Hohner G3T

It was made in Taiwan and I had it specially ordered into the country. It features two excellent sounding single coil EMGs and a Humbucking EMG. This thing has no head on top because it uses the steinberger system. It is the most amazing system I've ever used or seen. The tremolo wouldn't kick out of tune if I used it as a trampoline all day.

Gives a very good sound. Like mentioned above, it is very good for bar heavy people which is a very good effect in rock guitar solos.

It takes a little getting used to with this weird body shape but it only takes a week or two and it will be your #1 guitar. Even if you already have a $4000 guitar. I think my neck might be a little off but not too noticeable.

I would never take a back-up with me if this was my first axe on a gig. It is extremely solid and everything is mounted with such strength on the body. A broken string is extremely rare on this guitar unlike my previous guitar where I would break a string every 10 days.

It took a little long for my guitar to come (3 months) , but then again, I had it specially ordered right off the production line from Taiwan.

If this thing got stolen, I would beat the guy that stole it off me and get it back. Otherwise I would get a new one.

Dunna when made. Its 24 frets, neck thru, mahogany body, rosewood fretboard, black finish. 1 vol, 1 tone with push pull function. 3 on/off switches for ur passive pickups. There a tiny electronic unit called "vintage tone" inside the electronics cavity. Got numerous wires going from and to it. It's activated by the push pull pot, wich also switches the bridge humbucker to single coil. When activated i can't really turn off the elements, somehow their signal leakes to the output. But phaps that was the meaning of the cirquit. Got a steinberger licensed tremblock with lock. 2 ball ended system. Switch a string in 20 secs. Came with the original case.

Fits my style just perfectly. I play all kinds a stuff. mostly with a choir. I find the humbucker a little weak for metal. Not noisy at all. Very strat sound. Can sound pretty bright. Very much variety. I really liked the sound. But am not over enthousiastic bout the humbucker. Phaps i'll put in a EMG SA/SA/89 set in it. If i can find room for a battery. Overall, i'm still amazed.

I cant set the action really low, but i'm not really good with setting action. Tho, it's a breeze adjusting all things on this unit. Very accessable. is looking very good. Plays really well in standing position. Perfect balance. U can make any angle u like with this paddle. At ur lap it aint such a queen to caress, seems to make u sit in very strange and tensionable position. Great access to the highest frets.

well, its second hand. so it got some dents, but evrything still works perfect i thing. So i'll be using this without backup. There hard to find anyway.

never tried them.

Well, this is quite something. I must travel a lot and this is a so very easy to take along. This is heaven for me.

Korea made copy of the 80's cricket bat guitar, 24Frets. Neck thru design / rosewood fretboard, One tone, one volume control, H/S/S pickup configuration
Came with passive EMG Select pickups (Branded "Hohner" but are EMG), individual selector switches which is a pretty cool function allowing non traditional pickup combinations. Humbucker coil tap via a push pull tone pot.

Steinberger "R Trem" bridge which can lock. AMAZINGLY stable!!!. I never need to retune my guitar. I tune it once and it stays in tune nearly always. After a few weeks of hammering on the guitar i check the tuning its just a puny little bit off the scale, nearly indetectable change in pitch. Also i hate floyd rose so much that i had to go on a trek around the whole of my city for a decent guitar. but the whole of hong kong is dominated by floyd rose tremolo guitars, and i don't like hard tail strats either. The tuning system designed by steinberger solved all the tuning problems... and also looks cool

I bought the guitar in Hong Kong, it didn't come with a gig bag. I went on a huge adventure around the whole of Hong Kong to find a bag. I actually went to all the music shops, sport shops for suitable bags, even went to chinese musical intrument shops. Yet still couldn't find anything. Even the air-gun shops didn't sell a bag that fits the guitar properly. Luckily just before i decided to order a bag of the internet, i stubled across a "Rockbag" bag at a local music shop, it was probably the last and only one in HK, and made in china, but was extremely extremely good despite it costing me only US$8. They should sell the guitar along with the bag because its such a hassle to get one, and bags are necessities anyway.

The strap buttons became a problem for me. The fact that the guitar is so small created that problem that the guitar strap kept on scraping against my nipple ring (which obviously hurt). So i decided to move one of the buttons from behind the bridge to the side of the guitar. So the strap wasn't hanging from teh back of the guitar anymore, this resolved the problem of the strap scraping against my nipple. but then the centre of gravity of the guitar was messed up. in the end i used the strap button on the back of the guitar but decided to change my posture. This was a bit annoying because it made me less mobile. I don't blame steinberger or hohner. its really my fault for having body piercings to begin with

The guitar also came with the crappiest lead i've ever seen in my life. I now use it to tie things together The manual was brief with interesting typos.

