The Steinberger Spirit XT-2 Standard (Hot Rod Yellow) is a 4-string electric Bass which comes in the same body design as its ancestors from the 1980s and offers the legendary playability and no-nonsense optics. 2x passive humbuckers, Steinberger DoubleBall Bridge and the Direct Pull tuning system round out the set-up of the Spirit XT-2.
Humbuckers & Passive Electronics
2x Steinberger humbuckers are in both neck and bridge positions and are used in conjunction with a passive electronic circuit, which consists of 2x Volume and 1x Tone potentiometer. This delivers versatile tone colours for almost any musical genre, able to create heavy emphasis on the low end to rocky mid-growl to the dry sound of funky slaps.
Steinberger Hardware
Double Ball-End strings are hung in the tailpiece at the front of the neck and from there via a zero collar in the direction of the body. Here, the strings stop at the Steinberger DoubleBall bridge, whose Direct Pull tuners (with a 40:1 ratio) guarantee precise tuning of all strings. A leg-rest can be unfolded on the underside of the body, if the player finds it more comfortable.
The main features of the Steinberger Spirit XT-2 Standard (Hot Rod Yellow) include:
I got this as a backup bass for an 80's band! In that respect it's perfect - small, light and totally looks the part. Love being able to throw the gig bag over my shoulder and walk in to the gig in one trip. Sounds decent, and plays well enough... now...
On arrival it was unplayable. I don't mean it was difficult... I actually mean it couldn't be played. The set up was SO BAD that Ab, A and Bb in the G string all completely bottomed out, and all played the same B note. Fortunately 1/3 turn on the truss rod sorted it out in seconds, but if I hadn't known how to do this, I'd have had to return the bass. This left the action a little high, but a bit more set up and it's all good. 4*'s for the bass. 1* for whoever let this thing leave the factory/shop in such a mess.