I just got a message from Gear-Vault that famous and innovative guitar maker Travis Bean passed away in his home of cancer on July 10th.Travis was one of the frist makers to incorporate aluminum into building of guitars especially in the necks.If my memory serves me correctly the necks were aluminum but had a thin veneer of wood skinned over them to give a more natural feel.RIP Travis and have a great time jamming with all the friends that you have on the other side of life.

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'65 Strat,65 Mustang,65 Jaguar,4 more Strats,3 vintage Vox guitars,5 Vox amps,'69 Bassman with a '68 2-15 Bassman cab,36 guitars total-15asst'd amps total,2 vintage '60s Hammond organs & a myriad of effects-with a few rare vintage ones.

Can you Evan imagine the kind of jamin they can do over there. It must be a wonderful sight to behold. and the "SOUND" Must be Incredible, You know its not just guitars. RIP to another great one.
----Danny,

RIP Travis. Your instruments are some of the finest ever crafted and you were a true innovator.

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I still have a poster rolled up in a tube that Travis Bean himself rolled up and handed me after I toured his factory. I bought a Travis Bean Artist with a two-digit serial number. Great guitar.

None of them had a wood veneer over the aluminum necks. Kramer made some with wood inserts.

I think Travis Bean had some current production going on in Germany.

RIP.

One of the Nirvana kids has a Travis Bean. They're okay. I have an aluminum Kramer.

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+1 Never had wood veneer on the neck. The necks could get cold as ice. Nice guitars though. I only tried one once and the chill of the neck killed it for me. Great guitar otherwise. From what I heard Travis was sick for quite some time.
RIP Travis

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Re the Travis Bean necks-I guess my memory didn't serve me correctly after all,I knew it was either the Beans or Kramers that had the veneer on the neck.

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'65 Strat,65 Mustang,65 Jaguar,4 more Strats,3 vintage Vox guitars,5 Vox amps,'69 Bassman with a '68 2-15 Bassman cab,36 guitars total-15asst'd amps total,2 vintage '60s Hammond organs & a myriad of effects-with a few rare vintage ones.

Travis is making hip guitars in the next realm.

Bon voyage, Master Luthier.

It's all good. I thought the S-1 switch required a battery until I posted here.