I'm a big Ibanez & Steinberger collector. I commisioned a custom Steinberger last year and it is finally done.
Here is a pic:
You can see more pics
here.
It is a custom basswood body shaped like a Steinberger GM except the edges have been rounding like a JS model Ibanez. The neck is a headless composite neck from Moses Graphite and the bridge is a TransTrem Steinberger bridge. It only has one pickup, an EMG 89 in the bridge position. It has a Sustainiac in the neck slot -- but it isn't wired as a pickup. There is no tone pot. The volume post has a push/pull as a coil split. The blade switch controls the various Sustainiac modes. There is also a momentary kill switch.
The body was custom created by
Rick Canton.
The artwork is representation of the Great World Snake (or Ouroboros), which represents the infinite life/death cycle. The other snakes represent different aspects of life and are depicted as offspring of the Ouroboros by the artist. This was loosely inspired by the Donnie Hunt 'Snakes' guitar, but has really taken a life of it's own. The artwork is hand-brushed acrylic paint by a very talented artist in Santa Fe name
Therese Des Jardin.
The clear-coat was done by Shadoe Mckee at
Beyond Custom Guitars.
This thing plays like a dream and screams like a demon. I absolutely love it and wanted to share it. Enjoy!