I got him an '87 pre-gibson xp4. He's 7 and only plays it whe ni force him to have a lesson. Man, this bass sounds good. I am really surprised at the sonic pallette that you can coax out of this boat oar. Beefy sub tones and a nice jaco-eey growl. that's all.
Rarrrr....I wish my parents bought me a steinberger when I was 7. That's kinda like my parents getting me a VW Golf and then having my Dad asking me "Hey, I need to go to the store, can I borrow your car?" all the time.
DZ, sounds like you need one for yourself! I always liked the sound of Seinbergers, too bad their look is so passe right now.