SOLD Nordstrand Big Blades set (P2 size)

For sale, a set of Nordstrand Big Blade 5 in the P2 form factor.

This set was a part of the earliest run of this pickup in early 2016, before the "Clean & Clear" and "Warm & Wooly" distinction on the Nordstrand blades came about. Based on the descriptions, I'd peg this set in the Clean and Clear category. Punchy and aggressive!

Because of the blade nature of the pickup, these work for any string count and spacing, with the max spacing being a 5 string at 19mm equivalent. There's an "N" and a "B" stamped into the black coil bobbin material on the back of each pickup to identify the neck pickup and bridge pickup. Hard to get that to show up on a cellphone photo.

I'm the original owner and these have seen one gig and modest at home playing in a smoke-free home. They've got plenty of lead left on them: I estimate I've snipped off less than a half inch of wire from factory new. Black pickup screws included.

They'll ship in the original box (which will be inside yet another box of course)

Price includes shipping to the lower 48 USA

 

You'd have to email Nordstrand to be sure. They're always prompt and informative with customer questions I've found.

As far as I can answer without their expert guidance, from the looks of it, what's holding the pickups in the cover is a few beads of hot glue. Should be fairly easy to dislodge them and remove them. The radiused blade is going to protrude above the coil bobbins, so be aware of that if you're going to try and put these in covers that don't have the central opening for the blade to protrude through.

 

A pair of shims on either side of the blade with a thickness that matches the blade protrusion above the coil should do it.

 

A few pics of some details: The Nordstrand logo on the front and the embossed (N)eck/(B)ridge identifier on the back as discussed above.

 

There actually isn't a gap. It's one continuous blade. The surface of the blade is notched to allow those bits of pickup shell plastic across so that the pickup shell has structural integrity. You can check out Carey Nordstrand's YouTube vids and website about it.

The upshot of this is that as long as your strings all fit over the blade, you're good for any number and spacing of strings.

So B and Gap aren't relevant for measuring the pickup.

A for this pickup is 3.25 inches on the nose.

[Edit: Added proper measurement as discussed further down thread.]

 

No problem! Good luck on your pickup quest!

 

Turns out I neglected to measure both pickups! The bridge pickup blade is 3 and one quarter (3.25) inches!

 

Alright. I have turned on all the lights and grabbed a better measuring instrument and triple checked myself. I was applying a tape measure incorrectly the first time when I measured the neck pickup. Both the neck and bridge pickup have the blades exposed a full 3.25" on the pickup face. I wouldn't count on them extending too much further underneath the pickup cover, but it sounds like they'll fully cover your spacing.