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3B-3

Nordstrand Audio 3 Band Bass Preamps

good bullet iconVERY TRANSPARENT AND MUSICAL

wave form bullet iconNOT OVERLY AGGRESSIVE

configuration bullet iconSEVERAL CONFIGURATIONS TO CHOOSE FROM

wrench bullet iconOUTPUT CAN BE ADJUSTED VIA TRIM POT ON PREAMP MODULE

Customer Reviews

Based on 12 reviews
83%
(10)
17%
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Daniel Leffler
Real pros

Highly recommend these guys

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Eric Martens
Nordstrand 3b4b

After trying several other preamps, this one stayed. It really brought my bass to life. Other preamps tend to color and truncate your passive tone. This thing lets your highs, mids and lows shine through, making my bass cut through the stage mix. It sounds so incredible. I highly recommend.

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E.M.
Nordstrand 3b4b

I installed this preamp along with the NJ4 pickups into my Lakland USA 44-60 Vintage Jazz bass. I love the sound. I've tried quite a few other preamps and this one stays. I wanted a transparent sound that captures the true essence of the bass and doesn't compress it. This is it! When boosting or cutting, the sound is very pleasing at any combination compared to other preamps. I've never really tweaked much on other preamps, but this one really responds. I wish I've tried this Nordstrand combo sooner. I highly recommend this for higher end basses where you don't want to color a great bass tone.

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Tonemannz
Nordy preamp rocks my world

Put in a Nordstrand 3 band with the passive option, loving it. So many tonal options and best of both worlds. Love how you can set up a great EQ with the active preamp, then blend the passive tone just like you would on a fully passive bass, but with so many more options.
I added pickup splits and now I have no excuses for not having an amazing sound to the desk.

D
D.B.
Nordstrand 3B-5A was perfect to lift some low volume pickups

This preamp replaced a well known brand that lacked the adjustable output level to compensate some low volume, but great sounding pickups. Bonus is the modern tones and adjustability to really bring out the natural sound of a phenomenal bass......definately worth the price of admission.

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DESCRIPTION

Sonically spotless, original, and easy to use, Nordstrand's 3-Band preamp module provides players with an uninhibited musicality derived from Carey Nordstrand’s own personal design. With an ideal feature set facilitating its great sound, this module has become popular with high end bass builders who love to install them as standard OEM preamps on their top level instruments.

Available unwired or in several pre-wired configurations, these preamps have become extremely popular upgrades for basses at all levels of quality. Just pick the configuration that matches the control layout on your bass!

Artists: Vivian d'Souza, Fernando Vallin, Paulo Roberto Diniz Jr, Will Birckhead, Travis Carlton, Scott Pazera


LAYOUTS

3B-3 (1 Pickup - 3 Band -- 3 Knob, 1 Switch):
Volume w/Active-Passive Push-Pull -- Push-Pull Mid -- Treble/Bass Stack

3B-4a (2 Pickup - 3 Band -- 4 Knob):
Volume/Volume Stack -- Tone w/Active-Passive Push-Pull -- Push-Pull Mid -- Treble/Bass Stack

3B-4b (2 Pickup - 3 Band -- 4 Knob):
Volume/Tone Stack -- Blend -- Push-Pull Mid -- Treble/Bass Stack

3B-5a (2 Pickup - 3 Band -- 5 Knob):
Volume w/Active-Passive Push-Pull -- Blend -- Treble -- Push-Pull Mid -- Bass

3B-5b (2 Pickup - 3 Band -- 5 Knob):
Volume w/Active-Passive Push-Pull -- Blend -- Tone --Push-Pull Mid -- Treble/Bass Stack



TECHNICAL

Overall gain is 0 to 15db by a trim pot on the circuit board.
Bass +/- 12db @ 50Hz
Treble +/- 12db @ 4khz
Midrange +/- 12db @ 1k and 400Hz

3B-3 wiring diagram

3B-4a wiring diagram

3B-4b wiring diagram

3B-5a wiring diagram

3B-5b wiring diagram

Customer Reviews

Based on 12 reviews
83%
(10)
17%
(2)
0%
(0)
0%
(0)
0%
(0)
D
Daniel Leffler
Real pros

Highly recommend these guys

E
Eric Martens
Nordstrand 3b4b

After trying several other preamps, this one stayed. It really brought my bass to life. Other preamps tend to color and truncate your passive tone. This thing lets your highs, mids and lows shine through, making my bass cut through the stage mix. It sounds so incredible. I highly recommend.

E
E.M.
Nordstrand 3b4b

I installed this preamp along with the NJ4 pickups into my Lakland USA 44-60 Vintage Jazz bass. I love the sound. I've tried quite a few other preamps and this one stays. I wanted a transparent sound that captures the true essence of the bass and doesn't compress it. This is it! When boosting or cutting, the sound is very pleasing at any combination compared to other preamps. I've never really tweaked much on other preamps, but this one really responds. I wish I've tried this Nordstrand combo sooner. I highly recommend this for higher end basses where you don't want to color a great bass tone.

T
Tonemannz
Nordy preamp rocks my world

Put in a Nordstrand 3 band with the passive option, loving it. So many tonal options and best of both worlds. Love how you can set up a great EQ with the active preamp, then blend the passive tone just like you would on a fully passive bass, but with so many more options.
I added pickup splits and now I have no excuses for not having an amazing sound to the desk.

D
D.B.
Nordstrand 3B-5A was perfect to lift some low volume pickups

This preamp replaced a well known brand that lacked the adjustable output level to compensate some low volume, but great sounding pickups. Bonus is the modern tones and adjustability to really bring out the natural sound of a phenomenal bass......definately worth the price of admission.

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