SKU: HL.338188
A Story of Creativity
and Design. By Ned
Steinberger. Book. Bass
Reference, Guitar
Reference, Guitar Set-Ups
& Maintenance. Softcover.
172 pages. Published by
Hal Leonard (HL.338188).
ISBN 9781538136881.
UPC: 840126913347.
6.0x9.0x0.629 inches. Jim
Reilly Foreword by Tony
Levin.
Steinberger:
A Story of Creativity and
Design tells the story of
musical instrument
designer Ned Steinberger.
Ned's instruments have
been pushing the
boundaries both sonically
and aesthetically for
over 40 years and been
played by the very best
of the best musicians
around the world. The
book explores
Steinberger's
revolutionary
contributions to the
world of musical
instrument design. The
first instrument he ever
created, the Spector NS-1
bass guitar in 1977, is
still Spector's
best-selling instrument
design. With his next
instruments, the
Steinberger basses and
guitars, Ned literally
cut the head off the
world of guitar and bass
and redefined what the
electric bass and guitar
could be. Steinberger
instruments defined a
generation of musicians
both sonically and
visually and were played
by the biggest artists of
the day, including Sting,
Bill Wyman of the Rolling
Stones, and Eddie Van
Halen. Never one to slow
down, Ned moved from
electric guitars and
basses to bowed electric
instruments. His NS
Design instruments once
again set the industry
standards.