Nordstrand big singles... experiences?

[ecufunk]

i think i preffer the big singles it´s the most perfect single coil sound that i´ve ever heard...and the hum come on gys atrue single hums that the way a single sounds.....and to recording hello "noise reductor"

 

[NorCal Dog]

that's odd,, i was looking for the single coil on 'roids kinda tone & the dealer i spoke with in the earlier post steared me away fom the Big Singles in my Peavey, on his advice, i went with the Fat Stacks. Looks like i should have called up Nordstrand direct, as it sounds like their views of their tone differs quite a bit from said dealers views.

reguardless, i got it right this time,,, my new Big Singles should be in this week

 

[el_Kabong]

my question to Stew,,,

does the B Splits reproduce the same single coil tone as the B Singles ?

Stews answer,,

Splits will give you 90% of what the Singles offer. the Splits have a less complex midrange & slightly darker character overall, but it's pretty subtle. i don't think anything we make sounds as good as the Singles, but the Splits are very close.


so,,, those two sentences helped me to choose the Big Singles...

Here's what Stew had to say when I spoke to him:

As far as noise goes -- Big Single versus Big Split -- there is not
much difference between the two models tonally, unless you are
playing solo and unaccompanied a great deal. The Big Split does not
have the same midrange complexity as the Big Single and it is also a
bit darker sounding than the single coil. This is what always happens
when a coil is split. I generally describe the Big Split as a more
civilized version of the Big Single.

I went with the big singles too, 'civilized' is over rated.

 

[NorCal Dog]

cool my Big Singles are here,, won't be able to drop em in till early next week due to,, gig tonite,, gig tomorrow nite,, Tahoe for the holiday & weekkend,,, God I love Northern California....

 

[KJung]

I went with the big singles too, 'civilized' is over rated.

That's what I'm talkin' about

 

[Willem]

Thanks guys, now I'm truly set on the singles! (it's also nice that they are the cheapest of the nordstrand signatures )

 

[Willem]

Another question: anyone tried the big singles with a series/parallel switch? Is this/would this be useful? I think it would be cool, but I can imagine that the series setting would be too much of a good thing?

 

[GRoberts]

Thanks guys, now I'm truly set on the singles! (it's also nice that they are the cheapest of the nordstrand signatures )

Huh? I thought they were the same cost as the Big Splits or Fat Stacks.

 

[kobass]

I spec'd a set of Big Singles in my new Sadowsky Modern 24-5. I won't receive it until March. I did have the opportunity to play Andy's (AJ Brown) at our last GTG. Going through a LM2 into a Shroeder 1210. It just killed-especially for fingerstyle! I placed the order for mine a couple of weeks later.

 

[Chef]

Here's mine.
Passive, wound a little hotter than normal to match the Nordstrand custom shop SCPB5.

It's nice.

 

[Willem]

That's just an awesome bass!!! What's the control layout? Just 2 volumes?

At Roscoe 5, no not same cost, price differs a lot between the different models...

 

[MultiScaleMale]

Chef, that's awesome. What's the details of the bass? Warmoth parts?

 

[Chef]

Warmoth wood, hipshot metal, Nordstrand pups, two stackpots...
All assembled by our own Rodent who took mucho extra pains and care.
Neither warmoth nor Fender made a p/g that worked with their own parts, but Rodent did

 

[MultiScaleMale]

Warmoth wood, hipshot metal, Nordstrand pups, two stackpots...
All assembled by our own Rodent who took mucho extra pains and care.
Neither warmoth nor Fender made a p/g that worked with their own parts, but Rodent did

Very nice. That's one combination I never even thought of. Sweet.

 

[Chef]

Thanks...it sounds like this:
"Bark bark! Bark! Thump thump! Bark!"

 

[el_Kabong]

I spec'd a set of Big Singles in my new Sadowsky Modern 24-5. I won't receive it until March. I did have the opportunity to play Andy's (AJ Brown) at our last GTG. Going through a LM2 into a Shroeder 1210. It just killed-especially for fingerstyle! I placed the order for mine a couple of weeks later.

Now that's what I wanted to hear! Mine are for a modern too, I should get them January. (For those that don't know, it seems it takes about 3 months or so for custom order pickups) Can you say any more about how they sound compared to the standard duncans?

 

[kobass]

Now that's what I wanted to hear! Mine are for a modern too, I should get them January. (For those that don't know, it seems it takes about 3 months or so for custom order pickups) Can you say any more about how they sound compared to the standard duncans?

I've never played a Sadowsky Modern 24-5 with the standard pups. The only one I've ever played was Andy's and it was so good, I had to have one!

 

[el_Kabong]

I've never played a Sadowsky Modern 24-5 with the standard pups. The only one I've ever played was Andy's and it was so good, I had to have one!

Ah ok, I thought you had just ordered replacement pups. March eh, I bet that's going to feel like a long wait! It will be worth it though.

 

[Willem]

Another question: anyone tried the big singles with a series/parallel switch? Is this/would this be useful? I think it would be cool, but I can imagine that the series setting would be too much of a good thing?

Any opinions on this?

 

[NorCal Dog]

i finished the mods on my Squier Active Jazz V,, which were,,

install Hipshot Ultralites
re-rout the body for the Nordstrand Big Singles
replaced active circuit with passive VVT ( cts pots/orange drop cap )

the Singles do sound different than the Fat Stacks in my Peavey Grind with the coil tap, it's a touch more aggressive, but not much. at a good stage volume, it would be tough to tell between the two.

i shielded all the cavities & star grounded everything, & the Big Singles are absolutely quiet.... ZERO noise