Re: Hohner/Steiny Copy question...

["Bill Appleton" <bappleton@hciww.com>]

I have one of the Hohner steinberger copies (the guitar, I think they make 
a
bass also).  The tone is entirely different from a real steinberger guitar.
The pickups are cheapo "emg licensed" pickups and the body is made of wood.
All that said, its a pretty good guitar in its own right.  The hardware is
pretty good, the tone is OK (maple neck thru), and the playability is good
for a sub-400 dollar guitar.  I bought mine as a cheap travel guitar and it
has done pretty well in that role.
Pros: Looks like a steinberger, low cost, lightweight, travel-ready,
low-noise pickups, single coils (s/s/h config) work well with ebow,
versatile tone knob and pickup switches, nice bridge and whammy bar, uses
cool double ball end strings.
Cons: Doesn't sound like a steinberger, weak pickups, uses double ball end
strings.

Bill Appleton


-----Original Message-----
From: andre <andre@monmouth.com>
To: Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com <Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com>
Date: Monday, January 11, 1999 5:32 PM
Subject: Hohner/Steiny Copy question...


>Hey
>
>any one have experience withe the HOHNER steinberger copies??? any pros 
>and
>cons?? they seem to be sanctioned by steiny, their logo is on there....
>
>thanx
>