The one and only Travis Bean Designs 1000s pan back reissue prototype. This guitar was tested and used by Duane Dennison and Buzz Osborne. Per Kevin at EGC, Buzz had it for about 5 months, Duane had it for about 4 months. Shown is a pic of Duane with it (pre-pick guard)
This guitar was the first Travis Bean Designs 1000s pan back 97 reissues. The neck and rear of the body is made from one piece of T7075-T6 aluminum, (an amazingly fantastic super alloy) which started as a 142lb chunk of metal and after it is machined it weighs only 3.1lbs. (yes they recycle all the extra) The complete guitar weighs approximately 8lbs. Everything was designed to save weight without sacrificing tone. The pickups are standard to the 70’s versions but with special pickup covers. The covers are original 1997 stainless steel Travis Bean covers, there are only 12 sets in the world. The top is made from rock hard maple and is painted blue. CTS pots, Sprage caps, NASA sourced Thermax wire and Switchcraft hardware. Lastly, Sperzel locking tuners. Comes with an SKB hard shell case.
I hate to sell it, it’s the best sounding guitar I’ve ever played but I’m in a financial bind, so it’s up for sale.
This guitar was the first Travis Bean Designs 1000s pan back 97 reissues. The neck and rear of the body is made from one piece of T7075-T6 aluminum, (an amazingly fantastic super alloy) which started as a 142lb chunk of metal and after it is machined it weighs only 3.1lbs. (yes they recycle all the extra) The complete guitar weighs approximately 8lbs. Everything was designed to save weight without sacrificing tone. The pickups are standard to the 70’s versions but with special pickup covers. The covers are original 1997 stainless steel Travis Bean covers, there are only 12 sets in the world. The top is made from rock hard maple and is painted blue. CTS pots, Sprage caps, NASA sourced Thermax wire and Switchcraft hardware. Lastly, Sperzel locking tuners. Comes with an SKB hard shell case.
I hate to sell it, it’s the best sounding guitar I’ve ever played but I’m in a financial bind, so it’s up for sale.
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