Overall a steinberger guitar has always been my dream guitar. it came with everything that i expected...except the bag, which gave me lots of trouble so i'd give it a 9

I play everything from classical stuff to extreme stuff. now focusing more on black metal and experimental electronic rock

The EMG select pickups were rather weak and muddy. the humbucker was louder than the single coils that it wasn't sensible to change between them during a song. In the end i changed the humbucker to a Dimarzio Super Distortion, everything was solved, the tone improved. But it meant that the volume difference between the single coils and the humbucker became greater. So i now never use the Singles. But overall the stock pickups are not bad for its price. i now rewired the unused humbucker to make weird homemade instruments

For playing live i keep eveything simple and only use a DOD deathmetal distortion. With my humbucker i get a nice warm clean tone and also get mentally agressive distortion from this thing.
At home and in studios i use a Korg AX1000, really the guitar does make a difference, i also have several other crappier guitars and man does everything sound better with the steinberger. I also tried the same setup with an ibanez 470, it sounded like shit. so for sound i'd give it a 10, but only a 7 if i didn't change the pickups

action was perfect. i am fussy about action and i alway fuss about the action on my friend's guitars. strangely enough the guitar was set perfectly when i bought it

I needed to treak with the intonation though, but that was simple

i like the thinner frets on this guitar. i don't really like jumbo frets, it makes guitar playing rather clumsy for me

The paint finishing was well done, i didn't see any problems

overall there were no problems

Don't look at it thinking that it will break in no time. its damn sturdy. maybe i can even play cricket with it. i can play live with it wihtout worrying about it messing up. the tuning is so stable that i sometimes enter a show without tuning the damn thing. I just need to worry about buying strings, but now Daddario manufacture strings, so it has solved the problem. Broken strings are replaced pretty easily

I use the cheap dunlop straplocks that go on top of the strap buttons, so i think i won't encounter any problems

The hardware looks like it will last. Nothing seems to be exposed so i doubt would rust easily

never contacted the company

really i am a drummer, and drummed for many bands
but i also play guitar, bass keyboards and i am also into mixing electronic music. I have played guitar for around 6 or 7 years now
I own a whole bunch of crappy cheap guitars, but i am familar with guitar overall because i borrow guitars a lot before

If it were stolen id get one immediately
my favourite feature is the R Trem, its so stable. also the cool shape

It looks like i'm now a hardcore steinberger fan. i think for the rest of my life i'll only buy steinberger type instruments. my next plan is to but a doubleneck steinberger, or a steinberger bass

when buying this guitar i compared it with everything else in the shops, but still decided this was the best.

All my guitarist friends now envy me, they had bought guitars of higher price, and now they discover that mine is better. (too late for them because i bought the last one available in HK)

I think steinberger should expand their product range. Since nowdays we only get crappy products. And steinberger seems to have the best innovative, practical quality instruments

This is an outstanding guitar. Black headless steinberger copy with H/S/S configuration. Made in Korea.

The Transtrem tremolo is beyond belief. I can't understand why people dig Floyd Rose types. The must be completely ignorant about Transtrem tremolos. I make divebombs such that the strings lie flat on the fretboard and they come back in tune!!! The Transtrem tremolo makes it possible to tune the complete guitar down to A in 2 or 3 seconds! Changing a string takes at most 30 seconds and the whole tremolo unit can be locked when not in use.
Tuners are excellent.

The stock pickups are a little bit weak. I replaced them for a used set Tom Anderson passive pickups I happen to find and that really made a difference. So a 10 out 10 for now. A 5 out 10 for the stock pickups, though the stock pickups have many usefull combinations.

I bought the guitar used and the set-up was completely ruined when I changed the strings since the previous owner didn't locked the saddles (with the small bold on one side of the tremolo unit). As a consequence I had to intonate the the guitar again. But the guitar is very well-thought designed and adjusting action and intonation is a piece of cake with this guitar.

Finish holds equal par with my american strat.

This guitar is build to last. High quality components. I certainly would gig with it (especially since strings can be changed easily and very quick).

I am not sure (never tried contacting Hohner) but I suspect it almost next to useless. There is hardly information on the internet about this guitar. I wouldn't even know who to turn to in my country. Sofar customer support wasn't necessary anyway.

This is my 8th electric guitar I own or have owned and played many more guitars as well. Play for 15 years. I wish however that I had started with this guitar. It has a very comfortable (Gibson-like) neck. Very fast too. My main guitar is a Fender Paisley Telecaster. I prefer it slightly over the G3T because it has more soul. This guitar however is the ideal backup and/or travel guitar. I use it very often in my homestudio too where I have limited space. Very handy. Don't let the uncool and 'nerd'ish look of the guitar turn you away. After I changed the pickups I have a better guitar than my MIA Fender strat with stock pu's for less money. Some more colours to choose from would be nice though. In short: this is an excellent designed and build guitar.
I 've played many guitars and never thought I would find a guitar that I like almost as good as my thrustworthy telecaster. This guitar however completely turned me on. It is probably the last one I would expect to end up with.

