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I feel the same way about Travis Bean guitars. You can't buy a good TB500, which was a truly great and functional guitar design, on the used market without payi

• s_m 8y ago
  The Electrical Guitar Company makes new aluminium-neck guitars, if that's something you're interested in. https://www.electricalguitarcompany.com/models/ https://www.electricalguitarcompany.com/models/
  • wyclif 8y ago
    I'd love to get a TB500 with the single coils and single volume and tone controls, but I don't think EGC makes them right now.
    • thomasec 8y ago
      This is my grail guitar. I've been reaching out to random people for the last few years trying to acquire one. Not easy to find!
      • wyclif 8y ago
        That's why I wish they'd start making them again. My interest in the TB500 has nothing to do with scarcity or collectibility—I think they're practical guitars for heavy usage. They seem almost unbreakable and they have a utilitarian quality. I would snap this up in an instant, if I had $100K+ in discretionary money lying around: https://reverb.com/item/16339446-travis-bean-tb500-14-1976-white https://reverb.com/item/16339446-travis-bean-tb500-14-1976-w...
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