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What if we started with the absolute bottom of the barrel? I'm talking about the kind of bass you might find gathering dust in a pawn shop, or maybe that first starter bass you bought way back when and haven't touched in decades

We made this decision in an effort to help players and techs install harnesses without the need to solder.  Installation should go much quicker and smoother for anyone who is installing one of these units.   We use solderless connections in the harnesses of our basses used in our pickup demo videos to aid us in quick pickup changes.  

From the start, Nordstrand wasn't about mass production or following trends. It was about meticulous craftsmanship, pushing boundaries, and, most importantly, listening to bassists.

...Flash forward to today, and we’ll find a huge amount of basses that have the now classic P/J pickup configuration. From entry-level basses by brands like Ibanez, all the way to hand-built high-end basses from builders like Spector and Sadowsky, they’ve all embraced the P/J...

I recently gave my 5-string Deluxe Jazz Bass a major makeover. I swapped the original pickups for Nordstrand Big J Blades (warm & wooly wind), added an Aguilar OBP-3 preamp, replaced the old bridge with a Hipshot KickAss, and even threw on some cool black metal knobs.

Chorus, phaser, flanger, vibrato, and envelope filters are effects that might conjure images of swirling guitar solos and psychedelic soundscapes. But don't let that fool you. When applied thoughtfully, modulation effects can transform your bass lines into dynamic, textured sounds that complement the mix in unexpected ways.

Whether you want to add subtle movement and depth to your sound or unleash a swirling vortex of sonic goodness, modulation effects have something to offer every bassist. 

Just like the other hardware on this bass, the bridge on my old J bass is definitely not top-of-the-line. So, there's a big opportunity for a bridge upgrade to yield a noticeable improvement. If this bass already had a high-quality bridge, I'd only consider a new bridge for better adjustability or a different aesthetic. But that's not the case here.

The stock preamp was so bad it felt like an afterthought. It's hard to believe something this low-quality could be included in a mid-range bass. It was noisy, had weird frequency response, and a useless slap switch. Worst of all, it made the bass feel stiff and unresponsive due to its low headroom.
The 2005 Fender Jazz Bass® Deluxe 24 V is a Korean-made, mid-range model that Fender released from 2005 to 2008. This bass was Fender’s response to the explosion in hot-rodded active J Basses in the market.

The MM bass pickup introduced in the Stingray bass became the first choice for bass legends like Louis Johnson, Flea, John Deacon, and Tony Levin. The MM gave these players something that they weren’t able to get before. 

I’ve searched far and wide for dirt pedals that fit my needs. I’ve had and have some obscure ones that I tell everyone about who will listen, but some of those are older versions of their more modern counterparts that aren’t made any longer...
If it weren’t for the P Bass, popular music as we know it would sound completely different. That’s because when the Precision Bass hit the scene in the late 50s, it became a staple in studios all over the world...

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