Members Moustache_Bash Posted June 10, 2012 Members Share Posted June 10, 2012 I know HCFX is gonna be like fuh dat, but has anyone played one? Are they weird to tune? The Spirit GT-Pro intrigues me... Anybody know if the trems are like Floyd Rose garbage? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mmolteratx Posted June 10, 2012 Members Share Posted June 10, 2012 The new ones kinda blow. Trems don't stay in tune like they're supposed to and they just feel cheaply put together. The ones pre 1995 or so are {censored}ing fantastic. Some of the best guitars I've ever played. Really light weight and for some reason the lack of headstock just feels right. The trems literally never go out of tune on those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Loobs Posted June 10, 2012 Members Share Posted June 10, 2012 I really dig the one Paul Masdival from Death/Cynic plays. It's like strat shaped. The original Transtrems that were on them were awesome. You could do all sorts of cool pedal steel sounding stuff, as it'd bend down all the strings down at the right pitch, simultaneously. Unlike a Strat/Floyd Rose bridge where all the notes would go totally out of tune with each other. edit, this one: I'd totally rock it. Very cool and unique. Never played an old one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members f_p Posted June 10, 2012 Members Share Posted June 10, 2012 Tried a Spirit bass some time ago, sounded glorious! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Loobs Posted June 10, 2012 Members Share Posted June 10, 2012 this one is rad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BHz_econo Posted June 10, 2012 Members Share Posted June 10, 2012 I thought life was about getting more head not less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members silent-strat Posted June 10, 2012 Members Share Posted June 10, 2012 That 80's composite og stuff is 'da bomb' son. They are priced accordingly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Moustache_Bash Posted June 10, 2012 Author Members Share Posted June 10, 2012 I thought life was about getting more head not less. Chut up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mister natural Posted June 10, 2012 Members Share Posted June 10, 2012 Spirit bass is on my WANT list . . . one day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members test pattern Posted June 10, 2012 Members Share Posted June 10, 2012 If you're buying a modern one one either go for the Hohner G3T or if you got the cash the Steinberger ZT3. If you got the cash and can find an old one, buy a composite one from the 80s (they're the best). The trem on the G3T is the R Trem. It doesn't transpose, but stays in tune really well. The ZT3 has a transtrem, but I don't know how it compares to the original (Steinberger is now owned by Gibson FYI). The 80s Steinbergers had a variety of trems and models, so its a matter of what is available and in your price range. I've never played a Spirit, but I have heard they can be poorly put together... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members A.P. Ryder Posted June 10, 2012 Members Share Posted June 10, 2012 Old ones made in America.The ones made in the '80s were made by Ned Steinberger's company (which were great), and then he sold it to Gibson who basically ignored it and it started going down hill.New ones made/put together in Korea.I think these are hit or miss - some are great and some not so great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jnepo1 Posted June 11, 2012 Members Share Posted June 11, 2012 Here is the place to start if you are serious about one: http://www.headlessusa.com/home.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Moustache_Bash Posted June 11, 2012 Author Members Share Posted June 11, 2012 Here is the place to start if you are serious about one: http://www.headlessusa.com/home.htm I'm so confused as to what that site is. Do they only sell vintage/used Steinbergers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members iodine74 Posted June 11, 2012 Members Share Posted June 11, 2012 Vito Bratta'd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Trick Fall Posted June 11, 2012 Members Share Posted June 11, 2012 Always dug those guitars and the originals were made in NY. Has anyone played the Hohner version? Are they any good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jnepo1 Posted June 11, 2012 Members Share Posted June 11, 2012 The original Steinbergers were awesome. I've also had the Spirit 5 string bass. They played nice, but was so much heavier and made from wood rather than composite like the originals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Firebrand Posted June 11, 2012 Members Share Posted June 11, 2012 Steinberger is now owned by Gibson (who always owned MusicYo.com). I owned a Spirit GM HSH for 6 years. Bought it mainly for traveling out of country with. Had to adjust truss rod every three months. It was a decent guitar. Every now and then I think of getting another but it's hard when you pay $175 at an estate sale and now people think they are collectible at $600. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BG76 Posted June 11, 2012 Members Share Posted June 11, 2012 They are really a great guitar if you get a real one and not one of the ones made after the Gibson takeover. I have played dozens and have owned two. I still have one that I use when space is at a premium if I'm driving somewhere or something. The original ones were very expensive when they were new. I would doubt that you could buy one for under $2000 (which would be about $4000 today using the inflation calculator) and tons of people used them in all styles of music, just watch some 80s/90s videos. Everyone from Talking Heads to White Lion to Rush to the guy from Genesis to Allen Holdsworth, etc.... They took a little while to get used to and you either love or hate the look but they were an original design. If I were looking for that style I would avoid the knockoffs (Hohrner, low end Music You Steinberger, etc...) and get an original one or an LSR or Klein which are probably better guitars based on the same idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Loobs Posted June 11, 2012 Members Share Posted June 11, 2012 Kleins seem even more rare/expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members A.P. Ryder Posted June 11, 2012 Members Share Posted June 11, 2012 Kleins are out of production. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Loobs Posted June 11, 2012 Members Share Posted June 11, 2012 Yup, for a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BG76 Posted June 11, 2012 Members Share Posted June 11, 2012 Some also have headstocks - like the Ultra Rare Mega Axe. They actually say 'designed by Ed Roman' on them. VERY cool guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Loobs Posted June 11, 2012 Members Share Posted June 11, 2012 pics? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ArrMatey Posted June 11, 2012 Members Share Posted June 11, 2012 Saw Boris rocking this ages ago. It was sexy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members silent-strat Posted June 11, 2012 Members Share Posted June 11, 2012 There are a few other guys doing the custom ergo thing in the vein of Klein - Forshage for example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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