Nordstrand Big Splits

[Bass Below]

I just ordered a set of these. Does anyone have any experience with them? Search didn't turn very much up on them. According to the description, they are:

"some of the biggest sounding pickup available anywhere. Full fat bottom, solid thick mids, and clean clear highs, these pickups have it all."

I was torn between these and a set of Q-tuners, but opted for these since my custom Knuckle Quake that I'm waiting for will eventually have Q-tuners in it.

[Bass Below]

I guess I can't make fun of anybody for posting in the wrong forum anymore.... not quite sure how I managed to put this in Setup & Repair

[lowfreqman]

I had these installed in my MTD Z bass last month. I characterize them as having a sound somewhere between a jazz pickup and a dual coal humbucker. You get the growl of the jazz sound without the overemphasized nasal quality. The pickups are very even across the spectrum of audible frequencies. I do not have to do any knob twiddling with my preamp to get quality tone. I love these pickups.

[Bass Below]

lowfreqman, woudl you say they are capable of "huge" and "clean" at the same time? That's really what I'm after, huge, fat and crystal clear.

[lowfreqman]

Yes. They definitely have the huge sound down. They can be clean as well. I get my clean, fat sound by slightly favoring the neck pickup. Like I said they really don't accentuate any particular frequencies. They will let the natural qualities of your bass and preamp shine through.

[narud]

Originally Posted by Bass Below

I just ordered a set of these. Does anyone have any experience with them? Search didn't turn very much up on them. According to the description, they are:

"some of the biggest sounding pickup available anywhere. Full fat bottom, solid thick mids, and clean clear highs, these pickups have it all."

I was torn between these and a set of Q-tuners, but opted for these since my custom Knuckle Quake that I'm waiting for will eventually have Q-tuners in it.

in my fodera, the big splits werent very fat at all.

[Rodent]

hey Sleestak, maybe you just had a bum Fodera



R

[narud]

Originally Posted by Rodent

hey Sleestak, maybe you just had a bum Fodera



R

nah, fat as can be with the duncans