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hydrargyrum
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Username: hydrargyrum

Post Number: 1004
Registered: 3-2004
Posted on Friday, July 15, 2011 - 12:24 pm:   Edit Post

Travis Bean certainly left his mark on the modern electric guitar. He passed away this morning at age 63.

Jerry's Bean

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lbpesq
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Username: lbpesq

Post Number: 4905
Registered: 7-2004
Posted on Saturday, July 16, 2011 - 9:46 am:   Edit Post

Will he be buried in an aluminum casket?

Bill, tgo
benson_murrensun
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Username: benson_murrensun

Post Number: 477
Registered: 5-2007
Posted on Monday, July 18, 2011 - 11:17 am:   Edit Post

(rim shot inserted here)
crobbins
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Username: crobbins

Post Number: 886
Registered: 6-2004
Posted on Monday, July 18, 2011 - 7:40 pm:   Edit Post

Great guitars. Here's an old shot of me with my TB..
lbpesq
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Username: lbpesq

Post Number: 4907
Registered: 7-2004
Posted on Monday, July 18, 2011 - 10:51 pm:   Edit Post

They sounded great and were quite heavy. The aluminum neck never seemed to warm up, especially when playing outdoors. Kramer later left TB and built his own aluminum neck with wood inserts to deal with the "cold feel" issue. Bean was an innovator who left his unique mark in the history of the electric guitar.

Bill, tgo

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