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Nordstand pickup description

I'm sure this has been noted before, but some of the product descriptions on Nordstrand's website read like they were written by a rogue AI, or by a human practicing some real Hunter S. Thompson style gonzo journalism.

For example:

Ripping from the atmosphere of fat-slap angled-P tone, the NP5FA has come to bat the unrelenting sonar of funkified and thick-flickering bwap. Mapping this pickup’s personality can be done in analogy to the metamorphosis that occurs from NP4 to NP4a: a slick-hitting, hotshot larynx bolstered by a bombastisizing slant—an angle of aggression transformative of agogic sincerity, forged in the embodiment of Fender-correct string spacing. The sound is bold chiroptera gesticulating manifold on the background of an ancient and holy precision effort; a machine that is winged hands perpetuating the rough glint of the NP5f, with an infusion of density and growl singing between the mids and lows. And so, as the 5-string player prepares to play, the pickup’s potential actualizes just as a cloud of skymice falls slant with vigorous hunger, and the awesome, hornwinged creatures yap in oxymoronic somethingorothers: a song that thwarts, a song that sustains its appetite driven dance: a slap-callous fury done beautifully. In comparison to the NP5F, the NP5FA registers extra growl and sustainability, leaving the player with a dimension of play that suggests double, multiple, etc. With how many bodies will your powlbwapslap blot its exclamation-turned throat?
Absolutely bonkers, but I kind of love it.
 
Yeah they've been doing it for years. Good for him for not taking himself, or his company, too seriously.

It's a little corny. But they do make some outstanding pickups. I think they usually include enough real info on their site to allow you to make an informed decision as to how hot, and what tone profile, a pickup is.

For instance, I have one of these in the bridge position of one of my basses. Click on the "Tone (Series)" and "tone (Parallel)" tabs to see a quick-view chart that gives you an idea of the tone profile.
Dual Coil 5 - Nordstrand Audio

But, yeah.... they're a little cheesy.
 
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Yeah, I've heard nothing but good things about the way they sound. And honestly, if I were running a website and had the authority to decide what went up there, I would probably get a little silly with it as well, so I certainly appreciate the not too serious attitude.

I don't really need new pickups, but if I ever change my mind these are definitely in the running.
 
Yeah, some folks just take their bass pickups way too seriously:

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