Brice Defiant 63437 Pickup Comparison - Stock vs. Nordstrand Big Blades 

Yeah, I ordered directly from Rondo. I checked their new items page every day for probably six months before it popped up. I'm not sure why, but they don't get many of them in.

5-string version is about 9 pounds, this one a bit of heavier, i guess

Lol, watch the whole video, bud. I do a comparison with the stock pickups with Nordstrand Big Blades. Unfortunately, Rondo almost never gets these basses in, and I've been told that they aren't expecting any this year.

@@zebuloncarpenter58 whoops my bad! Ill def watch the whole thing. How was the fret job on it? Did it need any frets ground/leveled? At some point when they get this bass in ill be looking to grab.

@@Bassguitarist1985 The frets seem pretty solid. No issues from me, but I also tend to set my action a bit higher than a lot of people because I play really hard.

@@zebuloncarpenter58 cool. I'm the opposite, lowest action possible ha! The low B string, im sure tension wise feels amazing. With the new pups and good strings, would you say the clarity is on par with getting that good overdrive tone of Adam Getgoods tone? Listen to Periphery's Absolomb, the intro bass part im talking about. Thanks for the feedback.

@@Bassguitarist1985 I wouldn't really compare the tone to a Dingwall. It is noticeably darker and thicker sounding, with more sustain and a bit less attack. I can definitely get some really gnarly drive sounds, but Sheldon Dingwall does some kind of voodoo with his basses.

These are single coils, but they are fairly quiet. The Big Splits are totally different pickups. Those are hum canceling.

I do.

Not really. I like stainless steel strings and these work really well with them.

It depends on what you're looking for, but their blade pickups are great for fanned fret basses because they are more forgiving of string spacing. I really only have experience with the Big Blades and the Big Singles. The Blades are a bit smoother and more modern sounding than the singles, which are basically just straight rip-your-head-off growl all the time. I would contact Nordstrand customer service and see what they recommend.

@@zebuloncarpenter58 awwwww rip-your-head-off growl do be sounding pretty good tho

They are only available through Rondo, and they are very unusual to find. I checked the "new items" page every day for at least six months before they posted this one. I'm sure you could email them to find out if they'll be getting any in stock soon.

@@zebuloncarpenter58 You are right!! I ordered the Defiant 5 around this time last year and Ive only seen it available one other time since then and it was only on the site a week before they sold out of them. They do very small batches(like 25) at a time from what they told me when i ordered mine. What string spacing did you select when ordering your Nords? Ive been looking at the ones you got in C&C or maybe the big splits(have a friend that swears by them).