Description
The Nordstrand NJ5S set takes the split-coil route to hum cancellation without sacrificing what makes a Jazz-type pickup great in the first place. Each pickup uses split coils wired to cancel 60-cycle hum, but the design is voiced to land as close to a true single-coil tone as possible—no dulled highs, no lost personality.
Expect the clarity and low-end weight you’d want from a 5-string J-style pickup, plus that clean, articulate growl in the midrange that defines the breed. Like the rest of Nordstrand’s alnico-based pickups, the NJ5S set responds directly to how you play: dig in and the tone pushes back with more edge, back off and it cleans up with the same responsiveness. It’s an interactive quality that’s hard to get from pickups chasing hum cancellation over feel.
- Split coil design for hum cancellation
- Voiced to emulate true single-coil clarity and bottom
- Clean growl typical of Jazz-type pickups
- Alnico magnets for interactive, touch-sensitive response
- Built for 5-string Jazz-type bass configurations
If you’ve been holding off on a 5-string Jazz pickup swap because split-coil options usually feel like a compromise, the NJ5S set is built specifically to close that gap.
Reviews
There are no reviews yet.