NS Design CRT-5 5-String Electric Upright Bass, Solid Rock Maple Body And Neck, Flame Maple Face.
The NS Design CRT-5 is the "traditional" version of the NS Double Bass, set up to satisfy the needs of the experienced upright bassist.
The NS Design CRT-5 comes with Acoustic Helicore Hybrid strings by D'Addario, specially designed for NS basses. These deliver a classic upright tone, warm and percussive, with a great response to the bow.
The bridge is raised to lift the strings above the fingerboard for action typical of the acoustic upright. Higher string tension and action make it possible to "dig in" like on an acoustic, with reserves of rich sound that can be eased back for a traditional tone, or brought forward for exciting new sounds.
Standard 106 cm acoustic upright scale length is employed to insure that fingering and string tension will be very close to conventional instruments. The neck shape is traditional, except that the small body allows unrestricted access to the upper register of the fingerboard.
A small brass button on the back of the neck provides a tactile reference for the traditional "D neck" position. Dot markers provide a subtle but effective intonation reference.
The exclusive Polar pickup has 2 modes of operation, "arco" and "pizzicato", that may be blended together. When blended equally (balance control centered) the response is similar to an acoustic upright.
The arco mode enhances sensitivity to the bow, and the plucked response is extraordinarily percussive. In the pizz. mode the percussive attack is reduced for a smooth sustained response. Bass and Treble EQ controls, in combination with the Polar pickup options, provide tremendous tonal range.
NS Design CRT-5 main features include:
- LENGTH: 132 cm (52")
- WIDTH: 15 cm (6")
- WEIGHT:(instrument only) 4.8 kg (10.5 lbs.)
- SCALE LENGTH: 106 cm (41.73")
- WEIGHT:(including stand & gig bag) 8.2 kg (18 lbs.)
- CONSTRUCTION: Solid rock maple body and neck, with a flame maple face.
- Neck: traditional profile
- Small brass pin on the back of the neck indicates thumb position
- FINISH: Amber stain with clear satin polymer topcoat
- FINGERBOARD: Hand graduated ebony fingerboard. Fingering/intonation referenced with cascading dot markers.
- BRIDGE: Black phenolic; radius 7.9cm (3.1") string spacing 9.3 cm (3.66"); adjustable height.
- BRIDGE PICKUPS: Polar directional piezo pickup system
- ELECTRONICS: 18 volt active circuit by HAZ Laboratories. Mono output.
NS Design CRT-5 5-String Electric Upright Double Bass (code 72135)
5-String Electric Upright Bass, Solid Rock Maple Body And Neck, Flame Maple Face, Ebony Fingerboard, Polar Piezo Pickup, Amber Stain
£2,199.00 (inc vat)