Norstrand Big Splits or Fat Stacks?

[smperry]

Would boosting treble a bit tame the darkness you mention?

Yes, or using brighter strings. I hardly ever boost the treble actually; I like the sound. It's very full & defined; it sounds like a bass should IMO.

Marshall

 

[maurilio]

why not going with a Nordstrand preamp?



M

 

[fourstringbliss]

why not going with a Nordstrand preamp?



M

Do you have a link for them?

I've been planning to go with an Audere because of the active blending and Z-Mode switch.

 

[1kinal]

Do you have a link for them?

I've been planning to go with an Audere because of the active blending and Z-Mode switch.

http://www.nordstrandpickups.com/whatsnew.html

 

[fourstringbliss]

why not going with a Nordstrand preamp?



M

How much are they going to be?

 

[fourstringbliss]

I'm divided:

I like both Big Split and FS.....

FS are fatter sounding and less bright than BSp.

Are the FS going to sound mushy or too dark with flatwounds? My string of choice are Sadowsky flats. If you're not familiar with them they're an even sounding string with good amounts of detail, but they're still flats.

 

[maurilio]

for prices contact a dealer, I don't know how much it goes for, sorry.

The FS with flats should give you a thuddy sound, but I don't have enough experience with this combination.... maybe someone else can be more precise.

not much help, I know.

M

 

[smperry]

Are the FS going to sound mushy or too dark with flatwounds? My string of choice are Sadowsky flats. If you're not familiar with them they're an even sounding string with good amounts of detail, but they're still flats.

I played a jazz gig last night with FS, Audere, and TI Jazz Flats...I made a low-tech recording with my portable recorder. If anything sounds decent, I'll let you know. It wasn't too dark at all, and definitely clear - but I was playing through my Phil Jones Bass rig which is punchy as all get out.

Plus if I wanted a little more bite, I could just turn up the treble (didn't do it once) or the Z-mode (switched to High/Mid for one or two tunes). FWIW, I kept the pickups in humbucker mode the whole time - it's a great sound in the mix. When practicing on my own, I'm often in SC mode though.

Marshall

 

[smperry]

http://www.nordstrandpickups.com/whatsnew.html

I'd love to hear one sometime!

M

 

[jsingles]

id love to hear alot of nordy stuff....

i will cry of happiness the day there are high quality audio samples of all the pickups they offer...

 

[jokerjkny]

I'm divided:

I like both Big Split and FS.....

FS are fatter sounding and less bright than BSp.

that's what i was told, and frankly, i couldnt be happier w/ the fatstacks in my sadowsky. and PLEASE, get the sadowsky preamp. they go together like freakin' gangbusters.

 

[maurilio]

Hey joker,
glad you like them. I had them in my Sadowsky, too.
The Nordstrand pre is a refined aguilar pre (3 bands) and, IMO, it's even better than the Sadowsky (more flexible and usable)...

M

 

[Chef]

Maurillio; can the nord preamp have passive mode, and passive tone control?

 

[jokerjkny]

Hey joker,
glad you like them. I had them in my Sadowsky, too.
The Nordstrand pre is a refined aguilar pre (3 bands) and, IMO, it's even better than the Sadowsky (more flexible and usable)...

M

dang, thems fightin' words!

but woah, didnt know there's a nordie pre now! would love to try one.

 

[maurilio]

it's just as any other pre with passive blend. It can be wired with P/A, passive tone, mid switch.....

http://www.nordstrandpickups.com/whatsnew.html

 

[Chef]

I've seen the website.
I see volume, blend, treb, mids, bass.
I don't see passive tone control, in that pic, or listed in specs.

Sure, one could add one upstream of blend and all the other downstream items.
I just didn't know if it came configured that way or not.

 

[bassvirtuoso]

Can the Big Singles be ran without a preamp? I read on the Nordstrand site that the FS will benefit since they have a drop in output, but not sure about the BS. I'm looking at a passive jazz with the dual vol/tone setup.

 

[4Mal]

Iv'e run Big Splits passive. They have a pretty hefty output.

 

[Tom Howland]

Iv'e run Big Splits passive. They have a pretty hefty output.

I have Valenti #79.
4-string jazz bass, with "Big Singles".
Sadowsky pre-amp.
With VTC, ( passive option)

These pickup sound huge, with pre-amp.
Jazz bass on steroids, tone.
In passive mode, the sound like a jazz should. ( a bit brighter)
Both options sound great live.

 

[maurilio]

the pre can be configured any way you want.... in a jazz ctrl plate there's some limits, tho.

All the Nord pups work wonderfully passive... no doubt on this!