Up from the grave?

[Chris Pile]

Gibson has announced they are working with Ned Steinberger on new headless Steinberger guitar designs....

 

[Blille]

He’s old but alive. The one that passed recently was his dad: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Steinberger

 

[Ashurbanipal]

Hm, I watched an interview with Ned about a year or so ago and he was asked about bringing back the guitars (as he's been more into electric viols/basses for years) and he vaguely said it would be interesting to revisit. :33:

Since the import Spirit line is still current, maybe this will be a step (or two) up from that?

 

[Mincer]

This is good news. Ned still creates some beautiful instruments.

 

[LLL]

If this happens, I predict the Keytar and skinny ties will make a comeback too.

 

[Chris Pile]

Has anyone ever owned any of the series of furniture Ned designed? Quite stylish, but I don't know how comfy it is.

 

[Securb]

I only played a Steinberger once way back in the 80's. I loved the guitar but it was way beyond my reach back then.

 

[Mincer]

I've played one of his NS basses, which is the most comfortable instrument I've played. The entire body is curved to fit against your body.

 

[Sirion]

This is awesome. We shouldn't hope for too much, but this is the most promising thing that they could have done.

 

[idsnowdog]

It makes sense in an era where you are seeing an emphasis on ergonomics, fanned frets, and headless designs like Strandberg.

 

[Mincer]

And headless designs are more popular than ever. Gibson is catching up to 5 years ago.

 

[Demanic]

Always loved Steinberger, but like Securb said, back then they were way out of my reach. I've also always been fascinated with the Chapman Stick.

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[Sirion]

And headless designs are more popular than ever. Gibson is catching up to 5 years ago.

Well, they are catching up, then, as they were ten years behind Fender when they rereleased the Charvels.

 

[Mincer]

Always loved Steinberger, but like Securb said, back then they were way out of my reach. I've also always been fascinated with the Chapman Stick.

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Yeah, the NS Stick looks like a great instrument. My Steinberger isn't a graphite one, but it isn't one of the cheapo Spirit ones, either.

 

[Demanic]

Graphite...
Sigh

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[Sirion]

Here's to hoping that the TransTrem style comes back! That, in my estimation, is one of the few legitimate improvements on the double-locking tremolo, and as far as I know nobody else has been able to pull off the whole bending chords in tune thing.

 

[Mincer]

Here's to hoping that the TransTrem style comes back! That, in my estimation, is one of the few legitimate improvements on the double-locking tremolo, and as far as I know nobody else has been able to pull off the whole bending chords in tune thing.

Apparently he has been working on a new TransTrem, so I hope it shows up on a new model. The TransTrem 3 from the early 2000's was a great system, but it was only available on a rather cheap guitar.

 

[Lucy Diamond]

A Black Newburgh dual humbucker Steinberger has been on my "list" for a long time now.

 

[Mincer]

A Black Newburgh dual humbucker Steinberger has been on my "list" for a long time now.

I'd love a white M series one with a TransTrem, but those are currently $5k right now.

 

[Securb]

I'd love a white M series one with a TransTrem, but those are currently $5k right now.

So they are still beyond my reach