Ned Steinberger

Ned Steinberger (b. Princeton, New Jersey, 1948) is an American creator of innovative musical instruments.

He is most notable for his design of guitars and basses without a traditional headstock first introduced under the Steinberger brand in 1980.

Steinberger grew up in the New York City suburb of Hastings-on-Hudson and attended the Maryland Institute of Art, where he earned a BFA in sculpture.

[7] Inspired by that first creation, Steinberger set out to maximize ergonomics and functionality in a bass guitar design.

After [4] Together with Robert Young, Hap Kuffner and Stanley Jay, he founded Steinberger Sound in 1980.