Can the old transtrem steinbergers be tuned to drop d?

[ksmith63]

What about half step down?

All of the info I've found on these guitars makes it seem like they can do:

G standard (up 1.5 steps)
F# standard (up 1 step)
E standard
D standard (down 1 step)
C standard (down 2 steps)
B standard (down 2.5 steps)

No mention of Drop D.

My band usually plays in 1/2 step down and Drop C# so this is looking like I would need numerous capos to be able to own one of these guitars.

 

[Mincer]

Re: Can the old transtrem steinbergers be tuned to drop d?

Well the new Steinbergers can- I have one....the steinberger zt3 can do D,D#,E,F,F#...and the tuners make it really fast to drop the E string down. If you need more on-access exotic tunings, you might look at a Line6 Variax.

 

[ksmith63]

Re: Can the old transtrem steinbergers be tuned to drop d?

Well the new Steinbergers can- I have one....the steinberger zt3 can do D,D#,E,F,F#...and the tuners make it really fast to drop the E string down. If you need more on-access exotic tunings, you might look at a Line6 Variax.

Thank you for the reply!

I mainly use F# but have been dropping the low e lately. If your tuners can drop the e down easily I assume the tuners on the old transtrems can as well. For other tunings I don't mind using a capo but the drop d thing raised some questions.

Do you have any other steinbergers? How would you rate them all?

 

[Mincer]

Re: Can the old transtrem steinbergers be tuned to drop d?

I have the ZT3 with the new TransTrem3, and the Synapse, which doesnt have a trem. I like 22 frets better than 24, because the neck pickup sounds better- I also like the satin finsih and the smaller neck shape of the Synapse better. However, the Transtrem is a marvel of a design- it actually does bend chords in tune perfectly so works like no other trem out there.
The problem with older Transtrems is that they are rare. And expensive- people have paid over $2k for a working TransTrem alone. Ones on older Steinbergers tend to wear out, and parts are hard to find.

 

[astrozombie]

Re: Can the old transtrem steinbergers be tuned to drop d?

I have the ZT3 with the new TransTrem3, and the Synapse, which doesnt have a trem. I like 22 frets better than 24, because the neck pickup sounds better- I also like the satin finsih and the smaller neck shape of the Synapse better. However, the Transtrem is a marvel of a design- it actually does bend chords in tune perfectly so works like no other trem out there.
The problem with older Transtrems is that they are rare. And expensive- people have paid over $2k for a working TransTrem alone. Ones on older Steinbergers tend to wear out, and parts are hard to find.

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