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Pilgrim:
I'm returning (somewhat) to my roots playing upright bass.

Just won an Ebay auction for an NS Design NXT4 electric upright, with upgraded strings and a decent bow. I've been really wanting to play something like this, but without the need to move a whole upright around.  I still miss my old "white plywood" King bass.

The old King looked like this one, but rougher:



https://www.ebay.com/itm/263459340129?_trksid=p2471758.m4704

A shot from the auction:

Dave W:
Those have gotten positive reviews, and Ned is behind the design, so your experience should be good.

Pilgrim:
Reviews are indeed good. I've been thinking about this for some time, and the one that came up was just within my price range.

patman:
When properly set up the old King's were pretty wonderful...

Let us know how the NXT4 turns out

Pilgrim:
That old King was a fun bass. It played a LOT of dance hall numbers before I got it, and between the cut-outs on the side, the bottom bout edges had been completely covered with aluminum counter-top edging. I suspect it had been laid over so many times the edges were getting ground off.  It had the thicker German neck, too, so my hand had to stretch a bit more to get around it.  Not an orchestral bass, but perfect for jazz and rock n'roll.

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