

Currently available from Bass Emporium:
Nordstrand MM4.2 Vintage MusicMan Alnico 4-String Pickup
Nordstrand MM5.2N Vintage MusicMan Alnico 4-String Pickup
Nordstrand NJ4SE Vintage Noiseless Jazz Alnico 4-String Pickup Set
Nordstrand NJ4SE Vintage Noiseless Jazz Alnico 4-String Single Bridge Pickup
Nordstrand NJ4SV Vintage Noiseless Jazz Alnico 4-String Pickup Set
Nordstrand NJ5FS Fender 5-String Noiseless Jazz Alnico 5-String Pickup Set
Nordstrand NP4 Vintage P-Bass Alnico 4-String Pickup Set
Nordstrand NPJ4SE Vintage Noiseless J-Bass & P-Bass Alnico 4-String Pickup Set
It has long been argued that hand wound pickups sound better than machine wound pickups. Something called the skin effect of the random winding pattern lowers the resonant peak of the pickup resulting in a more pleasing high end and a vintage warmth. Not too long ago Nordstrand was very lucky to be able to purchase a very high tech Tanac computer controlled winding machine. This machine allows Nordstrand to program every wind of wire in the coil. They have taken advantage of the power of this level of control and programmed a simulated hand wind pattern for their replacement pickups. This allows them to repeat, coil after coil, the same warm vintage sound of a true hand wound coil without having to actually wind it by hand.