Can someone describe the difference between the Nordstrands and the Barts tone-wise? Also, are the Nordstrands switchable between humbucking and single-coil? I have no clue if this is even possible, please excuse me if its a silly question. :hmm:

For my experience, Nordies sounds pretty clean and even, the highs is very "airy", not annoying or harsh at all. The mids and lows are tight, but not as fat as Barts IMHO. There's no lack of lows, they just don't emphasize that like Barts.
Barts sound a little scooped in highs, especially in the 5k-7k range, but I think above that range, the treble goes back. The low-mid and lows are where Barts shine, They have some special "growl" that can only come from Barts, make them a very good choice for fretless, or straight fingerstyle players like Jeff Berlin, who wants his bass sounds like a trombone.
For humbuckers, both can be switched in single coil mode (of course some models don't), but I've found the single coil sound of Nordie is too quiet to use, I'll suggest just using parallel/serial wiring. Barts are not that weak in single coil (I used BC size soapbars as reference), but still have volume drop problems in that mode.
I'll go with Nordies for fretted and rock style playing, Barts for fretless and jazz/fusion side.
I love the slapping sound of Nordies more than Barts BTW, very aggresive and in your face.

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