Don Schiff tapping on the NS/Stick
multi-mode instrument.
Features:
Graphite neck
with dual action truss rod
Retractable damper for playing strings open or damped
Switchable stereo/mono ouptput for two groups of four strings or one group of eight
Two pairs of active EMG "Front Tele" pickups, each with 3-position selectors and
independent bass and treble controls
One piece hardwood body, balanced for any angle of play, with knee rest.
NS/Stick links:
Price List
NEW: NS Operator's Manual
Suggested tunings
Emmett's original NS/Stick article
Emmett's letter to new NS/Stick owners
Customer Comments on the NS/Stick
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Now you can tap, strum, pick, pluck, even play open strings,
on one instrument.
Our 8-string stereo multi-mode instrument is a
collaboration between Emmett Chapman (creator of the Stick) and Ned
Steinberger (creator of the NS Double Bass, Bass Cello and many other
instruments). Designed to optimize both two-handed tapping, and conventional
guitar and bass techniques, this instrument incorporates a number of ideas from both
The Stick (the tapping fretboard) and the Steinberger bass (knee
rest and headless design), as well as some completely new ideas, like a patented
retractable damper, and unique side-saddle bridge and nut height adjustment screws.
The instrument has a graphite neck by Moses, Inc, with our distinctive Stick rear bevel, and a choice of beautiful hardwoods with a "soft finish" so the player can really feel the wood. Choose from natural wood colors or several penetrating dyes and stains, at no extra charge (click images below for larger color samples).
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