I saw Power Windows as well... he had the Wal when I saw them.
My Steinberger has HUGE bottom!
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Steinberger Brochure, NAMM 1988 (PDF)
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I saw Power Windows as well... he had the Wal when I saw them.
My Steinberger has HUGE bottom!
Interesting! I definitely remember the Wal from Hold Your Fire and Presto, but when they were here with PW, it was the Steinberger. Guess he was trying things out depending on how the notion struck him. Looking again at the PW tourbook, he does mention having both on the PW tour:
Rush: Power Windows - Tour BookGeddy said:
Guess your city got an early preview of the Wal!
that was something I wanted ask about stew..It struck me as odd because I have listened to a lot of demo's of L2s and saw ged play one on the Grace under tour...it had plenty of bottom..Then I see an interview with him on youtube where he said it was unsatisfying..coming from a guy that played a rick forever I was taken aback by his thoughts on it..because to me, the rick has even less bottom end.
I do want one badly..but I would like a 5 stringer..the XL25 I think that B would just sustain and ring out nice and clear if it sounds like I think it would...
Yea, I've never understood what the Gedster meant by that. If the Steiny lacks anything it's the trebly growl he always got from his Ricks and his Jazzes. My 'Berger has a thick, rich bottom that lays a huge foundation... but with a "hi-fi" element that might be too tame for Ged... not because it lacks bottom, but snarl. But the bridge pickup run with the treble up cuts plenty if you want it to... but in a very musical manner, IMHE.
ha ha Stew, you should be a salesman..you have eliminated any and all trepidation I may have had about buying one..lol...thank you.
Sitting over in the corner, quietly unassuming, was none other than Ned himself. I picked up one of their glossy brochures, made my way over to him, and introduced myself. He couldn't have been more gracious and chatted with me for a few minutes about his line of instruments. At that point in my life, I was nowhere near being able to afford one of those sleek basses I so coveted, but I figured an autograph would be nice to have in the meantime, so I asked Ned to sign my brochure. He seemed a little bemused at a request more typically made of the famous folks who played his products, but he kindly obliged, with a nice inscription.
I thought some fellow TB'ers (particularly in the Steinberger and Headless clubs) might enjoy seeing the brochure in its entirety, so I've scanned it into a PDF, and attached it below.
Enjoy![/QUOTE]
Thank you so much for this catalog. I still have my XP - 2 Steinberger Bass and I'm glad it's featured here minus the specs., kind of wood used for the body etc although it has a graphite neck. Bon Ruiz, The Philippines
I thought some fellow TB'ers (particularly in the Steinberger and Headless clubs) might enjoy seeing the brochure in its entirety, so I've scanned it into a PDF, and attached it below.
Enjoy!
[/QUOTE]Thank you so much for this catalog. I still have my XP - 2 Steinberger Bass and I'm glad it's featured here minus the specs., kind of wood used for the body etc although it has a graphite neck. Bon Ruiz, The Philippines
Do you know who owned the original Steinberger L2 basses?
Even though Ned Steinberger was working on the composite bass guitars for awhile, he designed the L2 Bass in 1979 and introduced it at the summer NAMM show. Three prototypes were sold at The Guitarman to John Entwistle (The Who), Tony Levin (King Crimson) and Andy West (The Dixie Dregs).
Steinberger Sound Corporation was founded in 1980 and Ned Steinberger was granted a patent on the design of his L2 bass.
Even though Ned Steinberger was working on the composite bass guitars for awhile, he designed the L2 Bass in 1979 and introduced it at the summer NAMM show. Three prototypes were sold at The Guitarman to John Entwistle (The Who), Tony Levin (King Crimson) and Andy West (The Dixie Dregs).
Steinberger Sound Corporation was founded in 1980 and Ned Steinberger was granted a patent on the design of his L2 bass.
I did know about Tony Levin's (if I recall, wasn't it later a victim of the barn fire?), but the other two are interesting as well.
Nice prototype pics too!
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This thread took a great and interesting turn! Thanks for the Steinberger history.
