Kiwi Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 Jon Kelsey who runs the NS custom shop has made the following announcement, picked up from [url="http://www.headless-europe.eu/Steinieland/News_120417.html"]http://www.headless-...ews_120417.html[/url] [i]“I am building the custom models of the new NS Design bass guitar, the NS US 5. For now we are building a 5 string model either fretted or fretless. The new design is amazing, it combines a somewhat traditional body shape with the most advanced and lightweight headless tuning system yet. This clamping system allows the player to use regular single ball strings and change them with ease and speed. Ned and I have been prototyping this instrument for over a year making sure that it balances perfectly so that the player does not need to hold up the neck, fighting gravity. The body is chambered so that we can control the weight. Another important part of the instrument is the neck design. We have hollowed out the neck and filled it with carbon fiber to eliminate "dead frets" and give it amazing stability. There will be a 6 string model and a 4 string model following the release of the 5's. The six string is especially exciting because of the lightweight tuner system, it should be one of the lightest six string basses available because Ned has eliminated the tuning machines and the headstock that make traditional 6 strings neck heavy. The electronics have been developed by Ned and EMG, and consist of two magnetic pickups and a newly designed piezo bridge. The mags are arched with the same radius as the strings so that the relation between the magnets and the strings stays the same all the way across the pickup.”[/i] I love the radiussed pickup tops, and overall arch topness of the instruments plus all the usual Steinberger attention to detail. I'm not sure about that body shape or the lack of convenient intonation at the bridge though and I don't understand why they've dropped the graphite composite necks...they are the best sounding composite necks on the market. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sprocket123 Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 Thanx for the news in there Kiwi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foal30 Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 Ned is best Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomRichards Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 I have some pix from NAMM, however if you go to YouTube there is a video of Ned introing them and one review of them. The head and neck are like Kubicki, the body Is a blend of Bolin/NS Design and a Steinie Q4 and the tuner is all Ned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomRichards Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 Here is the link to Ned introducing the new bass at NAMM: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAB0H4far4o&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAB0H4far4o&feature=related[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charic Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 Bloody clever stuff, the only thing that concerns me is that the bridge doesn't look adjustable... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomRichards Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 It is, the saddles have plenty of travel. I played it personally at NAMM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charic Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 [quote name='TomRichards' timestamp='1334758218' post='1620766'] It is, the saddles have plenty of travel. I played it personally at NAMM. [/quote] Ah ok, in which case it is "simply" very cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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