Bought this guitar two years ago. as a standard G3T. with all the standard features. Came with a gig-bag - fine for the back of the car, but not for the hold of a plane - since had a proper flight case made for it.

Sound is okay as a standard guitar - pickups are a bit weak, BUT - and this is pretty important - i added a Roland GK2a pickup to go with my VG88 and this guitar is just a dream for it. In conjunction with the VG88, it becomes the ultimate travel guitar - why? Cos ican take this guitar, the VG88 and a pair of multimedia speakers and get any (and I mean any) sound, from thrash metal to beautiful acoustic sounds.

Guitar build quality was fine - no complaints considering the price. Only thing I dont like is the trem and that's cos my idea of a trem is one that can be dive bombed seriously and let go - this makes one hell of a clank and then goes out of tune - oops!

Guitar is really very well made and i cant fault it overall. Strap wouldn't come off even if a freight train tried to pull it off.

Never dealt with customer support

Played for 34 years, own a Jackson RR1, Line 6 combo, VG88 and lots of other musical gadgets. If this guitar was nicked - I'd first of all killthe thief and then replace it - possibly with a real Steinberger - I am so impressed with the shape - it's so comfortable to play, standing, sitting and most importantly slouching!

The 80s favourite headless Steinberger cricket bat design, manufactured in Korea (guitar snobs can stop reading now). Maple neck thru design with rosewood fretboard, 24 frets, One tone, one volume control, H/S/S pickup configuration, passive EMG Select pickups, individual selector switches for switching on each pickup allowing for a greater variety of combinations than a standard 5 way selector switch would allow. The humbucker pickup switch is now a 3 way so as well as the on off position, you also have a coil tap position. This must be a recent change as the humbucker used to be tapped via a push pull pot on the tone control. Licensed Steinberger "R Trem" bridge which can lock and so also double as a fixed bridge. Not sold with gig bag or case so I added a gig bag to the order at #19.99. The gig bag isn't great but it keeps the dust off and that's all I was interested in. 2 strap buttons behind the bridge which is handy for standing it up against an amp, but also makes this a truly ambidextrous guitar as the bridge also has a hole for the trem are on both sides making it fine for left handed use. Also supplied with a crappy lead for some reason, which is unlikely to ever get plugged into an amp by me. Didn't come with too much information about setup etc, in fact the manual consisted of two single pages but it didn't take long to work things out. All in all, this guitar has every feature I would want hence the high score.

Hmmm, pretty much undecided on this one at present. My setup consists of either a Zoom GFX4 or a Digitech RP2000, and then into a Marshall AVT150 or a Peavey Bandit depending on where I'm using it, and at first (using the RP2000 and Bandit) I thought that sound was pretty awful. The lead tone from the bridge pickup was great, but I couldn't get a less harsh tone from either the neck or middle pickups in any combination. Anyway, after some fiddling with the amp tone controls and my effects processors I managed to get the sounds I was looking for. I play everything from older rock, through to more modern soft rock and metal (no, not Nu Metal) and although the pickups still aren't exactly perfect, I at least have found usable settings. The unfortunate thing is that all my other guitars have very similar amp and effect settings to get the sounds I want and this will be the odd man out forcing me to tweak. No big deal I suppose as I can store individual patches specific for this guitar in my processors and the amp settings aren't exactly rocket science to alter quickly once you know exactly what you want, but still it's messing about that I would have preferred to avoid. I think that a pickup upgrade will be on the cards at sometime in the future, but not to EMG actives as seems to be popular with this style of guitar as I find them too limiting. I think a Dimarzio Tone Zone in the bridge would be very nice to beef up the sound a bit coupled with a pair of new single coils, the type of which I am currently undecided on.

The action was high when I bought this and intonation was off. The Steinberger R Trem makes light work of these issues though and everything was setup how I like it within 20 minutes. The finish is perfect and I could find no flaws or unfinished areas at all. The neck feels very much like a Les Paul to me and the rosewood fingerboard is very well finished. Hardware seems excellent (although the selector switches for the pickups seem a little fragile to me and will no doubt be the first things to go). The routing for the pickups and bridge have been very well finished and everything seems clean and tidy.

The G3T is definitely built to last. Everything from the hardware to the finish gives me confidence in the reliability and durability of this guitar (except the pickup switches) and I would have no qualms whatsoever playing this live which is exactly what I intend to do. Strap buttons aren't oversized but with a good strap I still have no worries as the guitar is very light and so isn't putting too much of a strain on the strap. I have fitted Schaller Strap Loks to all of my other guitars but I just don't feel the need with this (famous last words maybe). I would never gig without a backup, but I certainly would feel happier doing so with a guitar with a Steinberger trem rather than a Floyd Rose, but more on that later.

