Description
The NJ5S is Nordstrand’s answer for 5-string players who don’t want to trade away single-coil character just to get rid of hum. Under the hood, it’s a split-coil design, so you get the quiet, hum-cancelling operation of a dual-coil pickup, but the goal here was tone first — matching the clarity and low-end feel of a true single coil as closely as possible.
That means the growl is still in there. Dig in on the low B or lean into a fingerstyle groove, and you’ll find the same interactive, alnico-driven response that runs through Nordstrand’s whole pickup line — pickups that react to how you play rather than flattening everything into one static tone.
Built specifically for 5-string Jazz-style basses, this set is aimed at bassists who need the extended range without sacrificing the punch and openness that made Jazz pickups a standard in the first place. Whether you’re holding down low end in a studio session or cutting through a loud stage, the NJ5S set gives you a clean, present bottom end paired with the kind of clarity that lets your notes stay defined even in a busy mix.
- Split coil, hum-cancelling design
- Voiced to emulate true single-coil tone and bottom-end response
- Alnico magnets for an interactive, dynamic feel
- Built for 5-string Jazz bass configuration
If you’ve been chasing that classic Jazz snarl on a 5-string without the 60-cycle hum getting in the way, this set was made for exactly that job.
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