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Bartolini the best for me.

Bartolini all the way!!!

Slap set the Nordstrands apart

I’ve always loved the sound of Nordys. The Big Splits just have a midrange presence that most Barts lack.

I have the Iron Label SR with the Bartolini BH2 and play heavy music. They sound awesome when driven. I use a Bass Big Muff and the tone is huge. The top end from the distortion brightens up the sound without being too harsh. I play in a bass and drums metal duo and they are big enough sounding with just the two of us! Great demo vid.

IMO Nordstrand's pups make the bass look more boutique-esque and absolutely gorgeous, and soundwise more suited for metal, driven rock, pick lines and stuff like that cause they have impeccable mids. Bartolini's on the other hand have a deeper low end more versatile and probably more suited for fingerstyle. That being said, he is playing rather heavy on the strings so this is not a spot-on display of what both pickups can do as his playing is 'killing' a lot of dynamics, from which the Bartolini's could benefit Anyway, thanks for the review!

That Nordstrand neck pickup solo'd makes the bass sound like a Rickenbacker! Awesome

The Nordstrands take gain sooo well. I always use an IR when recording anything and the Nords win there too. I can see the appeal of the BH2s, but on my Ibanez SR505e, they're dark and muddy for what I try to use them for...plus they don't like when you put any drive or distortion in the signal.

Dual coils vs split coil. Sound very different

Man those big singles make it sound exactly like Geddy

Both sound good. There are differences, but they are only differences.

if bartolinis were up as standard i feel they are better , to be honest i wanted to go nostrand pickups for my 5 000 euro custom bass but after this i ll look into bartolini again as was recomended to me from luthier,, nostrands sound is awsome but is like allredy compressed and a bit too much ,, some lines sound like rhcp riff where he uses /wah /compressor to the sky ,,are picks at same depth ,,and what about eq,, i like sound of nostrand but a good compressor and i bet i geet same sound from bartolinis,, and you can not do it otherway uncompress the nostr,,

I like the sound of Bartolini, but the B string sounds better with Nordstrand

Sounds like a F minor over a G flat Dorian mixed into some kind of mixalydian conchairtoe in my professional opinion

The Nordys sound great but I must say those BH2 are a big improvement over the old Mk1 pickups

Just bought a BTB747 but had never heard the Bartolini BH2s, so thank you for comparing. The Nord were a little brighter, but I felt they allowed some needless buzzing in and I felt the BH2 were warmer and fuller. Almost like the wood resonance was richer and rang truer and the Nords felt a little processed. They both sounded great but I think that the BH2s overall were more pleasing to my ear. I think the brightness could be compensated with the bass eq or amp settings. The Nords I think would sound good through pedals and effects. All subjective of course. Thanks for making and I’m excited to get BTB747 and BH2 combo.

I love the Bartolini chunkchunkchunk.

Nordstrand for me.

I needed this comparison, thanks, without a doubt with Bartolini I can get the eq of Nordstrand, and Bartolini more Dark, it is simply a matter of taste, both excellent, I would like to hear the Aguilar pickups! ...

I like the tones you got with both sets of pickups. Not sure which one I like more.

Thank you you did a really great job

Thanks for the video. It is helpful. Sounded like the Nordys had more focus. Or articulate.