NS Design NXT4a Radius Review

I like it!

I bought this bass as a backup for my Steinberger M-series bass. The nxt4a has excellent balance, no neck dive, and is lighter than my Steinberger. I primarily use it in passive mode and can get a good range of tones from it, but the super capacitor can be charged up in 60 seconds for 16 hours of charge for active mode. No need to buy batteries. The new bridge design allows for… read more the use of regular strings instead of having to find double ball end strings. I got the action set low, this bass is very easy to play. The neck isn't too thin. The fretwork is very good, no sharp ends. My Steinberger may end up being the backup.

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Superb playability, top notch comfortability, great sound!

Just want to start the review by saying this is my first official NS design bass. I do own two other NS shaped Spectors, which are very comfortable to play. This bass particularly feels more comfortable than both of my spectors. The ease of lowering the action and changing strings blew me away. I brought the action down for faster playing and this thing is a monster! I've read past… read more reviews about this not giving you a hardy tone but from personal experience this is probably the best sounding bass I've ever played and it beats out my two spectors with active EMGs. After playing this for nearly 2 weeks, my only gripe is The push pull tone pot feels very cheap, and the tone knobs could have been a bit more high-end. Touching back on the first review, I updated the strap buttons to the D'Addario elliptical pins, and I have no issues with my strap. Great inexpensive investment for this bass. If you're on the fence about buying a NS design bass, just go for it. I love this bass and don't regret it one bit!

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Great looks but poor functioning

It's a super nice design in terms of looks and curved back. I really wished the bass played well. After professional attempts to get rid of neck/fret buzzes, even with an open string with sustain, it just couldn't be done. I actually am really bummed about it because I really love the design in terms of looks, weight, unique charging. I was super surprised at the malfunctioning… read more it had, despite attempts to fix. Sadly returned.. very sadly.

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The perfect workingman's bass

It's a light, well-balanced, good feeling, great playing bass. No worry of batteries, and changing a string and tuning it to pitch takes less than a minute. Wired VOL / VOL / Tone. Chunky, comfortable, no-dive neck. The fret-board is a composite that sounds like maple and ebony had rosewood's lovechild. Don't expect too much "sparkle" from the pre-amp as this is not that kid of… read more bass. The tone is meat and potatoes yet huge, which gives your pedalboard a firm foundation and strong signal to start with, though just by itself should be good enough for most. I took a star off because of the seemingly narrow strap buttons. Definitely something you'd want to keep in mind, especially if you run your cord through your strap.

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It’s okay

I"ll try to be as descriptive as possible with this NS Design Bass review, It"s a very full sounding Bass compared to the WAV bass for starters. A definite upgrade from the WAV without having a Harsh Piezo bridge for a pickup. I really liked the sound out of this one and it weighed a bit less than the WAV (it even felt a bit smoother from the neck), with the ability to charge this… read more bass through a wall charger really saves yourself a couple bucks and the trip to get yourself a 9V battery. This instrument definitely cuts through in the mix but I couldn"t justify the price and the limitations of this instruments only having 2 volume and 1 tone knob. Wish it had more tone control despite having a really nice rechargeable battery. It"s an OK sounding bass for me.

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