Description
The 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 innovations such as the Fusion neck, the Diradial™ body design, the NS tuning system, and the NS/EMG™ pickup system. However, what makes this instrument most remarkable is its seamless integration of feature, form and function.
The sensuous lines of the RADIUS are balanced and refreshing, which is exactly how it feels to hold and to play it. Most of all, the RADIUS is, by design, the most sonically dynamic, versatile and exciting bass available today. According to the editors of the UK’s Guitar & Bass Magazine™, which awarded it 2014 Best Guitar Over £1,000, the RADIUS is “a wonderful instrument that manages to look cooler than a headless bass has any right to,” and “a bass that demands to be played.”
Fretted or fretless, 4 string (CR4), 5 string (CR5), and the new Limited Edition 6 string (CR6) CR RADIUS Bass Guitar is available in Amber Satin, Natural Satin, or Charcoal Satin finishes.
Features & Highlights
NS FUSION NECK: The RADIUS features a bolt-on one-piece maple neck with continuous carbon fiber reinforcement and steel double-action reinforcing 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″ radius, is 34″ scale for the CR4 and CR6, and 35″ 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.
NS DIRADIAL BODY: The 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.
The instrument as a whole is perfectly balanced, no downward dip of the neck, giving the left hand unprecedented freedom. Combined, the shape, balance and light weight of the RADIUS make this instrument exceptionally comfortable to play.
NS/EMG INTEGRAL PICKUP SYSTEM: NS Design and EMG have collaborated to create this integrated piezo and magnetic pickup system. It features an 18-volt 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.
CONTROLS: The controls on the 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.
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).
GIG BAG: The RADIUS bass guitar includes a deluxe padded gig bag with a handle, adjustable backpack straps and a large front zipper pocket with room for cables and gear. The loaded gig bag will fit in the overhead compartment of most commercial aircraft.
Specifications
| CR4 | CR5 | CR6 | |
| Overall length | 41.5″ | 42.25″ | 41.5″ |
| Body length | 20.8″ | 20.8″ | 20.8″ |
| Neck scale | 34″ | 35″ | 34″ |
| Neck radius | 15″ | 15″ | 15″ |
| Weight | 8.4 lbs | 8.6 lbs | 9.5 lbs |
| Bridge spacing | 19mm | 18mm | 17mm |
| Nut width | 1.60″ | 1.85″ | 2.06″ |
| 12th fret width | 2.19″ | 2.54″ | 2.91″ |