Nordy Big Singles or Fat Stacks?

[bassplayershane]

Hi! I have a Lakland 55-01 and just put a Aguilar OBP3 preamp in it. Want to change the pick ups and have narrowed it down to Nordstrand Fat Stacks or Big Singles. Any opinions of which to go with? I play mainly jazz, funk and rock styles.

Cheers!

 

[BZadlo]

Good choice! No matter which Nordstrands you go with, I think that you will be happy. I have a big single in one of my basses and I have played a Nordy with the fat stacks. I noticed that the big singles are mean with a slight bump in the mids. They really cut through in a rock setting and are extremely sensitive to your dynamics.
Fat stacks are a bit more refined and I think more even across the frequency spectrum. Slightly less output but dead silent since there are two coils. I'm sure that you will like either one better than those silly Barts.

 

[bassplayershane]

Cheers! Thanks for ya input. I was leaning towards the Fat Stacks!

Keep groovin!

 

[murphy]

I have Fat Stacks.
I'd buy big singles as I always use them in single coil mode anyways.

 

[PilbaraBass]

allow me to muddy the waters...

BIG SPLITS!

closer to Big singles in tone, but hum-cancelling.

 

[bassplayershane]

hmmmmmm, Interesting! Do the splits have the growl??

 

[NorCal Dog]

i'm running Fat Stacks and Big Singles also,, with a set of Dual Coils to be installed

whatever you wind up with,, it will be a major improvement in pure tone.

 

[Bass4LifeRS]

Fat stacks with coil tap here, omg the versatility

 

[Jim Carr]

Fat stacks with coil tap here, omg the versatility

+1

The Fat Stacks and OBP-3 pre in my Fretless Valenti are very flexible. Full, meaty, clean, growly when I want it, clear mids & bottom, refined top...stop me....I can't imagine pickups I would like better in this instrument--it has an ebony fingerboard, and TI flats tuned EADGC.

However, I have zero experience with any other Nordstrands except for reviews I have read, so YMMV.

IMHO, based on my instrument, Fat Stacks are terrific. You might ask Nino Valenti about which Nordy's he likes for what kind of applications. He seems pretty knowledgeable about their pickups, to say the least!!

 

[bassplayershane]

Fat Stacks it is then! Thanks guys!

 

[BZadlo]

They are both pretty growly. If you are not looking for completely silent pickups and you like to dig in...I'd go with the big singles. They can have a really mean sound if you push them.

 

[BZadlo]

Sorry, I messed that up.
What I meant was if you like to dig in and you do NOT need a completely silent pickup, go with the big singles.