Double Bass NS Design NXT Megathread

[Persona87]

So, how does everybody that's using the end pin instead of the tripod store their basses?

Right now I'm just laying it on the floor with a pillow under the headstock, but I'm looking at easier alternatives that don't cost as much as the CRT stand + adapter or the other stand Gollihur suggests.

Can’t help you there. I’m using the K&M stand from Gollihur. It’s impressively stable. I was concerned that a top heavy instrument like the NS on an end pin would be easy to tip over, but I’ve tested it and you have to give it a pretty sizable push to get it to fall out.

 

[frankie5string]

So, how does everybody that's using the end pin instead of the tripod store their basses?

Right now I'm just laying it on the floor with a pillow under the headstock, but I'm looking at easier alternatives that don't cost as much as the CRT stand + adapter or the other stand Gollihur suggests.

I didn't like any of the other ways of doing it, including modifying a K&M double-bass stand to try and make it work. It was especially bad on a stage that tended to shift as people moved around The upgraded CR stand was just the best option for me. It just doesn't move, because it's basically made of full-weight drum hardware. Heavy, but best...

 

[equill]

So, how does everybody that's using the end pin instead of the tripod store their basses?

As persona87 said, The K&M 14160 is where it's at. I have two; one for each EUB.

Before finding that, I leaned my WAV into a corner, strings facing in. It's cheaper, but the stand is better.

 

[Deleted member 132197]

Thanks for the responses! Seems like in the end the K&M set is the way to go.

The upgraded CR stand was just the best option for me. It just doesn't move, because it's basically made of full-weight drum hardware. Heavy, but best...

oh, I would love to have the CRT stand, but €250 for the stand and €69 for the conversion kit is a bit much

Before finding that, I leaned my WAV into a corner, strings facing in.

yeah, I thought about that as well, but I had trouble finding a low traffic corner to put the bass against

 

[fivestringgecko]

I ordered the CR stand after one of the tightening bolts on the stock NXT stand stripped out on the second gig with it, and the emergency fix was profuse usage of packaging tape. lol Like others have said, the CR stand is basically drum hardware, and worth the upgrade if you're gigging, IMO.

I've always been curious about the endpin stand though... @Persona87 & @equill, thanks for the tip about the K&M stand!

5sg.

 

[Persona87]

I ordered the CR stand after one of the tightening bolts on the stock NXT stand stripped out on the second gig with it, and the emergency fix was profuse usage of packaging tape. lol Like others have said, the CR stand is basically drum hardware, and worth the upgrade if you're gigging, IMO.

I've always been curious about the endpin stand though... @Persona87 & @equill, thanks for the tip about the K&M stand!

5sg.

If it would be helpful at all I can post some pictures of the stand with the bass in it.

 

[fivestringgecko]

If it would be helpful at all I can post some pictures of the stand with the bass in it.

Awesome! I'm sure I wouldn't be the only one who would appreciate photos!

5sg.

 

[Persona87]

Awesome! I'm sure I wouldn't be the only one who would appreciate photos!

5sg.

Here’s my NXTa on the K&M stand. If there’s any other angles or specific details you want, let me know!

 

[Deleted member 132197]

Thanks @Persona87 , that looks sturdier than expected!

 

[Mark Gollihur]

Here’s my NXTa on the K&M stand. If there’s any other angles or specific details you want, let me know!
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Great photos, thanks for sharing! Added tip - you can bend those neck cradle arms (they are bendable by design) to get them even a little tighter around the neck for added security. This isn't a hack, it's actually in the instructions for the stand.

 

[fivestringgecko]

Thanks @Persona87 , that looks sturdier than expected!

+1 @Persona87, thanks for those great photos! I don't have any issue with using the CR stand, but I think these photos elevated the endpin stand a couple notches on the G.A.S. list. ha ha

5sg.

 

[Persona87]

+1 @Persona87, thanks for those great photos! I don't have any issue with using the CR stand, but I think these photos elevated the endpin stand a couple notches on the G.A.S. list. ha ha

5sg.

I’m with you; when I bought the endpin stand it sat in the closet for almost a year because I didn’t have anywhere to keep it. This is so much sturdier than the tripod stand that comes with the NXTa. I wish NS would just bump up the price of the cheaper basses by a hundred bucks and include the upgraded tripod.

 

[frankie5string]

I’m with you; when I bought the endpin stand it sat in the closet for almost a year because I didn’t have anywhere to keep it. This is so much sturdier than the tripod stand that comes with the NXTa. I wish NS would just bump up the price of the cheaper basses by a hundred bucks and include the upgraded tripod.

Yeah, I still don't understand why they haven't done that. The cheaper stand uses screws with very soft metal. It only took about 2 years of weekly use for the height-set bolt on the legs to strip and become useless.

 

[fivestringgecko]

Yeah, I still don't understand why they haven't done that. The cheaper stand uses screws with very soft metal. It only took about 2 years of weekly use for the height-set bolt on the legs to strip and become useless.

Mine only took 2 gigs to strip out. Okay... plus a few practice sessions, but still. lol

I wish I would've gotten a picture of the obscene amount of packaging tape I had to wrap it with to keep it from slipping down during the gig. Oy!

5sg.

 

[jthisdell]

Mine only took 2 gigs to strip out. Okay... plus a few practice sessions, but still. lol

I wish I would've gotten a picture of the obscene amount of packaging tape I had to wrap it with to keep it from slipping down during the gig. Oy!

5sg.

I got through a couple of gigs with duck tape, not very good.

 

[Zbysek]

I have been using my NS NXT with the cheaper tripod stand for 6 years without any problem.

 

[RRWesner]

Hey everyone, here is a recording I made with my new NXTa to try to get as close to an upright as I could. I'd be more than happy to give anyone the rundown of what I used if anyone is interested.

 

[Deleted member 132197]

I discovered a slight crack between the body and fingerboard l on the E side of my WAV from around the 5th position all the way to the end. Should I be worried?

 

[equill]

I discovered a slight crack between the body and fingerboard l on the E side of my WAV from around the 5th position all the way to the end. Should I be worried?

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I have the same thing on my WAV4, and assumed it was the beginning of the end.

That was my excuse to order a Stico a couple of years ago as its successor, and as yet it's stubbornly refused to die. I'm starting to think it's just a crack in the paint.

 

[Deleted member 132197]

I'm starting to think it's just a crack in the paint.

yeah, that's what I think too, but just asking to make sure