Steinberger Guitars Spirit XT-2 Standard Bass HR

Ich benutze diesen kleinen handlichen E-Bass vorwiegend als "Reise- / Wochenendtripp"-E-Bass.
Das Preis- / Leistungsverhältnis ist top und das Instrument seinen Preis wert.
Zusammen mit dem Marc-Bass-Verstärker ist der Klang / Sound erstaunlich sehr gut, so man auch einen kleinen Gig damit problemlos spielen könnte.
Einzig die Stimmung seitens der Hardware ist meiner Ansicht nach zu fummelig und lässt sich nur schwer drehen, weshalb es Abzüge bei der Verarbeitung gibt.
Ansonsten ein tolles Instrument - klein, handlich mit Sound, was man dem kleinen Teil nicht gerade erwarten würde.

I bought this as a travel bass, I need to practice when I'm on holiday, and I needed a bass that doesn't take up half of the space in the car. I do not usually rate passive basses, and this is only the second one I have bought in more that 2 decades - I sold the other one because it sounded so dull.
Pros: number one, much smaller overall than a conventional bass, so it immediately fulfils it's role as a travel instrument. The flip down body rest makes it easy to keep on your lap when sitting down. Stays in tune amazingly well. Very glossy and almost blemish free finish - I'll come to that in the cons. The neck is comfortable and the gloss finish slippery enough. The most surprising thing for me was the sound - really full and with a very usable tone control. I usually find that passive basses are a bit dull, especially the low end, and especially if they have humbuckers - I like single coils on a bass. This, however, astonished me. I shall be using this as my spare gigging bass - an outcome I did not anticipate when I bought it.
Cons: balance on a strap is not the best, but it is so relatively light that this is not a huge annoyance. Double ball end - buy a Steinberg adaptor so that you can use a much larger range of strings. Missing one star for features as I remember the Hohner from the 90s that was active - if it was active it would probably be even better. Almost missing one star for quality as there are a few spots of paint overspray on the edge of the fretboard and on a couple of fret ends. They appear to have been varnished over, so can't really be removed. I am nit picking, I didn't notice this until I'd been playing it for a week. Now I have had it for a while on more small thing that might nor suit everyone. If you want a really low action then you might find the action does not go low enough for you. That said, IMO too low an action on a bass is self defeating - it means the strings are not free to vibrate enough and completely ruins the tone.
Conclusion: absolutely recommend this is you need something not too large, and also really as a second pro bass. I actually really like this odd looking thing. The more I play it the more I like its tight almost compressed tones. I may be in love.

I bought this bass a few years ago from Thomann and still enjoy using it from time to time. I purchased the bass and had it shipped to Canada in preparation of a 1980's theme party my band was playing. The bass arrived in perfect condition, I just had to do a little setup (tweek the truss rod and adjust pickups and intonation) and it was perfect. Lots of fun and a good little bass to keep around in the studio.