NS Design NXT Electric Upright Bass Black w/Gigbag + Stand

NS Design NXT Electric Upright Bass Black w/Gigbag + Stand

This Item Is Located At IVG Sherman Oaks

The Bass Is In Very Good Overall Condition (Please See Photos)

4-String Bass

Solid, Straight Grain Maple With Maple Face In Satin Black Finish Shows Minor Playwear Throughout 

Polar Directional Piezo Pickup System

Passive Circuit With High Impedance Output 

Volume Control, Tone Control, Toggle Switch (Arco- & Pizz. Mode)

Hand Graduated Neck With Cascading Dot Inlays

Single Action Truss Rod

Comes With Original Gig Bag And Bass End Pin Stand + End Pin Stand Conversion Kit

NS Design was founded in 1990 by famed instrument designer Ned Steinberger to develop electric string instruments. The primary focus is on bowed instruments – the violin, viola, cello and double bass. Ned explains, “Bowed electric instruments have been made since the mid-thirties. Unfortunately, most of these instruments are the victims of the misplaced idea that an electric instrument should sound exactly like its acoustic predecessor. I want to take it a step further, I want to see what these instruments can do when they are set free.” 

NXT Upright, whose electronics are fully based around the Polar Pickup System, share the classic body design, ergonomics and performance support options of the CR and EU Series. Available in 4 and 5 string configurations, these instruments are produced in the Czech Republic by the same craftsmen who build NS Design’s most advanced instruments. 

Arco and Pizzicato techniques have almost unlimited expressive potential, thanks to the Polar Pickup System. A convenient switch allows selection of the traditional arco mode for percussive attack and dynamic bowed response, or pizzicato mode for a smooth, sustained tone.