Nordstrand NJ4 70s Wind Bass Pickup Set

single coil 4 string jazz-type bass pickups
This is a vintage single coil J style pickup made with 60’s era correct Heavy Formvar wire and Alnico V magnets. In winding these pickups we use a simulated hand wound pattern that lowers the resonant peak of the pickup resulting in a pleasing yet present high end. These pickups have a very even and full sound with that snap and grind associated with the classic basses of that time. Includes black covers (exposed pole pieces).
This pickup is available with an alternative “70’s wind” featuring enamel wire and have less winds than the 60’s version. This results in a clearer more open sound with less midrange warmth that is more reminiscent of the Marcus Miller type of tone.
*now available with Alnico III (A3) Magnets Alnico III magnets differ from Alnico V in that they are warmer with a softer character. Think of them like a 60’s J style sound taken even further down the warm and fat path. Alnico V by contrast is brighter, cleaner and punchier, and will have a more wiry, stringy character. As another example, we’d recommend A3 for fretless or a fat 60’s Jaco type thing and A5 is great for a modern slap type thing or an R and B sound.
Artists using this pickup:
Bill Reynolds (Alicia Keys, Drummer Peter Erskine, Tenor Saxophonist Chris Potter, Justin Timberlake, Andrea Bocelli) Bill Reynolds (Band of Horses, Avett Brothers) Chazz Frichtel (Michael McDonald, Christopher Cross, Chuck Mangione, Wilson/Phillips, Karla Bonoff, Perla Batalla, David Pack, America, Chaka Khan, Gregory Hines, Sheena Easton, Vonda Shepard) Chris Tarry Jerry Jemmott (Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, Wilson Pickett, BB King, Herbie Hancock) Jerry Watts Rob DiSantis Scott Pazera Travis Carlton (Larry Carlton, Scott Henderson, Robben Ford)

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