Description

From the manufacturer

NS Design CR4 RADIUS Bass Guitar, Amber Satin

Designed by NED STEINBERGER

Meticulously crafted in the Czech Republic, the CR RADIUS Bass Guitar embodies a breadth of experience, insight, and design brilliance which only Ned Steinberger can bring to the creation of a new classic. His approach to the RADIUS, as with every new instrument, was to re-explore each facet of a bass guitar, leading to such innovations as the Fusion neck, the Diradial body design, the NS tuning system, and the NS/EMG pickup system.

The CR RADIUS is, by design, the most sonically dynamic, versatile and exciting bass available today. As a whole, this instrument is perfectly balanced, no downward dip of the neck, giving the left hand unprecedented freedom. The shape, balance and light weight of the RADIUS combine to make this instrument exceptionally comfortable. However, what makes the RADIUS most remarkable is the brilliant integration of feature, form and function.

CR RADIUS Bass Guitar Dimensions and Weights

CR4 (4-String) – Overall Length: 41.5 inches; Body Length: 20.8 inches; Neck Scale: 34 inches; Neck Radius: 15 inches; Weight: 8.4 pounds; Bridge Spacing: 19 millimeter; Nut Width: 1.60 inches; 12th Fret Width: 2.19 inches.

CR5 (5-String) – Overall Length: 43 inches; Body Length: 20.8 inches; Neck Scale: 35 inches; Neck Radius: 15 inches; Weight: 8.6 pounds; Bridge Spacing: 18 millimeter; Nut Width: 1.85 inches; 12th Fret Width: 2.54 inches.

Fusion Neck

The CR RADIUS features a bolt-on one-piece maple neck with an embedded continuous carbon fiber core and adjustable truss rod. This combination has the natural feel of wood, but the core provides enhanced sustain and definition to each note.

The fingerboard, which has a 15 inches radius, is 34 inches scale for the CR4 and 35 inches scale for the CR5. Heavy conventional tuning machines are replaced by an aluminum headplate with ball-end string mounting slots. The tuning system is integrated into the body.

Patented NS Tuning System

The CR RADIUS has a self-clamping, precision tuning machine (US Patent 6,528,710), built into the body. This fast, simple system accepts any standard single-ball end, full-scale bass guitar string. No tools are needed: simply rotate the knurled knob to change a string or tune the instrument.

Bridge & Saddle: The aluminum one-piece bridge and saddle assembly provide full height and angle adjustment, allowing the player to precisely tailor the action and tweak the intonation with the adjustment of hex head set screws (hex key included).

Diradial Body

The CR RADIUS’s maple body, with flamed maple top, has a concave back radius, which provides enhanced contact and stability against the torso.

The front of the instrument is more tightly radiused, which, in combination with the general wedge shape of the body, shifts it into more comfortable orientation with the right hand.

The distinctive horn provides a natural grip, and the configuration of the body cutaway provides easy access to the highest frets.

RADIUS Pickup System and Controls

NS Design and EMG have collaborated to create this integrated piezo and magnetic pickup system for the CR RADIUS. It features an 18V onboard preamp, which provides extraordinary dynamic headroom. The active electronics are combined with the NS bridge-mounted Polar pickup system, the marriage of which puts an exceptionally broad, musically rich spectrum of tone at the player’s fingertips.

The controls on the CR RADIUS bass give the player full ability to shape and mix the magnetic and piezo output: Master Volume, active Treble cut/boost, active Bass cut/boost, rotary magnetic/piezo pickup blend, 3-position magnetic pickup selector switch, and 3-position piezo EQ switch.

• Ns radial Body
• Ns Fusion neck
• Ns patented tuning system
• Ns/EMG integral pickup system polar pickup system
• 4 or 5 string, Fretted or fretless available