I had the pleasure of playing this bass 'live' back in 1983 when Pete brought it to several gigs - it played like a dream & sounded like the dog's dangley bits!
If I still had my early 70's Jazz - I'd be beating a path to your door Pete !
Have a bump for a truly outstanding instrument - unfortunately I only have a Hohner B2 & Steinberger Spirit - which are great basses, but if memory serves, they don't have the same 'growl' as this beauty does & then some!!
All the best with the trade/sale Pete - if my numbers come up this week, I'll see you on Monday !
Tim.
ps - forget about that '80's thang' guys - 'this bass' would hold it's own in any line up - mullets or not !!
[quote name='lowregisterhead' post='762382' date='Mar 2 2010, 11:18 PM']It is a weird old market for these, because despite being genuinely great basses, some people are completely dismissive of the Steinberger, although you can be pretty certain none of them have ever even picked one up.
I've had three XL2s and an L2 over the years, and I still have a very rare XL-5W 5-string - I've referred to them all as my 'Marmite' basses - people either love them, or really, really hate 'em! Post some pictures. You might be surprised at the level of interest.
LRH[/quote]