The Original Headless Guitar... And Probably the Cheapest Too!

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@alandmoore4306 5 жыл бұрын

I mean, any Gibson is gonna end up being headless eventually; might as well get it that way from the factory.

@sansocie 4 жыл бұрын

Point. Game. Win.

@cwzialor 4 жыл бұрын

Burn

@msheldon10 4 жыл бұрын

Was just what I was thinking. The original headless guitar was the Gibson that stacked it.

@richardworkman5416 4 жыл бұрын

LOL!!!!

@dj-h8735 3 жыл бұрын

Mic Drop. 🎤🎤. That is exactly what I was going to say about my Epiphone BB King special. It was cheap to begin with so just smooth out the neck router out the body for the new hardware and make it a cheaper looking headless. Played Like crap - or maybe it way me.

@ethanpearson897 5 жыл бұрын

They hate these guitars, but look... it is the same shape as the andertons logo.

@Fektthis 5 жыл бұрын

good catch. vote this man up so they have to see it.

@gtrriffs 5 жыл бұрын

Haha. It does.

@guitarsimon1 5 жыл бұрын

*insert ‘mind blown’ gif here*

@Stratmanable 2 ай бұрын

I love these guitars. They're inventively engineered. If I want a guitar to sound like a strat, I'll play my strat. But sometimes I don't want a strat sound. Steinbergers, like the strat, have their own character.

@jotarodripjo4449 5 жыл бұрын

Pros: Small Lightweight Sounds good Plays good Easy to maintain Stays in tune Smart and usefull features Versatile Cheap Cons: It looks a bit silly

@daionsavage 5 жыл бұрын

Munch, munch, delicious crunch Aye!!

@dpedrosoliano 5 жыл бұрын

very 80s haha

@sparkfx5874 4 жыл бұрын

@@oyc7946 Seriously. Was my main axe when I played shows. Sounds great and is an amazing guitar. Great value. Wish they'd do an in depth serious review and give it the credit it deserves

@rahimboulfekhar2255 4 жыл бұрын

Looks very silly

@TheZooropaBaby 4 жыл бұрын

you know....when Telecasters came out, many guitar players said it looked too plain and silly....so I really dont see the problem in thinking Steinberger looking silly

@IsothermeMusic 5 жыл бұрын

I have one. Bought it last year. It feels like a dream. It could use better pickups, but it’s a well-built guitar. I picked this over a Chapman.

@EpicStuffMan1000 5 жыл бұрын

Jack Robb guarantee you have never tried one

@simonsmith2642 5 жыл бұрын

I played a Chapman. Bought a Korean ESP instead. Could even be the same factory, I dont know. But the ESP was of substantially higher build quality.

@robertwellington2616 5 жыл бұрын

S2000 squad why don’t you read his reply? You are going around accusing people you don’t know of never having a $2,000 guitar. Read his response. So many jerks on here. The channel is so bad these days. A bunch of us are leaving. Between Rob and Lee and some of your rob followers it’s impossible to take this channel serious.

@SONICBOOMERSOONER 5 жыл бұрын

I preordered a 2018 and had to send two back due to workmanship issues, but the third they sent me was great. I travel with work and this is my biz travel practice guitar. A month ago the wammy started playing up and the bridge was running into the body toward the fretboard. I found a vid showing how to remove the bridge and file it down, which worked a treat. I colored the exposed metal with a black Sharpie and you'd never know. I also found a $49 hybrid SKB case for a breakdown shotgun online that is easily modified for a snug fit. I love mine but only play it on the road. I play minimum 15 minutes every day, and it makes a huge difference.

@frankpaws 2 жыл бұрын

Pop in some passive EMG's or if you can find space for the 9V put in ACTIVES.

@jasonmullinder 5 жыл бұрын

Rob is pissed of because Steinberger makes him question his tonewood arguments

@DinosaurJuiceCars 4 жыл бұрын

it is made of wood!

@charlesmcguffy 4 жыл бұрын

@@DinosaurJuiceCars Not a lot of it though!

@milooksala4544 4 жыл бұрын

@@charlesmcguffy the old ones had little wood, but these new ones are fully wood

@ggdd1299 4 жыл бұрын

fatso chapman still believes a bigger guitar body resonating makes magnetic pickups sound better.. LOL

@sidownes 4 жыл бұрын

Dude McGuybro stop being so reasonable!! 🙂

@palethorn 5 жыл бұрын

As far as I can see, these guitars solve every other guitar problem ever. Ambidextrous, no need for nut slotting, easy truss rod adjustment, light, transportable, trem system with an ability to lock it, easy trem adjustment, minimal tuning issues. Pretty robust with great tone. You could probably mod it to look somewhat better, but I really like them. They look cyberpunk enough. :D

@ColtraneTaylor Жыл бұрын

Can you play this comfortably without using the folding leg?

@synthesighs 11 ай бұрын

@@ColtraneTaylor Not really. It can be done in casual position, but you have to grip it with your body and fretting hand and it will slide off your leg very easily. The folding leg helps, but the guitar still sits low compared to any other. I usually rest it on the higher of my two crossed legs for a little more height. It can be played in classical position by resting the little foot nub on your leg, but it's a tiny point of contact near the strap button. Without jeans, it's uncomfortable after even a short period. It's not terrible ergonomics, but worse than my other guitars. The Spirit plays much better standing up, in my hands, although rhythm guitar will never be as easy without a solid spot to rest your elbow. Funny quirk, the metal folding leg gets COLD and the guitar isn't fun to set down on your bare leg haha

@ColtraneTaylor 11 ай бұрын

@@synthesighs Thanks, that helps! The reason I asked is partly that I ordered a Chinese replica without a leg. I suppose I'll have to see how I can manage. They should improve upon that leg, coldness and all methinks. I didn't think it looked that practical from the images.

