Nordstrand

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Nordstrand

Nordstrand

Nordstrand pickups was founded by Carey Nordstrand with the goal to build pickups, and electronics for their own personal builds and to inspire others in their musical pursuits.

Carey's view on building, both electronics and guitars, is simple. It boils down to skill, experience, and ingeniuity and not some 'voodoo' or 'magic'. Many of the experienced building skills come from years in the music industry. Carey Nordstrand has worked in high profile shops including Azola Basses, and Suhr Guitars. The experienced gained at these locations is what laid the framework for the inqenuity that Nordstrand uses in their current lineup.

Offering both pickups and 2 or 3-band onboard preamps, Nordstrand grew from only a small group of individuals, to a full scale production company employing a tight knit group of skilled professionals.

Their pickups are built on a vintage paradigm. What this translates to is a pickup that will have a great deal of warmth in contrast to the modern-hi design. Their pickups utilize vintage spec'd components including Alnico V magnets that create a very open and responsive pickup to highlight the players the dynamics in the players attack.

Nordstrand produces a wide array of pickups in standard Jazz Bass, and P-Bass styles for 4 and 5-String as well as their unique signature designs including sizes for Bartolini BC, P2, P4, and EMG 35,40, and 45. They are also able to handle custom pickup orders. This is not a service you would commonly find in a pickup manufacturer. They can over, underwind, and even build neck and bridge sets that utlized custom spaced pole pieces for your personal build.

Their preamps are a unique solution to those in search of further tonal manipulation of their sound. Combined with Nordstrand pickups, the 2-band or 3-band preamp is their to assist in tone shaping and not injecting its own personality. Their design uses high quality Op-Amp's (IC's) to allow tone shaping without contouring the natural feel of your pickups. When the EQ is set flat and toggled between active and passive their is little to any noticeable changes in town albeit a small amount of gain increase.

Nordstrand pickups and preamps can be found on such high end boutique builders including Sadowsky, Valenti, Roscoe, Modulus, Brubaker, Clement, Mayones, Mike Lull, Jerome Little, Overwater, New York Bass Works, SEI, Stambaugh, Wilkins, and Tino Tedesco. You can also find Nordstrand electronics on O.E manufacturers models from Ibanez, and Warwick as well.

Frequently Asked Questions

Question: Where Can I Buy Nordstrand?

Answer: You can buy these from Best Bass Gear by Calling 877-839-3531 or Emailing us at sales@bestbassgear.com or chatting with our Bass Techs

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  1. Nordstrand 2B+4b 2-Pickup 4-Knob 2-Band Vol P/P - Bl - Treb - Bass

    $184.00
    PREWIRED 2B+4a: 2 band bass preamp with volume (pull passive), blend, treble, and bass
    PREWIRED 2B+4b: 2 band bass preamp with volume (pull passive), blend, treble, and bassThe new 2 band boost only preamp offers flexibility, practical simplicity, and amazing tone shaping potential. Offering more boost than our standard...
  2. Nordstrand 2B+4c 2-Pickup 4-Knob 2-Band Vol P/P - Bl - Tone - Treb/Bass Stack

    $184.00
    PREWIRED 2B+4c: 2 band bass preamp with volume (pull passive), blend, tone, and treble on bass (stack)
    PREWIRED 2B+4c: 2 band bass preamp with volume (pull passive), blend, tone, and treble on bass (stack)The new 2 band boost only preamp offers flexibility, practical simplicity, and amazing tone shaping potential. Offering more boost...
  3. Nordstrand 2B-4a 2-Pickup 4-Knob 2-Band Vol P/P A/P - Vol - Treb - Bass

    $184.00
    2-pickup, 2-band, 4-knob Volume (Push/Pull Active-Passive) - Volume - Treble - Bass
    Nordstrand 2B-4a Control Configuration Volume (Push/Pull Active-Passive) Volume Treble Bass Technical Specifications Overall Gain: +/- 10db by a trim pot on the module Treble: ...
  4. Nordstrand 2B+4a 2-Pickup 4-Knob 2-Band Vol P/P P/P - Vol - Bass - Treb
    Out of stock

    Nordstrand 2B+4a 2-Pickup 4-Knob 2-Band Vol P/P P/P - Vol - Bass - Treb

    Out of stock

    $184.00
    PREWIRED 2B+4a – 2 band bass preamp with volume (pull passive), volume, bass and treble
    PREWIRED 2B+4a: 2 band bass preamp with volume (pull passive), volume, bass and trebleThe new 2 band boost only preamp offers flexibility, practical simplicity, and amazing tone shaping potential. Offering more boost than our standard...
  5. Nordstrand 2B-4c 2-Pickup 4-Knob 2-Band Vol P/P A/P - Bl - Tone - Treb/Bass Stack
    Out of stock

    Nordstrand 2B-4c 2-Pickup 4-Knob 2-Band Vol P/P A/P - Bl - Tone - Treb/Bass Stack

    Out of stock

    $184.00
    2-band, 2-pickup, 4-knob Volume (Push/Pull Active-Passive) - Blend - Passive Tone - Treble/Bass Stack
    Nordstrand 2B-4c Control Configuration Volume (Push/Pull Active-Passive) Blend Passive Tone Treble/Bass Stack Technical Specifications Overall Gain: +/- 10db by a trim...
  6. Nordstrand 3B-4a 2-Pickup 4-Knob 3-Band Vol/Vol Stack - Tone P/P A/P - Mid P/P - Treb/Bass Stack

    $215.00
    3B-4a ( 2 pickup - 4 Knob)- Volume/Volume Stack- Passive Tone (pull passive)- Mid (pull frequency selector)- Treble/Bass Stack
    Nordstrand 3B-4a Control Configuration Volume/Volume Stack Passive Tone (Push/Pull Active/Passive) Mid(Push/Pull) Treble/Bass Stack Technical Specifications Overall Gain: ...
  7. Nordstrand 3B-4b 2-Pickup 4-Knob 3-Band Vol/Tone Stack - Bl - Treb/Bass Stack - Mid P/P
    Out of stock

    Nordstrand 3B-4b 2-Pickup 4-Knob 3-Band Vol/Tone Stack - Bl - Treb/Bass Stack - Mid P/P

    Out of stock

    $215.00
    3B-4b ( 2 pickup - 4 Knob)- Volume/Passive Tone Stack- Blend- Mid (pull frequency selector)- Treble/Bass Stack
    Nordstrand 3B-4b Control Configuration Volume/Passive Tone Stack Blend Mid(Push/Pull) Treble/Bass Stack Technical Specifications Overall Gain: +/- 10db by a trim...
  8. Nordstrand 2B-4b 2-Pickup 4-Knob 2-Band Vol P/P A/P - Bl - Treb - Bass

    $184.00
    2-band, 2-pickup, 4-knob Volume (Push/Pull Active-Passive) - Blend - Treble - Bass
    Nordstrand 2B-4b Control Configuration Volume (Push/Pull Active-Passive) Blend Treble Bass Technical Specifications Overall Gain: +/- 10db by a trim pot on the module Treble: ...

Frequently Asked Questions

Question: Where Can I Buy Nordstrand?

Answer: You can buy these from Best Bass Gear by Calling 877-839-3531 or Emailing us at sales@bestbassgear.com or chatting with our Bass Techs

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