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Let's talk about the players who have developed an instrument with a well known builder that's clearly their own but didn't attach their signature to the resulting instrument.
Such is the case with Genesis player Mike Rutherford who in the mid eighties was an advocate for Steinberger instruments, using both the bass and the guitar version of their L series.
But Rutherford is a tall guy, towering over 6 feet, so playing such a compact instrument like a Steinberger L series bass, looked a little... How can I put this... funny, but not 'Ha-ha' funny.
Genesis live in 1986, with both Rutherford and Daryl Stuermer playing Steinberger L-series instruments
So in that same year, Rutherford teamed up with Brittish luthier Roger griffin to create something that looked and felt like a normal instrument to Rutherford, at first they made a plastic stratocaster-shaped encasing for Rutherford's L-series instrument which they took to Ned Steinberger to see.
In addition, Rutherford also played a Status headless doubleneck for a while and I wonder if that was an influence as well...
Rutherford playing his Status double neck during the "Mama" tour
The result of their coleboration was the GM series guitar and the XM series bass
Rutherford on Genesis'1987 tour playing one of the first GM series they made him.
But this Steinberger Rutherford model never became an official model for the guy.
Such is the case with Genesis player Mike Rutherford who in the mid eighties was an advocate for Steinberger instruments, using both the bass and the guitar version of their L series.
But Rutherford is a tall guy, towering over 6 feet, so playing such a compact instrument like a Steinberger L series bass, looked a little... How can I put this... funny, but not 'Ha-ha' funny.
Genesis live in 1986, with both Rutherford and Daryl Stuermer playing Steinberger L-series instruments
So in that same year, Rutherford teamed up with Brittish luthier Roger griffin to create something that looked and felt like a normal instrument to Rutherford, at first they made a plastic stratocaster-shaped encasing for Rutherford's L-series instrument which they took to Ned Steinberger to see.
In addition, Rutherford also played a Status headless doubleneck for a while and I wonder if that was an influence as well...
Rutherford playing his Status double neck during the "Mama" tour
The result of their coleboration was the GM series guitar and the XM series bass
Rutherford on Genesis'1987 tour playing one of the first GM series they made him.
But this Steinberger Rutherford model never became an official model for the guy.
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