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  • Page 1 radius NS-NXT4/5a R adiuS Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 2 © 2018 NS Design The contents of this document, including all graphics, are the property of NS Design. NS Design has made every reasonable effort to ensure that all the information contained in this manual is correct at the time of publishing.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Overview (Front) Overview (Back) Dual (Active/Passive) Output Mode Re-Stringing and Tuning Setting Up the Bass Setting the intonation ........................19 Setting the action ..........................21 Adjusting the truss rod ........................23 Specifications Accessories NS-NXT4/5a Radius Bass Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 4 Volume Volume Tone (Push-Pull) NS-NXT4/5a Radius Bass Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 5: Overview (Front)

    Overview (Front) Overview Features 1 Aluminum headplate with ball-end string mounting slots 2 Magnetic pickups (EMG) unique design matched to the fretboard radius 3 Bridge with one piece aluminum saddle 4 Tuner housing with self-clamping precision tuning system 5 Volume pot for neck pickup 6 Volume pot for bridge pickup...
  • Page 6 NS-NXT4/5a Radius Bass Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 7: Overview (Back)

    Overview (Back) Overview Features 9 Electronics compartment cover 10 String aperture NS-NXT4/5a Radius Bass Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 8 NS-NXT4/5a Radius Bass Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 9: Dual (Active/Passive) Output Mode

    Dual (Active/Passive) Output Mode The NXTa Radius bass offers both active and passive output. Select the desired output mode via the push- pull function of the tone pot: • Pull the tone knob up for active output • Push the tone knob down for passive output The battery-free dual output mode electronics are powered by a supercapacitor, offering up to 16 hours of active operation from the time of charge.

  • Page 10: Re-Stringing And Tuning

    Re-Stringing and Tuning This bass accepts any standard single-ball end, full-scale bass guitar strings. The way the strings are clamped leaves them undamaged and without the usual windings on the end. This lets you easily take them out (e.g. for cleaning) and put them back on the bass as often as desired.
  • Page 11 To install strings: 2 Put the ball end of the new string into the slot on the headplate. 3 Pull the string towards the neck and guide it over the nut. NS-NXT4/5a Radius Bass Owner’s Manual...
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  • Page 13 4 Guide the other end of the string through the opening behind the slotted tuning arm. If you have difficulties to guide the string into the tuning mechanism, check if the tuning arm is in the frontmost position (which at the same time fully opens up the clamping mechanism).
  • Page 14 NS-NXT4/5a Radius Bass Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 15 After all strings are installed and tuned up to pitch: 8 Turn the bass over. 9 Cut the strings within the recessed aperture of the body, so that their ends don’t stick out. Bass strings are hard and may have sharp or pointy ends.
  • Page 16 String action Intonation Intonation String action NS-NXT4/5a Radius Bass Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 17: Setting Up The Bass

    Setting Up the Bass If you are not familiar with setting up a bass, you should ask a qualified bass and guitar technician for help. Most set-up steps are easy, but if done wrong there is potential damage to the instrument. Your bass has left the factory with the set-up already done.
  • Page 18 NS-NXT4/5a Radius Bass Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 19: Setting The Intonation

    Setting the intonation The horizontal bridge position is locked by two screws on each side (3/32" hex wrench, provided with the bass). By loosening these screws you are able to move the bridge on the respective side back and forth to adjust intonation. If the intonation becomes flat when the strings To move the bridge towards the neck: are played at the higher frets, the bridge should...
  • Page 20 NS-NXT4/5a Radius Bass Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 21: Setting The Action

    Setting the action The bridge has two posts which can individually be adjusted for each side. To set up the string action: 1 Using a 3/32" hex wrench, slightly loosen one of the screws locking the bridge on the bridge post (see page 19).
  • Page 22 NS-NXT4/5a Radius Bass Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 23: Adjusting The Truss Rod

    Adjusting the truss rod Improper truss rod adjustment can permanently damage the neck. If you are unsure why and how to adjust neck relief, ask a qualified guitar and bass technician for help. For adjustment, use a 5 mm hex wrench (provided with the bass).

  • Page 24: Specifications

    Specifications NXT4a NXT5a Overall Length 41.5" 42.25" Body Length 20.8" 20.8" Neck scale 34" 35" Neck radius 15" 15" Weight 7.8 lbs / 3,54 kg 8.6 lbs / 3,9 kg Bridge Spacing 19 mm 18 mm Nut Width 1.60" 1.85" 12th Fret Width 2.19"...

  • Page 25: Accessories

    Accessories NXTa Radius Bass Guitar Padded Gig Bag Tools 7/64" Hex Tool for Pickup Height 3/32" Hex Tool for Bridge Intonation / Position 5/32" Hex Wrench for Bridge Height / Action 5 mm Hex Wrench for Truss Rod Adjustment Standard Strings for NXTa Radius Bass * D’Addario EXL170 Nickel Round Wound Bass Strings Power Charger 120/240 VAC...
  • Page 26 Notes: NS-NXT4/5a Radius Bass Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 27 Notes: NS-NXT4/5a Radius Bass Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 28 NS Design 134 Back Meadow Rd Nobleboro, ME 04555 phone: (207) 563-7705 email: info@nedsteinberger.com http://thinkns.com...

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