Can't really comments as I wouldn't even no how to contact Hohner in the UK as their web presence is very limited and I can't find any information on this guitar on any of their global web sites. If I have any problems I'll get support off the dealer I suppose.

With the exception of the average pickups I think that this guitar is virtually prefect. It is small and light, easy to play with unobstructed access to the higher frets. The R Trem is simply the best bridge I have ever used without exception. I've been playing now for 20 years and my other guitars are a Gibson Les Paul Standard, an Ibanez RG770FM (new Japanese model), a Jackson PS4, a 7 string Epiphone Les Paul heavily modified & with Dimarzio pickups and a Natural Neck Thru BC Rich Mockingbird all of which are superb guitars - and I've been through many others that didn't quite make the grade. I liked the Jackson bridge which was better than many others I'd used, but that was completely surpassed by the RG770 when I got it which has a Lo Pro Edge bridge which I thought would be impossible to beat. I was wrong. The Steinberger trem is absolutely brilliant and leaves the rest behind, even the most aggressive dive bombs will return to perfect pitch every time which I found quite amazing. The fact that it can also lock to a fixed position makes the guitar much more versatile (I normally retrofit Tremstops to my FR equipped guitars anyway but don?t need to with this - good job because there's no room to put one!). String breakages aren?t as much of a worry because the lock can keep things in tune. The double ball end strings make changes a breeze and all these features in a guitar that you could quite easily travel with (assuming the carry one luggage laws don?t change in the near future). Yes I am so happy with this guitar that the pickup change seems like a small price to pay and I have no doubt that when I have done the modifications, it will be my most used guitar. Don?t get me wrong, my other guitars are great and every one of them has certain advantages over the others but the convenience of this guitar and it?s great features will make it as much an important part of my collection as any of the others. I have a number of quality guitars which may seem socially acceptable to a number of narrow minded people out there ? and also possibly a couple that wouldn?t seem acceptable, but I refuse to ignore a guitar based solely on it?s country of manufacture and this was a timely reminder to me as to why I will always keep that approach. If stolen I would immediately place an order for another without question.

In spite of its minimalist (cricket bat) shape and size my Hohner G3T is packed full of great features. The steinberger licensed tremelo is beyond belief and coupled to the headless double ball end design keeps everything in tune even after repeatedly pushing the arm right down to the wood. Another wonderful but less often discussed feature of this system is that in addition to the provision of tuners for each string as one would expect there is an additional tuner which, although designed to set the balance between string tension and tremelo return spring can additionally be used to raise or lower the pitch of all six strings together. This extra tuner makes it possible to quickly tune in to other peoples' CDs which are not always tuned to the same pitch as each other. This is great when jamming along to one's CD collection. Another great feature is the folding leg rest that allows the instrument to be played whilst sitting down; this is very well positioned for balancing the guitar and its non-slip. I purchased mine second-hand so I'm not sure of its history, but the frets are ground flat like on my Les Paul Custom. I like the comfort this provides when sliding up and down the neck, but this may have been done by a previous owner. The only real problem I have had with the features is the lack of a facility to alter individual string lengths. The top E was miles out on mine, but an engineering friend made me a customised bridge block for that string with the bridge much nearer to the fretboard; problem solved.

I like to play heavy metal, but the band I'm in (www.whitefuneraltea.org) play less heavy rock music. I find the G3T great for both styles especially for home recording when the many variations of sounds available from its two single coil and bridge humbucker, all with coil tapping, are really useful. It has very long sustain (not as long as the gibson but still longer than many more expensive guitars I have played)although I wouldn't describe the natural sound as full. I rely heavily on a korg multi-effect pedal to get a full heavy rock sound, but this may partly be due to my very clean sounding Intermusic 120watt 2x12 combo - a strange choice perhaps but I like it. I intend to change the humbucker for one of emg's better models soon after reading another reviewer's comments on this site. That said I am impressed with the standard emg select pickups at the price.

Having purchased mine second-hand and being uncertain of its history I cannot comment on the ex-factory set up, but the finish and routing look superb. Everything seems to work well, and the knobs are good quality robust bits of kit - certainly stronger than my knuckles OUCH!

This guitar seems very robust in general and the hardware and finish both seem strong. I did break the black elastic band that covers the strings near the headless end some years ago but have not noticed any side effects of this; in fact I used to find it annoying when changing strings. Strap buttons are the best I have ever used (much more secure than the gibson which came off its strap the second week causing heart breaking damage to the wood and totally destroying my mate's mum's best crockery which thankfully cushioned its dramatic fall to the floor). The thoughtfull addition of an extra one allows the instrument to be leaned aginst a wall or amp securely. I have used it on a gig without back up and loads of people wanted to talk about it and praised the variety of sounds I produced with it.

