Replacement 7-string pickups in Bartolini G6 size?
 

I'm in the process of modding a Conklin GTBD-7 into (hopefully) something closer to the Conklin custom I'd order if I could afford one.

I've swapped the preamp (which I've kept; it's good stuff, just not what I'm going for here) for a Pope Flexcore 2stk.1.

I'm looking to swap the single coil Bart pickups as well; I'm more of a humbucker man.

Does anyone know about any replacement pickups in the Bart G6 seven-string housing? I'm looking for something clearer and more aggressive than the Barts, and for (ideally) minimal routing.

I'm not sure how much you would like to spend, but send a email to Nordstrand. They can help you on this :)

Otherwise, look for Maurilio, here on TB. He's working for Nordstrand, so for ''direct'' contact you should look for him ;)

www.aeroinstrument.com

One of their Fodera replacements might work.

Nordstrand has the G6 sized cover….

M

Thanks y'all. I've e-mailed Nordstrand and will post their reply when it arrives.

See, Maurilio is like air : He's always there, although you don't notice him all the time :p

:D

M

Man, he totally is! :eek:

Anyway: Nordstrand got back to me (impressively quickly, I might add).

They indicated that Big Singles, Fat Stacks, or Dual Coils are all possible with the G6 housing and the tight string spacing of the GTBD-7.

My intent is to pair the pickups with a 4-band Pope Flexcore with blend and passive tone.

60Hz hum drives me insane so the Big Singles are out right away.

Anyone with experience with parallel and/or series Dual Coils vs Fat Stacks for an ERB?

... aaaaaaand another to add to the mix: Adrian from Nordstrand indicated that a seven-string set of the Nordstrand humcancelling jazz pickups might also be an option.

Leaning Fat Stacks right now; anyone want to change my mind?

What are you looking for? Parallel wired Dual Coils give a very open and clean sound, with clear highs and a deeper low end which is a welcome feature if you're into slapping and such.

Series wired Dual Coils have a fuller and fatter midrange and have more output then parellel wired Dual Coils.

Or just go for the humcancelling Jazz pickups, since you are like you said, a humbucker man :p

+1

What makes you lean towards the Fs?

I tend to boost mid-mids (500-600Hz) when using J-style pickups; they don't sound 'right' to my ears without that. I'm told that the FS tend to be more middy than a standard J sound, which seemed to fit more with what I normally look to hear.

Fatstacks

''These are a proprietary Nordstrand design. The traditional bi-pole magnet layout was, literally, twisted in a new direction. By rotating the poles 45 degrees for each set, we have increased the size of the traditional J style coil by 50%, making is wider, or 'Fatter'.''

Source - Nordstrand electronics

Well I guess that is what you are looking for :p Go for it!

Oh, by the way Maurilio. What I would like to know about the DC's : Is it only possible to have them wired parallel or series, or are there more possibilities as well, like having those 2 combined in a pickup?

Not sure what you mean about combining them together.
You can use a switch to have them working in par/sc/ser….

M

this is referred to all the Nordstrand's pups with the slanted pp.

FS are a little fatter sounding (with a little less lows and highs) in humcan compared to a BS or BSp (but a little less output). In single mode they are similar to the BS but a tiny bit more smooth and open

Yeah, that's what I meant. Is that something you have to custom order?