Double Bass NS Design

[Ben Rose]

This doesn't look like an NS Design to me. Does anybody know if this is some type of early prototype?

NS Design CR-4

 

[Ben Rose]

Oops. I meant to put something more descriptive in the thread title. Sorry.

 

[Groundloop]

Nope. Doesn't look like an NS to me either. Even the logo on the face of the peghead isn't right. Also, in the sellers description he/she doesn't mention anything about it being a prototype.

I think, and I could be wrong, that the seller is a lying sack of ****.

 

[Huy Nguyen]

Especally when your starting bit is over $3K. A brand spanking new CR-4 from Musician's Friend is only $2200. Whadda loada crap. :scowl:

 

[warwickben]

here wat i knwo about that bass. at guitar center in boston they had one that looked 100% like it. it isnt a ns. but its still a great upright i cant rember the name. iam on my way to guitar center so i ll come back and post the name of the compy. the one there selling at guitar center in boston was under 1000 dollars.

 

[Bruce Lindfield]

Just more evidence that eBay is evil, or rather brings out the worst in people!!

NS basses have been based around composite bridges and besides this is just not what it says it is!

 

[Bruce Lindfield]

PS - this is not a protype NS design - you can see all about that on NS's web pages and the archive which shows how the design was always for a non-DB type bridge - even in the patent pictures :

http://www.nedsteinberger.com/files/archive/dbass/dbass1.html

 

[mikjans]

Warwickben - please let us know what bass this is! I know most EUBs around, but I can´t seem to identify this one, although the logo on the headstock seems familiar.

 

[warwickben]

sadly the bass wasnt at guitar center. they had it there for close to a year. iam sorry.
i was planning on buying it since it was under 1000$