Description

As a pure electric instrument, the NS cello has certain built-in advantages over an acoustic. One is the virtual absence of wolf tones, an unfortunate fact of life for the acoustic cellist. Another is freedom from feedback in amplified performance settings, which means that the cellist can move about the stage at will, and better yet, can take solos at any volume. Since 100% of the sound comes via the pickup, using looping and other electronic effects in live performance is much easier.

Specifications

Length: 94.2 cm (37″)
Width: 13.9 cm (5.5″)
Thickness: 9.4 cm (3.7″)
Weight: 5 string: 1.9 kg (4.2 lbs.)
Scale Length: 69.5 cm (27.36″)
Body/Neck: Flame maple face on body. Brass escutcheon pin on the rear of the neck serves as a reference point corresponding to the heel of an acoustic cello.
Fingerboard: Hand-graduated. Intonation referenced with cascading dot markers. NXTa cellos are also available with fretted fingerboards.
String Tuning: Low F C G D A
Strings: NS Electric Cello Strings supplied; the NS is designed to fit and is compatible with most standard strings.
Truss Rod: Single Action.
Tuning Hardware: Fully encased worm gear tuners, black finish.
Bridge Pickup: The NS Cello features the Polar bridge-mounted piezo pickup system which responds selectively to either vertical vibration (for the sustained plucked sound, like an electric bass guitar), or lateral vibration (for dynamic bowing, and a percussive plucked sound).
Electronics & Controls: Rotary volume control; Tone control (treble roll off), with push-pull selection between Active and Passive output mode; Arco/Pizzicato toggle switch.