It's never gone wrong

I love this guitar. It is always an utter joy to play. It feels as light as a feather (good news for my aging back), and plays like a dream. My other solid guitar is the afore-mentioned Gibson Les Paul Custom '79 in Tobacco Sunburst, but I play the Hohner much more often. I've been playing since I was nine (thirty five years ago), but most of that time was spent on Bass. I have never enjoyed playing a guitar as much as I enjoy playing this one. As soon as I played it in the shop I knew it was the one main guitar for me; it really was that dramatic. With the exception of the pick-ups, I find it difficult to believe that guitars can get any better than this. I also keep saying that I'll buy a matching bass one day! I would hate to be without it now. What else do I wish it had? - It would look bloody great with good quality gold plated fittings against its black body.

I have no idea what year this is, its an old version, im guessing mid to late 80's. Although there are no dints or scratches, its obviously seen a fair amount of use.

The usual 3 switches, pickup select. Push pull coil tap control, or whatever its for ( only seems to have a slight effect on mine )

I really love the neck of this guitar, mine is particularly smooth after being worn. All in all the guitar has kept its finish well, strange i notice some rust under the pickups, maybe the previous owner liked playing in the rain, maybe its just sweat, i have no idea.
The best feature of this guitar, except its design and shape, is the leg rest feature.

favourite sound is with just the humbucker switched on, all other pickups off, the guitar has a meaner, crunchier feel.

Its possible to get some strange effects just using the trem etc, so far the only pedal i have used with it is the EHX BiggMuff.

Somehow i have got a kink in the top string so somewhere around the 18 th fret it vibrates. It came with another two sets of new strings so no problem.

On my guitar the push/pull switch seems to have little effect, maybe its broke...

When I first recieved the guitar, it always stayed in tune. Since then someone has messed with it, but that is not the fault of the hardware. The bridge sits lower than it did, which explains why there isnt much backwards flex.
Some of the switches were loose when i got it, i just tightened them up a little, as far as i know the guitar is completely orginal.

It seems to be very reliable, a good combination of endurance and innovation. I have not had the guitar for very long so I cant say much...

Never contacted Hohner..

I bought this guitar for #175 (inc postage, guitar alone was #149)
Its black in colour, with veneered neck ( which is cracking due to heavy abuse) the guitar sounds great, nice warm tone. Very fast neck, at first i was disconcerted because the guitar had a little wear and tear, but after playing it I can say that this adds to its character and it feels nice and loose while playing. Also it was cheap.

I think the bridge on my hohner may be slightly defective ( where it says STEINBERGER SYSTEM), there is hardly any backwards movement with the trem, but its fine fowards. It was not like this when i first got it, but im taking it to get serviced soon so they can take a look at it then. I think a drunken friend stood on it or something.
Usually the guitar holds tune very well, but if you particularly abuse the trem, as to make the strings slack, then the guitar loses tune more easily. Tuning is a little fiddly, you have to be careful not to retune the strings you have already done accidentally, as the knobs are very close together. I have thin long fingers and its fine for me, but people with thicker fingers mat find this a problem ( a friend of mine).
I like the fold down leg rest the most, its the best feature ( apart from the headless design ) it looks like something designed for a sub machine gun!

Lightweight guitar, great design and fantastic playability. Equipped with Select EMG PU in H/S/S configuration. Steinberger bridge R-TREM. Very fast neck ( 'C' profile Gibson like ) with 24 frets. Three microswitches for 8 PU on/off combinations ! ( OK, 7 if you want to hear something from your amp :) ) plus a push/pull switch on the tone control to switch the humbucker to single coil.

Not bad at all. I like very much the humbucker that is very hot and bright, but i'm not totally satisfied by the single coils that are a little lifeless. Good sustain, not a Les Paul
but far superior to my Ibanez ( '87 RG-560 with Floyd Rose bridge ).
I play my new G3T thru a Boss GT-3 preamp, a Marshall 8004 power amp and a Marshall 1922 (2x12) cab. The Boss unit do a great job and help a lot the rebirth of some 'lost frequencies' of the single coils. ( So the sound value is increased from 7 to 9 !!!)

I purchased (used) this guitar in perfect conditions, only the action was a little too high for my taste. I have lowered it in a few minutes, working on the R-TREM and the truss rod tension. Now I've a low,low action without any buzz. The finish is perfect. Made in Korea ? Yes, and I'm happy; high standards, good materials, LOW PRICES !!! THIS IS NOT A POOR COPY OF STEINBERGER !

I have purchased this guitar 1 week ago so I hope ......

