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Headless Club???

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Anyone here who would like to educate me on this Steinberger headless? I know these aren't as much sought out after cause from what I recall, the Q2 series from Steinberger were made in the 90's but not from their headquarters in NY. Something about another company that Steinberger was bought out from (I believe Gibson) during the 90's.

Anyway, school me if I'm wrong.

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sonojono said:
Anyone here who would like to educate me on this Steinberger headless? I know these aren't as much sought out after cause from what I recall, the Q2 series from Steinberger were made in the 90's but not from their headquarters in NY. Something about another company that Steinberger was bought out from (I believe Gibson) during the 90's.

Anyway, school me if I'm wrong.

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I found this:
a misunderstood unloved - Reviews Steinberger Q

TL;DR - the writer, if I can understand their English, *loved* the tone/feel of the bass and misses it sorely.

Now looking at the instrument in question... I personally not a fan of the shape and the pics of the back lead me to wonder why are their *TWO* big routes?!?!?! The top one is too big for a battery compartment.
 
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sonojono said:
A…the Q2 series from Steinberger were made in the 90's but not from their headquarters in NY. Something about another company that Steinberger was bought out from (I believe Gibson) during the 90's.
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Guitarcenter blocks users from the EU, so I cannot see which bass you re talking about. Maybe you could upload or link some pics directly. Anyway, the XQ bass was made from about 1990 (Newburgh) through 1998 (Nashville) and then again from about 2002 to 2007 (Nashville/Music Yo). There are 3 different generations of XQ basses, some more details here, and a Invalid Link Removed.
 
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Be_eM said:
Guitarcenter blocks users from the EU, so I cannot see which bass you re talking about. Maybe you could upload or link some pics directly. Anyway, the XQ bass was made from about 1990 (Newburgh) through 1998 (Nashville) and then again from about 2002 to 2007 (Nashville/Music Yo). There are 3 different generations of XQ basses, some more details here, and a Invalid Link Removed.
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Here you go.
 

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Be_eM said:
That's an old XQ v1 (or Q4) bass, most likely made in Newburgh. It's somewhat heavy, and the second cutout on the back is primarily there for weight relief.
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Thank you so much for the info! I checked out your website and really like the gallery of headless basses. Reminds me of a seller I tried working a deal with on his XM-2t bass with an odd "Ned Steinberger" name engraved on the 24th fret of the bass.
 

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6E625473-8172-451A-A65B-767A08FF21F4.jpeg 9B37C05F-2951-4D4D-BAEA-197819FD7A34.jpeg DF3D6F32-F676-457D-A6B7-69B38E136D20.jpeg DB57BF14-AEEB-4B7D-AD04-2C18E3803654.jpeg So, I actually managed to find a decently priced Hohner Jack. I'll have to flip it to play lefty, but I've done that in the past, and it's not a big deal (you get used to it ;)). I LOVE the look of the natural finish Jacks. I originally thought it was passive (I was actually glad about that), but apparently the pickups have been upgraded to active EMGs. She's got a few minor dings, but they're minimal for a 30 year old bass. Attached are a few shots from the seller (Music Go Round). I should have it by Friday, and I'll post some pictures once I get it.
 
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ronin614 said:
View attachment 3320156 View attachment 3320157 View attachment 3320158 View attachment 3320159 So, I actually managed to find a decently priced Hohner Jack. I'll have to flip it to play lefty, but I've done that in the past, and it's not a big deal (you get used to it ;)). I LOVE the look of the natural finish Jacks. I originally thought it was passive (I was actually glad about that), but apparently the pickups have been upgraded to active EMGs. She's got a few minor dings, but they're minimal for a 30 year old bass. Attached are a few shots from the seller (Music Go Round). I should have it by Friday, and I'll post some pictures once I get it.
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I don't have a ton of knowledge in this, but I know EMG is one of the few manufacturers that does actual active PICKUPS as opposed to EQ... Could it be that it's a standard passive circuit but the PuPs get the juice? Is that a thing?
 
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sonojono said:
Pretty curious too since normally those Hohner jacks have an active/passive switch or a red LED indicator that tells you you're in active mode.
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The Jack Bass was originally released as a purely passive model (I owned one when they first came out). It had the exact layout of the bass that I just bought. The knobs were V/V/T.

That was followed quickly by the active/passive Jack with the switch and L.E.D. The knobs were V/V/stacked bass/treble.
 
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MovinTarget said:
I don't have a ton of knowledge in this, but I know EMG is one of the few manufacturers that does actual active PICKUPS as opposed to EQ... Could it be that it's a standard passive circuit but the PuPs get the juice? Is that a thing?
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Okay I wasn't wrong, it seems:
Active Pickups vs. Active Preamp

So they could be active EMGs with a passive circuit...
 
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MovinTarget said:
I don't have a ton of knowledge in this, but I know EMG is one of the few manufacturers that does actual active PICKUPS as opposed to EQ... Could it be that it's a standard passive circuit but the PuPs get the juice? Is that a thing?
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I know the active/passive Hohners were passive pickups with an active preamp that could be bypassed.
(Hence active/passive.)
 
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