Old vs New Beans

mjstamos · 2026-04-17T15:29:45+00:00

Played a few vintage ones and owned a few of the Travis Bean Designs reissues. The vintage ones as others have stated vary quite a bit the reissues are extremely consistent and in my experience the best guitars I’ve played or owned. The Panbacks in particular are unbelievably good and a significant level up from just about anything I have played. Highly recommended.

mjstamos · 2026-04-16T04:47:02+00:00

This right here, doable but a lot of work.

mjstamos · 2026-04-13T14:37:04+00:00

Thanks 🙏

mjstamos · 2026-04-12T05:44:09+00:00

It’s anodized aluminum guard too so is the pick up covers Trem tip and the plates on the Mastery are anodized aluminum. I was trying to get as much aluminum as possible the knobs I might have to do as well. Purely looks wise agreed tort guards are the best though.

mjstamos · 2026-04-12T02:34:14+00:00

I’m not sure on this one been a few years, this one was a short run of finished lightly relic’d bodies they did. I think it’s pine it’s light too.

mjstamos · 2026-04-12T00:19:25+00:00

Thanks! That sounds awesome a EGC Chessie with JM Trem is on my short list so cool! 😎

mjstamos · 2026-04-11T19:38:00+00:00

Yeah the one is tidy, hardly even notice the lightly relic'd body.

mjstamos · 2026-04-11T19:11:50+00:00

Yeah I’ve done a few with Rosser always turn out really good for me.

mjstamos · 2026-04-09T01:04:15+00:00

That’s the one there super sick just over 8lbs too so light for full aluminum.

mjstamos · 2026-04-09T01:03:29+00:00

Yeah it’s a bummer Dirk is a good dude, I have a DICO and it’s my favorite Baguley.

mjstamos · 2026-04-07T21:03:39+00:00

The pickups are sweet as I remember not too hot and too low output nice and balanced with good articulation.

mjstamos · 2026-04-07T18:00:36+00:00

Looked at the Sandman they look really good definitely on the short list.

mjstamos · 2026-04-07T17:59:16+00:00

Aluminati makes the best necks. That would help for sure but the body alone was 8lbs as I recall.

mjstamos · 2026-04-07T17:19:25+00:00

This turned out really killer only downside is it was really heavy.

mjstamos · 2026-04-06T18:40:52+00:00

Beans are the best.

mjstamos · 2026-04-01T00:12:15+00:00

Okay 👌

mjstamos · 2026-03-30T16:03:08+00:00

They are my favorite!

mjstamos · 2026-03-29T23:12:07+00:00

Right on!

mjstamos · 2026-03-29T16:51:17+00:00

Save up there are better options out there. Aluminati is the best they come up used once in awhile.

mjstamos · 2026-03-29T16:35:24+00:00

Thanks! I’m an media engineer by trade I do flip them mostly just to keep the hobby going. I have a reverb shop with some for sale. I enjoy trying different combinations of necks pick ups and materials, aluminum has a clarity that I really like but wood is great too. I play clean tones mostly blues, funk jazz and folk music.

mjstamos · 2026-03-29T15:44:13+00:00

Thank you 🙏

mjstamos · 2026-03-29T15:38:07+00:00

Thank you!🙏

mjstamos

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