Featured Nordstrand Audio introduces the V2 Acinonyx Short Scale Bass

Actually a kind of good looking bass, except for those chicken head knobs!

The headstock is very heavily based on the G&L Interceptor Bass headstock (the rare hookless variant). It's just made more squat, and reversed.

 

love it. the white on white on white is great

 

It's based on the Goya Panther, just 3/1 instead 4 inline.

 

Boy, it would be a toss-up for me between this one and the regular Cat bass. They both look pretty cool.

My only concern I've had and what has prevented me from pulling the trigger on either is the size. I've found 30 - 32" scale basses just too small for my hands and felt very awkward when playing standing up.

Ed Friedland's reviews of the first Cat bass have been glowing, however, and I would probably use it as he does: to emulate the sounds of a thumpy, upright-like tone.

 

17 mm spacing. Oof that's tight for a 4.

 

I played the OG at NAMM. It was a fun bass to play. If these improvements acutally improve it, then that's awesome.

 

1.4" nut width also seems a bit tight.
When will these be available?

 

Maybe now...except they're sold out.

V2 Acinonyx Short Scale Bass

 

oo i wonder what it sounds like with flatwounds

 

Probably very good.

 

no way to try one in Spain

 

Next time please put a link to the shop. V2 Acinonyx Short Scale Bass
And please put a full picture of the bass on the website. It's really strange to buy a bass without seeing it all together.
By the way, it's sold out now.

 

I wonder if the controls give you the option to play just the neck and bridge pickups in series

 

I like the red with the tort guard.

 

Looks like they are back in stock.

 

Reminds me of my bronco I built a bit..

 

More photos to come. There will be another release of stock soon.

 

I hope these sound a little more "open," and less "dark" than the primary iteration.

 

Well, I'm sure they intended to do something with Version 2 by changing the pickup configuration.