@chris-ig2hw 4 жыл бұрын

The fact Rob doesn't like it makes me like it 10 times more.

@thorndog100 3 жыл бұрын

Hell Yeah....🤣

@TomSmithluthier 2 жыл бұрын

Still rings true today.

@theharvardyard2356 5 жыл бұрын

Look up EVH playing "summer nights" live 1986. If Eddie taking a drag off his cig stuck on top of his 'Berger's neck, mid-riff, doesn't make you see them as "cool," nothing will.

@charlesmcguffy 4 жыл бұрын

Live: Without A Net is a great video!

@kirangrewal7716 3 жыл бұрын

Nothing from the Hagar era was cool!

@TheMaxPower82 3 күн бұрын

Simply King Edward holding a Steinberger is enough to make these axes look cool.

@jimmymajcher6934 5 жыл бұрын

6:10 best quote from Monsieur Lee Anderton "It sounds like a guitar"

@acausalfermion 5 жыл бұрын

Those are the bounds of Monsieur Lee's intelligence in videos where he is unfamiliar with the gear.

@gerryjamesedwards1227 5 жыл бұрын

It takes many, many years of experience to come up with such incisive observations.

@theblueberryboi9469 5 жыл бұрын

Well you see some guitars don't actually sound like a guitar.

@acausalfermion 5 жыл бұрын

@@gerryjamesedwards1227 One would think so. Danish Pete is a subliminal wholetone-feel-idea machine. His jams with Bea are *spectacular* .

@yourbuddykevin 5 жыл бұрын

I bought one of these bad boys in 2011. I've brought it with me on three deployments on a Navy ship. Perfect size and fits in a locker.

@gunhedd5375 5 жыл бұрын

km5658 • Too funny. I had a Steinberger bass I’d shove in the overhead during my deployments. This was in 1988. 😎

@gtoger 5 жыл бұрын

I worked for a blues band and the bass player played a Steinberger. He got more attention for that thing, and I have to say it held tuning extremely well. Didn't stop us from making fun of him but he toured and recorded with that thing and it always sounded great.

@StevenAlwine 5 жыл бұрын

I just remember David Gilmour playing one of these on a live version of Kate Bush's Running Up That Hill. If Gilmour says they're good enough for him, I think they're good enough for me.

@chrisdavidson911 5 жыл бұрын

@Lynn Collett you think he'd take one to a live show if he thought it was rubbish?

@booshting3520 4 жыл бұрын

@Lynn Collett Sure thought they were good when he recorded A Momentary Lapse Of Reason

@danrozful 4 жыл бұрын

Keep in mind that Gilmour is playing an original Newburgh Steinberger and these are current Gibson Steinbergers. The old ones were composite from head(less) to toe. These new ones are wood.

@johnlagreca6288 2 жыл бұрын

@@danrozful It would be interesting to compare the tonal characteristics of the old composite vs the new wood. I am quite pleased with the tone of my Parker composites though.

@ec8107 5 жыл бұрын

Chapman's smarmy disdain for these is making me want one.

@ranabanana42 5 жыл бұрын

Not Lee’s?

@brickbreaker8148 5 жыл бұрын

He's pissed cause it foils his tonewood theory....no frickin body and it sounds great.

@rickc2102 5 жыл бұрын

Really, they just need a pickup swap to be very viable axes.

@Diax1324 5 жыл бұрын

@@brickbreaker8148 ...Quite frankly, it sounds thin.

@robertwellington2616 5 жыл бұрын

Ger Bear He’s always been egotistical. Giant ego.

@mjm00011 5 жыл бұрын

How can you not remember EVH or Johnny Winters using these? One of my guitar teachers had a Steinberger Demon which was pretty cool. Long scale with as sliding capo. Surprisingly awesome. He used it for Jazz gigs lol.

@bobroberts7278 5 жыл бұрын

Johnny Winter played an Erlewine Lazer guitar, not this...

@mustang268 3 жыл бұрын

Leslie west used a headless guitar also

@RAPTRx-xm7zb 2 жыл бұрын

David Gilmour and Geddy Lee (Bass) used Steinbergers as well.

@BillDerBerg Жыл бұрын

EVH used a GL2T completely different guitar

@rodolfomisao123 Жыл бұрын

David Gilmour used to use a Steinberger in late 80s, mainly in Rock Aid Armenia Video...

@martino250570 5 жыл бұрын

As product reviews go this is a poor effort guys. No information on neck shape and feel. No details on the pickups or how it sounds. Some people might see beyond it’s appearance and appreciate the genius design of the product (especially as a travel friendly guitar) and would like to know more about how it sounds and plays.

@Faresguitarjr 3 жыл бұрын

Totally agree. I want to buy one and have no relevant information in this video. I had an original TransTrem Steinberger and had also a Hohner copy made of wood like the Spirits. Great guitars in every way. Seems like the Spirits are so good that made these guys embarassed to admit it. The point is that most of the guitarists are more worried about their looks than their playing.

@IndecentAngels 3 жыл бұрын

Well said Martin. It is exactly what I was thinking throughout the nonsense of them laughing.

@dkmlife565 3 жыл бұрын

Amen

@Payne2view 5 жыл бұрын

I wanted one in the 80's, so if I had the spare cash I'd get one just to make my teenage self happy.

@FlesHBoX 5 жыл бұрын

Right? Like back then these were the COOLEST guitars that existed....

@ScutMonkey 5 жыл бұрын

The originals were made of composites not wood and the trans trem system was so amazing. It stayed in tune using the trem so you could dive bomb entire chords in tune. It kinda shows how dumb guitar players are. "It's easier to string. It's easier to adjust the truss road. The tuning ratio is better. You can block the trem by flipping a switch. Sounds great, looks dumb, don't want it."

@BoozyBeggar 5 жыл бұрын

That is exactly why I bought a BOSS GT-3 on ebay.

