Recent content by picartyst

I bought the Spirit XT-2 a few months ago ($399 retail). Finish was excellent and I love the way it plays. Sounded like absolute crap with the stock pups. I replaced them with EMG J-HZ passives and the sound is awesome. Yes - you have to use a Dremel tool or something to make mods so the...

I started traveling a lot for my work, so I bought a Steinberger Spirit. Love the way it plays, but the electronics were total crap (didn't know it was made in China). I could have replaced the original pickups with some same-style EMGs, but I thought that since I was at it, I might as well do...