The Cat's Out of The Bag || Nordstrand Acinonyx Bass Review

Nordstrand Audio is rolling out their hot new short-scale bass. It's an updated take on the Goya Panther and the modern touches really make a difference in playability. The Acinonyx bass is very lightweight and very easy to play.
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Timestamps
Specs - • The Cat's Out of The B...
Soundclips - • The Cat's Out of The B...
Drop tuning - • The Cat's Out of The B...
Wrap Up - • The Cat's Out of The B...
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[@HondoFelder]

Great vid man! Very excited for these to come out.

[@soundslikeben]

Thanks, Hondo. Me too!

[@karlvanbeckum9029]

Excellent demo review!! We bass players need more of these!!

[@soundslikeben]

Thanks, Karl! Need to get back on the horse, but I’m heads down working on an album right now.

[@7seapea8]

"In Lake Placid Blue? YES" words never rang so true, my friend 💙

[@scottsmiscellany7245]

You make me want to be a bass player again! Great review, wonderful-er playing. I think I might need one of those. A lot.

[@soundslikeben]

Go for it! Playing bass has been a great way to stay sane indoors. Thanks for the kind words.

[@stevesierra-franco8543]

Temple 💯❗ Great review of a great sounding bass 🤘🏻

[@soundslikeben]

Go owls! Thanks for watching, Steve!

[@thefool2007]

Nice demo. Best one I’ve seen for this bass.

[@soundslikeben]

Thanks!

[@PorchBass]

I agree. Did you get one? Do you rate it?

[@jackt6453]

This bass seems cool. I wonder what it sounds like. *5 minutes later* I NEED IT!

[@soundslikeben]

Haha!!

[@WeBothAreMonkeys]

Great video, hope to purchase one of these bad boys!

[@soundslikeben]

Thanks for watching, Tyler!

[@vernaybass]

Sunday Papers! (the great Graham Maby) Thank you for the detailed and in depth review.

[@soundslikeben]

One of my favorite basslines :). Thanks for watching!

[@rasmillion]

Good for someone who has every bass already

[@stainless641]

Sounds really good.

[@soundslikeben]

Thanks, KJC!

[@HerrWolfycat]

I actually really appreciate the fact that you know how to pronounce it acinonix :)

[@soundslikeben]

Thanks, Ricardo. Trying to be better about doing my research. :)

[@qbass00]

Check out the Atelier Z short scales for the Jaco thing and a more modern J-type sound, they kick ass, you'd like them.

[@soundslikeben]

Thanks for watching, qbass00! I’ll have to check them out. The point I was trying to make (inelegantly) is that it is fun to play something different. :)

[@RHINOSAUR]

Love it, but at $1,000 it’s a bit out of my range right now.

[@lloyd513]

Great vid! What was the awesome song you played at the start of the intro?

[@soundslikeben]

Thanks, lloyd! Anyone want to venture a guess? The clue is the video overlay.

[@GildedEntries]

What an awesome bass. Captain Dobey approved!

[@soundslikeben]

@@GildedEntries Nailed it! For those who don't recognize the track or footage, the intro is the Starsky and Hutch theme.

[@TheBeardofDOOM]

The whole button thing seems a bit gimmicky to me. You can have any sound you want, so long as you can get it with our preselected options.

[@basilaras0170]

Nice video, there is models of short basses with 5 string (high c)?

[@soundslikeben]

Hi Basilaras, short scale 5 strings are less common, but still exist. You could start by looking at the Ibanez Talman TMB35. You would have to switch the string configuration from low B to high C, but that is easy. If your budget is on the higher end, check out Serek, New York Bass Works, and Muckelroy basses. Great question and thanks for watching!

[@basilaras0170]

@@soundslikeben thx you!

[@ch33ze0g]

Do you still have that obs?

[@soundslikeben]

No, I sold it several years ago. It popped up for sale again last year on Talkbass.

[@marcosantamaria804]

I enjoy playing bass but find playing a normal scale bass not physically enjoyable to play. Would you recommend this for someone with a shorter stature?

[@shiningskull]

Joe Jackson!

[@soundslikeben]

Good ear! One of my all time favorite bass lines and tones.

[@etinsley]

Just put the deposit down on a Lake Placid blue one!

[@soundslikeben]

Awesome!

[@systemofapawn]

your thoughts so far?

[@Bibblebabbler]

What strings are on it?

[@soundslikeben]

It had the stock strings, but I don’t remember what they were.

[@rodshop5897]

I think you have just pushed me over the edge.

[@soundslikeben]

It is a cool bass for sure!

[@philipschrantz8402]

Ordered mine yesterday. And the wait is already too long...

[@systemofapawn]

how do you like it so far?

[@lesterfalcon1350]

A Cheetah isn't a Panther though, its a Feline. Panthers can roar, Felines cannot.

[@lesterfalcon1350]

Proportionally Cheetahs are longscale, with a proportionality long spine compared to other cats.

[@soundslikeben]

And now I know something I didn’t know before. Thanks, Lester!

[@souldreamer9056]

Imagine during a live show, in the dark, under pressure - having to press all 4 buttons at the same time just to switch to ‘’series mode’. Such a needless complication. Whoever designed this is not a gigging bassist. Nor did the designer ask any gigging bassist if this was a good idea, because I guarantee you not a single one of them would have said Yes. This is over-engineering at its worst. A simple 2-way toggle switch would be much more user friendly.

[@soundslikeben]

I’ve found that the only thing that really gets me on a gig is fret markets that I can’t see. I’m looking at you, Fender American Original series!

[@PorchBass]

Well, yes. It's mimicking a 60s style of controls. For me that's fine . Everyone who gets one I would bet has a 'normal' fender type bass at home already

[@farmerlister3863]

Sounds really well. But boy is it ugly :-).

[@soundslikeben]

Beauty is in the eyeballs as they say…

[@farmerlister3863]

@@soundslikeben Well, I've commented from my own account. So where is the argument?

[@soundslikeben]

No argument, friend. Just meant that everyone has their own view on what is beautiful.