@jasonschronicles 5 жыл бұрын

@@ScutMonkey THIS.... That said, I still have my GR4R

@Impulse21s 5 жыл бұрын

@@ScutMonkey weren't they originally made of Graphite ? I remember Geddy Lee raving about his bass. (I'm prob wrong)

@SfordRog 5 жыл бұрын

This would be a very different video with Bea and Matt. Just sayin'.

@TheGalen62 5 жыл бұрын

You guys really need to read the manual on these guitars before making a video about it.

@rockin_john6282 2 жыл бұрын

I've owned one of these since the late 80s, and still have one I wouldn't do without. Besides all the excellent points already mentioned about these: The staying in tune, fantastic playing action etc... My favorite use for it is playing while sitting in a chair at the computer. No body to snag even if the chair has arms, no headstock to crash into the monitor screen, easy to reach around and get to your PC or MIDI keyboard while tracking on your DAW. Sounds great, plays great, and is just a downright useful tool in the right setting. But then I don't count on my guitar to make me look cool. If all that stands between you looking cool or not is the style of your guitar, that battle is already lost.

@shanemartin8904 Жыл бұрын

how do you sit at a computer scress with a bass guitar and jerk off? I mean thats why youre in front of the screen obviously

@Hounds_Tower 5 жыл бұрын

Looking forward to the Chapman reverse headstock headless guitar

@Drewdapew 5 жыл бұрын

Just a left handed guitar lmao

@nickm775 5 жыл бұрын

wait...how can it be a reverse headstock if it's a headless guitar?

@lorz8940 5 жыл бұрын

@@nickm775 r/wooosh

@dougyreidmusic9152 5 жыл бұрын

@@nickm775 somewhat the joke dude lol

@orlock20 5 жыл бұрын

@@nickm775 The head stock (standard shape) is at the butt of the guitar. I've seen a custom guitar built that way.

@prook2001 5 жыл бұрын

If they were good enough for Allan Holdsworth. Then they should be good enough for anyone.

@adam872 5 жыл бұрын

Damn right

@24ZEPACDC 3 жыл бұрын

And EVH

@krowley1986 3 жыл бұрын

And bill and ted

@prook2001 3 жыл бұрын

@@krowley1986 Obviously known for their tone.

@drewcrawford6936 3 жыл бұрын

Facts

@Bluesky5553 5 жыл бұрын

I'd buy one just because Rob doesn't like it.

@ronnienose8608 5 жыл бұрын

Sounds good + plays well = it is good. Interesting that Rob said "there's nothing here to resonate," yet it sounds good; so that once again brings in to question the amount of wood used to make a guitar sounds good. And originally, they were made of carbon fibre and still sounded great, so does that make the notion of tonewood redundant? Just sayin.'

@ColocasiaCorm 3 жыл бұрын

Tone woods seem to only matter in acoustics

@L1VE3V1L 2 жыл бұрын

Body doesn’t matter on electric. It’s horseshit.

@no3rdseat Жыл бұрын

@@L1VE3V1L This is true. The body needs to *not* absorb the vibration. If the body resonates, it is sucking the vibration out of the strings and the signal can't be created as well through the strings/pickups. If the body vibrates on an electric guitar, sustain goes down the chubes as well.

@deanmass 5 жыл бұрын

First time you guys have legit pissed me off. For $350 bucks, these are genius practice, travel, cramped quarters guitars. Grow up.

@FlesHBoX 5 жыл бұрын

And they said that? Why are you pissed off that they gave an honest opinion about their personal tastes? It's not like they said they are terrible guitars... Lee even specifically pointed out how great they would be for travel. Maybe you should grow up?

@gavinchambliss8576 5 жыл бұрын

Hey pal, you just blow in from stupid town?

@deanmass 5 жыл бұрын

Whatever. Calling the first revolutionary form factor design stupid IS stupid.

@Dejoblue 5 жыл бұрын

I unsubscribed from here and Rob's channel. They should get a real guitar player like Greg Koch to demo their gear; he shuts up and plays the damned thing when he doesn't particularly like it. This was a hostile and offensive video. There are tons of other guitar store channels that aren't going to laugh in your face because they think they are selling you a piece of shit.

@deanmass 5 жыл бұрын

I won’t drop because of it, but this is the first time I thought it was incredibly childish, not in a fun way, and irresponsible. The opening thing, play cricket or whatever the hell. Ned Steinberger is a genius. Opinions are fine but the “tone” of this one was shitty. I’ve owned several Steinberger’s, and they ARE polarizing, but they are also groundbreaking, forward thinking and super practical in a lot of cases.

@NeverWolf 5 жыл бұрын

You guys need to let Pete review them. Y’all just don’t get it.

@rocknrollmouseuk 5 жыл бұрын

Agreed, more Pete reviews! Sadly I feel Rob is getting more and more out of touch with people who just play at home, jam occasionally, and maybe play in a pub band. Ironically it's the guy who's played stadiums who seems most in touch with home players.

@brickbreaker8148 5 жыл бұрын

Chappers is pissed cause these destroy his tonewood theory all to hell since there's no body and they sound like any other guitar. HA

@robertwellington2616 5 жыл бұрын

rocknrollmouse you are right. The actual pro guitar player isn’t as egotistical as the utube guitar player with the giant ego and a store owner with mom jeans.

@brickbreaker8148 5 жыл бұрын

Robert Wellington ha, wearin mom jeans in Daddy's store.

@robertwellington2616 5 жыл бұрын

rocknrollmouse most people are home guitarists. He’s forgetting that and so is Lee. And right away we’ll be called jealous. No i don’t want to be a performer. At 7 I fell in love with guitar for me. I play for me. I love playing and I’ve been playing longer than either of them. I really just love playing. Not jealous. I get nervous in front of a crowd and truly don’t enjoy that feeling. Right away it’s ur jealous. Nope. And I have all the gear I want. I’m just calling it like I see it.

