New Steinberger design - the Phin

skullfunkerry · September 2023

I saw a thread about this on TGP, and a quick google found this article:

https://www.premierguitar.com/artists/guitarists/headless-guitar-history

Interesting looking new design near the bottom of the page - including a custom EMG pickup which is 3 humbuckers inside one unit, apparently:

Sporky · September 2023

Looks a bit Teuffel to me.

mrkb · September 2023

Are they still owned by Gibson? (as the headstock appears to have snapped off

)

nero1701 · September 2023

I may have a project from January at work which will see me hoteling 4-5 nights a week for 6 or so months, I was looking at the Yamaha SLG, but a Steinberg looks a better choice for travel.

skullfunkerry · September 2023

mrkb said:

Are they still owned by Gibson? (as the headstock appears to have snapped off )

I see what you did there! I only scanned the TGP thread very quickly (I can't stay there for long), but the OP mentioned that since Gibson own the Steinberger name, this would probably come out under "NS Design", which isn't something I've ever heard of tbh.

Presumably shortly after that, Gibson will send Ned a cease-and-desist letter for stealing their intellectual property

Seziertisch · September 2023

Sporky said:

Looks a bit Teuffel to me.

I rmisread this as Tufnel and was about to give you a Wiz.

Offset · September 2023

I like Steinbergers but I don't really like that.

Sporky · September 2023

Seziertisch said:

Sporky said:

Looks a bit Teuffel to me.

I rmisread this as Tufnel and was about to give you a Wiz.

I'd settle for a sympathy LOL.

Presenting the Teuffel Tesla - I think the NS might be better looking.

Kittyfrisk · September 2023

^ I think Teuffel peaked early with the marvellously loopy/design genius Birdfish.

DiscoStu · September 2023

I like the aesthetics of the Phin, but I doubt the ergonomics would work for me

guitarmangler · September 2023

Cool. I’d definitely give that a try. Probably a bit harder to swap the pickups out , tho .

scrumhalf · September 2023

I'd definitely change the body colour to make it a re-fin Phin.

carlos · September 2023

I love it but too many knobs in such a small body and I'm not a fan of multiscale guitars.

carlos · September 2023

nero1701 said:

I may have a project from January at work which will see me hoteling 4-5 nights a week for 6 or so months, I was looking at the Yamaha SLG, but a Steinberg looks a better choice for travel.

This will be a very expensive guitar.

Sassafras · September 2023

I like it, especially that massive pickup.

Bellycaster · September 2023

scrumhalf said:

I'd definitely change the body colour to make it a re-fin Phin.

If Juha Ruokangas did the job, it would be a re-fin on a Phin by a Finn.

Roland · September 2023

DiscoStu said:

I like the aesthetics of the Phin, but I doubt the ergonomics would work for me

That was my first thought. There’s not enough body for my forearm to hold the body in position. I remember trying the cricket bat. When ever I lifted my fretting fingers the neck had a tendency to follow, making it difficult to play cleanly.

Philly_Q · September 2023

It looks alright, but the pickup is weird for the sake of being weird.

TheMarlin · September 2023

I prefer the original design

sweepy · September 2023

Reminds me of there old Ibanez Guitar Synth

https://www.joness.com/gr300/img2010.htm

prowla · September 2023

skullfunkerry said:

I saw a thread about this on TGP, and a quick google found this article:

https://www.premierguitar.com/artists/guitarists/headless-guitar-history

Interesting looking new design near the bottom of the page - including a custom EMG pickup which is 3 humbuckers inside one unit, apparently:

Sporky said:

Seziertisch said:

Sporky said:

Looks a bit Teuffel to me.

I rmisread this as Tufnel and was about to give you a Wiz.

I'd settle for a sympathy LOL.

Presenting the Teuffel Tesla - I think the NS might be better looking.

Well - that's two guitars I would have no aspirations towards owning.

p90fool · September 2023

Well quite. In fact as a thumb over player they're barely even guitars at all, the bottom one is just an electric harp.

richardhomer · September 2023

I wonder if they’ll do a Neil Finn signature model?

digitalkettle · September 2023

I'm always intrigued by stuff like this...but it seems a shame to have a headless guitar with 3" of string retaining gubbins beyond the nut.

Would love to have a bash on the Teuffel too!

nero1701 · September 2023

carlos said:

nero1701 said:

I may have a project from January at work which will see me hoteling 4-5 nights a week for 6 or so months, I was looking at the Yamaha SLG, but a Steinberg looks a better choice for travel.

This will be a very expensive guitar.

Likely at the honer end of the market ;-)

icu81b4 · September 2023

nero1701 said:

carlos said:

nero1701 said:

I may have a project from January at work which will see me hoteling 4-5 nights a week for 6 or so months, I was looking at the Yamaha SLG, but a Steinberg looks a better choice for travel.

This will be a very expensive guitar.

Likely at the honer end of the market ;-)

The Hohner Steinberger version is an ace guitar, very handy for travels and not expensive

axisus · September 2023

I like everything except that hideous acre of plastic used to hide pickups. Hideous and a dealbreaker.

hollywoodrox · September 2023

Anyone seen these still for sale

GuyBoden · October 2023

Image: https://www.thegearpage.net/board/index.php?attachments/1695916925798-png.1104729/

Personally, I think that this body shape is a better design than the original Ned Steinberger, which moved around too much for my playing style.

I can see it working very well for my seated style of playing, but I'd have to try the guitar before buying. I doubt it will made from a composite of carbon fibre/graphite.

Ned Steinberger has made a lot of instruments over the years, Double bass, Cello, Violin, Viola. All with the NS band name.

https://thinkns.com/

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