While the NS RADIUS Bass Guitar carries forward the heritage of the headless design which was pioneered by Ned Steinberger, it also takes the bass guitar to an entirely new level of performance, playability and aesthetic appeal. Integrated magnetic and piezo pickup systems expand the tonal palette, delivering incredibly powerful lows, exceptional high end clarity, and expressive dynamics, making the Radius one of the most musically versatile basses ever built.
CR Series RADIUS Bass Guitar
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. With fusion neck, the Diradial™ body design, the NS tuning system, and the NS/EMG™ pickup system, the RADIUS is, by design, the most sonically dynamic, versatile and exciting bass available today.
NXTa Series RADIUS Bass Guitar
The NXTa Radius Bass brings together brilliant ergonomics of the headless neck and body configuration, the NS self-clamping tuning system, custom NS/EMG™ pickups, volume-volume-tone controls, and battery-free Dual Mode Output electronics made for NS by Mi-Si™.
WAV Series RADIUS Bass Guitar
Among the advantages of a headless bass are weight and balance. The RADIUS body contours to your torso, your hands fall naturally into place, and there is no neck dive. It feels extraordinarily secure and comfortable. With the ergonomics of the headless neck and body configuration, the NS self-clamping tuning system, custom NS/EMG™ pickups, and volume-volume-tone controls, the WAV RADIUS Bass is completely about the experience, every time you pick it up. It’s in the feel of the instrument before you plug it in, and it’s embodied in the tone, performance and possibilities when the house lights go down.
“I have never been able to achieve my personal “perfect action” on another bass, which makes my RADIUS bass
Nick Cañas
my favorite bass of all time!”
Feature Comparison
All NS RADIUS Bass Guitars Have:
- Adjustable string action and intonation
- Concave Diradial™ Body Design
- Headless, bolt-on neck with volute thumb reference at the nut.
- Adjustable steel truss rod for precise fingerboard relief adjustment.
- Patented Self-Clamping Tuning System
- 4 String: Scale Length: 34″. Neck Radius: 15″
- 5 String: Scale Length: 35″. Neck Radius: 15″
- D’Addario™ EXL 170 Nickel Round Wound Bass Guitar strings are standard. Compatible with any standard single-ball end, full-scale bass guitar strings.
- Padded gig bag standard with handle, backpack straps and gear pouch
- Tool kit, Owners Manual
CR Series
Electronics
EMG™/NS Integral system with EMG Radius custom magnetic pickups and NS Polar™ pickup system, 18-volt active onboard preamp
Controls
Rotary for volume, active Treble cut/boost, active Bass cut/boost, magnetic/piezo pickup blend, 3-position magnetic pickup selector switch, and 3-position piezo EQ switch
Fingerboard
Ebony
Weight
CR4 – 8.4 lbs.; CR5 – 8.6 lbs.
Finish
Solid maple; flame maple face with a polymer top coat: Amber Satin, Charcoal Satin, Natural Satin
Model Options
4-String, 5-String; fretted or fretless
Origin
Czech Republic
NXTa Series
Electronics
EMG™/NS Radius custom magnetic pickups, battery-free dual-mode Active / Passive output electronics
Controls
Individual rotary volume control for neck and bridge pickup, master tone control.
Fingerboard
Richlite™
Weight
NXT4a – 7.8 lbs.; NXT5a – 8.6 lbs.
Finish
Solid, straight grain maple, with maple face (Satin Black model) or flame maple face (Sunburst model)
Other
Includes NXTa AC charger
Model Options
4-String, 5-String; fretted or fretless
Origin
Czech Republic
WAV Series
Electronics
EMG™/NS Integral system with EMG Radius custom magnetic pickup and NS Polar™ pickup system, 9-volt active onboard preamp
Controls
Rotary Volume, Pickup Balance, Magnetic Tone, Piezo Pickup Tone
Fingerboard
Ebony
Weight
WAV4 – 8 lbs.; WAV5 – 8.2 lbs.
Finish
Solid meranti: Matte Black, high gloss Metallic Crimson, high gloss Metallic White
Model Options
4-String, 5-String; fretted
Origin
Indonesia