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Steinberger Club

#282
I played a Steinberger XM2A over the weekend. It sounded pretty cool. The string spacing felt very odd to me coming from fender Ps and Js. If anyone is interested, it seemed like a nicer used one at that.

If anyone is interested, there is a used one in Seattle at Bass North West. (not affiliated)

link>> http://bassnw.com/Used Basses/steinberger_xm2A_white_4_st.htm

I am not sure if that is a good ballpark price either. But anyway.. there you go. Just wanted to pass along info to ppl that might be interested in such a bass. Overall, it seemed to be in great shape considering the year made.
 
#284
Great bass, good price, excellent dealer.

Road Bull said:
I played a Steinberger XM2A over the weekend. It sounded pretty cool. The string spacing felt very odd to me coming from fender Ps and Js. If anyone is interested, it seemed like a nicer used one at that.

If anyone is interested, there is a used one in Seattle at Bass North West. (not affiliated)

link>> http://bassnw.com/Used Basses/steinberger_xm2A_white_4_st.htm

I am not sure if that is a good ballpark price either. But anyway.. there you go. Just wanted to pass along info to ppl that might be interested in such a bass. Overall, it seemed to be in great shape considering the year made.
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#286
yo guys,..

just stopped by to brag about tuning my '89 XL-2A to BEAD!:hyper: younger people in the audiences are loving this thing. most of these kids are too young to have seen these back in the day and they seem sincerely AMAZED by the goliath tone.

even better, some of the guys in other reggae bands DO remember that tone, but are still impressed by that low B!

highly recommended...;)
 
#291
pacojas said:
yo guys,..

just stopped by to brag about tuning my '89 XL-2A to BEAD!:hyper: younger people in the audiences are loving this thing. most of these kids are too young to have seen these back in the day and they seem sincerely AMAZED by the goliath tone.

even better, some of the guys in other reggae bands DO remember that tone, but are still impressed by that low B!

highly recommended...;)
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Did you have to file the nut at all to get the B string to fit?
 
#292
Flux Jetson said:
Did you have to file the nut at all to get the B string to fit?
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I have two Steinberger five-stringers and I had to file the head to fit the B string even on those.
The problem is, some string manufacturers make the strings thinner near the head, and some don't.
So some strings will fit easily, like Rotosound RDB 665LD or Ken Smith AA-DB-RWL-5
And with some strings you have to push the B string in hard, or even file the head: GHS 5L-DBB, La Bella S300
 
#293
number11 said:
I'm considering buying a Synapse 5 string - does anyone know what the string spacing is please?
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I just got a NOS 2008 Synapse 5-er about a month ago. It's the model with the single EMG and the piezo bridge. I'm digging it, however, I did have to replace the battery clips as the originals got all misshaped when I replaced the batteries. The only other drawback I can see is that it feels a bit heavier than I had hoped.

This is my first 5-string, my first active electronics, my first piezo and my first headless, so I'm still trying to figure it out a little. Overall I love this bass. The neck is narrow and comfortable. The B seems a little floppy, but replacing the stock strings with Status flats has helped somewhat. Sustain is incredible. Tone options are pretty diverse. The 18 volt electronics pumps out a really hot signal. It stays in tune.

For me, this is a perfect bass. I wanted a guitar I can easily fly with, and I get to try out a 5-string with active electronics. I think I'll stick with by passive P for gigs until I get more comfortable with the Steinie and am better able to dial in my tone.
 
#294
New bass day for me - 1987 XL2


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#299
I've never owned a Steinberger and hope someone who knows these instruments can help me figure out an issue I'm experiencing w/string-length/scale/tuning. I built a custom 4 string around a Steinberger fretless neck and a Steinberger DB system tuner/bridge (w/drop mechanism on the E string). Once assembled I strung it up and when I tried to tune it all 4 strings bottomed out before reaching standard EADG tuning (about 5 frets short of the note). Here's the numbers; the neck is from end to end 26 3/4", from zero-fret to butt 26", I set it up for standard 34" scale (from zero fret to bridge saddles) and am using LaBella S500L double ball system strings [light-043/060/082/104] The G string is just about 36" long from ball-center to ball-center. It's like the strings are too long (?), or the threaded tuners are too long (unlikely), or I would have to have the bridge saddles at 35" or longer (?). :help: I'm versed in standard set-ups for standard basses and have some ideas on how to get around this problem, but maybe it's just something someone who knows can point out as the source of the problem. (and shed light on the solution)
Sorry if this is not the place to open this thread, but I thought I'd start w/people who own/know these instruments.
 

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