@davidmbas 5 жыл бұрын

Please please please, Can Pete do a video on this guitar!!!!!!!

@alexrobertson1472 5 жыл бұрын

One of those and a katana mini and you have an awesome lightweight travel jam setup

@danrozful 4 жыл бұрын

I just did that and it works great.

@jmwiebe3697 2 жыл бұрын

That is my exact travel rig. Works great for me.

@TheZooropaBaby 5 жыл бұрын

Gibson needs to revive Valley Arts to compete with Suhr and all these boutique companies it'll be cool

@user-yu5wp7rr5m 5 жыл бұрын

Get this comment known.

@undyingv0id397 5 жыл бұрын

Dude I agree

@user-yu5wp7rr5m 5 жыл бұрын

Although with that said I am aware of John McGuire guitars that keep the valley arts "spirit" alive and well.

@guitarlover8833 5 жыл бұрын

What is valley arts (if you don't mind sharing)?

@TheZooropaBaby 5 жыл бұрын

@@guitarlover8833 Valley Arts was this small kind of boutique guitar shop/manufacturer run by Mike McGuire and thier guitars were used by number of great LA session players like Larry Carlton, Steve Lukather, etc. Valley Arts' guitars are kind of an interesting fusion of Gibson and Fender, and they always used EMGs because that used to be the hot gear back then

@SixString_J5 5 жыл бұрын

I'm an owner of this guitar. I've had it for a couple months. As a main guitar (even for the money) you could do better.... but as a travel guitar, you cannot beat it. It feels and plays like a solid epiphone, not a good epi, but a solid one. I take it as a carry on on all my flights. The guitar is resonant, stays in tune, and has decent fretwork. You can't find a travel guitar that can match it, let alone for the money.

@meme8875 4 жыл бұрын

John Hooten what is your preferred main guitar Also considering money

@catapl93 4 жыл бұрын

Is the trem sistem reliable? Does it stay in tune when you use it/bend strings?

@SixString_J5 4 жыл бұрын

@@catapl93 It's stable but quirky. If you are used to floyd bridges you can figure out this one. It has a universal spring adjustment knob (kind of like some ibanez floating bridges have). It also has a great deal of adjustability on each saddle much like a hipshot contour bridge and a trem lock as well that makes it function like a hardtail. All of these features make it imperative that you are comfortable with setup requirements of many different kinds of bridges. Hope this helps.

@Bridging_the_Political_Divide 2 жыл бұрын

Well said. I take mine everywhere being so small and portable. I play waaaaay more because of this little sidekick. Worth it's weight in gold as far as playing more. I take mine everywhere.

@ggdd1299 4 жыл бұрын

One of the best guitar players of all-time, Allan Holdsworth used to use Steinbergers to record and play live. He even used to use them, after he had his own Carvin models..

@MetalheadNation 7 ай бұрын

Yep! Him playing it in the late 80s and early 90s is absolutely insane. I think he moved to DeLap for a bit , but brought the Steinberger back in the late 2000s while also using the Carvin models 😁

@JYelton 5 жыл бұрын

I feel like the main point was missed, the travel utility. For something smaller and inexpensive, isn't it ideal for practice on the road? (For a non-professional.)

@dpault 5 жыл бұрын

One of my favorite 80s guitarists used one. Vito Bratta of White Lion!

@phillipasby9202 5 жыл бұрын

Smaller body of work but I loved that he took EVH technique and to my ears was a lot more melodic with it... kind of out EVHed EVH...

@jalmodov7817 5 жыл бұрын

He's the first guy that came to my mind.

@davidcarey5623 5 жыл бұрын

This!!!!! Can't believe it didn't come straight into their mind.

@wheresallthezombies 5 жыл бұрын

pfft, Bill & Ted look awesome with their steinbergers.

@TheTurkey79 5 жыл бұрын

Rufus too :)

@tritonusseitan6601 5 жыл бұрын

Absolutely!

@DaviatorMusic 5 жыл бұрын

I was disappointed when they left Wyld Stallyns (Bill S. Preston, Esquire, and "Ted" Theodore Logan) out of the "Notable players" list

@dpedrosoliano 5 жыл бұрын

yes!! came to my thought too! EXCELLENT!

@MrSongwriter2 5 жыл бұрын

I have one of these from early 2000’s gigged with it and no one could believe how I got such a huge tone from it. Awesome guitar easy on the back, great in confined studios or bedrooms.

@sparkfx5874 11 ай бұрын

Same bruv, was my main guitar throughout all of the bands I was in, and I always got tons of attention and questions from the crowd and stuff but I always loved when other guitar players would approach me and check out the guitar. They were always impressed with the tone and how you could get massive tones out of it or heavy chugs, beautiful warm bluesy tones, crystal clear twangy tones, it does it all.

@Isaiah-ft5nx 4 жыл бұрын

Andertons: Laughs at one of the most innovative guitar designs of the century for 20 minutes. Me: Ok boomers.

@hopfrogg9599 4 жыл бұрын

The fact that they didn't know Eddie regularly played one at shows says a lot about their opinion of the guitar.

@theboofin 4 жыл бұрын

These aren't the genuine ones... Miles away from the synthetic 80's gems.

@richardworkman5416 4 жыл бұрын

Yes. They are wood. But, having owned an original Steinberger 80s hybrid (wood body w/ carbon graphite neck) I suspect these are a bit warmer sounding. Probably still provide a great blues sound!

@stevewalsh5479 4 жыл бұрын

They're way too young to be boomers. Try harder.

@namnefternamn5463 4 жыл бұрын

You: Don´t seam to realize that the only ones playing these guitars when they first came out where the so called boomers.. Me: Ok millennial.

