Kempy535 Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 Hi all, I have a set of Nordstrand NJ4 pickups they appear not to be working. I have put a mulitmeter on the connections where the wiring is attached and i get no reading, I tried the same on another set of pickups and i got a reading so the meter is good. The wiring seems to be connected and the copper wire is attached on the connections. I have tried them in the bass and nada. Any thoughts oh where to go now? I am gutted to find these arent working /Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiOgon Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 Send them down Mike & I'll see what I can do with. Cheerz, John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoonBassAlpha Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 I just had this on a jazz style pickup I'd been asked to fix. Where the hook-up wire meets the (VERY thin) bobbin wire, there was the tiniest bit of corrosion, and when I touched it it fell off. I think this is probably the most likely place for any pickup wire to fail. Even though the bobbin wire is so thin it is still reasonably strong in tension. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnach Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 I had a Nordstrand NJ4SE fail on me a while ago. They use very thin wire on those and I could see the end of a broken wire loose from the coil. Upon posting about it on Talkbass, as I really liked the pickup but was worried to buy another if they had a history of failures I learnt that there isn't really a documented problem with them, and someone from Nordstrand contacted me and asked me to send it to them. They fixed it for free. Contact Nordstrand! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlungerModerno Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 +1 to dropping Nordstrand a line - They may replace or repair the pickup in question (either for free or for parts cost) - or at least give you a decent rate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kempy535 Posted May 12, 2015 Author Share Posted May 12, 2015 Hi guys, thanks for the input. I dropped Nordstrand an email and they said send them in and they will look at them. If they haven't been abused they will fix under warrenty so fingers crossed. /Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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