Hey now. I don't know enough about these basses to know if this is a real steinberger. The label looks a little off from the other ones I've seen online. Any help is appreciated. I'm thinking about picking it up. I just don't want a fake. I know they are awful pics. But that's all the seller provided.
Thanks!!
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Does this look right for a steinberger?
- Thread starter Peter Guthrie
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Can’t say exactly, but the lines of the body look off to me. Could be the angle of the picture, though. More and/or better pictures would help.
On most I've seen, the logo is much closer to the edge of the body. I'd be very suspicious. I believe the rear pup is too far forward as well.
Other than finding out the only bass player in the world that looks better than me is still alive, fine.
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This bass is doubtful for the reasons outlined above. The Steinberger serial # database is easy to find and interpret as well. You could call Headless USA who are the experts in all things Steinberger. They answer the phone and are quite friendly.
Logo is 100% fake.
Steinbergers did not have a pickup switch.
And look at the EMG logos on the pickups...Steinberger went out of business well before they started using that logo.
Also, Steinbergers have graphite necks/fingerboards....not Rosewood that sticks out over the body like that. So I'd say the whole thing is fake.
This is a real Steinberger:
Steinbergers did not have a pickup switch.
And look at the EMG logos on the pickups...Steinberger went out of business well before they started using that logo.
Also, Steinbergers have graphite necks/fingerboards....not Rosewood that sticks out over the body like that. So I'd say the whole thing is fake.
This is a real Steinberger:
Looking at the sellers other ads. He has....
A fake Rick...
2 fake MM bongos
The steinberger...
And a prince bass.
But no fake fenders....hmm.
He's asking short $$ for it. I might go play it. And decide after. Thank you guys for all the help
A fake Rick...
2 fake MM bongos
The steinberger...
And a prince bass.
But no fake fenders....hmm.
He's asking short $$ for it. I might go play it. And decide after. Thank you guys for all the help
Looks like the logo was 'applied'with a rubber stamp. Lol. Fakey McFakery.
The more I compare the sellers pictures to real ones, the more I'm thinking it's more of a cheeseburger than a steinberger
Is he advertising the Rick and MM's as real, or does he acknowledge them as fakes/copies? If he's trying to pass them off as real, I wouldn't consider buying anything from him -- if not because it is unethical (IMO), because I just wouldn't trust him.
@Lobster11
They are advertised as MM basses
Rick bass
And stien headless.
And the prices are in line with copies....I guess.....
They are advertised as MM basses
Rick bass
And stien headless.
And the prices are in line with copies....I guess.....
There's not much that gets by this bunch
Well played men
Well played men
Looks like this Chinese bootleg Steinberger.
4 strings white steinberger bass with black hardware;dual outputs;free shipping-in Guitar from Sports & Entertainment on Aliexpress.com | Alibaba Group
4 strings white steinberger bass with black hardware;dual outputs;free shipping-in Guitar from Sports & Entertainment on Aliexpress.com | Alibaba Group
These are Chinese copies sold on Ali Express and other Chinese import sites.
That same exact bass is on there.
It's hard to fake a Steinberger, the Graphite necks are unique, expensive and hard to come by. That will be the first "tell" if you see it in person. It is obvious that this is not a graphite neck.
As pointed out, the EMG pickups of that era are no longer produced, and the bass you posted does not have them. I've never seen a Steinberger with that toggle switch - maybe on a prototype, but I've never seen one in production - which again, if it were a prototype, would make this bass very expensive.
The logo font and placement is all wrong and that is a copy of a Steinberger bridge.
I've owned 4 Steinbergers and 3 of them were XM's. This bass is a fake.
That same exact bass is on there.
It's hard to fake a Steinberger, the Graphite necks are unique, expensive and hard to come by. That will be the first "tell" if you see it in person. It is obvious that this is not a graphite neck.
As pointed out, the EMG pickups of that era are no longer produced, and the bass you posted does not have them. I've never seen a Steinberger with that toggle switch - maybe on a prototype, but I've never seen one in production - which again, if it were a prototype, would make this bass very expensive.
The logo font and placement is all wrong and that is a copy of a Steinberger bridge.
I've owned 4 Steinbergers and 3 of them were XM's. This bass is a fake.