Where are the cheap Steinbergers at musicyo.com?

[wolf]

I visit the www.musicyo.com website fairly often and for about the last 2 years it has stated for just about every Steinberger "temporarily out of stock". And then it would say "Due Nov 30, 2005". I'd go back 6 months later and it would say "Due May 31, 2006" and so on.
The Steinbergers they do have on their website are a lot more expensive than the ones they used to have there. As a matter of fact, I bought one a few years ago for $250. (Great guitar). Those days are gone I guess. I just wish they'd come right out and say something has changed as opposed to continuously posting due dates 6 months in the future.

[gfxbss]

hmm, i love my steiny. a bit of a pain to set up. it likes to go out of tune when i use the vibrato. i am also familiar with the spirit line(the cheap ones you mentioned), and just like you said they are great guitars. admittedly im not a big fan of the bricks that they call humbuckers..... it makes it hard to do mods.... but at any rate, they dont sound bad thats for sure......

Tyler

[wolf]

Since the pickups were covered with plastic, I thought it might be possible to disassemble them in order to bring out all four wires but no. Disassembling the pickup means destroying it.
I bought some DiMarzio Super III's and put those in the Steinberger. It sounds great.

Steinberger Spirits are a great guitar for a reasonable $250. The only reason I can think for their being eliminated is to make more money with their USA Steinberger line. (About $900 and up)