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Connecting => Swap Shop and Wish Lists => Wanted & Wishing => Topic started by: fmm on January 05, 2010, 09:37:50 AM

Title: NS Nxt
Post by: fmm on January 05, 2010, 09:37:50 AM

I co-worker just had one of these delivered to the office.
 
http://www.nedsteinberger.com/instruments/nxtbass.php (http://www.nedsteinberger.com/instruments/nxtbass.php)
 
I want one.

Title: NS Nxt
Post by: flaxattack on January 05, 2010, 09:52:00 AM

you looking for a 4 string or 5?

Title: NS Nxt
Post by: fmm on January 05, 2010, 09:54:39 AM

When I pull the triger, a 4.  Dependes on my tax situation this year (and if I opt for a new bass or a new preamp).

Title: NS Nxt
Post by: flaxattack on January 05, 2010, 10:14:04 AM

oh well
i have a 5 string cr model

Title: NS Nxt
Post by: LMiwa on January 06, 2010, 08:44:17 AM

Love my NS CR5M!

Title: NS Nxt
Post by: llobsterbass on January 06, 2010, 09:22:05 AM

I bought their WAV electric upright about 2 years ago. Made in China, IIRC, but very high quality and playability. Mine was only $900 new. Includes a PASSIVE piezo pickup that sounds really good. It's way too much fun. and a gorgeous maple top and finish too.

Title: NS Nxt
Post by: bigredbass on January 06, 2010, 11:09:28 PM

I'd be very intrigued by the Omni bass . . . a typically clever Ned design combining electric bass guitar and bowed upright in the traditional 34 scale length . . . hell, you can even bow it!

Title: NS Nxt
Post by: adriaan on January 07, 2010, 04:38:23 AM

The Omni f.k.a. the Bass Cello, now also available fretted.

Title: NS Nxt
Post by: flaxattack on January 07, 2010, 08:33:36 AM

i cant tell if they are actual frets or lined frets in the neck. but
i'm a purist- if you're playing upright bass- theres absolutely no reason to have frets on it.
theyre nice enough to put dots on it which alembic doesnt do.
frets would remove any of that special mwah sound
thats comes out of a fretless instrument.
playing fretless requires practice practice practice to get muscle memory to take over.
as a footnote
i contacted fret-ex to see if they could come up with side leds for uprights and was told they didnt have the technology for a 41 in scale

Title: NS Nxt
Post by: adriaan on January 07, 2010, 08:42:44 AM

The pictures down the NS Omni Bass page (http://www.nedsteinberger.com/instruments/omnibass.php target=_blank) clearly show metal frets.
 
Many gambas have frets in the form of strings of gut tied across the fingerboard, especially for the lower positions. IIRC, the origin of the double bass lies with the gamba, rather than the violin - so if you're a purist, you're not of the orthodox kind [;)].

Title: NS Nxt
Post by: flaxattack on January 07, 2010, 05:36:28 PM

for your information adriaan
 
the gamba was a member of the viol family having the same range as a cello- and it had no frets btw
 
for history of the double bass
http://www.doublebass.it/history.htm (http://www.doublebass.it/history.htm)
 
as i said- im a purist- not someone who makes stuff up
:-p

Title: NS Nxt
Post by: keith_h on January 07, 2010, 06:10:55 PM

Actually the Viola de Gamba does have frets. Here is a link to the The Viola da Gamba Society of America instrument page:  
http://vdgsa.org/pgs/the_viol.html (http://vdgsa.org/pgs/the_viol.html)  
 
The text:
What does the viol look like?
 
Historically, the viol has many shapes and sizes. By the 16th century, a standard shape for the viol did emerge with broad ribs, sloping shoulders and a fairly flat, fretted neck.
 
Keith

Title: NS Nxt
Post by: flaxattack on January 08, 2010, 03:09:04 PM

well i owe an apology
the photo i saw had no frets or was in poor lighting

Title: NS Nxt
Post by: flaxattack on January 08, 2010, 03:19:20 PM

wow  
i have really learned a lot here guys
i found this thread of a video slide show on the history of the double bass
according to this yes the gamba was the predecessor
of the upright. they were around eight foot tall with frets, they got as large as 15 ft tall and were known as octa-bass not to be confused with octo-mom-lol
around 1600 the frets were dropped and it more or less looks like your traditional upright
http://www.powershow.com/view.php?id=P1246990922qKZTA&t=The+History+of+the+Upright+Bass (http://www.powershow.com/view.php?id=P1246990922qKZTA&t=The+History+of+the+Upright+Bass)

Title: NS Nxt
Post by: flaxattack on January 08, 2010, 03:21:55 PM

now that its been cleared up
i still think your'e a pussy if you buy an upright with frets on it.
lmao

Title: NS Nxt
Post by: keith_h on January 09, 2010, 07:44:17 AM

Saw the slide show and thought it was interesting.
 
I have no argument with you about the use of frets on an upright. If you want frets buy a bass guitar.  
 
Keith

Title: NS Nxt
Post by: chalieholmes on January 11, 2010, 06:09:17 PM

Yikes!
Flax~ What about Edgar Myer on the Double Bass?!  
Edgar has dots on his upright.
I copped his idea and had some dots installed on my finger board on my double bass.Does that qualify being a pus-pus? Does frets and dots make electric bassist's half pussies since they incorporate both markers? Ha!

Title: NS Nxt
Post by: flaxattack on January 12, 2010, 10:17:40 PM

fyi dots come on the front of the fingerboard on the ns instruments charlie

Title: NS Nxt
Post by: slawie on January 13, 2010, 03:08:02 AM

Would everyone please stop fretting.
 
slawie

Title: NS Nxt
Post by: chalie_holmes on January 13, 2010, 10:26:02 AM

Yeah bro, I know that dots are on them. Thanks though! So, you give a stamp of approval and are ok with a Double bass having dots no? And I mean 3/4 to full size double bass.  
Chalie

Title: NS Nxt
Post by: flaxattack on January 13, 2010, 11:36:38 PM

nothin better than a wiseguy....
if you bothered to read some of the other posts
the difference between frets and no frets is night and day.  
 
ALL i said was the ns comes with dots.i didnt say i ordered them with dots. i didnt say i like the idea of dots. they certainly help from a learning perspective.  
but i have a little secret for you chalie.
DOTS DONT CHANGE THE SOUND....
We'll keep that our little secret- between us right bro>?

Title: NS Nxt
Post by: chalie_holmes on January 14, 2010, 11:41:26 AM

Shhhh.....
Depnding on the type of frets that are used raised or recessed), it may or may not change the sound either..bro~! shhh... keep that on the down low too. PS, thanks for spelling my name correctly!! Don't tell anybody...but I read all of the posts too! shhhh!!!! Peace-n-out cubscout!