Steinberger as Practice bass?

[Open Lane]

Hi again.


I am back looking and I am now looking for information for bassists who either own or have experience with Steinberger basses. I am also a guitarist and own a steinberger style cort that i picked up real cheap. I like it because it's easy to pickup and play, however dislike it because in a lot of way it negatively effects my picking technique when i go back to one of my full size guitars


So with that background. I am only recently starting to play bass seriously and I'm trying to develop solid technique.

I have a medical condition and picking up my bass to practice for the long periods of time to put I know i'm going to need to develop serious technique has proven to be taxing. To the point where in a lot of ways, i find myself practicing in my head more than picking up the actual bass.

If I bought and put all of my time into practicinng on a steinberger, do you think that my technqiues would be negatively effected when switching back to a typical pbass for those times that I plug in?

 

[Qlanq]

Pretty much any headless bass will be light and comfortable, Except the older Steinberger wood body version.
I have a old Ibanez headless and would still be playing that as my main bass if I had any issues with weight etc.
Why not look out for a decent headless and use that as your main bass.

 

[20db pad]

I've owned a Steinberger XL2 and many P basses. The only thing I can think of in terms of developing technique between the two is the body size. The P will always provide more forearm support than a small Steinberger body. Some players don't rest their forearm on the bass body, but for those that do this difference can be a concern.

I like the support a larger body affords, so that's what I usually play.

 

[Open Lane]

Ty for your input, exactly the kind of info i was look for. Will def keep that in mind. Anyone else have opinions?

I think that a big reason its an issue with guitar is bevause when playing guitar i use motion from my elbow


With bass technique i am looking to use my fingers, so i am not sure if i'd strongly feel the dif

 

[Gilmourisgod]

Steinberger made a whole line of guitars and basses with more of a traditional shaped body, the "M" series. Other than tuning at the bridge (a vastly superior system over traditional tuners, IMO), the mechanics of playing are no different than any other bass. The necks are very narrow across the face, with a deep "C" profile. Ed Roman guitars still sells and assembles Steinbergers from original parts, but they are not cheap.