Travis Stever
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Travis Stever (known to fans as "Trav" or "The Bone") (b. 1978) is the lead guitarist for Coheed and Cambria, a progressive rock band from New York.
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[edit] Shabutie
Travis joined the band Shabutie in 1995 along with vocalist/guitarist Claudio Sanchez, bassist Jon Carleo, and drummer Nate Kelley. After an argument over gas money the band split up and would later reform as a three piece without Travis. It was during this time that Claudio began playing lead - as well as rhythm guitar - in the band. After adding new bassist Mic Todd in 1999, Travis rejoined the band as a lead guitarist.
[edit] Coheed and Cambria
After experimenting with a variety of sounds, the band adopted a progressive rock style and changed the name of the band to Coheed and Cambria, named after the title characters in lead singer/guitarist Claudio Sanchez's story which is central to all the band's albums. Travis acts as a lead guitarist in the band and provides harmonizing vocals. Travis along with Claudio both share leads and solos in the band's music and will often switch back and forth in the "dueling guitar" style made popular in the 1970s. With the departure of Mic Todd and Josh Eppard in November 2006, Travis and Claudio are the only two original members of the band left.
[edit] Side Projects
He is the lead guitarist and vocalist of his side project called Fire Deuce, an 80s style metal band who released "Children of the Deuce" in 2005. His energetic and eccentric manner of playing has earned him the nicknames "The English Panther", "Bone Beaver", and "Hype Priest." The English Panther is also the name of his second non-Coheed project.
[edit] Instruments
Besides guitar, Travis plays other strings instruments such as lap steel, banjo, mandolin, and dobro. He is credited with these instruments on various tracks of Coheed albums. Travis is also credited with playing lap steel and lead guitar on the song "Devil's Handshake" by Counterfeit Disaster
He contributed to The Prize Fighter Inferno's My Brother's Blood Machine by playing lap steel on "Wayne Andrews, The Old Beekeeper."
[edit] Gear
[edit] Guitars:
- Gibson Les Paul Standard in wine red w/ Bigsby bridge
- Gibson Les Paul Standard in Desert Burst. Upgraded with a graph-tech nut and grover chrome tuners
- Gibson SG Special in Blue-Teal flip-flop. upgraded with grover chrome tuners and a graph-tech nut
- Lap-Steel Slide Guitar. (used only in "Once Upon Your Dead Body" and "The Willing Well II: Fear Through The Eyes Of Madness", It is a Rickenbacker Lap Steel tuned to Open F.
[edit] Amp(s):
- Bogner Uberschall. Standard grill. 160W (Now with removed logo) - Marshall TSL 100. 100W
[edit] Cabinet:
- Mesa/Boogie Rectifier oversized 4x12. (Now with removed logo)
[edit] Effects:
- Heil Talk Box - Unknown Overdrive/Boost - Dunlop CryBaby Wah - Boss TU-2 tuner
Source <Cobalt and Calcium Fan Site>
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