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Nordstrand Dual Blade Neo's

#81
Thanks, Tony.

The Bongo is really fat on the bottom, even without adding any bass via the EQ knob. I realize there's a whole lot more to it than just the pickups, but I'd like to get some deeper lows into the particular bass with the Duncans and these Nordstrand Neo Blades just might get me there.
 
#82
lowfreqgeek said:
Thanks, Tony.

The Bongo is really fat on the bottom, even without adding any bass via the EQ knob. I realize there's a whole lot more to it than just the pickups, but I'd like to get some deeper lows into the particular bass with the Duncans and these Nordstrand Neo Blades just might get me there.
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On paper its sounds like these are the pickups for you.
 
#83
Hey Tony, I'd HIGHLY recommend that you get a split switch figured out for that bass. The Dual Neos are designed to work very well in single coil mode. I attempted to get as close as I could to a 70's J vibe with them. The coils are even wound in an unbalanced manner to help with it. And also to make them sound more organic - I tend to prefer unbalanced coils in a hum canceling setup.
 
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#84
lowfreqgeek said:
Hey @TonyP- and @emjazz, do you have any experience with the Neo pickups in the EBMM Bongo? Any idea how these Nordstrands Neos compare?

I have Big Singles in my Regenerate Guitar Works 6 string, so I'm quite familiar with those. I also have another 5 string that I'd like to outfit with something that sounds a bit wider/deeper than the Duncan ceramic blade soapbars it has now. Ideally, if I could get that bass to have the depth of my Bongo, I'd just sell the Bongo and play the other bass.
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I'm afraid I can't help with this one. I've never played a Bongo. Sorry!
 
#87
Toptube said:
Those sound MUCH smoother than I would have guessed.
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That's something I've always expected from dual ceramic blade pickups but it seems like the neos have that same quality. To me it seems like the initial attack isn't a lot louder than the sustained part of the note which gives them a compressed feel. To me that makes them great for fretless.

The only other video of the Nordstrand Dual Blades that I've seen is this one. A little bit more bite when switched to singles.

 
#88
It all depends upon how the pickup is designed. I've got some neo pickups from another brand which have give and dynamic response to playing, much like people expect form good pickups. But they also have the huge bottom and wide range high end that is common in neos.

But mostly, Nordstrand isn't known for smooth pickups. I'm really surprised.
 
#89
I've been following this thread, hoping to get some idea of how my new bass will sound once I received it. And now I have.
I'd like to say how much I really like these pickups! The sound is so powerful! I do have the Series/Parallel/Single switching for each pickup, and there is a very wide variety of tones I can get out of this one bass. I'm very impressed with these, would buy again!
 
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SubNoizeRat3691 said:
I've been following this thread, hoping to get some idea of how my new bass will sound once I received it. And now I have.
I'd like to say how much I really like these pickups! The sound is so powerful! I do have the Series/Parallel/Single switching for each pickup, and there is a very wide variety of tones I can get out of this one bass. I'm very impressed with these, would buy again!
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How do these sound in Series? Is there another pickup you could compare them to? Thanks
 
#91
The pickups, both in series, sounds the fattest of the different configurations. Single coils sounds great, jazz like, but warmer. The parallel configuration is very weak. Not even close to the same output as the pickups switched Single or Series. Its not a usable tone at all.

I'm not sure why the parallel setting is that way, Carrigan said he double and triple checked the wiring, and could not find anything wrong. Perhaps Carey might have a suggestion.?
 
#93
SubNoizeRat3691 said:
The pickups, both in series, sounds the fattest of the different configurations. Single coils sounds great, jazz like, but warmer. The parallel configuration is very weak. Not even close to the same output as the pickups switched Single or Series. Its not a usable tone at all.

I'm not sure why the parallel setting is that way, Carrigan said he double and triple checked the wiring, and could not find anything wrong. Perhaps Carey might have a suggestion.?
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Sounds to me like there is some kind of issue. These pickups are designed to work in parallel and should have plenty of output in that mode. Also, parallel will be about the same output as single. Maybe the parallel mode is out of phase. Can you contact the shop and maybe send some pics of the wiring so we can hopefully get your insulation sorted out?
 
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