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11-26-2007, 12:43 AM
| | |  Nordstrand 70's wind NJ4
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Hey fellas this is my first thread here on this site. I really
enjoy reading and learning about my craft on this site. Now
here's my FIRST thread question!!! Has anyone tried 70's wind
Nordstrand NJ4 pups? If so how do they sound? Are they an
authentic 70's thick barky tone? |
11-26-2007, 12:57 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Ballaarat Australia | | | not me. but welcome to the neighborhood anyways. |
11-26-2007, 12:10 PM
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For the mysterious "Nordstrand NJ4 Set '70's style wind" |
11-26-2007, 04:23 PM
| | | | That's where I got from, but thanks Whisper. I thought that someone may have
heard them. |
11-26-2007, 04:58 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Woodland Hills, California | | | Why not email Carey at Nordstrand? He might have a list of players or MP3 files.
Speaking of which, didn't Nordstrand have a Sponsored Forum here a while back? What ever happened to that? |
11-27-2007, 07:43 AM
| | | | Thanks Smeet!! |
11-27-2007, 07:55 AM
| | | | I had a set installed in my MIA Maple / Ash jazz. They are great. More honk, more definition than OEM. |
11-29-2007, 07:27 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | | | I guess the question is, "how does the voicing of these pickups (NJ4 70's wind) compare to the standard NJ4s?" |
11-30-2007, 08:59 AM
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I guess the question is, "how does the voicing of these pickups (NJ4 70's wind) compare to the standard NJ4s?"
| Essentially, it's just like the difference between Fender jazz pickups from the early '60s compared to those in '70s jazz basses. The same differences are carries over to the new "secret wind".  |
04-07-2010, 06:21 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Helsinki, Finland | | | The man himself, Mr. Nordstrand, said that the 70's wind is a bit cleaner and clearer while the 60's wind is a bit thicker and fuller. For me, this really answered "the which one to buy" question. |
04-07-2010, 09:11 AM
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Originally Posted by Kipaste  The man himself, Mr. Nordstrand, said that the 70's wind is a bit cleaner and clearer while the 60's wind is a bit thicker and fuller. For me, this really answered "the which one to buy" question. | Just to add my $.02 since since I have the NJs in 6 Jazzes (at this time) Kipaste is correct and its becuase how the mids are.
To me I use both the 60's and 70's winds and it all depends on the bass they are going in.
I think the 70's wind works better in duller sounding instrument unless your shooting for that clear so-to speak cut that can have a bit of shine to it.
In my Modulus VJs I'm using 60's wind and it works great with the graphite.
I have a swamp ash jazz that the body is on the light side and has more of a tubby lower mid thing going on with it...I put 70's wind in it and came to life.
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04-08-2010, 08:03 AM
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Originally Posted by basswave Just to add my $.02 since since I have the NJs in 6 Jazzes (at this time) Kipaste is correct and its becuase how the mids are.
To me I use both the 60's and 70's winds and it all depends on the bass they are going in.
I think the 70's wind works better in duller sounding instrument unless your shooting for that clear so-to speak cut that can have a bit of shine to it.
In my Modulus VJs I'm using 60's wind and it works great with the graphite.
I have a swamp ash jazz that the body is on the light side and has more of a tubby lower mid thing going on with it...I put 70's wind in it and came to life. | basswave, you might have just convinced me to sell the NJ4SVs in my bass to fund the purchase of some 70s NJ4s! Interesting!
My Warmoth J with a Korina body and Wenge neck/fb has a fairly thick midrange, especially the lower mids. I wouldn't call it "dull" at all, but a touch more "zing" would be nice. |
04-08-2010, 08:20 AM
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Originally Posted by 4StringTheorist basswave, you might have just convinced me to sell the NJ4SVs in my bass to fund the purchase of some 70s NJ4s! Interesting!
My Warmoth J with a Korina body and Wenge neck/fb has a fairly thick midrange, especially the lower mids. I wouldn't call it "dull" at all, but a touch more "zing" would be nice. | Nice...
I think that would be a great compliment to the woods you are using. I heard of more then once guys changing to the 70's wind pickups in the woods of Warwicks (which have there one heavy mids) and have totally dug it.
I bet you would be totally stoked with it.
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04-08-2010, 08:31 AM
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Originally Posted by basswave Nice...
I think that would be a great compliment to the woods you are using. I heard of more then once guys changing to the 70's wind pickups in the woods of Warwicks (which have there one heavy mids) and have totally dug it.
I bet you would be totally stoked with it. | Summer project!
And some TBer out there will get these NJ4SVs for a nice price, which I must say are an amazing pickup. | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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