@ajaykumargoel9398 5 жыл бұрын

Haha I'm seeing Van Halen back in the late 80s, live without a net flash through my eyes. I don't like headless guitars either tbh. But I have to admit they are super smart in their design.

@johnjonestheman 5 жыл бұрын

Summer nights, and my raaaadio!

@InvisibleJiuJitsu 5 жыл бұрын

that's all we need baby, don't ya know!

@pulaski1 5 жыл бұрын

If it's good enough for Eddie, who are we to say it's no good?

@Exgrmbl 5 жыл бұрын

+Ajay Kumar Goel You might like the Steinberger Sceptre, a short lived attempt by Steinberger to capture the european market by introducing a headstock, full body and gearless tuners.

@PJ-ff5jy 5 жыл бұрын

If I were Steinberger I'd feel you ridiculed the guitars.

@orlock20 5 жыл бұрын

Gibson owns this brand. Now Gibson owns a guitar owns a brand, the Les Paul, that breaks its head stock by just looking at it and a brand that has no head stock. I wonder if one could mod a Les Paul with a broken head stock into one of these types of guitars.

@warrenoids 5 жыл бұрын

@@joebryant8500 lol.

@TheRealMarxz 5 жыл бұрын

@@orlock20 and... you could then put a foam rubber fake gibson les paul headstock on that would bend instead of break when given a harsh look and NO ONE WOULD EVER NEED TO KNOW

@TheRealMarxz 5 жыл бұрын

@@joebryant8500 I don't know, I heard some unsettling cracking noises when I gave my LP Special a harsh look once....

@TheRealMarxz 5 жыл бұрын

I think he's well used to it by now after almost 40 years... and the fact that at some point he went "meh, that's Gibson's problem now"

@akc5150 5 жыл бұрын

I'm sure it will have already been mentioned but the one Eddie played was one of the original carbon fiber versions. The reason he used it was solely for the TransTrem that Steinberger also designed. It allows the guitar to be totally transposed in key almost instantly. Take a listen to Van Halen's Live Without A Net version of Summer Nights and he plays the tune using 3 different keys.

@BlutigeTranen 5 жыл бұрын

Cool looking headless guitar players: Sarah Longfield

@aidanblackmusic 5 жыл бұрын

And Plini

@tgrima 5 жыл бұрын

Lee Mckinney

@lauscho 5 жыл бұрын

Personally, this is on my shortlist for my next 6-string purchase.

@gerberboon 5 жыл бұрын

Rob, you're wrong. Ahh, these are great guitars and you have done a disservice to humanity.

@TennesseeFrank 5 жыл бұрын

LOL, wonder where you got that from?

@ronaldmiller5451 5 жыл бұрын

I saw Lou Reed using a Status (by Steinberger) on his Magic and Loss tour. I know he's not really a 'guitar god' but I have to say it sounded absolutely astounding.

@sparkfx5874 4 жыл бұрын

h8ers man. I LOVE this guitar. It was my main, not just a travel guitar. Great sustain, great clarity, tone versatility. Lightweight and great for gigging. Great ergonomics. Again, TONE and the versatility. Such a crisp and clear natural tonality that you modify with your EQ and effects like reverb and etc. Don't take their word for it. Go somewhere and pick it up and play it. Looks aren't everything but I'm one of the few who actually did love the aesthetic. It's different and unique. The best part - it sounds amazing and stays in tune and you set it up once and it's good. Seriously, irks me that they let the aesthetic completely dictate their review of the guitar. Wish they'd talk more about the sound quality and smooth playability. Shame on ya chappers

@DarwinStearns 5 жыл бұрын

FYI, headless electric guitars have been around almost as long as there have been electric guitars. One of Les Paul's original prototype electrics was headless (he sited better intonation with the tuners at the other end) but his employer, Fred Waring, made him put a fake headstock on it to make it look more like a "real" guitar.

@phreshone1 5 жыл бұрын

Almost every artist in the 80's did a video if boot tour with a headless.... ZZ Top, Missing Persons, Powerstation. .. and on...

@kellystanifer3293 5 жыл бұрын

Geddy Lee used the bass

@simonsmith2642 5 жыл бұрын

Yeah I remember Steinberger was huge back in the day, I wanted one, they were super expensive.

@MouldyGuitars 5 жыл бұрын

I bought one because it was small, sounded good and then neck felt good. It’s ideal for when we go away for weekends etc

@AngusNB 5 жыл бұрын

2:02 The "Spirit" wasn't the original Steinberger. The original was US made with a graphite body. The Spirit was an all wood, non US made, copy of the original that Gibson came up with.

@kraM1t 5 жыл бұрын

SUMMER NIGHTSSSSS AND MY RADIOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO, those that know.. KNOW

@chris3383 5 жыл бұрын

Hot summer nights !!! Eddie played it that's all that matters !!

@zaraak323i 5 жыл бұрын

He could never have done Get Up without the Steinberger's InTune Trem system. They didn't even mention if that's still part of the guitar. The tremolo would be the only reason I'd buy one of these.

@zazuzonker 5 жыл бұрын

zaraak323i Unfortunately, the trem on these isn’t the same as the ones on the high-end Steinbergers of the past (like Eddie’s). That’s called a TransTrem.

@doit3505 5 жыл бұрын

18:17 Pete Laughing from his cage

@filippopavarini9388 5 жыл бұрын

I was waiting for this review since Cap posted a photo on Instagram.. but why did you pass 90% of the video reviewing the shape (which is supercool, in my opinion)?!? You said nothing about the sound, the quality of the pickups and of the vibrato arm 😭 (which is what I was waiting to know more about..)

@CharlesFreck 5 жыл бұрын

They commented on all of that. It's exactly what you'd expect from a guitar at the price point, it works good, sounds good. They just don't like the shape. If you like the shape and are in the market for 350 pound guitar, this is for you.

