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(More customer reviews)If you are reading this, you either love Steinbergers like I do or at least have an interest in the unique headless design. So aside from the headless design, what else does this guitar offer?
Pros:
+ Built-in string adapter on the top of the neck. This allows you to use either the Transcale double-ball guitar strings or you can use an ordinary pack of your favorite guitar strings and lock it using the hex screws.
+ Active EMG pickups, combined with separate treble and bass EQ knobs, provide a good range of tones right at your fingertips. A convenient way to fine tune your sound without having to mess with the amplifier. I should also note that the EMG's are very quiet.
+ The piezo pickup is perhaps one of the best features. It can create a terrific "acoustic guitar" sound. There is a mixing knob to select either the active humbuckers, the piezo pickup, or you can blend a combination of the two to create even more tonal possibilities!
+ 28-5/8" scale neck. A lot of guitar manufacturers increase the range of the guitar by adding frets to the top i.e. 23rd and 24th frets. Ned Steinberger added frets going the other way. Two frets going down the neck!
+ The built-in capo allows you to quickly change your guitar tuning from D, E flat, Standard E, or anywhere up the neck to the 11th fret. By rolling the capo up or down the neck, you change the string length which in turn affects the timbre of the open string.
Cons:
- The fret markers on the fretboard are designated for D tuning (meaning the capo is not used). There are separate fret markers on the top of the neck to notate Standard E positioning (with the capo positioned on the second fret). This can be tricky to get accustomed to because many of us are conditioned to seeing the fret markers positioned a certain way. It really throws your brain for a loop when you are learning to play a new song in Eb!
- Because two frets were added going down the neck, it will take some practice and a lot of finger stretching to get comfortable playing the two lowest frets. The length of this guitar neck sort of reminds me of a bass guitar neck.
- The neck is rather thick to accommodate the sliding built-in capo. Hard to describe exactly what this feels like when you play it. It feels closer to a classical guitar neck as opposed to thin necks like Jackson, Ibanez, or even other Steinberger offerings. This may not be the most accurate description, but like I said, it's hard to describe other than to say it's thicker than usual.
Despite the negative points noted above, I must honestly say that I absolutely love this guitar! It has an innovative design and unique features that pushes the envelope for tonal range. There simply is no other guitar like it. That said, it's not made for everyone. But since when has Steinberger instruments ever tried to fit in with the norm?
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