Nordstrand Audio Acinonyx (Cat) Bass Fretless 2023 - Lake Placid Blue -w/ Gig Bag

Nicknamed the “Nordstrand Cat Bass” is a retro, slightly odd, deceptively menacing and freaking cool instrument.

With all of the playability and phat tone you would expect from a short scale, plus the added fun of the tone control switches. With 2 x 4 push button controls, and sixteen tone choices to choose from from. The Cat Bass has some serious tonal range that can be used in many situations.

Proprietary single coil pickups, no surprise, made in-house by Nordstand Audio. Giving you a wide range of tone options. in fact, 16 tone shaping options in total.

At the top of the pick guard you will find two sets of  four button controls. Giving you two levels of tone drop off options, a mid-sweep. Or go “All In” by punching all of the buttons at once, which puts the pickups in series mode resulting in a a loud, thick, and punchy tone.

Custom Hipshot tuners with a 1 over 3 headstock may seem unusual, but it provides straight string pull while honoring the original aesthetic of the Goya Panther. Hipshot also provide the custom bridge, all in a dull metal finish matching the tuners.

Nordstrand Acinonyx Bass Specifications:

• 30.7 Inch scale bass.
• Proprietary single coil pickups.
• Alder body.
• Maple neck, Fretless Indian Rosewood fretboard.
• Nordstrand custom single coil pickups (of course).
• 17mm String spacing.
• 38mm Measurement at the bone nut.
• Custom Hipshot tuners and bridge.
• La Bella Deep Talkin Flatwound Strings

Cat Bass Quality Control

Every Nordstrand Cat Bass is checked over and QC’d by Nordstrand’s Swiss bass tech Maurilio “Mo” Mina. Once inspected these are the sent to Tone Merchants where we give a final once over to ensure nothing happened in the shipping. Then onto you on a trek and trace shipment.

Cat Bass Gig Bag

Take your Nordstrand Acinonyx Cat Bass out with you in style with the custom Gig bag. With Acinonyx (Cheetah) print graphics and logo & awesome Cheetah print lining throughout the interior. This gig bag is functional and turns heads, so wait until your see people’s reactions to when your unleash your Cat Bass from within!

• GFLEX 20mm Interior Padding for Impact Resistance
• Spare Guitar Pick Storage on the Patent Pending Pick-Clip Zipper Pull
• Cheetah print graphics and logo on the front
• Cheetah print lining interior
• Carry in Comfort with Padded Backpack Style Straps and Contour Back Padding
• Reinforced Carry Handle
• Store Sheet Music, Strings, Mute and Accessories in Exterior Mesh Pocket
• Internal Headstock and Bridge Reinforcement to Prevent Wear
• Additional Internal Pads to Protect Bottom of Guitar

Tone Merchants are the NZ & Australian distributor for Nordstrand Audio.

Sorry NZ customers, Reverb does not calculate the GST for local tax. So the freight fee is to cover the local GST tax.