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Big J Blade 4 Set-WW

Nordstrand 4 String Big J Blade 4 Single Coil Jazz Bass® Pickups

puzzle bullet iconDIRECT RETROFIT FOR MOST JAZZ BASSES

configuration bullet iconWORKS WITH ALL STRINGS SPACINGS

original bullet iconSINGLE COIL

good bullet iconOFFERED IN TWO TONE STYLINGS: WARM & WOOLY OR CLEAN & CLEAR

Customer Reviews

Based on 5 reviews
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Andrew C.
Delivered the grit I was looking for

I had been searching for something more aggressive / less hifi than the Barts I had. These did he trick. I made a video comparing the two. Both these and the Barts are great pickups, but these were definitely a much better fit for me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVcvnU0ZzK8

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Sean Cortese
Exactly what I wanted

Warm and wooly. Precisely. Fat bottom, yet no lack of top end, even with flatwounds. Plus they look super cool!

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William Ruelle
Nordstrand Big J Blade

I love these pickups. Perfect single coil tone, and lots of it. I use them with a .100 uF capacitor on the tone pot and they can get nice and dark without being muffled. They’re just awesome pickups.

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Rod S
Nordstrand Big J Blade

Great sound, easy to install. These were the "warm and wooly" models and I would recommend them to anyone looking to upgrade a J style bass.

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Levy Ellison
Major bass overhaul.

I recently opted to overhaul my , Warwick Rockbass 4str. Active. Being a fan of J.Chancellor of Tool , I went with the Nordstrand Big J blademan pickups , and the matching nordstrand electronics kit . Perfect choice, as I can dial in that metallic growl , as well as , any other tone I can think of. I had a couple of install issues , the guys here at Fatbasstone were ready and willing to help me thru it. It turned out to be simple, nonetheless they were ready to help and asked for a status follow-up. Highly recommend this store.

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DESCRIPTION

In order to provide players with a choice in tone, this pickup is offered with either a “warm and wooly” or “clean and clear” wind. As you might have guessed, the names of these winds denote the tone which they have been designed to facilitate. This pickup’s stylish, mean looking slotted blade piece makes sure that each string’s output is accounted for.

These pickups are an innovative application to the jazz-style pickup using the solutions excavated through discovering the secrets of the Big Blade. Their aesthetic elements reflect the groundbreaking development of signature Nordstrand blade tone. These pickups are the weapon of choice for the war-time jazz player—the funk master that has all but ten seconds to shred his way to infinity before his bass based pride is compromised by an opponent of lesser tone—and have been rendered as such in order to supply the player with a diversifying sound that is broken down even further by its dual choice in winds.

OPEN BOX DEMO ITEM: There is one Warm/Wooly unit and one Clean/Clear unit which were opened and installed exclusively for the purpose of making demo videos. These pickups were installed for less than thirty minutes here at the Fat Bass Tone shop and were not soldered.

TECH & SPECS

  • Big J-Blade Jazz-style Pickup.
  • Uniform magnetic field—no worries about pole spacing.
  • Choice in “warm and wooly” or “clean and clear” wind.
  • Loaded with two ceramic bar magnets.
  • Laser cut bobbins.
  • Wax-potted to contain any unruly frequency that may attempt to desecrate your desired tone.

DIMENSIONS

Size (Neck):
3.60” [91.44 mm] Long
.72” [18.29 mm] Wide



Size (Bridge):
3.73” [94.74 mm] Long
.72” [18.29 mm] Wide


WHAT IS THE TONE OF THE NORDSTRAND BIG J BLADE (WARM & WOOLY) BASS PICKUP SET?

The warm & wooly version of Nordstrand’s Big J Blade, has a thicker top and bottom than most pickups that we have tested. The thick lows are powerful. Top end has a bit of a roll off.

Put on a good set of headphones and check out the audio demo below to hear it for yourself.

As always, keep in mind that these are generalizations. Your experience could be different depending on many factors.


WHAT IS THE TONE OF THE NORDSTRAND BIG J BLADE (CLEAN & CLEAR) JAZZ BASS® PICKUP SET?

Definitely a similar flavor to the Warm & Wooly pickups, in the aggressive nature of the pickups. Less low end warmth. Truly a cleaner/clearer version of the WW version. Nice snap, bridge pickup is big with lots of upper mids.

Put on a good set of headphones and check out the audio demo below to hear it for yourself.

As always, keep in mind that these are generalizations. Your experience could be different depending on many factors.



Customer Reviews

Based on 5 reviews
100%
(5)
0%
(0)
0%
(0)
0%
(0)
0%
(0)
A
Andrew C.
Delivered the grit I was looking for

I had been searching for something more aggressive / less hifi than the Barts I had. These did he trick. I made a video comparing the two. Both these and the Barts are great pickups, but these were definitely a much better fit for me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVcvnU0ZzK8

S
Sean Cortese
Exactly what I wanted

Warm and wooly. Precisely. Fat bottom, yet no lack of top end, even with flatwounds. Plus they look super cool!

W
William Ruelle
Nordstrand Big J Blade

I love these pickups. Perfect single coil tone, and lots of it. I use them with a .100 uF capacitor on the tone pot and they can get nice and dark without being muffled. They’re just awesome pickups.

R
Rod S
Nordstrand Big J Blade

Great sound, easy to install. These were the "warm and wooly" models and I would recommend them to anyone looking to upgrade a J style bass.

L
Levy Ellison
Major bass overhaul.

I recently opted to overhaul my , Warwick Rockbass 4str. Active. Being a fan of J.Chancellor of Tool , I went with the Nordstrand Big J blademan pickups , and the matching nordstrand electronics kit . Perfect choice, as I can dial in that metallic growl , as well as , any other tone I can think of. I had a couple of install issues , the guys here at Fatbasstone were ready and willing to help me thru it. It turned out to be simple, nonetheless they were ready to help and asked for a status follow-up. Highly recommend this store.

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