Authentic Steinberger Guitars

STEINBERGER Shut down their entire USA manufacturing operation about 10  years ago. They are currently importing low cost, Korean made products that resemble the real thing, if you stand back about 10 feet and squint a little.

These guitars aren't the worst guitars I have seen.  If you are a beginner or someone who just wants a travel guitar to putz around on they are an OK deal.  If you are a serious player and you are truly interested in acquiring a fine USA made instrument I suggest you look elsewhere.  If you expect any kind of decent resale value in the future, I also suggest you look at Real Steinberger or LSR.

I think that Hohner builds about the best lower cost licensed Steinberger available today. The construction is heads and tails better than the Music Yo ones and the feel of the neck is much more stable.  (Hohner's German Engineering must be the reason)  (Just say  "No" To Music Yo)

LSR Guitar's, has acquired several hundred thousand dollars of Original Steinberger guitars and parts. LSR has no affiliation with the Gibson Guitar Company,  Gibson has acquired the trade name Steinberger and LSR  is most definitely positively not affiliated in way whatsoever with “Music Yo” which is Gibson’s Sales vehicle to sell the imported product on the uneducated consumer market.

LSR did at one time offer Gibson $250.000.00 to purchase the Steinberger name and trademarks. This offer was made when the company was completely shut down and not delivering any product at all. Gibson declined the offer at that time.

LSR was only interested in purchasing the American rights, LSR  would have not been involved in any importing. Gibson probably did not realize that at the time the offer was made. It is this writers opinion that if Gibson had realized that to be the case they would have probably accepted the offer.

The slick very well done advertisements for “Music Yo” depict all the familiar Steinberger body shapes. Be  aware these are very definitely NOT THE ORIGINAL MODELS and as far as we can tell absolutely none of the  parts are interchangeable, not even the strings.

Recently, Music Yo has put out a new supposedly American Made Model.  I have not seen one up close but I have been told they are all using imported parts with an American made Moses neck.  (Be aware the Moses neck does not fit on a real original Steinberger.)  Be aware it is 100% legal to call something USA made if it is simply assembled in the USA.  Harley Davidson & Fender have been doing that for some years now.

LSR is affiliated with Ed Roman’s World Class Guitar's, Abstract Guitars, Quicksilver Guitars, Scorpion Guitars, Pearlcaster Guitars.

LSR is an American Company, LSR products are all American made and normally LSR has no involvement or interaction with Korean or Asian companies.  There are certain situations where it becomes unavoidable & LSR must deal with Asian companies for certain parts but LSR does that strictly as a last resort.

LSR will be manufacturing products to fit the real USA Steinberger guitars as soon as patents expire.  LSR  also has a new stop tail piece bridge and several other new items that will fit LSR Guitars and retrofit on  Steinberger Guitars.  All LSR parts will retrofit on original real Steinberger Guitars.  Music Yo products do not.

LSR is dedicated to keeping the original Ned Steinberger guitars alive & well.  LSR is planning to try and  reduce prices on many of the hard to find parts as soon as possible so that the cost factor will no longer be  quite as high.

LSR will be manufacturing over 100 different body styles for LSR Guitars, these body styles will retrofit on all  Steinbergers made in the USA from day one to the last days of production in the 90’s. LSR will offer over 20  different kinds of woods and a multitude of wood combinations on all LSR Guitars and of course these will retrofit on original Steinbergers also.