I have visited the hohner internet site (www.hohnerusa.com) but ..... no G3T found ! :(

Great guitar, great look. I've been playing for 25 years now ( 40 years young !!! ), and I've owned a lot of guitars from my first Cimar ('77 SG cheap copy ) to Gibson Les Paul Custom (my main guitar), thru various Fender Stratocaster (American, Japanese and Mexican), Ibanez and now this new baby.
Hohner has surprised me, G3T is a GOOD choice for all guitar players and who, like me, play in a rock cover band and need a large palette of sounds, an easy and fast neck, light weight and an affordable price. I've purchased it as backup but I suppose it will became my first guitar because of sound and weight.

Brand new Hohner G3T. Smallbody Steinberger design made of Rock Maple instead of the composite material Steinbergers are made from. 24 frets, EMG Select pickups in a H/S/S configuration, single volume, single tone, independant pickup switching (one small toggle for each pickup). Steinberger licensed standard bridge with a black whammy bar that does not screw into the bridge. Adjustment for bar tension is with a small allen screw next to the hole in the bridge. I bought my guitar through Ed Roman guitars, and it was shipping directly to him from the factory just days before it was shipped to me.. I got a little checklist with the guitar from Ed Roman, listing the Quality Control things that they did.. so I can't really comment on the setup direct from the factory, as mine was tweaked by one of the best. The guitar comes with a standard amount of features, but tons possibilities are increased with the three independant switches, as opposed to a five-way selector (as on the Steinberger Spirit GT3). An added note: I also bought a Steinberger Spirit to customize myself, and to compare with the Hohner (and I have a review of the spirit on Harmony Central as well).

Knowing full well that EMG Select pickups sound like shit, I upgraded the pickups to an EMG 85 in the bridge and two EMG SA single coils. I can't really say what the Selects would have sounded like in the Hohner, but since I bought a Spirit GT3 as well I've got a good comparison instrument. Quite simply, the Hohner G3T with -real- EMGs is the best sounding guitar I've ever played (and without going into major details, that's saying something). Completely quiet, great picking response, great harmonics, -incredible- sustain, and an excellent tone. My philosophy with guitars is to get a pure sound from the instrument, and let my amplification do the work with tone.. this guitar is perfect for that. If you're hoping for a Strat or Les Paul sound by plugging this directly into an amp, you're not going to get it.. but if you know what you're doing with an amp or rack setup, you can not only get both of those sounds, you can get just about anything else you want from it as well. I had planned to install an internal synth pickup in this guitar, and use the Spirit as a "high gain, rock only" guitar.. but I'm so impressed with the Hohner, I can't bring myself to take a router to it. I'll be happy to rout out the Spirit though. I played this guitar through my rig (Rocktron Chameleon preamp, Alesis Quadraverb effects, and an Alesis MEQ-230 eq), and my studio partner's rig (Rocktron Pro GAP preamp, Digitech DSP-128 effects, Digitech DSP-256 effects, Roland SD3030 reverb, Peavey 500 watt power amp, Marshall 412 cabinet).

For action and fit, I'm going to have to disqualify my guitar because it was setup by an expert (but on that note, if you decide to buy one of these, get one from Ed Roman, and ensure that the setup is the best it can be). As far as the guitar design, there are no flaws whatsoever in the finish, routing, or hardware.

These guitars are built like rocks. I've been playing a Hohner B2A bass for 11 years now. Up until three months ago, it was the only instrument I owned, because it did everything I needed, and never had a single problem with it. It's been beat up at gigs, travelled across the country, and it still plays like the day I bought it. I have no doubt in my mind that the guitar will perform in the same manner. I will be gigging with this guitar, but I will have the Spirit as a backup, mainly because the Spirit will have the guitar synth pickup.

I have never dealt with Hohner as a company. I've been using their products for over 12 years without a single problem, so I can't really rate their customer support.

I'm a bass player who picked up drums, guitar and vocals over the years. I've been playing for 13 or 14 years now, and my first real instrument was a Hohner PJ Bass that I got about 12 years ago. I played that up until I got the Steinberger style Hohner B2A a year later, and sold the PJ as I loved the shit out of my new bass. I played the Hohner exclusively up until three months ago, when I bought an Ibanez EDA-905 5-string bass. That bass is -very- difficult for me to play slap-style on, so I still use my Hohner about 40-50% of the time, and I'm still looking for a used Hohner 5-string to convert to a fretless. My plan with my guitar rig was a large but simple concept. A guitar Roland synth pickup running into a preamp, effects unit on one side, and the Roland synth on the other. Both of these will be mixed by a four channel mixer, then into a power amp, and into a pair of 2x10 cabs running stereo. This evolved into needing two guitars; one as the main guitar with EMGs, the other as a high gain guitar with DiMarzios. I got a Hohner from www.edromanguitars.com for a total of $733 (with EMG pickups, and a Roland synth pickup), and a Spirit from www.musicyo.com for $330 (with some minor extra accessories). I have absolutely -no- complaints about my Hohner, but read my Steinberger Spirit review for some dirt on that one.