@revjeffg 5 жыл бұрын

EVH, Rutherford and the names you mentioned played a Steinberger, with (like the basses that came first) a carbon fiber body. And also the TransTrem, a revolutionary trem system that raised (or lowered) all the strings equally in pitch. That wasn’t slide playing on the 5150 album. The Spirit line came a bit later, I can’t remember if any model had the TransTrem, but they were made of wood like these are.

@alanfender123 5 жыл бұрын

"Google headless guitar player" -Lee Anderton

@vocalion9519 5 жыл бұрын

Roland was a headless Thompson gunner, maybe he played guitar as well.

@megan_alnico 5 жыл бұрын

I've heard of the headless horseman, but never a headless guitar player.

@thorndog100 3 жыл бұрын

@@megan_alnico 🤣🎸🤣

@CosmicHippopotamus 5 жыл бұрын

I saw Johnny Winter a few years before he died. He played an entire set with his white Steinberger before switching to his Firebird for the encore.

@TheZooropaBaby 5 жыл бұрын

I think in his rig rundown, he was showing his Steinberger, which at that time was. surprising for me

@maca5645 5 жыл бұрын

Erlewine Lazer,not Steinberger.

@Markle2k 5 жыл бұрын

@@maca5645 Which is even stranger looking than a Steinberger.

@I-Libertine 5 жыл бұрын

No, you didn't see Johnny winter playing one of these. You saw him playing an Erlewine Lazer.

@paul38501 5 жыл бұрын

@@I-Libertine you know your stuff. Thanks for educating others.

@jinx0192 5 жыл бұрын

I wanted one of these back in the day. I think the originals were much more cost wise. Might have to get one now. Don't really understand all the hate for them.

@Exgrmbl 5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, better materials, US-made. Composite construction, graphite necks. All milled steel construction on the trems and headpieces.

@petdoe8938 4 жыл бұрын

One word Mr winter ,when you play the blues like him then comment, blessed be

@TheSolfilm 5 жыл бұрын

Mike Rutherford uses one in some songs in the Wembley concert in 1987. If I remember well, the bassist in this concert also plays on a headless instrument.

@OutstandingBill1 5 жыл бұрын

I'm usually pretty traditional, but actually I DO think you both look cool playing them.

@OutstandingBill1 5 жыл бұрын

@@Utubewrk123 yeah, for real : ) It's one of those mind flip things though, like the spinning dancer en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinning_Dancer where you have to focus on it in a particular way to make it work

@Jester-Riddle 5 жыл бұрын

Might have helped if they'd played standing … They also might have appreciated the low weight more then as well ...

@Mrbluesplayer43 5 жыл бұрын

I've owned a Honer G3T which was a licensed copy of the steinberger, for over 20 years now, and to put it quite simply, these are the best travel electric guitars period. Ive travelled for my work all my life and tried and owned several other electric travel guitars but the Steinberger design is the tops. My G3T has been all over the world, in and out of aeroplanes, helicopters and thrown in the back of pickups, driven across deserts, through jungles and flown to off-shore installations. It's been through the wars, but still plays great, and has survived 50 Celsius temperatures to several below zero. They are incredibly robust. its the only guitar I've ever needed re-fretting as it's been played so much I simply wore the frets out. Mine is a genuine relict now. What other guitar could you sneak onto a family holiday, what other guitar can you hand carry onto a plane without causing a fuss or taking up your baggage allowance or annoying you significant other? It may not look like a traditional guitar, but these are an a little design wonder. Get over your guitar snobbery guys and travel with one for a while. Only then will you realise just how amazing they are.

@mattheweastel129 5 жыл бұрын

For £350 that looks like a lot of guitar. I’m a traditionalist, but it sounds good and the tech on the bridge is impressive.

@davidwalter2282 5 жыл бұрын

David Bowie made these guitars look cool in the “20th Century Boy” video.

@MrVinB 5 жыл бұрын

Oh and btw, I don't get that Rob loved the Höfner Shorty (see his vid on that from years ago) and just destroyed the Steinberger. The Shorty was basically this + a headstock.

@richardmathews6236 3 жыл бұрын

And shit single HB pickup, headstock heavy and way longer than the SB

@JohnKelly2 5 жыл бұрын

Every metal player would still be playing one if the superstrat hadn't came along. They're all about tone. If you're sitting behind a laptop crafting music through Protools, this is your best option. It can sound like anything.

@DrakrSlyr 5 жыл бұрын

Lee, I LOVE how much confidence you have gained for your own playing over the years you’ve been doing these videos. You’ve got style going on. Rock on dude 🔥

@-IYN- 5 жыл бұрын

What an odd coincidence. I just ordered mine two days ago. Ordered from Andertons. Waiting for the one-ball string adaptor as well.

@GearZenChannel 5 жыл бұрын

I have a Spirit and for a travel guitar it is pretty decent. With the provided soft case it fits in the overhead of even commuter planes and since I picked it up used I don't worry about something happening to it. I think new pickups would do it some justice. I have also played the Traveller guitar and much prefer the Steinberger.

@TheLocalZeroChannel 5 жыл бұрын

i think the 80s Steinbergers had a trem system where all the strings changed pitch the same amount, so you could move chords up and down and the intervals would stay in parallel. They had one version where you could lock the trem down a semitone or two, instantly giving you Eb tuning or D tuning. Maybe Van Halen used one just for these reasons?

@stratblooz1 5 жыл бұрын

Vito Bratta..... one of the best guitarists I've ever seen, iconically using a headless guitar. Right now Thomas McLaughlin making Keisel guitars sing!

@RC32Smiths01 5 жыл бұрын

I think the intro jam appropriately fits what these kind of guitars, design-wise, were truly meant for, and those little jokes like the pan flipping definitely shows out on its unique design! I am quite surprised at that price, as I thought that the originals would be WAY expensive, so hearing of it's price is really refreshing.

