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ZenBlade6-P4

Nordstrand 6 String Zen Blade 6 Hum Cancelling Bass Pickups

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wave form bullet iconCLEAR AND WARM

data science bullet iconQUIET HUM-CANCELLING GOODNESS

good bullet iconAVAILABLE IN P4 AND EMG45 SHAPES

split bullet iconCAN BE WIRED IN SERIES OR PARALLEL

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Nordstrand 6 String Zen Blade 6 Hum Cancelling Bass Pickups

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A nice change of pace

Great sounding pickup with a nice refreshing tonal twist. Ill be using these again in future builds. Thank you Fat bass tone for the prompt shipping!

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DESCRIPTION

The Spectral Center: a pickup that exists in the Tao of tone. The sidewinding Zen Blade mimics the voice of a sonic Buddha, centering the player on a plane of echoed clarity, while delegating a fluid rip, pop, thump, and groove of articulation. This pickup is balanced, meditative, and at one with the face of the musical universe. From dramatic lines to simple chords, the spectrum of sonic access this pickup has is somehow enlightening, guiding the slap and strum of the player toward the paradigmatic absence and duality pulverizing stillness of samadhi.

Zen Blade’s continuous sensing blade offers a multitude of loyal characteristics: its uncompromising tone refuses the threat of depletion all across the fret board, while its steady impedance gives way to a personality so even and temperate you might just find yourself saying goodbye to your old trusty compressor. One of its finest qualities is that the difference between its parallel and series personalities is subtle, creating a dimension of versatility where the player may comfortably fit their tone in the mix between many different genres — Jazz, Country, and Rock being its best contenders. Wired in parallel, the pickup delivers a broad range of character, with its even, clear, and articulate nature manifesting in its purest form. In series, the aperture narrows, causing the tone to become a bit thicker, a little bit bolder, while still retaining the even and clear quality inherent to the pickup. The lack of fluctuation between the two wiring styles is due to its single sensing blade acting as its only source of impedance, which removes many of the variables that count for the great difference in tone that often occurs when switching a standard dual coil from parallel to series. If ridiculously balanced, warm and reasonable tone is the name of your game, Zen is just the thing for you!

The history behind the Zen Blade is simple: Nordstrand needed a hum canceling single blade pickup, so they made one. After months of technical finagling, recalibration, and seemingly endless refinement of how to compose the model, Nordstrand finally found what thay were looking for. So they gave it to their tech wizard, Mo. Upon his approval, Nordstrand decided to show it to the world. If Mo approves, then it's good.

TECHNICAL

  • Hum-cancelling
  • Classic sidewinder-style pickup
  • Uniform magnetic field — Ceramic bar magnet
  • Flat, slotted, steel blade
  • 19mm maximum pitch
  • Available in P4 or EMG45 Shape
  • Laser cut vulcanized bobbins
  • Wax-potted to contain any unruly frequency that may attempt to desecrate your desired tone

DIMENSIONS (P4)

Size:
4.68” [118.75 mm] Long
1.27” [32.36 mm] Wide



DIMENSIONS (EMG45)

Size:
4.52” [114.81 mm] Long
1.51” [38.35 mm] Wide


WHAT IS THE TONE OF THE NORDSTRAND ZEN BLADE (PARALLEL WIRING) BASS PICKUPs?

This pickup has a great deal of evenness. A polite, non aggressive pickup that has excellent clarity up top without being too bright. Players have mentioned how excellent this pickup is as a platform for a preamp, because of its clarity and evenness - we agree. Our pickups tester’s favorite parallel-wired pickup.

The pickup used for this video is the Zen Blade 5, a 5 string bass pickup pickup. The 4 & 6 string sizes/shapes will sound similar, but not exact as they will use different length magnets. Nordstrand Audio is engineering them to sound as close to each other as possible.

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 ZEN BLADE (SERIES WIRING) BASS PICKUPS?

Despite a touch of top end roll off in the top end, it is safe to say these pickups are quite balanced and clear. A fun pickup to play that our pickup tester (Andy) really liked. Slight peak in the mid range that pushes these forward in a mix, but not enough to sound weird, or bad.

The pickup used for this video is the Zen Blade 5, a 5 string bass pickup pickup. The 4 and 6 string sizes/shapes will sound similar, but not exact as they will use different length magnets. Nordstrand Audio is engineering them to sound as close to each other as possible.

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 2 reviews
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Gilli Hubara

Nordstrand 6 String Zen Blade 6 Hum Cancelling Bass Pickups

F
F.B.
A nice change of pace

Great sounding pickup with a nice refreshing tonal twist. Ill be using these again in future builds. Thank you Fat bass tone for the prompt shipping!

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