fretmeister Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Does anyone have any experience with these? I'm thinking of further modding my P-Ray to turn it into a PJ-Ray. The difficulty is that almost all J pickups are for 19mm spacing. Aguilar do a 17.5mm option but they are special orders and they appear to only be available as a pair. I only want the bridge version. The Nordstrand blade appears to make string spacing issues irrelevant. Anyone tried one? I'll probably take the plunge anyway, but opinions are always welcome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CameronJ Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 I watched a video a little while back in which Carey Nordstrand put a set of these in an MTD Saratoga USA and compared the tone to a set of (I think) Bartolini J pups. Worth checking out on YouTube. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted January 2, 2018 Author Share Posted January 2, 2018 Ace! Thank you. Having searched for that I see Mooosharekkkkk have also done a bass with them in, the Clean & Clear winding. When I get home I'll have a good listen on some proper speakers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted January 2, 2018 Author Share Posted January 2, 2018 Well they sound pretty nice! Just have to decide whether to get the clean & clear or the warmer one for the bridge of my P-Ray. The Aguilar 60s P pickup is staying as it is wonderful in every way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CameronJ Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 In case anyone else is curious about these pups. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CameronJ Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 23 minutes ago, fretmeister said: Well they sound pretty nice! Just have to decide whether to get the clean & clear or the warmer one for the bridge of my P-Ray. The Aguilar 60s P pickup is staying as it is wonderful in every way. Personally, If I were getting a full set of these J Blades I’d probably get the Warm & Wooly ones but in addition to a P I might be tempted to do the opposite and go Clean & Clear for tonal contrast. Though maybe the Warm & Wooly one will sound more like it “belongs” with your Aggy 60’s P pup? Hmmm... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted January 2, 2018 Author Share Posted January 2, 2018 I'm using flats with the Aggie so my thinking is that a warm pup might be a bit lacking in definition with a 60s P and flats together. I'm also thinking that if I wire it like a stack knob then the J will have it's own tone control to wooly it up if I need to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CameronJ Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 Ooh, so you wanna give the J it’s own independent tone knob, separate from the P? Sounds tasty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted January 21, 2018 Author Share Posted January 21, 2018 Been a while, but I’m going to order the clean and clear set. Ill try it as PJ first and then might swap the Aguilar P for the neck J blade at some point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CameronJ Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 Nice! Keep us updated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted January 22, 2018 Author Share Posted January 22, 2018 I'm just about to order. Going to order via Best Bass Gear in the US as they do free shipping. Going direct from Norstrand would cost another $50 in shipping! I've had other stuff from BBG so all should be good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CameronJ Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 Free international shipping?? That sounds amazing. Even if you get stung with some customs charges on this end it’ll still be worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted January 22, 2018 Author Share Posted January 22, 2018 Yup. I got my EMGs from them. Even with customs it was cheaper. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted January 23, 2018 Author Share Posted January 23, 2018 I have ordered. Will take a couple of weeks as they are awaiting stock and our lovely customs, but I'm patient. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted January 23, 2018 Author Share Posted January 23, 2018 It was this demo that made me pick the Clean and Clear 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted March 8, 2018 Author Share Posted March 8, 2018 Got the emai - they are now on the way from the USA. Can't wait! Now I need to find some stack knob pots and decide whether to put the bridge J in 60s or 70s position. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibob Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 Interested to know how the output of the J balances with the P you have. I might be interested in dropping a P/J set of Blades into my Lakland, but with the stock J being slightly overwound by Lakland (at my request), wonder if a standard P/J might have the J a little lacking. Have got an email in with Carey about this too Cheers Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted March 17, 2018 Author Share Posted March 17, 2018 Mine have reached the country. I’ve paid my tax so they should be here on Monday. ive got a gig next Saturday so they won’t go to the tech for installation until after that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merton Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 Out of interest roughly how much was the tax? Looking at a set of Nordy Big Splits and the price from Best Bass Gear is about £55 less than Bass Direct, so assuming the tax will be less than £55! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted August 24, 2018 Author Share Posted August 24, 2018 Assume 25% on the item price and the shipping (unless you get free shipping of course) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberweed Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 How did you get on with the Big J Blade installation, Fretmeister? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denki109 Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 It's a zombie thread that I am reanimating here but, yes, the world wants to know - how'd you get on Fretmeister?. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted May 14, 2019 Author Share Posted May 14, 2019 It's very good. As it happens the PJ-Ray now has flats on it so I tend to use the P pickup alone for my Big Band gig. The Blade has a good sound and is quite bright. In hindsight it might have been better to go for the Warm version instead, but as I've got 2 tone controls on the bass I can knock it back a bit that way. I'd happily have them in other basses. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denki109 Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 So it's become a P with the option of PJ-infused goodness should you have the desire or inclination. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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