Nordstrand Pickups was created in 2005 by respected luthier and mad scientist Carey Norderstand out of necessity for his own Bass builds. Offering innovative pickup and preamp designs rooted in traditional tried and true processes and pickup materials. Giving guitar and bass players a wide range of tonal options for sculpting their own sound.
In 2006 the Big Singles were released, an angled pole piece design in a soapbar casing. The angled poles design has become the benchmark for Nordstrand Pickups and features in a wide range of pickup options.
Nordstrand Audio push the sonic boundaries to discover hidden tones within your instrument. Their original thinking continues to put Nordstrand at the top of their game, and why some many boutique and mass produced brands are using them for creating their tonal character. From their unique angled poles used in their Soapbar and P Bass Pickups. To their Blade Pickups that you can fine in their Jazz Bass Pickups, MusicMan style Bass Humbuckers & Precision pickups.
All orders are sent from our shop in Auckland, NZ on a track and trace courier. Typically within New Zealand your Nordstrand Pickups will arrive over night once dispatched. For delivery into Australia typically our standard service is 5-7 days once dispatched. All orders over $300 have free delivery.
When your order is ready to send out to you, you will receive an e-mail notification with the track and trace details of your courier that has been booked. So if needed you can check on the progress of your delivery.
Tone Merchants proud to be the distributor for Nordstrand Pickups throughout New Zealand & Australia
EXCELLENT Based on 89 reviews Shane Bennett13 May 2025 Brad and his team gave great advice regarding strings for my Fretless bass and previously other basses. Highly recommend the S.I.T. strings, affordable and high quality. In general, a great experience and awesome customer service, a passion of mine. Oh, and quick to send items. Kevin Somerville-Ryan26 April 2025 Purchased Wilkinson wvs5011k tremolo bridge which performs very well. Thanks Brad for personal customer service 👍 Jiulong Han23 April 2025 The service was excellent! Dave Pugh22 April 2025 Good range of guitar parts at sane prices. Clear comms and super-fast delivery to SI West Coast. Highly recommended. Thanks! Chris Maloney17 April 2025 Great range of products, excellent customer service and product knowledge. Thanks Brad! Ross Scott14 April 2025 Pretty happy back here with the bass strings I bought (S.I.T Silencer semi flat strings) and the speedy shipping. Brad is an all round good bugger Black Sheep14 April 2025 Brad at Tone Merchants is really great to ask questions to, and super happy to talk about products and projects. Excellent trustworthy recommendations. Super fast shipping to Australia and this is second time I’ve got some great Nordstrand products from Brad with same level of service! Great stock on hand selection too. Thx again Mike Sheppard13 April 2025 Great product and service. Lance Murch11 April 2025 Fast service. Trustworty retailer. A+A+A+ Mik Mateljan7 April 2025 I finally tried out the S.I.T. Power Wound nickel bass strings supplied by Tone Merchants and for the price, quality, feel and sound you'd be hard pressed to find better bass strings, I'll definitely be coming back to Tone Merchants for future purchases
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