@SwainixFPV 5 жыл бұрын

For someone like me, quite a young player with just a LP like guitar, that also likes weird guitars, it's awesome to see that low price :)

@RC32Smiths01 5 жыл бұрын

@@SwainixFPV Ahh same my man. I tried a headless bass, and I absolutely fell in love with these kind of guitars.

@DanRelayer_Ukraine 5 жыл бұрын

Spirits have always been the cheapest. What I really wish they'd do is to revive the synapse line which was a bit more expensive but also considerably better.

@RC32Smiths01 5 жыл бұрын

@@DanRelayer_Ukraine Ahh that could be potential. Higher quality = Higher price

@DecimasoN 5 жыл бұрын

Does this model not feature the ability to change the entire tuning of the guitar by pulling / pushing the trem and locking it in a new position? Or did they just not mention it? That's how Eddie Van Halen played Summer Nights, as it's in 2 different tunings mid song.

@yelserpdog 5 жыл бұрын

No it doesn't have the trans trem, just a standard type trem

@idlehands73142 5 жыл бұрын

My question exactly. Why would they take out that tremolo? It was the coolest feature.

@crazyblues6661 5 жыл бұрын

I have one of those. You have to take them for what they are : Traveler's best friend and all-around jam instruments. I've changed the pickups on mine for a Seymour Duncan p rail (4 pickups in one) in the bridge and quarter pounder in the neck, got rid of the middle one and changed the pots. It's not a beauty but can faithfully follow you everywhere. A four wheel drive guitar..... 😉

@m.c-filis 5 жыл бұрын

I have one Steinberger, and I am happy I have syphilis too and still happy, so my comment is not relevant

@Forest_Fifer 5 жыл бұрын

Steve Rothery has a 6/12 double neck Steinberger.

@Zundfolge 5 жыл бұрын

I'm kinda disappointed that you didn't do more research on the original guitars (pre Gibson). The composite ones with active (EMG) pickups and Ned's absolutely amazing Trans-Trem (a tremelo that stayed in tune while using it) were a revelation. The Spirit series was always the "economy version". I'd love to see Gibson actually start making the original composite ones again. Also you could get the M series that had a strat style body if you wanted a more traditional look (still headless though). As for the notable players, most of them used Steinbergers preciously because of the trans-trem. There's a few things done by Holdsworth that are impossible to play on a guitar not equipped with one. That said, from a guitar tech standpoint, setting up a Trans-trem is borderline suicide inducing. Seriously would be easier to set up a Floyd Rose while wearing mittens ... and drunk.

@MetalheadNation 7 ай бұрын

Yeah, I remember seeing clips of Holdsworth in the early 90s using one to bend in and out of chords without going out of tune. I think Allan Holdsworth’s most incredible period of his career was that late 80s to mid 90s era where he was using the Steinberger and the DeLap guitars. Just some unreal recordings from that era

@richardbun3524 4 жыл бұрын

Yes! I was looking for a small light guitar for my 6yr old daughter and this will be great for practicing on 👍

@bastiaan447 5 жыл бұрын

EvH played a lot with his steinberger

@jasonschronicles 5 жыл бұрын

I still have an original GR4, its is probably the heaviest guitar I own, I don't think weight was their target (at least with that model). But the composite neck is virtually indestructible and the guitar is just ALWAYS in tune no matter how long it sits. I frequently debate selling it then can't seem to let it go.

@encikharith 5 жыл бұрын

Got a GR4 too, it's my go-to player even though I've got other good guitars including a GM. I don't worry about it being left in the car (other than being stolen) or lugging it around in travels and jam sessions. They're steadily increasing in value so quite understandable if one were to sell lol but then again they would be hard to acquire again..the neck in particular is hot in demand!

@synthesighs 11 ай бұрын

I read an interview of Ned Steinberger which took place after the release of the original Steinberger bass but during the development of the original Steinberger guitar in which the interviewer asks whether the instrument is as light as the minimal looks might make it seem. Ned replied that, in the case of this instrument, it needs to weigh something in order to make a good sound haha

@thehermit407 5 жыл бұрын

As you attempted (failed) to play cricket with it, have you seen the guy at the Cricket World Cup with the cricket bat telecaster?

@winslowm1 5 жыл бұрын

I bought one just over a year ago. I was doing a lot traveling and didn't like any of the travel guitars....... this thing works out great, paired it up with the Blackstar fly amp

@zerocoolinreallife2453 5 жыл бұрын

I'm going to buy one. I'm a traditionalist, but the design seems to be superior in many areas. Minimalism in the guitar realm is something that is needed. I think they sound amazing as well.

@mke7605 5 жыл бұрын

I bought one about a month ago and I was blown away by it. It plays great. I didn't expect the quality of the guitar for that kind of money. The pickups are usable, I'll probably replace them in the future. But for the rest it's a great guitar.

@Alex79084 5 жыл бұрын

Marcel Kerkveld I also bought the same and planning replace pickups to emg

@monarakudumbiya957 2 жыл бұрын

@@Alex79084 hey , did you replace pickups ? How did it go ?

@Alex79084 2 жыл бұрын

@@monarakudumbiya957 No, finally I sold guitar

@MinPlanck 5 жыл бұрын

Steve Hillage is using one live on the current tour. ;-)

@paltieri11 2 жыл бұрын

Best traveling guitar! Awesome piece of equipment. Could you do a good video on these guitars? There was less than 2-3 min of playing!

@Bassalicious 4 жыл бұрын

I had an entirely maple 4 string bass made by Hohner once. That thing was an absolute sports machine, I loved it. I just never got it to sound the way I wanted, so I ended up selling it. The bass variant had a drop tuner on the low E string instead of the trem system the guitars have. I actually ended up using that to write songs or come up with cool effects. Just dropping to whatever tuning you've set it to in a blink of an eye was really cool and handy too

@bcubed55 5 жыл бұрын

Eddie Van Halen also had both a Les Paul and Peavey Wolfgang guitars with a TransTrem tremelo from Steinberger.