This is one of the recent reissue Hohner Pro Steinberger spinoffs. I had at one time owned both an older Hohner Steinberger and a real L series Steinberger...and by far this one is far more memorable. It has the SSH EMG Selects but I put a DiMarzio Virtual Vintage Blues in the mid position and a new volume pot and what a difference. The guitar sings now. In tandem with the 3 on off switches and the push pull pot...the versatility of this guitar is outstanding.

I have been playing for over 35 years, having cut my teeth back in the late 1960's...and I have played professionally, semi-pro and as a demo player, as I write songs, too. I find this guitar with its neck thru body is a winner. The guitar resonates even when it is unplugged. I have had a few neck thrus before but this one is superb.
With the added DiMarzio you get mellow tones, bluesy tones and strat like bite. I play less rock and more roots stuff such as blues, country and all with a jazzy tinged approach. I favor cleaner sounds over super crunch but I do like a warm edge...and this guitar gets them all.

This is so much better than the recent Steinberger Spirits. I had the op to play one and found the necks horrible. This neck is a bit wider and chunkier, more Gibson-like and I prefer it. It is heads above the Spirit models.

I don't really use trem much...and this guitar seems very dependable on that basis. Great feel, great sound and very comfortable to hold.

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I bought this from Ed and found him to be a gentleman. In fact, his assistant Alan is a very nice guy, too. Other dealers are selling the Hohner Steinbergers for over $500. I got mine with a nice Warwick gig bag...very padded and pro feeling. I have had all of the great guitars in my day. But this axe doesen't make me miss any of them...aside from the fact that if I owned one or all of them...I could sell them for a nice buck and buy a couple more of these Hohners....
Vince DeLucia

The Hohner G3T is a copy of the famous Steinberger 'Stick' guitars.

My G3T is one of the reissues from 1999. I'm not sure of the differences from the originals as I've never seen one, but I've read that there were several improvements made. The guitar is manufactured in Korea in the same factory as the Steinberger Spirit series (as sold by Musicyo.com) but from what I've seen (and read) the Hohners are better quality guitars.

The original Steinbergers were of a carbon-graphite construction, but the Hohners are solid wood. There are 3 EMG Select pickups (HSS with the humbucker at the bridge) and each pickup has its own on/off switch . There is a volume and a tone control and the tone control is push/pull which acts as a coil-tap for the humbucker. It also has an effect on the single coils as well, making them sound more delicate and thinner but I'm not sure exactly what causes this.

There is a 24 fret neck and, as you can imagine with no body, access to the top frets is incredible. It has a rosewood fingerboard and Steinberger licensed nut. The bridge is also a copy of the Steinberger bridge with built-in tuners and is one of the best designs I've come across. You can literally depress the tremolo arm until the strings are flapping on the pickups and it comes straight back into tune. I've never played a guitar that has more stable tuning - and that includes models with locking nuts, locking machine heads, etc.

I bought the guitar second-hand, so I'm not sure exactly what is meant to come with it. I got a gig bag with it.

I'm always pleasantly surprised by the tone I get from this guitar. I play all sorts of music from country to electronica to prog rock and I can always get a suitable tone from it. I mostly use it with a POD and together they make the perfect travelling guitar set-up.

The combination of the HSS pick-up arrangement is a versatile set-up, but by the time you combine this with the coil-tap (which also seems to work on the single coils although I don't know why) the number of tones available is quite considerable. Then consider the fact that it has an individual switch for each pickup and the range of possibilities are quite staggering. I'm always using the neck and bridge pickups in combination as it gives a unique sound that I find both unusual and versatile.

It does a passable imitation of most 'classic' guitar sounds and has some tones all of its own too. Damn impressive.

Since I bought this guitar second hand I don't know how well set-up it was when it left the factory, but by the time I got my hands on it the set-up was excellent. I haven't noticed any problems with any of the components and they all look like they'll last the lifetime of the guitar. For a Korean made guitar I think the quality is exemplary.

I haven't gigged with this guitar yet, but I'd certainly have no hesitation about doing so. I'd take my Strat along as a back-up in case of breaking a string, but otherwise it seems fine.

The finish is solid and robust. I haven't managed to knock any chunks out of it yet (which is more that I can say for my Strat). I replaced the strap buttons with strap-locks and they work a treat.

I haven't had the need yet.

