The Last Bass Outpost
Gear Discussion Forums => Other Bass Brands => Topic started by: Chris P. on September 28, 2020, 08:37:45 AM
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I love the Nordstrand Acinonyx! A great short scale bass. There are some US basses, but mostly they're made in the far east. Especially the blue ones are nice.
It has a couple of old school push buttons. One for neck pickup, one for bridge, one for both and I believe it goes from series to parallel (or the other way around) if you push in both the bridge and neck button.
Other push buttons are for a low cut, high cut and mid cut, if I'm right. Played it but I forgot.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16K0iwSP90o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muillFWW09g
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Nordstrand has a very good reputation, I expect it to be a good bass. Yet I wonder just how many mass-produced short scales the bass market can support.
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I like the burpy sound that comes through in both videos.
I'm with Dave on market share and demand.
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I think last NAMM had around nine new short scales.
Sire U5
G&L Fallout
G&L Tribute Fallout
Music Man StingRay Short Scale
Ashdown had one
Dan Lakin short scale
Vox Starstream
Schecter Banshee
Sandberg Lionel
Some new Mustang models
Norstrand Acinonyx
And I might forget some
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I like because it sounds good and because it's different.
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That Nordstrand has some great retro visuals going on. Cooool!
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I'm not entirely sold on the headstock. A simpler 2+2 would have worked. It looks like they ran out of design mojo once they got to the nut (so to speak!).
I'm all for more basses with a true neck pickup though. I'm not in favour of pickups heading towards the bridge and then active circuitry putting back the low end. It isn't the same beast!