stacked humbucking 4/5/6 string bass pickups
these are a proprietary nordstrand design. the traditional bi-pole magnet layout was, literally, twisted in a new direction. by rotating the pole 45 degrees for each set we have increased the size of the traditional j style coil by 50%, making it wider, or "fatter”. this results in a larger aperature, which captures more harmonic content from the string, resulting in a "fatter” tone. these pickups have a tone reminiscent of a j style single coil, but they are bigger and bolder. full range and a present but pleasant high end response. these pickups have a great deal of midrange detail and fullness. due to the naturally lower output of this design, these pickups can sometimes benefit from a pre-amp with 3 or more db of gain.
these pickups are shipped with three conductor wire for a split-able installation. when the third lead is shorted to ground only the top coil will remain active for a louder, more aggressive and mean version of the fat tone these pickups deliver (albeit with 60 cycle noise that single coils inherently possess). think of it as a turbo charger for tone!
these pickups will fit as replacements for bartolini™ p2 (5 string) and bc (4 string) pickups. standard spacing is 19mm ctc at the bridge.
artists using this pickup:
derrick hodge
stew mckinsey
travis carlton (larry carlton, scott henderson, robben ford)