Jazz Bass Pickup Comparison (Nordstrand-Fender-Bartolini)

Bass Fender American Vintage '75 Jazz Bass
Strings Rotosound 66LD

1. Nordstrand NJ4SV Vintage Hum-Cancelling
2. 75 Fender Vintage Single-coil
3. Bartolini 9ST-S Single-coil

0:00 - 4:23 Both Pickups
4:24 - 5:29 Neck Pickup
5:30 - 7:07 Bridge Pickup
7:08 - 7:57 Slap

[Crushin]

The Fender P/U's, to MY ears, had crispness and more liveliness to them. I am kind of surprised the Barts sounded so flat ...The Nords had some good moments - but consistency I felt the Fenders won it.

[evman]

Bartolini less noise clean with nice growl and warmth

[alessandroroggiolani]

Bel video di confronto! Stavo giusto pensando se sostituire i pickups ai miei due Fender Jazz (un Marcus Miller Japan e un Custom Shop '66) ed ero orientato verso i Bartolini perché mi è sempre piaciuta la loro "mediosità"/spinta sulle medio-basse e pulizia ma, dopo aver visto il tuo video, mi sono reso conto che, forse, "i Fender sono esattamente la scelta migliore per Fender!" Ciò che voglio dire è che il "vero" suono Fender lo si ottiene anche grazie a quei "difetti" e al suono "sporco" dei suoi pickups. La mia conclusione quindi è: se dovessi scegliere i pickups che mi piacciono di più direi Bartolini ma se li devo pensare montati su un Fender dico...Fender!

[michaelthorsen]

Bart's are best. But the fenders are set the loudest so they are perceived as being better. When sound engineering is uneven, louder will always sound 'better'

[vwumvvp]

Yeah good demo but really hard to tell which is the best due to the uneven volume levels.

[bubblinblues]

Low mids of Bartolini is much brighter than the others. My choice is Bartolini I guess.

[quickwashtheraccoon]

Nordstrand: little thin, kind of scooped, good if you want to here your picking or fingeing .Bartolini: fartolinis. New strings sounds old. Fender: best all-rounder, sounds more balanced in the EQ

[tmmjppsn]

Good comparison. To me the Fenders win

[tomasvlachos]

the winner is the single coil pickups VS hum cancelling pickups !!!!
for the tone -sound of each note of strings !!
for me winner is the 75 Fender Vintage Single-coil pickups !!!
these pickups shine on the mix each note have the power and the strong sound of the original jazz !!!

[cosant]

Na audição Os captadores da Fender conseguiram apresentar boas respostas em todas as faixas de frequências. Tomando os Fender como referência, os Bartolini apresentaram mais força nas frequências grave e médio-grave, perdendo um pouco nos médio- agudos. Já os Nordstrand, para mim, soaram com os melhores agudos e médios, além de aparentar certa compressão. Os três são ótimos captadores, a escolha vai variar segundo o gosto/necessidade de cada. Ótimo vídeo.

[Muglinnor]

For my taste, Fender > Nordtrand > Bartolini

[basstabswithallb]

Nordstrand/bartolini/fender on my taste, beatiful bass and beatiful tones!

[Tetsuo]

love Nordstrand sound..Fender second..Bartolini third

[jamesbunn]

Call demo inconsistency, especially in defender pick ups when you turned up the volume to make them sound better.

[paulmcclenaghan]

Difficult to choose a Clear winner.. But for myself the Nordstrands have a Balanced Clarity over the other two.... The Bartolini are not as Clear sounding in the upper mid & treble.... & the Fender are a more clangy' open & loose sounding.

[sicilianmammalian]

I put seymour duncan apollos in my jazz bass they sound so good

[CamiloPefaur]

Tiki tiki tiiii!!! Jajajaja, Buenísimo el video!

[soulstart]

I’m surprised that for finger style I preferred the fender pickups. Didn’t sound as compressed. Had a more open sound. The Bart’s for me sounded better for slapping.

I’m a Bart’s guy. I have the 8cbp n my pbass. Very surprised

[MotoMarios]

Bartolini as always, ALWAYS, sounding dark and muddy, Nordstrand robust and moderated, Fender light and responsive. If fret noise is an issue I'd go with Nordstrand, if not I'd go with Fenders.

[Bass.a.to.z]

For me ...
bartolini the best for pizzicatto
fender the best for slap.

Thanks for test, very goog! Congratulations!
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