Travis Stever

Infobox Musical artist
Name = Travis Stever
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Background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
Born = birth date and age|1978|11|25
Instrument = Guitar
Genre = Rock, alternative rock, progressive rock
Occupation = Musician
Years_active = 1995–present
Label = Columbia Records, Sony BMG Music Entertainment
Associated_acts = Coheed and Cambria Fire Deuce Davenport Cabinet
URL = [http://www.coheedandcambria.com www.coheedandcambria.com]

Travis Stever (born 1978) is the lead guitarist for Coheed and Cambria, a progressive rock band from New York.

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Travis joined the band Shabűtie 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.

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 and some of the scream 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.

ide 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", "Cleveland Stever" cite web|url=http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=70609761|title=Cleveland Stever nickname|work=myspace.com|accessdate=23 December|accessyear=2007] and "Hype Priest." "Davenport Cabinet" [ [http://www.myspace.com/davenportcabinet MySpace.com - Davenport Cabinet - Warwick, US - www.myspace.com/davenportcabinet ] ] is also the name of his second non-Coheed project.

Travis appeared in the 2008 film, The Love Guru as the banjo player in the bar fight scene.

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."

Equipment

Guitars

* All Guitars used with Everly Strings: 9210 B-52 Medium Rockers (except acoustic)
* Gibson Les Paul Standard in Wine Red w/ Bigsby B5 Tailpiece, Sperzel locking tuners, and he just recently added Gibson black speed knobs
* Gibson Les Paul Standard in Vintage Sunburst w/ a Graph-Tech nut and Chrome Grover tuners
* Gibson Les Paul Standard in Heritage Cherry-Burst, kept stock
* Gibson Les Paul Studio in Ebony w/ only one volume knob and one tone knob and Gibson white speed knobs (early SSTB era)
* Gibson Les Paul Studio in Alpine White w/ Gold hardware, kept stock (The Running Free video)
* Gibson Angus Young Signature Custom SG
* Gibson SG Special in Blue-Teal Flip-Flop w/ Chrome Grover tuners and a Graph-Tech nut
* Taylor Standard Electric Guitar (Sunburst)
* Taylor 814-CE Acoustic/Electric
* Rickenbacker Lap-Steel Slide Guitar tuned to Open F (Used only in "Once Upon Your Dead Body" and "The Willing Well II: Fear Through The Eyes Of Madness")

Amp(s)

* Bogner Uberschall 100W Head w/ Standard Grill
* Marshall JCM900 100W Head
* Mesa/Boogie Stiletto Deuce 100W Head
* Marshall JCM2000 Head

Cabinet(s)

* Mesa/Boogie Rectifier Oversized 4x12's
* Bogner Uberschall 4x12's
* Marshall 1960A 4x12

Effects

* Heil Talk Box
* Dunlop 535Q CryBaby Wah
* Boss DD-3 Digital Delay
* Boss PS-5 Super Shifter
* Boss TU-2 Chromatic Tuner
* Ernie Ball VP Junior Passive Volume Pedal

References