Steinberger Spirit GT PRO Deluxe, Black with Bag

The one I received (9/4/14) is marked made in Korea. The action was set very high, I was initally concerned id gotten a lemon but the Steinberger hardware is easy to adjust and ultimately was able to get it setup (about 20 minutes). Dont let setting up the action scare you, its very simple to do, not much more difficult than learning to tune the guitar. Happy with the tone and % 85 of the build quality. The body/neck look good, the price point is surprising. The tune nuts at the back of the bridge was about 90% black finish the rest being bare metal, doesnt detract from the look but in hand it gives the hardware a worn look. Pickups, marked steinberger, sound adequate, not impressive but sound good enough for a learners or first guitar. Pros: Beautiful guitar, good hardware, more than you'd expect for the price Cons: Pickups give away the price, minor finish issue on unseen metal hardware.

This will sound mostly negative, but the instrument is actually really great. Hence the 4 stars. I just think there are some aspects about the instrument that aren't in the product description, or that are only talked about by separate reviewers. Overall, it’s a great instrument, perfect for traveling. The lap bar is great, though I would recommend using a right-angle cable since it’s so close to the input jack. The bridge is really well engineered, though I haven’t tested the tremolo function very much. My main gripe is the body shape doesn’t provide the best access to the 24th fret (which should have an inlay). Playing standing isnt that great because it wants to rotate forward. One thing that should be made clear in the product description is that the nut (behind the zero fret) is designed to only take double ball-end strings, which are expensive and not made by very many companies. There are 3rd party adapters to allow you to use single ball-end strings, but it would be nice if something like that was included, or if the design simply allowed single ball-ends. Also, be sure to read the manual before trying to adjust the string height or intonation - those parts of the bridge are actually locked and you need to use a small Allen wrench to unlock them. Main advantages: 24 frets (the only other 24 fret travel guitar I know of doesn’t even have a volume knob). The bridge can either be a tremolo or fixed bridge. Lots of beautiful finish options. Comfortable to play sitting down in classical position, and perfectly fine on the right hip if you’re using a right angle cable. Highly compact for travel, including on airplanes. Truss rod is easily accessible (uncovered at the end of the neck). For shortcomings based on my personal taste: the neck is a little thick, I’d like it if the profile was a little thinner. The volume knob is very much in the way of my picking hand, similar to a strat if not worse. I personally plan to get rid of the tone knob and move the volume knob to its spot. I also lowered the middle pickup as it was in the way of my picking hand.

It's a real guitar! Not simply a travel instrument. Just update pick ups, set it up and voila:) it's quite heavy for the size and it resonates very well (it's not as loud as standard size guitars unplugged, but still...u can feel the wood resonance) it also has a very good sustain. BTW, I have seymour Jazz neck and JB bridge.... On clean it has very punchy, distinct sound, when played through fender reverb! With high gain and good saturation (like driving with tube screamer) ...it gets very tight, no mud, no mushiness and sustain is just surprisingly great... At first, the neck seemed too thick, but after a while it gets pretty comfortable...in fact I prefer it over my strat.

Made in China, no quality control, the guitar was covered in dirt and several scratches,a big Crack on the left side of the neck where it meets the body of the guitar,tuners sticking and binding.This actually comes from Gibson,they purchased Steinberger years ago,I called Gibson and the customer service representative was flippant and could care less. Like many other companies, Gibson has bought up many smaller companies and is focused on money only,not making quality products. Another customer lost.

I don’t know how something like this happens but they managed to make all the frets different heights and thickness. The hardware and electronics seem better than Strandberg and Ibanez but I have yet to find a quality built headless guitar.

Decent guitar. Well made for the price. You will need to adjust it and let it acclimate for a few days to get it set up and playing well.

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Guitare de bonne facture , agréable à jouer , et très pratique . Elle sonne plutôt bien niveau micros , et le prix est vraiment convenable . Le vibrato R-TREM et son système de blocage très pratique , sans parler du systeme de changement cordes . Je recommande cette guitare pour un débutant voire niveau au dessus .

I bought it for a friend, and he gave me to test it for a few days. Well, I play the guitar for almost 40 years, and I must say, it is not something I would ever buy. It is very uncomfortable to have it sit on my lap and try to navigate the neck. I am a classical guitar player so maybe that is the case, but what can I say…it is not my type of instrument. The neck is nice and playable but that’s it.

Due to arrive on 2-5 Dec 2018......actually arrived 2 days before the earliest advertised.....excellent service from GAK cannot commend high enough. Have owned 2 of these type of guitars previously (although these were made by Hohner) so I knew what to expect. This Guitar was bought so that I could practice whilst sat in an arm chair.....awkward with a strat sized guitar unless you sit on the edge....so perfect for this.......have seen some comments regarding the pickups, but let’s be fair here....I paid £349 for this Guitar and they are fine.....I’m playing this in my front room through a Yamaha THR so not really that bothered by pickups......my other guitars cost up to 2.5K and of course they sound better. This Guitar also came with a gig bag which I wasn’t expecting so another bonus. Thoroughly recommend GAK and in fact the guitar.