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NS-NXT4/5a
RadiuS BaSS
Owner’s Manual

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NS-NXT4/5a Radius Bass Owner’s Manual

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NS-NXT4/5a Radius Bass Owner’s Manual
Overview (Front) 5
Overview (Back) 7
Dual (Active/Passive) Output Mode 9
Re-Stringing and Tuning 10
Setting Up the Bass 17
Setting the intonation ........................................................................................................................19
Setting the action ..............................................................................................................................21
Adjusting the truss rod ......................................................................................................................23
Specifications 24
Accessories 25

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Volume
Volume
Tone
(Push-Pull)
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Overview (Front)
NS-NXT4/5a Radius Bass Owner’s Manual
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
7 Tone pot with push-pull switch to select active or passive
output mode
8 Output jack also used to plug in power charger for active
output mode

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

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Dual (Active/Passive) Output Mode
NS-NXT4/5a Radius Bass Owner’s Manual
Dual (Active/Passive) Output Mode
The NXTa Radius bass oers 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, oering up to 16 hours
of active operation from the time of charge. For
charging the bass before use:
1 Plug the power charger (supplied with the bass)
into a 120/240 V AC outlet.
2 Plug in the power charger 1/4" stereo plug into
the output jack and wait 60 seconds. For best
performance increase the charging time up to
120 seconds for the initial 2-3 charging cycles.
3 Unplug the power charger from the the bass and
the AC outlet.

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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.
1 Turn the tuning knob fully counter-clockwise to
loosen the string, until the slotted tuning arm is
in the frontmost position (towards the bridge).
The clamping mechanism opens up and you can pull
the string(s) out.