Exclusive UK Representation By The Bass CentreFounded in 1990 by famed instrument designer Ned Steinberger, the genius behind the legendary Steinberger headless guitar design and the TransTrem™ System, NS Design has seen the visionary luthier and designer apply his revolutionary techniques to the development of a full range of electric concert instruments — Double Bass, Cello, Violin, Viola and the unique, hybrid Omni Bass — that provides modern players with the ultimate freedom of expression. "Bowed electric instruments have been made since the mid-thirties. Unfortunately, most of these instruments are the victims of the misplaced idea that an electric instrument should sound exactly like its acoustic predecessor. I want to take it a step further... I want to see what these instruments can do when they are set free!" — Ned Steinberger All over the World, NS instruments have been set free by a growing number of renowned musicians and envelope-pushing artists including Bakithi Kumalo, Tony Levin, Les Claypool, Doug Wimbish, and Laurie Anderson as well as by Bass Centre customers John Paul Jones, Dave Bronze, Trevor Barry, Paul Turner, Geoff Gascoyne, John Thompson, Adrian Stout, Patrick Wreford, Calum Ingram, Corey Wallace, and George Price. Today at NS Design, Ned Steinberger's passion and dedication to innovation continue unabated with new developments in construction techniques, tuning systems, pickup technologies, on-board electronics and support structures, thus providing NS instruments with unprecedented versatility in every conceivable performance environment. Most recently, Ned has unleashed the radical hybrid Omni Bass, as well as returning to re-map the world of electric bass guitar design with the launch of the Radius, the ultimate evolution in his unique approach to form, function, playability & performance. And the Bass Centre has been with NS Design every step of the way, representing the range exclusively in the UK from the very first US built incarnation of the NS upright bass, through the development of the successful Czech built orchestra of NS concert instruments, right up to the present day and the triumph of the Radius Bass. DISCOVER THE COMPLETE NS DESIGN RANGE AT THE BASS CENTREWith exclusive representation and decades of dedicated brand knowledge, the Bass Centre offers superlative customer service and comprehensive stocks at the best prices in Europe, with FREE SHIPPING to the United Kingdom and selected EU mainland destinations on all instruments.
INTERNATIONAL NS DESIGN ARTISTS![]() Dave Bronze Eric Clapton / Andy Fairweather-Low ![]() Grace Chatto Clean Bandit ![]() Adrian Stout The Tiger Lillies ![]() Calum Ingram Sandi Thom / Solo ![]() Keira Kenworthy Rising UK Bass Session Star ![]() Bakithi Kumalo Paul Simon / Tedeschi Trucks ![]() George Price Emily Faye / Sessions ![]() Danica Pinner Ben Harper / HAIM ![]() Chris Wyse The Cult / Mick Jagger ![]() Ezinma Ramsay Beyoncé / Stevie Wonder ![]() Rob Wasserman (1952 - 2016) Lou Reed / Elvis Costello ![]() Patrick Wreford Electric Swing Circus ![]() Brittany Frompovich Solo Artist / Educator ![]() Ben McKee Imagine Dragons ![]() Abi Loutoo Abi.L.ity • Joni Fatora ![]() John Regan Peter Frampton / Ace Frehley ![]() Juan Nelson (1958 - 2021) Ben Harper ![]() AxxiA Solo Artist ![]() Doug Wimbish Tackhead / Living Colour ![]() Laurie Anderson Solo Artist ![]() Michelle Faehrmann Four On The Floor String Quartet ![]() Les Claypool Primus ![]() Lucine Fyelon Foo Fighters / Solo ![]() Daryl Runswick Composer / Performer |