Well, I picked up my Nordy VJ5 from Scott Pazera on Saturday. It's an incredible bass in every respect. I've been thrilled since the first time I played it. I plugged it into the Eden and Epifani and it brought a smile to my face. It's really an awesome instrument. This is a prototype for the Nordy line. That's cool with me though. I don't have anything on the bass that I would change anyways. The fit and finish is really spectacular. You can tell that Carey worked on this bass with his meticulous attention to detail. I threw around the idea of putting an Audere into this preamp, but the passive tone is so great, I don't see a need to. The specs are like this: 34.5" Scale Alder Body Rosewood Board NJ5F Pickups Volume/Volume/Tone Control Layout Two Tone Burst B/W/B Pickguard Small Fretwire For anyone who is considering a Nordy, I can say that you won't be dissapointed in the least. I only have one pic from Scott at the moment. I'll post more as I'm able to take them. {}
Congrats Berni! I put some of his pickups in a Jazz bass. If his basses play anything like his pickups sound, I'm sure you're a happy guy!
I saw that bass at Scott's shop on Friday.. Actually, I think I've played it before the first time I was in the shop (I may be mistaken though).. Any way, those Nordy VJ's are nice.. I have a hard time going in there and not leaving with one. Congrats!
Thanks, bro! I've thought about a tort or black guard. Time will tell. It has the '57 vibe going on now though.
This was a prototype model so the price I paid isn't really in relation to what a Nordy would cost that has been ordered new. Carey has a price sheet listed on his website. You can get an idea of what you want and contact any of the Nordy dealers listed on the site to get an accurate price.
Very nice indeed, congrats. I don't play a 5er myself, but if I was after one it would definitely be along those lines. I'm a big fan of Carey's pickups (have them in 2 of my Jazz basses), I'd love to try one of his instruments. Hope you carry on getting a lot of pleasure out of it.
I too played that bass at Scott's shop. If i would have had the money in my checking account-i would own it. I got a feeling that Scott is going to be getting a good chunk of my money when it comes to electric basses-last time i was there he mentioned something about MTD Zephyrs that made me smile. Congrats on the bass. That thing is killer.
Thanks alot everyone for the kind words. It's a real pleasure to play an instrument of this quality. It just makes things easier.
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