weezy wrote:The TB2000 I owned in the '90s was ditched pretty quickly because I remember not jiving with it for some reason.Last year I snagged one of the TB500 basses, and figured out the prob. I don't really like the TB neck spec, i.e. a tad too thick profile and the zero neck radius. That bass went off to Sweden, partially traded for a Ric 3001 (which eventually ended up going to FM Mason). I got one of the EGC Fender spec bolt on bass necks, which has a standard radius/profile etc. and that thing is a keeper. Unless they start making them lighter, because it neck dives like a fucker.My bassist just got one of the new TB500s and the neck is bowed. Seems there's problems with most that have been made. I guess the shorter scale and lighter (hollow?) neck has some drawbacks. It got worse the longer he had it. After a month of strings on it, any fretted note was out of tune. Serious bummer. I guess Kevin is gonna try to bend it back Don't like the sound of that. Maybe reforge it with a different alloy. It sounded great though.

Riff magnum. In general about 50% of the Travis Bean bass necks have to be bent backwards. most of them in fact we re done at the factory and I ve got a picture and I ll see if I can upload it. Your buddy SF, his bass is completely fixed after the bend I do not like to bend them all just out of the gate because some of them never need it but unfortunately it s something that does have to be done sometimes to certain ones and you only know after it s under load for about three or four weeks. I was perplexed by this problem until I talked to Marc McElwee and he told me yeah just bend it I ve got pictures of how we did it. I ll show you and it s a very specific precise bend to two locations that makes it able to pull up to be where it should be. So it s taken care of. Neck neck = new adventures.

the finger genius wrote:Does anyone on here have a polished aluminum finish? Do you guys clean / polish it or just let it go? Can I (should I?) get this to eventually look like an old cymbal, or is it just going to be forever smudgy? I didn't realize what a greasy motherfucker I am.Embrace the smudge...Or just clean it, it takes 30 seconds...

jimmyjames6 wrote:Riff magnum. In general about 50% of the Travis Bean bass necks have to be bent backwards. most of them in fact we re done at the factory and I ve got a picture and I ll see if I can upload it. Your buddy SF, his bass is completely fixed after the bend I do not like to bend them all just out of the gate because some of them never need it but unfortunately it s something that does have to be done sometimes to certain ones and you only know after it s under load for about three or four weeks. I was perplexed by this problem until I talked to Marc McElwee and he told me yeah just bend it I ve got pictures of how we did it. I ll show you and it s a very specific precise bend to two locations that makes it able to pull up to be where it should be. So it s taken care of. Neck neck = new adventures.That's great to hear Kevin. I jammed with Stevie today (T40 does a decent Bean impersonation!! ha!) and he said it was finished and getting ready to come back. He was pumped. Tensions got a little high for a while there because everyone was confused and scared and we had no idea what was happening. I knew it was going out of tune in the middle of songs, but we'd check it and the open strings were fine, it was just fretted notes in the middle of the bass that was really noticeable and then I saw the action was super high, so I told him to take it to our tech. I didn't even think to sight the neck. LOL!! Our tech is good tho, he's worked on my EGC and he even worked on several original Beans back in the day. The fucking thing sounded glorious and I can't believe how light and balanced it is. Makes me wanna buy at least 4 more of your guitars!!Thanks for reaching out and giving me some insight.

Does anyone on here have a polished aluminum finish? Do you guys clean / polish it or just let it go? Can I (should I?) get this to eventually look like an old cymbal, or is it just going to be forever smudgy? I didn't realize what a greasy motherfucker I am.

mookie1010 wrote:There was a really crazy/cool/unique Flying V that Kevin put up on reverb yesterday that's already gone. That particular guitar wasn't for me, but it looks like whoever got it really wanted it. Did anyone here see it - even better, did anyone here buy it?https://reverb.com/item/12701308-electr ... l-aluminum

My series 5 is happening. Holy shit.

For my own selfish reasons: there's not an EGC raffle at the BBQ this summer, is there?

Having some minor money problems ( 3 month renovation of my work Place so no work.) and went halfway to a guitar store . Stopped at a bar and some acquaintances talked me out of it. Brother in law then offered to loan me money . Lesson- don't sell them if you love them. Find another way.Or have brother in law guitar enthusiast willing to make small loans.

Ps. If I ever feel the need to sell it , (I won't), I will of course come here first. That was always the intention were it to happen. I was just in an irrational state.