@philipwpartain 5 жыл бұрын

I couldn't remember the name of the trem system (I do now, thanks!), but just knew it was what made the instant (open string) key change in "Summer Nights" possible. Now I'll be singing that all day. ;-)

@bcubed55 5 жыл бұрын

@@philipwpartain Haha, I actually own an original Steinberger GLT4, this is the HSS pickup model with a TransTrem. Summer Nights, Get Up, Me Wise Magic, Fire in the Hole all fun to play on it.

@MinPlanck 5 жыл бұрын

I get you don't like them but a bit more of a demo would have been nice!

@robertwellington2616 5 жыл бұрын

Joe Bryant yea I’m out.

@metallijam1809 5 жыл бұрын

I really enjoy your videos. Could you mention in these videos what the fret work is like, especially on the budget ranges, as that's usually the difference between a good budget quitar and one not worth even picking up.

@jamatheo 5 жыл бұрын

Bill Kelliher of Mastodon has one of those. He used it during guitar lesson last year, while his proper guitars were being looked after and prepared for the gig.

@ericspencer4599 5 жыл бұрын

Johnny Winter played an Erlewins Laser

@steveozone4910 5 жыл бұрын

Hey Rob. I know you're a big fan of Red Dwarf! The rowing section in the intro reminded me of back to reality lol

@Junyo 5 жыл бұрын

The "rowing paddle" is what the first Fender Telecasters were called - and those turned out well in the end. ;)

@MrDreamsAlot 5 жыл бұрын

Yes!!! the guitar scene needed this video! I've never been a fan with the new stuff "wave of headless guitars all of a sudden the last 2 years" but the older ones you guys r rocking yes that's the cool stuff people needed.

@FirelandOfficial 5 жыл бұрын

Best sound I've ever heard you guys get! I want one.

@BlackCatBonz 5 жыл бұрын

The old Steinbergers had a Trans-Trem tremolo, it allowed the player to transpose up or down in half steps in tune or strum a chord and have it stay in tune while raising or lowering the pitch. Eddie Van Halen used it on Summer Nights and Get Up off of 5150.

@koolkutz7 Жыл бұрын

So can you bend up & dive-bomb down on the Steinberger GT-PRO Deluxe with that tremolo?

@JeffHendricks 10 ай бұрын

@@koolkutz7 The new ones can still dive bomb, but they aren't calibrated to keep all the string in tune while up or down. The original TransTrem could lock in multiple places letting you transpose the whole guitar up or down without a capo. It required calibrated length strings, too.

@koolkutz7 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for the info @@JeffHendricks

@real_fjcalabrese 5 жыл бұрын

I remember Johnny Winter playing a headless Hondo.

@Rick-uu5yo 5 жыл бұрын

Love this site but you missed/blew over some key points; I have an old Hohner G3T; pretty much the same guitar and have had it for about 24 years. I used it as a travel guitar when I'm traveling with work; it came in a hard case that housed cables and my little Zoom multi-effects box. Better than watching crummy hotel room TV. The lockable bridge means that when jamming along to something, when a slight change in tuning is required, you lock the bridge, tune the guitar and then screw the spring tension screw in or out until the bridge lock just comes loose, then the whammy is available. It's the only guitar I have with a with a trem system that can do this.

@rayraymond2952 5 жыл бұрын

--- [1] I have two Steinberger Spirit GT-Pro Deluxes (HSM), one black & one white, purchased in 2016 for about $375US. I also have a black Hohner G3T (HSS), but with Seymour replacement pickups, which were necessary changes (purchased 1992, $350US; pickup change $300US, 2018). I love these three guitars. They sound great. Except for not being able to get a Telecaster super-thin sound, these can do anything which humbucker or single-coil pickups can do. --- [2] These three are the essence of guitar, with no extra size or weight. Indeed, at least 90% of an electric guitar's sound comes from the pickups. Despite loving my 1968 Les Paul Custom, why carry around a big heavy Les Paul dining room table weight? --- [3] Go light & small, & get the same sound. Get a Line 6 Helix (or some similar guitar processor), get a light FRFR guitar monitor, & get Steinberger headless Spirit guitars. Save back surgeries. These are the best thing since sliced bread. Just me. Richard :)

@biggkahuna3867 5 жыл бұрын

if you need a travel guitar it is a good solution.

@ktfjulien 5 жыл бұрын

@Mark Seymour A katana mini fits in a suitcase, And you can use your phone and headphones

@alexdattel2757 5 жыл бұрын

@Mark Seymour You can get your live tone out of a single pedal like HX Stomp or similarly sized pedals or even a laptop with a plugin if you really want to.

@alexdattel2757 5 жыл бұрын

@Mark Seymour you need an audio interface like a Scarlett 2i2 and a laptop that has lots of ram. If you don't have that a pedal sized modelling amp is probably a better fly rig

@samdehaan7394 5 жыл бұрын

Seeing as the problem is simply Rob and Lee disliking the looks it’s nice to see they’re complimentary of the functionality. It’d be great to have Pete do a little video on them too Personally I got bored with strats, tales, les Paul’s and SG’s so it’s nice to have something different that’s still a reasonable instrument.

@dudeeronomy3805 2 жыл бұрын

I'm bored with all those "classic" guitars too... they seem bloated and pretentious compared with the Steiny.

@Bigbuddyandblue 3 жыл бұрын

I have one. This guitar and a battery powered Roland Micro Cube amp, and you have a fun, portable rig to take anywhere. Especially fun camping or backpacking. Fits in an airline overhead. Durable. Holds tune. I’ve beaten mine up for years and it’s still plays great.