A Balanced Bass with Unbelievable Sustain
Grab ahold of the innovative NS Design CR4 Radius bass guitar and prepare to be stunned by this powerhouse instrument's optimized feel and exquisite tone. It all starts with a spritely and punchy maple body topped with eye-popping zebrawood, elevating your playing to near-transcendent levels thanks to its otherworldly definition and sustain. Sweetwater players can't get enough of the CR4 Radius' maple fusion neck, allowing for the fingers to slide up and down this 4-string's ebony fingerboard with unprecedented ease. You'll be positively captivated by the amount of dynamic headroom provided by the CR4 Radius' state-of-the-art pickups and active electronics, with a pair of EMG humbuckers delivering booming tones in complete clarity and NS Design's Polar pickup system extending this instrument's sonic spectrum into the stratosphere. When professional feel and sonic excellence are critical, enlist the NS Design CR4 Radius bass guitar and take your playing to new heights!
Fusion neck provides stability, definition, and sustain
The CR4 Radius employs a 1-piece bolt-on maple neck; however, its embedded continuous carbon-fiber core creates an ultra-stable platform for your fingers to work their magic. Even though the CR4 Radius' neck may feel like wood, its sustain and note definition are spellbinding. The neck's 34-inch scale length and ebony fingerboard further enhance this bass guitar's sustain and definition.
NS Diradial body delivers tone, balance, and playability
With its maple body and zebrawood top, the CR4 Radius produces a tone with an articulate bite and tremendous sustain. The instrument's shape is balanced to perfection with no downward dip of its neck. The resulting amount of free movement your fretting hand is permitted is exceptional. You'll find the CR4 Radius remarkably stable and amazingly comfortable to play, due to its concave back radius and tightly radiused front.
NS tuning system allows for quick string changing and balanced playability
Instead of utilizing a traditional headstock with heavy conventional tuning machines, the CR4 Radius utilizes a self-clamping, precision tuning system that is built into the instrument's body. This system — originally created for the NS violin — is quick, simple, and accepts any standard single-ball-end, full-scale bass guitar strings. To string the CR4 Radius, you simply cut the string to length, feed it through a slot, and tune it by winding a knob. Although the CR4 Radius's ultra-light headstock may take some time to get used to, your hands will soon realize how much freedom they're enjoying when they no longer must compensate for an unbalanced instrument.
NS/EMG pickup system delivers an extensive, rich spectrum of tones
In collaboration with EMG, NS Design developed the CR4's integrated piezo and magnetic pickup system. Featuring an 18-volt active preamp, the CR4 provides you with an astounding amount of dynamic headroom. Additionally, the combination of piezo and magnetic pickups produces a rich and versatile spectrum of tones. Master volume, active treble cut/boost, active bass cut/boost, and magnetic/piezo pickup blend knobs — in addition to a 3-position magnetic pickup selector switch and 3-position piezo EQ switch — provide you with even more opportunities for tone tweaking.
NS Design CR4 Radius Bass Guitar Features:
- 4-string bass guitar delivering incredible playability and balance
- Fusion maple neck with carbon-fiber core provides stability, definition, and sustain
- NS Diradial body capped with delectable zebrawood produces remarkable tone, balance, and playability
- NS tuning system allows for enhanced balance and quick string changing
- NS/EMG pickup system offers active humbucking and piezo tones for wide-spanning sonic possibilities
- Master volume, active treble cut/boost, active bass cut/boost, and magnetic/piezo pickup blend knobs deliver complete tonal control
- Aluminum 1-piece bridge and saddle assembly allows action adjustment and tone tweaking
