The Nordy Club (Part XIII)

[BBass06]

Originally Posted by narud

i broke the body on a gig.

I have to ask, how did you break the body on a gig?

[metalstorm]

Like this:

[rictrose]

[tombowlus]

Originally Posted by metalstorm

Like this:

Well, it doesn't get more "metal" than that!

[fabinosto]

A little clip of my VJ4 with R Cocco strings :




https://soundcloud.com/fabinosto/one-shot-nordy

[GRoberts]

Very cool! Thx for sharing!

Originally Posted by fabinosto

A little clip of my VJ4 with R Cocco strings :




https://soundcloud.com/fabinosto/one-shot-nordy

[Vic]

Originally Posted by fabinosto

A little clip of my VJ4 with R Cocco strings :




https://soundcloud.com/fabinosto/one-shot-nordy

Great tone! I'm sure you posted about this before, but are those big singles?

[fabinosto]

Yes big singles.

[rictrose]

dig that natural nordy... very cool..

here is my new nerdy. still loving it... this pic is a bit better than the last one..



Finally found some strings that i like on it... or should i say a gauge that i like... I tried medium fodera nickels and DR hibeams, but they were just too heavy for me... so light gauge DR lowriders.. I figured the hexcore will make up for the lighter gauge so they wont be too flimsy.. feel and sound good. i'll have to see how fodera light gauge nickels feel too. Just been so used to T.I Flats...

Kudos to Carey for making such amazing instruments.. i really am blown away by how easy to play this thing is, and im usually a 4 string guy...

here is a clip of me playing my nordy on my youtube channel
Im just running through the bassline to Steely Dan's Peg... i figured it would be a good chance to record both fingerstyle and slap... the Nordy tone sits in the mix sooo well.. im loving just soloing the neck pickup in passive mode... time for a nordy P? maybe......

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFYDo1d9QZg

[drgregn]

Originally Posted by rictrose

dig that natural nordy... very cool..

here is my new nerdy. still loving it... this pic is a bit better than the last one..



Finally found some strings that i like on it... or should i say a gauge that i like... I tried medium fodera nickels and DR hibeams, but they were just too heavy for me... so light gauge DR lowriders.. I figured the hexcore will make up for the lighter gauge so they wont be too flimsy.. feel and sound good. i'll have to see how fodera light gauge nickels feel too. Just been so used to T.I Flats...

Kudos to Carey for making such amazing instruments.. i really am blown away by how easy to play this thing is, and im usually a 4 string guy...

here is a clip of me playing my nordy on my youtube channel
Im just running through the bassline to Steely Dan's Peg... i figured it would be a good chance to record both fingerstyle and slap... the Nordy tone sits in the mix sooo well.. im loving just soloing the neck pickup in passive mode... time for a nordy P? maybe......

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFYDo1d9QZg

Very nice playing... and bass!

[GRoberts]

Really nice playing! very smooth! Sounds great. Love Steely Dan too!

Originally Posted by rictrose

dig that natural nordy... very cool..

here is my new nerdy. still loving it... this pic is a bit better than the last one..



Finally found some strings that i like on it... or should i say a gauge that i like... I tried medium fodera nickels and DR hibeams, but they were just too heavy for me... so light gauge DR lowriders.. I figured the hexcore will make up for the lighter gauge so they wont be too flimsy.. feel and sound good. i'll have to see how fodera light gauge nickels feel too. Just been so used to T.I Flats...

Kudos to Carey for making such amazing instruments.. i really am blown away by how easy to play this thing is, and im usually a 4 string guy...

here is a clip of me playing my nordy on my youtube channel
Im just running through the bassline to Steely Dan's Peg... i figured it would be a good chance to record both fingerstyle and slap... the Nordy tone sits in the mix sooo well.. im loving just soloing the neck pickup in passive mode... time for a nordy P? maybe......

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFYDo1d9QZg

[Vic]

Originally Posted by GRoberts

Really nice playing! very smooth! Sounds great. Love Steely Dan too!

+1 and +1!

[fretster]

Here's my VJ5 in action!

[maurilio]

Originally Posted by fretster

Here's my VJ5 in action!

+1

nice

M

[nostatic]

Originally Posted by rictrose

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFYDo1d9QZg

Why the fret wrap on that tune? It chokes the open E during the slap section and you also lose that note during intro section on the descending line. Nice use of octaves on the Eb and D though. Always interesting to see different people's take on playing those lines.

[rictrose]

Yeah fair point about the fret wrap. I just whacked it on as a reflex after playing my jazz bass with flats for the last few years. The strings just sound so bright to me. I guess it didn't come through in the recording too much. Just a safety net thing I guess. Trying to control some of those fly away harmonics. I've been playing the bass for a few days now and I get more and more confidant with turning up the tone and let the notes shine a bit more. Thank for the feedback though. 😄

[kobass]

fyi Nordy peeps, there's a nice used VP4 for sale at Bass Central...

(scroll down)

http://www.basscentral.com/2003/used.shtml

[KJung]

My wonderful VP5 and my current gigging rig with that bass. Wonderful!

[nordyboy]

Originally Posted by KJung

My wonderful VP5 and my current gigging rig with that bass. Wonderful!

That is a lovely bass Ken

[KJung]

Originally Posted by nordyboy

That is a lovely bass Ken

Thanks! I received it from Carey and the guys right after 2011 Winter Namm, and have done 90%+ of my gigs with it over the last two years or so. It is only 8 pounds, has BEAUTIFUL figuring on the neck, and just punches and grinds like no tomorrow. Simply a pleasure to play... very 'modern' take on a P that works great for the pop/funk/hip hop sort of thing I typically play. Always seems to slot itself into the mix nicely, without the 'boom and mud' that I often hear from guys using P Basses in a live setting (or course, the Dunlop Nickel Rounds help with that, along with the rig).

I also dig the fact that it is passive, has a gloss poly finish on the neck, poly on the body, and with the Dunlops that last a LONG time, it is pretty much a 'hassle free/maintenance free' instrument.

Continue to just love it, and the neck feels surprisingly 'vintage' P, considering it is a 5 string. B string is very nice on it also... not 'huge' or 'amazing' or anything, but it is a nice, even extension down from the open E which works well in the context within which I use it.