Pat Travers
Pat Travers (* 12. April 1954 in Toronto , Ontario ) is a Canadian blues-rock - guitarist and singer.
biography
Pat Travers started playing guitar at the age of 12 . Pat Travers fascinated and inspired artists like Jimi Hendrix , Jeff Beck and Eric Clapton . He soon got the electric guitar he needed, in the form of a Gibson Les Paul . Travers played in bands very early on. "Red Hot" was the name of his first band.
Equipment
Pat Travers plays a 1983 double cutaway "Les Paul", including Kahler vibrato and EMG pickups. In addition to this guitar, he owns other Gibson models. At home he usually plays a pink 1986 Fender Reissue Stratocaster , which he converted to EMG pickups like the Les Paul. The Stratocaster also takes on most of the “clean sound parts” in his songs, as he likes the clean sound of the Stratocaster better than that of the Les Paul.
Most of the time Pat Travers plays a 100-watt Peavey Classic Amp. At concerts, however, a Marshall 100-watt top from the 900 series is often used.
Discography
- Makes no Difference (1976)
- Pat Travers (1976)
- Makin 'Magic (1977)
- Putting It Straight (1977)
- Heat in the Street (1978)
- The Pat Travers You Missed Mini Album (1978)
- Go For What You Know (1979)
- Live! Boom Boom (Out Go the Lights) (1979)
- Crash and Burn (1980)
- Is This Love (1980)
- Is This Love Snortin 'Whiskey (1980)
- Snortin 'Whiskey Stateboro Blues (1980)
- Evie (1980)
- Radioactive (1981)
- Black Pearl (1982)
- Valley Girl (1983)
- Hot Shot (1984)
- Best Of Pat Travers Boom Boom (1985)
- School of Hard Knocks (1990)
- Anthology Vol. 1 (1990)
- Anthology Vol. 2 (1990)
- Best of Pat Travers (1991)
- Boom Boom (1991)
- BBC Radio 1 "Live Concert" (1992)
- Blues Tracks (1992)
- Just a Touch (1993)
- Hats Off to Stevie Ray Vaughan (1993)
- Fit for a King (1993)
- Songs from the Better Blues Bureau (1993)
- Masters of Metal (1993)
- Blues Magnet (1994)
- Cream of the Crop (1994)
- Animal Magnetism (1995)
- Halfway to Somewhere (1995)
- Lookin 'Up (1996)
- King Biscuit (1997)
- Summerdaze (1997)
- Whiskey Blues (1997)
- Best of Blues Plus Live (1997)
- King Biscuit (1998)
- Blues Tracks 2 (1998)
- Don't Feed the Alligators (2000)
- Boom Boom (2000)
- BBC Radio 1 Live (2000)
- Voices for America (2001)
- Etched in Stone (2003)
- Power Trio (2003)
- 20th Century Masters - Best Of Pat Travers (2003)
- PT Power Trio Vol. 2 (2006)
- Bazooka (with Carmine Appice ) (2006)
- Fidelis (2010)
- Can Do (Frontiers Records) (2013)
- Retro Rocket (2015)
- The Balls Album (with Carmine Appice ) (2016)
Web links
- Sound carrier by Pat Travers in the catalog of the German National Library
- Official website
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Travers, Pat |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian blues rock guitarist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 12, 1954 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Toronto , Canada |