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Bass Musician Magazine features a wonderful review of the NS RADIUS Bass Guitars by bassist Todd Urban featuring insights by designer Ned Steinberger. The NS Radius Bass – A New Approach to Bass Ergonomics http://bassmusicianmagazine.com/2014/05/ns-radius-bass-new-approach-bass-ergonomics-todd-urban/

Back in the middle of March, I had the opportunity to present an educational session to attendees of the American String Teachers Association National Conference in Louisville.  The session, entitled, “10 Practical Strategies for Incorporation Electric Bowed Strings into the Music Classroom,” is designed to give teachers some simple ideas for getting your string players’ […]

Whether on big stages, orchestral settings, theater pits, jazz clubs, composing or writing product reviews, bassist Jonathan Moody’s unique perspective and observation on the professional setting is always a joy to hear about. He reflects on his jamming experience at NAMM 2014 in this uplifting article for Seymour Duncan online “Play Nice with Others” http://www.seymourduncan.com/blog/the-players-room/play-nice-with-others/

NOBLEBORO, MAINE (February 21, 2014) – NS Design is proud to announce the arrival of the NXT4 Electric Viola, designed by Ned Steinberger. Made to meet the demands of studio, stage, and other challenging performance environments, the NXT4 frees the violist from the limitations of an amplified acoustic viola. Based around a comfortable 16″ viola […]

  NS Design announces the arrival of the CR4 RADIUS bass guitar, joining the ground-breaking CR5 recently introduced by Ned Steinberger. Crafted in the Czech Republic, the RADIUS embodies Steinberger’s breadth of experience, insight and design brilliance. Steinberger approached the RADIUS by re-exploring each facet of a bass guitar, leading to numerous innovations, such as […]

With a large collection of viral music videos to their credit, Collective Cadenza (CDZA) was invited to help kick off the first annual YouTube Music Awards, which streamed live on November 3rd and have amassed 3.8 million views since. CDZA features violinist and NS artist Charles Yang on the CR-4 violin. Also don’t miss CDZA’s […]

After a year of touring with Madonna, Jason Yang has gotten back to making viral music videos. Check out this fantastic medley of DAFT PUNK covers—awesome combination of CR-4 violin and Talk-Box effects!

Performing with loops is a new and difficult art. Emmy Award-winning composer and violinist Gary Kuo demystifies the process with this beautiful video demonstration of “Nearer, My God, To Thee”. You can watch as Gary lays down the different harmonies with his CR-5 violin, creating a magnificent, symphonic effect and showing how powerful and moving […]

We were delighted to exhibit our electric upright basses and bass guitars at Bass Player Live back in November. We love spending time with many of the world’s finest bassists who gather for this event at SIR Studios in Los Angeles. At the NS Booth, we hosted performances by Chance Wilder Onody, Hal Henckel, Jonathan Moody, Nathan […]

Premier Guitar writer Steve Cook gave high marks to the NS CR5 RADIUS Bass Guitar in an online review this month. Marveling at the instrument’s sophistication and detail, Cook writes: Steinberger has once again pushed the boundaries of interesting features while at the same time enhancing a bassist’s overall comfort and interaction with an instrument. […]

The International Bluegrass Music Association‘s annual World of Bluegrass conference is the epicenter of all things related to the music. NS Design returned to this event to share our instruments with our Bluegrass friends. Our electric double basses—and increasingly electric violins too—have enjoyed a rapid rise to popularity among Bluegrassers due to their good looks, […]

Hi all. I am in my last day of my summer of conducting orchestras again this year at Interlochen Summer Arts Academy. It has been a great summer with lots of performing on my NS Design CR Series violin. I played for a fantastic art exhibit opening on July 24, using my looping technology, acoustic […]

Big thanks to Premier Guitar for shooting this great video about the CR5 Radius Bass Guitar.  A great introduction to the instrument from Ned himself, followed by a demo by Chance Wilder Onody.  The sound in this video is great!  Thanks for a great profile of this exciting new instrument! (You can download a brochure […]

Ned Steinberger has created a new classic for the bass guitarist. This long-awaited instrument earned praise from virtually every player who tried it at the 2013 NAMM show. The Radius, which weighs just over 8 lbs. and is beautifully balanced, embodies a number of extraordinary design and performance innovations, including the Diradial™ curved body shape, […]

Hot of the presses!  Our 2013 catalogs for the CR and NXT series instruments are now online. Click below to download them. CR Series Catalog NXT Series Catalog

NAMM, the international music trade show held in Anaheim, California, brings together manufacturers, dealers, distributors, musicians and other leaders in the music industry. At this year’s NAMM, NS Design hosted a wide variety of musicians, and showcased the entire NS product line of electric double basses, Omni basses, cellos, violas, violins, and accessories. Bassist Noor […]

NS Design is pleased to announce the delivery of the NXT-series Omni Bass. With the familiar 34-inch bass guitar scale, the Omni Bass is designed for the bass guitarist interested in adding the character and expressiveness of an acoustic upright bass, or the NS electric upright, to his performance palette. Available in four- and five-string […]

NS Design is delighted to announce delivery of the NS Fretted Electric Violin series. Created by the world renowned designer, Ned Steinberger, the fretted models are now available in both the NXT series, which features a self-powered pickup system, and the CR series, with its active electronics. The CR and NXT models are both available […]

The NXT4 double bass hit the national airwaves last week in the talented hands of Delta Rae’s Grant Emerson.  The band covered Fleetwood Mac’s “The Chain” in a version “so stormy and impassioned,” according to VH1’s Zara Golden, “that the original sounds like a lullaby in comparison.”  

NS Design is proud to announce a partnership with composer Julie Lyonn Lieberman on her recently published Bollywood Strings Project, based around an orchestral score composed by Ms. Lieberman for orchestra and electric violin. Written either for Junior or Senior High School level players, the parts can be performed independently, but they also can be […]

NS Design is pleased to announce that our high-performance JackPot™ volume control has been awarded U.S. Patent No. 8,253,007. Invented by Ned Steinberger, the JackPot is a combination potentiometer and rotary switch. It allows the player to bypass an instrument’s volume and tone circuitry, delivering a stronger signal, richer sound, and greater overall intensity. Most […]

This Fall, performance artist and longtime NS Design endorser Laurie Anderson will debut her new solo show Dirtday! at a series of concerts on the West Coast and in the Southwest.  Centered around her playing on the NS Viola, the show explores the issue of fear in American culture.  Part of a trilogy that included […]

We love hearing people play great music on our instruments.  Even better, we love it when our instruments show people new musical possibilities.  Thanks to Dave Norris from Melbourne for writing—this is what it’s all about! Dear NS Design, My name is Dave Norris and I’m a bass player from Melbourne, Australia. I have a […]

The six-string CR-Series cello offers cellists enormous dynamic and tonal ranges.  Hearing the music these instruments inspire  is a special treat.  That’s certainly the case with Wytold (William Wytold Lebing).  Raised in northern Virginia, Wytold grew up playing with the cello and the guitar.  Going electric with the CR-6 opened up huge new musical and […]