I have long been an admirer of Steinberger guitars and have wanted one since I first saw them on Top of the Pops back in the 80s. I'd heard mixed reports about them from various people and I wasn't sure how I'd take to it when I finally bought one, but I have to say I have nothing but praise for Ned Steinberger's design and Hohner's production quality. This guitar has been a revelation to me. Here's why:

1) It's tiny and is therefore easily portable
2) Access to the top registers is totally unobstructed
3) The variety of tones is unparalleled for a guitar of its price
4) The quality of tone is excellent
5) Changing strings is a joy and takes no time at all
6) The tuning stability is rock-solid
7) The bridge can be locked so it stays in tune if you break a string
8) The tremolo is the best I've ever used on any guitar of any price
9) The leg rest makes it more stable than a Strat when seated
10) Its symmetrical body means it won't fall over when you lean it against your amp or a table.

I will never be without my G3T. If it's lost or nicked I'll be onto Hohner immediately to get a replacement. It's such a great design at an unbelievable price that I'll be buying myself a Hohner 'Stick' bass at some point too.

Do yourself a favour - try one of these guitars out.

This guitar is a very nice and light weight copy of a Steinberger. I bought mine sveral years ago and this is my second one. I sold the first one and bought a Std Strat. I missed the Hohner and grabbed this one used with the soft shell case. It was in mint condition! It plays great due to the 24 fret neck. No buzzing. The ball-end strings were hard to find but now that Hohner is making the instrument again it should be easier. The fit and finish were much better than I expected. THe tuners are small but relatively easy to adjust, i.e, no winder needed! The trem system works great and this baby stays in tune. The treble knob pulls out for a brighter sound and my first one for some reason did not have this feature. Hard case is preferred if you gig alot. Soft case is fine for at home storage.

The sound is just what you would think, somewhere between a strat and a gibson. It can come fairly close to immidating either guitar and it is wonderfully light weight on stage. My guess is that replacing the pickups with expensive ones would truly make this guitar sound great!

Mine was used but the fit, finish, and set-up were perfect. No complaints!

Both of the ones I owned looked like they would last forever. Very dependable gig guitar and I did break a string once and locked the trem and popped in a new string while still in the same song! Not Bad!

Don't know, never needed it!

Don't forget to read the Steinberger-reviews as well!

So, I'll try to follow the recommended list: It's very similar to the Steinberger Spirit GT, with few differences (SSH vs HSH and different switches). Made in Korea, but very WELL made, so don't worry about the distant origin!

It has 24 frets, solid body, nice rosewood fingerboard, easy to play. Pickups are S/S/H EMG Select. And the headless Steinberger mechanics, which was one of the reasons falling in love at first sight. The other benefits are the attractive design and the really small size, which has a drawback as well: if you play sitting, and you are used to place it on your left leg and playing closer to the bridge, you might accidentally push the bridge without noticing it, which will have the same effect as using the vibrato lever, but few hours of practice, and you get used to hold your hand properly (and your guitar teacher at the conservatory will look much happier too!).

It has three swithes, one for every pickup, a volume and a tone knob, wich has a push-pull capability, and this function is labeled as "Vintage" sound.

The Steinberger mechanics are incredibly good! You just see it, and you know it's THE gear. And it really is. I've never seen something alike before!

It comes with a cable and the tools necesary for adjustement.

The singles are just as singles usual, and of course not as powerful as the humbucker. They are having the sound you might expect from the EMG. As I mentioned above, you have the standard features for shaping the tone, but nowdays it's mostly made by the effects (I use now the Korg Pandora 3, just a bit larger than a cigaret box, but good as hell!). The only disturbing moment is, that while you're not touching the string, it has some noise (therefore the 9). Anyway, it won't happen while playing.
The humbucker has especially a nice, fat sound, with a lot of harmonics.

The outlooks and the workmanship is as good as expected. No complaints. Factory setup is correct, sounds balanced, and the pitch at the 24. fret is accurate on every string (the Pandora shows it all!).
My only real complaint is the poor manual (therefore a 9), actually a few sheets of paper, without any picture. For tuning you don't need more, but the setup features of the Steinberger mechanics need some better explanations.
I noticed a small gap under the frets closer to the head too (further -1, that makes 8). The frets themselves are actually radial as those on the bridge-side, but the wood there is radial as well. But on the head-side the wood is flat, so the bent frets are producing some gap in their middle. Maybe it's a part of the design, and it's good that way. Anyway, the frets are firmly planted into the neck, and the sound transfer is OK.

It's one of the best features. The solid metal knobs, the bridge, the solid body - they seem to last forever. You'll need a backup just for the case you break a string, but for me - the backup will be an other G3T.

It comes with one year warranty, but the guy in the shop told me "He thought it will never arrive, because Hohner delivers very inaccurate." It was supposed to arrive Please-allow-us-60-days-for-delivery, but luckily, it arrived in 30 days!

Completely statisfied! Very well worth the price, and if stolen or lost I'll buy it again, and again, and again... Maybe it should be made in more pickup configurations. If interested be sure look at the Steinbergers too (www.musicyo.com).