NS EUB megathread

[Pat Harris]

As far as setup goes, you should do whatever feels comfortable and gets you the sound you want. My strings are set relatively low from the nut to the end of the fingerboard. I had to tweak the truss rod in order to achieve the lower string height at the "12th fret" marker.

The magnetic pickups should be positioned so that each string is balanced in output when you're soloing the magnetic pickups... unless you want the D string to be significantly louder than the E for some reason.

[BassBus]

I'd agree with Pat on setup. If you want a DBish sound then you would be better to lift the height of the strings as high as is comfortable for you to play. There is no set height. The bridge is very easy to adjust. Use an allen wrench, putting it in the two holes on the back just behind the bridge. I have my G string set lower than the E string.

If you want a Fretless mwah then keep the strings quite low.

Play around with it and find what works for you.

[GrowlerBox]

These are great instruments for tweaking. If you're looking for something close-ish to an acoustic upright sound, then add more piezo to the mix, raise the strings a little, and while we're on the subject of strings, I'd be inclined not to use the stock ones -- Spiro weichs seem to perform very well on this bass.

Amplification is also important, but likely a different topic.

[Polartrucker]

Originally Posted by mtb777

There's a pretty nice looking CR-5m on eBay right now for $2100 with bag, stand, French bow, and the shoulder strap system if anyone is interested. If anyone picks that up, I'd be interested in how the shoulder strap system works!

You can find a short demo on their web site!

[danibasso]

Hi Everybody,

I've owned a NS CR4M a year ago, I'm missing it and I'd like to buy myself a new one, this time without magnetic pups (never used them). I 've had the chance to play an NXT and I've found the neck had a different thickness, especially at the lower registers, thus I was wondering about the neck differences between NXT and CR before buying again. The producer's website doesn't mention any relevant difference upon necks, so here is my question. Does the NXT has a D neck and the CR an open-C neck, like I feel, or I'm missing something?

Thanks,
Daniele

[mtb777]

I'm not sure about the difference in the necks but if you can afford to get the CR-4T instead of the NXT you'll get a better stand and a blend/mix knob for Arco to Pizz for the piezo bridge pickup instead of the NXT's Arco/Pizz Switch where you get either/or as far as sound. That's worth the price of admission right there! Huge variance of sound with the blend knob.