re: Real Steinbergers?

[Travis Hartnett <hartne.t@apple.com>]

If you dig into the specs on the page, you'll see that all of those guitars
are wood body and neck.  It appears to be the "Squire" line of Steinberger.

A graphite neck is often considered an essential part of the Steinberger
equation, although these may still be quite usable guitars.

TH


> Darrell Jones wrote:
>> These are not real Steinbergers!!!
> 
> This may be a silly question but is that true? Has anyone actually seen
> these models *anywhere* else or bought one from Musicyo.com.
> 
> I noticed that they are labeled Spirit but the web site clearly says
> they are Steinbergers. I also noted the web site mentions the double
> ball strings and tremelo system but sorely neglects to mention whether
> they are graphite necks or not which IMO is the main charateristic that
> separates Steinberger from steinberger copy basses and guitars. I can
> find no information on this line anywhere on the net. I hit up the
> Gibson page and Steinbereger isn't even linked there anymore; who is now
> manufacturing Steinberger guitars. Anyone?
> 
> I have an Arbor bass "steinberger copy" and have to say I think it's a
> great bass period and especially worth it for the price. I woudln't say
> it's the same as a Steinberger though, the neck is wood and that's
> clearly one big difference but for $229 new even for a copy that seems
> like a damn good price.
> 
> Any help appreciated.
>