Feb 18 2009
Update on my New Bass
I ordered an NS Design Wav 4 electric upright in late Dec. It’s mid February and I still don’t have it yet. I knew these things were back ordered, but this is getting ridiculous! The online merchant who I ordered it from kept upping the delivery date. If you go on their site now, it says Feb 23, and it has said that since Jan 7. Since I was let down twice before, this time I went straight to the source to see if the Feb 23rd date was realistic, since I’ve been getting really excited about playing this thing in a couple of weeks. What they told me was that they’re expecting the shipment to get to them on the 26th, and then they need to set them all up before sending them out to retailers, and it probably won’t get to me until late March. I appreciate their honesty. And I appreciate their commitment to quality that has led to this instrument not being available for 6 months or so. Apparently they had to reject their last shipment and Ned Steinberger had to go to the factory in China and make sure they got this one right. So while I’m frustrated, I know this thing will be worth the wait.
I’ve got a couple of musical possibilities lined up for when it arrives. One of which is just jamming and maybe gigging with a friend. The other is another friend of mine who is recording an album of his own original material, kind of roots rock/Americana stuff that would really benefit from some upright sounds. He’s also probably going to play in our local music festival which means I’d have that gig too, in front of all our friends and neighbors. But really, I just want to start playing it. I got a small taste of electric upright at a jam and in a music store and I want more. I could probably cancel my order and get a Palatino shipped tomorrow, but I’ve played both and I really prefer the Wav 4. And the Wav 4 is more compact, lighter weight, has fret markers, and is all in all a better instrument.
