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For sale NS Design CR4 Omni EUB - mint condition!

Sold
$2,150.00
Strings
4
Status
This item has been sold and is no longer available!

Details

Fretless
  1. Y
(Additional details posted on Upright Bass side of TalkBass.com)

One of two basses remaining from the estate of the late bassist, Herb Mickman.

This NS Design CR4 Omni is an electric bass player's choice for compatibility (same 34" string length as an electric bass), top-shelf sound (both piezo and magnetic pickups under each string), and craftsmanship (rock maple construction, built in Czech Republic).

This instrument is flawless: no road wear, no repairs, no issues.

Comes with standard tripod stand and new gig bag.

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Compare pricing with other NS Design Omni basses:

NS website - $4650; Amazon - $3799; Sweetwater - $3399

Note: Buyer pays shipping: to Continental US, please add $150 to your offer.

Suggested offer: $2000 + $150 for shipping = you pay a total of $2150.


Here is some description from the manufacturer:
  • LENGTH: 44.5 inches
  • WEIGHT: 7.2 LB
  • SCALE LENGTH: 34”
  • STRINGS: 4
  • CONSTRUCTION: Solid rock maple neck and body, flame maple face
  • FINISH: Traditional amber stain with clear semi-gloss polymer coating.
  • FINGERBOARD: Ebony, 27.5 inches long, radius 2 inches
  • BRIDGE: Phenolic, overall string spacing: 2 ¾ inches, radius 2.2 inches
  • NUT: Ebony, overall string spacing: 1 5/16 inch, radius 2 inches
  • BRIDGE PICKUP: The Polar™ directional piezo pick-up system responds selectively to either vertical vibration (for the sustained plucked sound, like an electric bass guitar), or lateral vibration (for dynamic bowing, and a percussive plucked sound).
  • MAGNETIC PICKUP: Low impedance EMG™ magnetic pick-up system, with individually adjustable coils, and low-noise, hum-canceling pre-amp.
  • ELECTRONICS: 18 volt active circuit. Mono output.
  • TRUSS ROD: Double rod design. Accessible at nut.
  • TUNING MACHINES: Schaller 20:1 ratio, fully encased worm gear tuners; black finish.
  • STRINGS: NS Bass Cello strings by D’Addario. The NS Bass Cello also accommodates most long scale bass guitar strings.
  • GIG BAG: (standard) Padded gig bag with integrated bow pocket, handle and backpack style strap. External pockets for stands and accessories.
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Comments

CryingBass

CryingBass

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Apr 8, 2016
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That looks more like a full blown (pre Omni ) CR4M to me. I’ve got the same in a 5.

Excellent bass at a fair price. GLWTS!
 
CryingBass

CryingBass

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Apr 8, 2016
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CryingBass said:
That looks more like a full blown (pre Omni ) CR4M to me. I’ve got the same in a 5.

Excellent bass at a fair price. GLWTS!
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Edit. I am wrong, about the Omni part. Still a great instrument!
 
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Richard Simon

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Dec 6, 2003
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Thanks.
Never having played or owned one, and lacking any definitive ID on the bass itself, I compared it with pix of of other NS types and came up with Omni.

One salient difference seems to be the string length: the CR4M stretches out to 41.5" - like the conventional upright bass - while the Omni is the typical length of a slab played horizontally - 34".

If you know of other aspects that peg this one as a CR4M, please advise; I wouldn't want to advertise it incorrectly.

Thanks again.
 
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Richard Simon

Supporting Member
Dec 6, 2003
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Los Angeles, CA
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Thanks for correcting your previous take.
If you know of someone who's looking, please let them know.
This is the second-to-last bass of many (mostly uprights) being disposed of by the administrator of the estate.
(The remaining one is also an NS Design, but it was discovered without its tripod stand or cover. It could be an early WAV - there are no pickups mounted where yours are, so there must be a pickup built into the bridge. There are two control knobs on the bass side, and the letters "NXT" stamped on the back.
Any idea what model this one could be? Thanks again.)
 
monkeyland

monkeyland

Jul 1, 2008
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2,203
Ft Myers, Florida
Richard Simon said:
Thanks for correcting your previous take.
If you know of someone who's looking, please let them know.
This is the second-to-last bass of many (mostly uprights) being disposed of by the administrator of the estate.
(The remaining one is also an NS Design, but it was discovered without its tripod stand or cover. It could be an early WAV - there are no pickups mounted where yours are, so there must be a pickup built into the bridge. There are two control knobs on the bass side, and the letters "NXT" stamped on the back.
Any idea what model this one could be? Thanks again.)
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That would be an NXT. The stamp on the back of the head of the NS basses is the model.
 
monkeyland

monkeyland

Jul 1, 2008
1,290
2,203
Ft Myers, Florida
Richard Simon said:
Thank you.
It's called simply "NXT," without suffixes, then?
It's been suggested here to obtain a stand and bag and list it all for $600.
Would there be any interest/market for the bass by itself, without the accessories?
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Yes. The NXTa just came about in the last 2 years or so.
 
Tom Baker

Tom Baker

Feb 3, 2016
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This thread should be marked as closed/sold. The CR4M designation for this omni is correct. The "M" designates it as having magnetic pickups. CR is for Czech Republic and the 4 is for the number of strings. Omni = bass guitar scale length.
 

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