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This is a light, superbly toned 5 string headless bass, I love the tonal range and ease of playability this bass has, but I am going back into a rock band and using my Ray.

When I bought it one of the bridge adjusters had been chewed, NS very kindly sent me from the Czech Republic a brand new one!  everything works and plays as it should, it has a fresh set of strings on it, Schaller S-locks and comes with the original quality gig bag.

There is plenty of info out there on these and a lot of great reviews.

RRP is a grand, Bass Direct sells them for £900, when they have them.  I am asking a very reasonable £600 plus postage.  Welcome to collect from Hereford.

Best small practise amp out there, incredible tone

Hi Guys, you know what these are, I have one in good condition complete with roqsolid cover.

It plays beautifully too

Got this recently from RussFM, and it is a lovely instrument, but now my trusty Warwick is back together it is surplus to requirement.

See below original ad from RussFM, (hope he doesn't mind!)

Have added a new set of Schaller Gold S-Locks and a fresh set of strings

And it is spectacular! A superb job, fixed back on the bass, intonation was a dream to set. Neck plays beautifully, it is such a tidy job, all fret edges are smooth, beautifully filled, all the heights are bang on.  When my beloved Ray needs the frets doing I know who I will be asking.

I will take some better shots, but in the meantime, see below.

I was really surprised with the roundwound strings, because they played well, tension was fine and amazingly didn’t sound tinny on the recordings.  Having owned one of the earlier Kalas, I was pleasantly surprised and now prefer the journeyman.  It is so playable snd so much fun!  Got mine from bass direct. 

I have a journeyman and love it, very playable, did some recordings with it, great tone.

You know you want to….

wow, nice job!  If I end up keeping it that is probably what I will do!

On 06/12/2021 at 18:56, davidlovellbass said:

What’s the weight of this?

by my bathroom scales 9.8lbs

I think you are absolutely right about the pre-amp.  I had an issue with the socket and one came up on here so just swapped it out.

My main bass is pukka Ray and they play and sound the same.  Just no fancy paintwork!

I am starting to edge towards keeping it!

 few extra pics! tidied up the headstock a little.

oh cheers, good shout, will see if I can contact him.

I am looking to get a defretted bass refretted, any suggestions?

Hi All,

Here is my USA 5 string SUB with loads of Mojo, it has certainly been a players bass, bought off this very forum, and upgraded with a genuine USA Stingray EQ.

It plays and sounds great and was a backup for my main stingray, which it did brilliantly, but I need an interesting 4 string for a project so am putting it up for trade.

Bump for a lovely bass…

I got this a couple of years ago from Bass Direct in a trade, it is a lovely instrument to play, full blown German and has the perfect fretless tone for my ears.  Trouble is, it is not getting used and with the musical ventures I am currently involved in there is no need for a fretless unfortunately.

It is a defret not a factory fretless, see pics, but plays very well.  There is a couple of small patches that the red oil stain has worn out on, one front and one back, I have stuck a little red fablon square on them, easily removed, probably easily re-stained? never bothered me. (again see pics)

I am up for interesting trades 4 or 5 string or a straight cash sale.

I know the size, it is clearly marked in the instruction manual, the trouble is these are very delicate being made of brass, and the previous owner obviously jammed in several different keys and buggered it!

Thankfully, NS Design came through and I now have the parts, now fitted from the Czech republic!

Hi All, just bought a lovely WAV5 Radius bass from a well known guitar shop.  The previous owner has totally destroyed one of the piezo bridge adjuster pillars, meaning it can’t be adjusted.  It doesn’t appear that easy to get the part, anyone know where to get a small brass part made?

They will obviously take the bass back but I would prefer to keep it.

Great easy transaction, all as it should be, top chap to deal with.

Great stuff

I posted MJJS’s one.

always send insured too.

Great cabs.  Sorry to see them go.

Now with pic