Please help identify pickups

jacoby75 · #1 07-14-2010, 01:35 PM

Hi bass geniuses,

I recently bought a used Fender Jazz online. I noticed that someone shielded the pickup cavities, and that there wasn't any hum when the pickups were solo'ed. I assumed someone put in some split-coil pickups. I took it apart today, and lo-and-behold, I was right. However, I'm not sure what kind of pickups these are. There are no markings on them whatsoever. Can anyone help me figure out what brand they are? It would be greatly appreciated. I want to replace them, but I'd like to know what they are first.

Thanks a lot

Rick

Here's a link to the photos of the pickups. I couldn't get the images to attach to the post. Sorry.

http://s753.photobucket.com/albums/x...ass%20pickups/

SGD Lutherie · #2 07-14-2010, 02:50 PM

They look like Nordstrand nj5fs.

jacoby75 · #3 07-14-2010, 03:27 PM

Thanks. Yeah, that was my first thought, actually, because I had some of those in an old bass. However, the photo from the Nordstrand website (which you attached) shows some little holes on the top of the pickup on the corners and in the middle of the coils. Could be nothing. The ones in my jazz have no holes at all on the top. Maybe I'll email Nordstrand.