I would fit Lace Alumitone pickups.

Nice. Just one question, does the bond use a scratch plate, or is that part of the body? Is it removable, and what is it made from? Thanks. Just wondering as if I ever saw one in a state I might want to 'Gibson SG' or 'Malcolm Young' it.