I had one of the Spirit models, and stupidly let it get away. I', 6'4 and 300 and plenty pounds. I know it looked and it also felt small but I loved playing it. I would take it everywhere with me, got a little cheapo headphone only amp and I could play and practice anywhere. I travel in my work and trust me, the neighbors at the Marriott don't want to hear you running scales at night, but with my little Steinberger and the headphone amp I was all set. Add a Sony MP3 player and I was set.
@Vermillion2176 You won't be gettin one now. I decided to get a new one after mine went under water in the storm, but they are 3 times more expensive than when I first decided to get this one.
Prices on them have been very erratic. For a period of time, they were out of favor and you could find them on closeout sale for $179... Then, for a period of time, they apparently slowed (or stopped) production and they were backordered forever and everyone panicked, driving the prices up over $500 for used units on ebay... Now, they seem to have settled at $400 on MF (and they're in stock), but you rarely see them used and when you do, they sell for VERY close to new prices.
I'm 6'4" tall, and was about 220 lb when I made this video, so keep that in mind. Could make the guitar look smaller than it really is, but it actually is quite small even in the hands of a normal person.
the neck length is the same. The neck material and the tremolo are very different. The spirits only have a floyd rose type tremolo. The 80's and 90's steinbergers had the transtrem which could transpose.
@silverstaralchemist Ehh..the ZT-3 has that complicated transtrem that doesn't work like the original 80's one did. Plus it only has two pickups and is awfully cumbersome for traveling.
That's the point of it. It's not puny it's extremely strong and the perfect size. It does what travel guitars can't while still enabling you to travel with it, and have a 24 fret full scale neck, WITH three pickups.
When I got my first guitar about 7 or 8 years ago, a friend of mine told me that if I used the Tremello to plan on retuning after every song, as a result I've never even used a tremello for anything. However if I was to start this would be the guitar that I would want. The Trem even locks out with a simple lever to keep it from working when you do not intend on using it.
you're friend has very limited knowledge of trem systems and gave you bad advice. All of my guitars have what you'd call locking trem systems ie. floyd rose, kahler etc. I have floyds personally and you can push it all the way down so the strings hang off the guitar and when you let go perfect concert pitch! it's actually pretty commonplace since van halen made it popular in the 80's!!! all I'm saying is don't limit yourself you can be really expressive with a good tremolo.
I had one of the Spirit models, and stupidly let it get away. I', 6'4 and 300 and plenty pounds. I know it looked and it also felt small but I loved playing it. I would take it everywhere with me, got a little cheapo headphone only amp and I could play and practice anywhere. I travel in my work and trust me, the neighbors at the Marriott don't want to hear you running scales at night, but with my little Steinberger and the headphone amp I was all set. Add a Sony MP3 player and I was set.
Vermillion2176 1 year ago
@Vermillion2176 You won't be gettin one now. I decided to get a new one after mine went under water in the storm, but they are 3 times more expensive than when I first decided to get this one.
ericladnier 1 year ago
@ericladnier you paid $100 for this? if you times that by 3 times and add them, thats $400. the price of one now a days
ACDCwarmachine 8 months ago
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Prices on them have been very erratic. For a period of time, they were out of favor and you could find them on closeout sale for $179... Then, for a period of time, they apparently slowed (or stopped) production and they were backordered forever and everyone panicked, driving the prices up over $500 for used units on ebay... Now, they seem to have settled at $400 on MF (and they're in stock), but you rarely see them used and when you do, they sell for VERY close to new prices.
LandonInFlorida 5 months ago
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HippiesPwn 1 year ago
DAMN that things freakin PUNY!!!!!
I've been looking in on steinbergers because I'm intersted in getting one and size has been mentioned but its NEVER looked this small to me before
Astartes40000 2 years ago
I'm 6'4" tall, and was about 220 lb when I made this video, so keep that in mind. Could make the guitar look smaller than it really is, but it actually is quite small even in the hands of a normal person.
ericladnier 2 years ago
mayb cuz this one cant go down to low D.... other steins have longer necks.
KaRmOdAgUrU 2 years ago
the neck length is the same. The neck material and the tremolo are very different. The spirits only have a floyd rose type tremolo. The 80's and 90's steinbergers had the transtrem which could transpose.
fdsman 1 year ago
@fdsman Their ZT-3 model does this as well.
silverstaralchemist 1 year ago
@silverstaralchemist Ehh..the ZT-3 has that complicated transtrem that doesn't work like the original 80's one did. Plus it only has two pickups and is awfully cumbersome for traveling.
fdsman 1 year ago
That's the point of it. It's not puny it's extremely strong and the perfect size. It does what travel guitars can't while still enabling you to travel with it, and have a 24 fret full scale neck, WITH three pickups.
fdsman 1 year ago
WTF means gun in his belt??
Tayley101 2 years ago
Haven't you heard of looting after hurricanes? That's exactly why.
fdsman 1 year ago
IT would prity cool if it was a flying V
garofalo92 2 years ago
wow,that guitar sounds beautiful!
1devo6587 2 years ago
emL blanche ex dewh @#$% ruxinao kdf a df. (that's French, it Means Thank You).
ericladnier 2 years ago
haha, that's not French. Lolz.
kausama 2 years ago
what a nice sound. wondering hows the big brother stein sounds like.
ddos411 2 years ago
I've never even seen one in real life, so I don't know.
ericladnier 2 years ago
there only like $400 i need to get one!
ledzep149 2 years ago
I could tell a difference i like that guitar very much i just might get one
RedZebra333 3 years ago
sounds great. can you divebomb it and stay in tune? i want a spirit so bad...
JoelDMRY5150 3 years ago
When I got my first guitar about 7 or 8 years ago, a friend of mine told me that if I used the Tremello to plan on retuning after every song, as a result I've never even used a tremello for anything. However if I was to start this would be the guitar that I would want. The Trem even locks out with a simple lever to keep it from working when you do not intend on using it.
ericladnier 3 years ago
you're friend has very limited knowledge of trem systems and gave you bad advice. All of my guitars have what you'd call locking trem systems ie. floyd rose, kahler etc. I have floyds personally and you can push it all the way down so the strings hang off the guitar and when you let go perfect concert pitch! it's actually pretty commonplace since van halen made it popular in the 80's!!! all I'm saying is don't limit yourself you can be really expressive with a good tremolo.
metalwizard13 2 years ago
nice gun and even better guitar
Komediash 3 years ago
This is great thanks alot!! 5* and favs!!
thegoodguyy 3 years ago