Nordstrand MM4.2 Music Man® Bass Pickup Demo

Note #1: The pickup used for this video is the MM4.2, a 4 string pickup. The 5 string size/shape will sound similar, but not exact as they will use a longer magnet. Nordstrand is engineering them to sound as close to each other as possible.

Note #2: This pickup was recorded in both parallel and series wirings. This is something that be done with majority of Music Man style bass pickups. A player can choose to hardwire the pickup in parallel or series, or can have a switch to access both. Most commonly, the MM style of pickup is wired in parallel.

Learn more and purchase the Nordstrand MM4.2 Music Man® Pickup at:

4 string:
https://fatbasstone.com/products/nord...

5 String:
https://fatbasstone.com/products/nord...

::: Please Read :::
Do yourself a favor - Listen with a decent set of headphones to get the best listen to the audio tracks in the video. Your phone or computer’s speakers are poor, they neuter bass frequencies and are a true compromise in this situation. Youtube applies compression to all videos, and this does affect the audio quality, unfortunately.

Time Stamps:
00:00 - Intro
00:15 - Funk Parallel
00:36 - Funk Series
00:57 - Slap Parallel
01:21 - Slap Series
01:44 - Soul Parallel
02:10 - Soul Series
02:36 - Open Strings Parallel
02:45 - Open Strings Series
02:55 - Major Scale Parallel
03:06 - Major Scale Series
03:17 - Blues Parallel
03:36 - Blues Series
03:56 - Rock Parallel
04:24 - Rock Series
04:53 - Outro


::: Our general feelings about the Nordstrand MM4.2 Music Man® Pickup :::
One of the most lovable pickups of our MM pickup demos. A very dynamic pickup, that our talent (Andy Dow), remarked how nice it is to play. Great mid range character.



As always, keep in mind that these are generalizations. Your experience could be different depending on many factors.

::: Talent: Andrew Dow (Bassist/Composer for the demo tracks) :::
Check his work out at the following links:IG - https://bit.ly/41m9F7w
Facebook - https://bit.ly/3MWa2kU
Bandcamp - https://bit.ly/3olNM9K

::: Gear :::
Bass: OLP
Strings: D’Addario NYXL
Tone is fully on
Audio Interface: Scarlett
Audio Recording Software: Logic Pro X
In Logic Pro X, we used an amp modeler, the ’60s Combo’, which is intended to emulate an Ampeg B-15. There is a slight bit of compression and a high pass filter at 40 Hz. For continuity and evaluation purposes, these settings are applied across all of our demo videos.

FatBassTone:
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Brian Ristola of Fat Bass Tone, LLC wrote and performed the intro/outro.