Nordstrand "Nordy" Bass Guitars:: vJ4, Alder Body, Black finish, Rosewood Fingerboard :: Custom hand made basses, exclusively at Bassdirect, Vj4, Vj5

 
Stock Basses | Sold Basses | Basses on order Nordstrand "Nordy" vJ4 £2330 SOLD Add £30 EU mainland shipping   This a perfect example of Carey Nordstrand's acclaimed vJ series. This bass features a select alder body finished in gloss black and a beautiful rosewood fingerboard, the electronics feature the excellent NJSV hum-cancelling single coil pickups for a modern take on the classic single coil sound which are perfectly complimented by the brilliant Audere 2 band eq and z mode switch for great tonal control. This bass features responsive powerful pickups and flexible Audere pre amp, a very flexible and sensitive set up that responds amazingly. This bass has a super clean slap sound and a well defined punchy finger tone - a very versatile instrument. Alder body Black finish Rosewood fingerboard Maple neck with satin finish (there is some nice figuring in the wood) 34" Scale - 20 frets, radius is 9" to 14" compound, small vintage style fret wire, 1.5" bone nut 19 mm string spacing at the bridge Tortoise Guard (£30 option) Audere 2 band EQ with z mode (Bass +/- 13dB @100Hz, Treble +/- 14dB @ 2.5KHz) (£125 option) Volume/Volume, Stacked Treble/Bass, Z mode switch Nordstrand NJ4SV Hum cancelling pickups (£85 option) Chrome hardware, Hipshot ultralight tuners Includes Nordy gig bag (£60 option) Weight 10lb/4.5kg Click on pictures to enlarge;  5 string shoot out, Bass Guitar Magazine 2009 The Nordstrand, which had received favourable comments up to this point, maintained its positive streak by showing just what a ‘super-jazz’ is all about. Having played many examples of this format before, I was very impressed with this bass in every department. All the elements are well matched to produce a great all-round bass. All the archetypal Jazz tones are here; clear, powerful and punchy with an articulate bottom-end that extends to the low-B string also. Adrian was particularly taken with this bass’s performance in passive mode, commenting that it “sounded more like a Precision than a Precision itself”.  Bass Gear Magazine gave a vJ5 4.2 out of 5 for "in hand" testing and 4.5 out of 5 for "on bench" testing. "Jazz bass on Steroids!  Nice balance from top to bottom, and it can bring the growl when you want it."  Nordstrand received Editor's Choice awards for both reviewed basses.  "For an excellent-sounding J-style bass with a few neat twists, look no further." "A super-slick modern J style bass.  Slappers Delight." "This American-made, Fender inspired bass is far more Rolls-Royce than Ford, thanks to excellent build quality, superb sounds and impressive playability. It's not cheap but should really suit any player who fancies something more than just another Jazz" Submitted on the 11th July 2010 by Ian Aldridge who purchased a Nordstrand Nordy vJ4 bass guitar Hey Mark I love this bass, I have spent a long time waiting and boy was it worth it. This has to be the ultimate Jazz bass. It is easy to play, lightweight, and has a huge growly tone! It sounds great through my classic 450 head and Bergantino cab. This really is in a different league to anything I have played before, I guess the old saying is true, you get what you pay for. Thanks for all your help Ian Submitted on the 14th August 2010 by Geoff who purchased a Nordstrand "Nordy" vJ5 bass Great service from Mark, very knowledgeable and attentive to his customers, The Nordy Bass I purchased as proven to be a great buy, its really punchy but offers a superb range of sounds, its got a superb neck, I thought I would always revert back to my Sadowsky NYC 5 but the Nordy is proving a worthy adversary to it, and taking pride of place at the moment, thanks Mark for all your help in selecting the instrument. Geoff Heyes ( Liverpool ) More information on Nordstrand pickups here  Nordstrand Preamps Here  Nordstrand_Stock.htmlNordstrand_Sold.htmlNordstrand_on_order.htmlNordstrand_Pickups.htmlhttp://www.nordstrandguitars.com/documents/BGM3-Nordstrand.pdfhttp://www.nordstrandguitars.com/documents/BGM3-Nordstrand.pdfhttp://www.nordstrandguitars.com/documents/BP_Review.pdfNordstrand_Stock_vJ4,_Alder_Rosewood_Black_files/Nordtwin.jpgNordstrand_Stock_vJ4,_Alder_Rosewood_Black_files/Nordbodytop.jpgNordstrand_Pickups.htmlNordstrand_Preamps.htmlshapeimage_1_link_0shapeimage_1_link_1shapeimage_1_link_2shapeimage_1_link_3shapeimage_1_link_4shapeimage_1_link_5shapeimage_1_link_6

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