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THE NS RADIUS BASS GUITAR

CR Series

CR Series RADIUS Bass Guitar

NXTa Series

NXTa Series RADIUS Bass Guitar

WAV Series

WAV Series RADIUS Bass Guitar

CR Series RADIUS Bass Guitar

  • Active electronics (18v) EMG™ / NS custom magnetic pickups and NS Polar™ Pickup System
  • Advanced tone-shaping controls
  • 4, 5 or 6 string
  • Crafted in the Czech Republic
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NXTa Series RADIUS Bass Guitar

  • Active/Passive dual-mode electronics, battery-free
  • NS/EMG™ custom pickups
  • 4 or 5 string, fretless or fretted
  • Crafted in the Czech Republic
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WAV Series RADIUS Bass Guitar

  • EMG™ / NS custom pickups, NS Polar™ Pickup System
  • 9-volt active onboard preamp
  • 4 or 5 string fretted
  • Crafted in Indonesia
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NS Bass Guitar Artists

“I have never been able to achieve my personal “perfect action” on another bass, which makes my RADIUS bass my favorite bass of all time!”

Nick Cañas
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Photograph of NS Design Artist Carolyn Routh with her CR4 RADIUS Bass Guitar in Nu-Blu.
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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
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CR Series

CR Series Radius Bass Guitar

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.; CR6 – 9.5 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

NXTa series RADIUS Bass Guitar

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

WAV Series RADIUS Bass Guitar

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

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