NGD: Travis Bean TB1000S

Single coil · Post by **Single coil** » Thu Jun 14, 2018 10:08 am

Why is reverb suddenly the exclusive price guide for everything?

mrmofo · Post by **mrmofo** » Thu Jun 14, 2018 1:40 pm

I use my "last time I saw one for sale it was" X Amount
then I check Ebay and reverb
and: Woha
holy heck
those things were like 800 bux in the 80`s.

OR
Damn, they were 4k a few years ago.

tito · Post by **tito** » Thu Jun 14, 2018 5:06 pm

Rad! I had a TB1000A serial #319. It needed a fair bit of fixing though so am trading it with Kevin from EGC for a new Travis Bean Designs one. Even with its problems the old one was still awesome though.

Darth Sabbathi · Post by **Darth Sabbathi** » Thu Jun 14, 2018 8:51 pm

tito wrote:Rad! I had a TB1000A serial #319. It needed a fair bit of fixing though so am trading it with Kevin from EGC for a new Travis Bean Designs one. Even with its problems the old one was still awesome though.

Bastard! That was the one on Trade Me... I had the leading bid on that before it got withdrawn. Still pissed off about that.

tito · Post by **tito** » Thu Jun 14, 2018 9:19 pm

Darth Sabbathi wrote:
tito wrote:Rad! I had a TB1000A serial #319. It needed a fair bit of fixing though so am trading it with Kevin from EGC for a new Travis Bean Designs one. Even with its problems the old one was still awesome though.
Bastard! That was the one on Trade Me... I had the leading bid on that before it got withdrawn. Still pissed off about that.

My apologies, I couldn’t pass up viewing it and making an offer once the guy contacted me though. If it makes you feel any better the neck on it is quite bowed which is obviously a pretty big problem for an aluminium necked guitar.

Darth Sabbathi · Post by **Darth Sabbathi** » Thu Jun 14, 2018 9:30 pm

tito wrote:
Darth Sabbathi wrote:
tito wrote:Rad! I had a TB1000A serial #319. It needed a fair bit of fixing though so am trading it with Kevin from EGC for a new Travis Bean Designs one. Even with its problems the old one was still awesome though.
Bastard! That was the one on Trade Me... I had the leading bid on that before it got withdrawn. Still pissed off about that.
My apologies, I couldn’t pass up viewing it and making an offer once the guy contacted me though. If it makes you feel any better the neck on it is quite bowed which is obviously a pretty big problem for an aluminium necked guitar.

Ah, it is the seller I'm pissed at. It is one thing to withdraw an auction before anyone bids on it, but to do so after the reserve is met... dirty pool. Guy must've been an idiot though. I got an email from Trade Me saying he'd told them he'd sold it to another member... so presumably still paid the fees.

The bowed neck makes me feel slightly better. But the fact you've traded it for an EGC kind of nullifies that...

Mr Bungle · Post by **Mr Bungle** » Sun May 19, 2024 1:54 am

Albini mentioned in the OP. RIP to him.

kdawg2a · Post by **kdawg2a** » Sun May 19, 2024 6:21 am

Someone's got a 70s Kramer TB style guitar (Kramer worked for TB) on the vintage guitar and gear NZ FB page for $1300. That seems like a steal to me, someone should get it.

Mr Bungle · Post by **Mr Bungle** » Sun May 19, 2024 8:55 am

kdawg2a wrote: ↑Sun May 19, 2024 6:21 am Someone's got a 70s Kramer TB style guitar (Kramer worked for TB) on the vintage guitar and gear NZ FB page for $1300. That seems like a steal to me, someone should get it.

Yeah, I see these pickups on Reverb in NZ$.

And there’s 450G versions for around NZ$4K.

AiRdAd · Post by **AiRdAd** » Tue May 21, 2024 2:08 pm

kdawg2a wrote: ↑Sun May 19, 2024 6:21 am Someone's got a 70s Kramer TB style guitar (Kramer worked for TB) on the vintage guitar and gear NZ FB page for $1300. That seems like a steal to me, someone should get it.

The headstock looks cool as. It looks to have a nasty crack by the neck pocket though. Would it have be dropped or hit with something?

kdawg2a · Post by **kdawg2a** » Tue May 21, 2024 2:33 pm

AiRdAd wrote: ↑Tue May 21, 2024 2:08 pm
kdawg2a wrote: ↑Sun May 19, 2024 6:21 am Someone's got a 70s Kramer TB style guitar (Kramer worked for TB) on the vintage guitar and gear NZ FB page for $1300. That seems like a steal to me, someone should get it.

The headstock looks cool as. It looks to have a nasty crack by the neck pocket though. Would it have be dropped or hit with something?

Not sure. Bit of glue usually fixes the situation though! I haven't bothered researching what these are worth but it still seems kinda cheap for a pretty rare guitar.

godgrinder · Post by **godgrinder** » Tue May 21, 2024 5:05 pm

kdawg2a wrote: ↑Sun May 19, 2024 6:21 am Someone's got a 70s Kramer TB style guitar (Kramer worked for TB) on the vintage guitar and gear NZ FB page for $1300. That seems like a steal to me, someone should get it.

I always wanted a DMZ6000 since it's a spin on the TB theme with a bit of BC Rich/Alembic vibes thrown in. They also had regular sized humbuckers which is a plus haha.

godgrinder · Post by **godgrinder** » Tue May 21, 2024 5:08 pm

hellblazer · Post by **hellblazer** » Tue May 21, 2024 6:28 pm

Can't believe I missed this thread the first time around, the 1000S is probably my dream guitar. Here's my all aluminium EGC version:

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Here's a family photo BTW

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