1970 Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 ^sounds like Jaco, get a jazz? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyJohnson Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 [quote name='Shaggy' timestamp='1487410987' post='3239545'] A certain Mr Wyman also a player of these of course.... [/quote] You know, his were custom build short scales. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prowla Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 [quote name='No lust in Jazz' timestamp='1487413878' post='3239577'] The whole thread saw we 90% though an electrical guitar order form earlier in the week. This didn't help.. [media]http://youtu.be/K6G_hugwG0E[/media] [/quote] God, she is an awful woman! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaggy Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 [quote name='No lust in Jazz' timestamp='1487413878' post='3239577'] The whole thread saw we 90% though an electrical guitar order form earlier in the week. This didn't help.. http://youtu.be/K6G_hugwG0E [/quote] Just pure magic. Rob Dean's RD Artist guit*r is pretty cool too....... [quote name='NancyJohnson' timestamp='1487418816' post='3239640'] You know, his were custom build short scales. [/quote] Didn't know that, but makes sense - in all other respects the TB is about as polar opposite to the basses he was playing in the '60's as a 4 string bass can be. I'm assuming the "disco" bassline on "Miss you" was the TB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floFC Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 More recently I saw Russian shoegazers Pinkshinyultrablast, they had a Travis Bean. Some footage from *behind* the bass player here: https://youtu.be/ITqUFEukdds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bridgehouse Posted February 19, 2017 Author Share Posted February 19, 2017 I'm hearing great tone, but heavy, expensive and not many of them... I should be considering something else I reckon. I do have a very strong draw to a 60s Jazz to round out the collection... a TB would be about the same sort of money...!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoonBassAlpha Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 I think Dangerboy on here might have one. Don't see him on here much these days though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyJohnson Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 (edited) Incidentally, while we're on the subject of Beans, there's a band who gig around Berkshire, Surrey, Hampshire called Pensevor, both the guitarists play TBs. Well, when I say both of them, the guitarist favours a TB1000 (the Gibson 335 shaped one) and the bass player uses something that has a Travis Bean neck, bridge, pickups and controls in the right place, it's got the serial number stamped into the headstock, but the body shape is all wrong and the horns are too long and thick. I spoke to her about it once and she was a bit dumb to it, really didn't want to talk about it or know what it's history was. Edited February 20, 2017 by NancyJohnson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Passinwind Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 [quote name='Bridgehouse' timestamp='1487506037' post='3240242'] I'm hearing great tone, but heavy, expensive and not many of them... I should be considering something else I reckon. I do have a very strong draw to a 60s Jazz to round out the collection... a TB would be about the same sort of money...!!! [/quote] FWIW, I've owned a fretless TB2000 for 40 years now. I've had it for sale on TB for a while with a few tire kickers inquiring but no serious bites as of yet. It sounds great but the weight and even more so the neck dive leave me inspired to play it for an hour or two a month, at most. [b]Nancy Johnson: [/b]quite a few Beans have been retrofitted with new bodies, as the original ones reputedly have a fairly strong tendency to split if one takes theirs apart repeatedly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quimbymeat Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 I cannot recommend them enough! I own two and have had a few others too. They're all different in shape and thickness of neck and body over the years but all sound the same. The wind on the pickups is low at about 6k but because they sit on the neck it sounds like a piano with slight chorus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quimbymeat Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 (edited) I am thinking of selling one to get a 70's p bass and a Ampeg b15 just for a change edit, I sold the bean and got a b15👍 Edited December 27, 2017 by quimbymeat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikele Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 maybe your guitar playing friends are interested: https://www.ebay.de/itm/Travis-Bean-Standard-1978-Vintage-used-good-shape-Koa-S-N-682/112862217287?hash=item1a471cc447:g:~FEAAOSwOtVapVH1&clk_rvr_id=1528328249138&rmvSB=true (its not mine) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikele Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 worth of TBs can't go down again. Sometimes an instrument gets the range of cult. There exist some more than 1.000 pieces worldwide. And sometimes owner changes ... But probably never for less than others would pay for. Those about 900 owners know what they own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BreadBin Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 I bought a bass case from a guy in Bristol who collects Bean bass guitars - I couldn't believe the weight, it felt like double a 'normal' bass. I'd love to own one, but feel my chances are slim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeeowww! Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 (edited) On 18/02/2017 at 16:43, Shaggy said: A certain Mr Wyman also a player of these of course.... I'm the fortunate owner of Travis Bean TB-2000 No. 883, originally bought brand new in 1978 from Nadine's Guitars in Hollywood, CA for what at the time was a precious amount to a 21 year old, $380 if I recall correctly. This baby has served me well, is such a unique bass with remarkable low end, clarity, roundness, and sustain. The TB-2000 is instantly recognizable as the instrument Wyman used to record the Stone's album "Some Girls" which included the hit song and classic bass line on "Miss You". This bass suites my sound perfectly & I feel very lucky to be it's one and only lifelong owner. Weight has never been an issue and when the neck is cold (depending on the weather) coming out of the case, once warmed up in short order it's ready to play to my heart's delight, completely uninhibited. Love my Travis Bean... Old No. 883 & will continue to play it 'till the day I die! Edited January 8, 2021 by Yeeowww! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellzero Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 (edited) There's a very nice one, with a beautiful flamed koa body, for sale in France since yesterday : https://www.zikinf.com/annonces/annonce-1898924 Edited January 5, 2021 by Hellzero Photos 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaggy Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 46 minutes ago, Hellzero said: There's a very nice one, with a beautiful flamed koa body, for sale in France since yesterday : https://www.zikinf.com/annonces/annonce-1898924 That’s an outrageously lovely bit of koa there....... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassman68 Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 Didn’t John Bentley (Sqeeze) play a TB? I seem to recall one in the “Cool for cats” video.. Another sighting was Alan Lancaster in a few Quo vids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 1 minute ago, Bassman68 said: Didn’t John Bentley (Sqeeze) play a TB? I seem to recall one in the “Cool for cats” video.. Another sighting was Alan Lancaster in a few Quo vids. IIRC Alan Lancaster was a Kramer user. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellzero Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 A friend of mine is in negotiation to buy that #729 Travis Bean TB2000... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassman68 Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 52 minutes ago, BigRedX said: IIRC Alan Lancaster was a Kramer user. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellzero Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 It's definitely a Travis Bean... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 One available on Reverb https://reverb.com/uk/p/travis-bean-tb2000-bass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloke_zero Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 That is beautiful! There is the prototype on there too - https://reverb.com/uk/item/1636165-travis-bean-tb2000-prototype-0-1974 14 pounds! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellzero Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 For 14 pounds, I'll take a truckload of these. 😁 That said, the one in France is nicer and seems in better condition and way more cheaper than the two on Reverb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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