Anyone using a high end Steinberger?

[guitarrob]

I really like these guitars but the older high quality units are so rare. I like the units with the full bodies more then the broom sticks but any of the originals are very nice guitars.

Anybody playing one or have on in their collection?

 

[Mincer]

Re: Anyone using a high end Steinberger?

I have 2 newer ones, a ZT3 and a Synapse.

 

[jeremy]

Re: Anyone using a high end Steinberger?

i knew mincer would be up in here

 

[guitarrob]

Re: Anyone using a high end Steinberger?

I was more interested in who might be playing the older ones such as GL, GM, GR's....etc.

 

[JOLLY]

Re: Anyone using a high end Steinberger?

i knew mincer would be up in here

LOL....me too.

 

[GoldenVulture]

Re: Anyone using a high end Steinberger?

I own one of these, it doesn't get used a lot but its a great guitar.
It's an XM-2

 

[Mincer]

Re: Anyone using a high end Steinberger?

I have played older ones many times. There is nothing wrong with them- they are great instruments. But if something like a TransTrem 2 starts to wear, parts are difficult to find and expensive.

 

[guitarrob]

Re: Anyone using a high end Steinberger?

Such is the price to pay for greatness.

 

[Mincer]

Re: Anyone using a high end Steinberger?

Yeah...although I will say I think the newer TransTrem 3s are a much better design. Companies like Moses Graphite are making L-type guitars entirely of graphite again. Carvin now has their headless Holdsworth models which get good reviews. For older models, you may want to check Headless USA.

 

[Vengeance]

Re: Anyone using a high end Steinberger?

Scanned this thread real quick yesterday. Then had a dream last night that I found a EVH Steinberger in my closet that I didn't know I had and rushed to this thread to give it a review.

SDUGF get out of my head :eyecrazy:

 

[guitarrob]

Re: Anyone using a high end Steinberger?

IIRC, the guitar EVH uses is an original Steinberger GL model.

Personally, I love all the models but I am saving for a GM or GR model...they have the larger bodies.

 

[GoldenVulture]

Re: Anyone using a high end Steinberger?

The stringclaws in the Bridge/Tuner section started decaying. They're made of an alloy that is too weak and they slowly tear apart and the string won't stay in.[ sorry about the fuzzy pic ]

My neighbour [ Who has since passed away from cancer ] was a retired tooling machinist. Had his own lathe in the shed.
He made me a replacement set out of hardened steel. I actually only wanted one but he made me the set anyway.

 

[marvelous_seven]

Re: Anyone using a high end Steinberger?

And Hipshot will soon release their headless system for guitars. Still hardtail though, but I guess if the sale is good the trem version will be available too.

 

[guitarrob]

Re: Anyone using a high end Steinberger?

Yeah...although I will say I think the newer TransTrem 3s are a much better design. Companies like Moses Graphite are making L-type guitars entirely of graphite again. Carvin now has their headless Holdsworth models which get good reviews. For older models, you may want to check Headless USA.

I know of Moses making replacment necks and there products where used on the Music-yo period Steins but I didn't know they were making "L" type guitars. I was already speaking with Don from Headless...great guy.
I am hoping he can find me a nice GM -7 model.

Edit: had a look at the guitar bodies and necks they offer...pretty cool. Drop in a set of SD's and off you go.

 

[Aceman]

Re: Anyone using a high end Steinberger?

Mincer's love of all things headless just makes it sooooo funny that he won a Custom Dean V - The Mother of all Giant Headstock guitars!!! :lmao: