GR-4R N000500 Translucent Red

A Steinberger GR4R in translucent red, serial number N000500, produced in 2004.

This is a modern-era GR — built after Steinberger production resumed under MusicYo, with the graphite necks supplied by Moses Graphite. Cosmetically and functionally it’s the R-series formula intact, and the translucent finishes were a new option the earlier solid-color instruments never had.

Mahogany body, M/S Blend graphite neck. The neck and fingerboard are a single graphite piece — the stability, fast flat feel, and dead-spot-free response the platform is built on — but this generation adds an adjustable truss rod, so relief is a setup parameter rather than something you live with. Mated to a mahogany body, the voice is warmer and thicker than the maple-bodied earlier Rs.

R-Trem. Ned’s take on the conventional knife-edge tremolo, and a simpler, tougher system than the transposing trems on the graphite models. It locks down solid or floats at the flick of a lever, and it comes back to pitch. Paired with the double-ball string system, tuning stability is a non-issue.

Seymour Duncan pickups. H/S/S

Condition: Excellent, and fully stock — original pickups, electronics, and hardware throughout. We mirror polished the frets and gave it an EVH mod to prevent the strings from pinging on the zero fret.

Included:

• Original R-Trem tremolo arm
• New HeadlessUSA gig bag
• New HeadlessUSA strap

Sold and supported by HeadlessUSA — Steinberger parts, service, and restoration specialists. We inspect, set up, and photograph every instrument in-house.