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NEW PODCAST – BASS QUEST

NEW PODCAST WITH JOHAN MAXIMILIAN SIEWERT I never thought guest appearing on a podcast could be so fun as this is. We talk about very specific matters in gear such as electronics, woods, construction and about how the tiniest detail…

New Headless basses

New Headless design available The video is quite self explanatory but from now on you can have all models as a optional headless version. I have in the past refused it due to the often heavy bridge design which doesn´t…

Happy New Year to all friends!

Looking back on 2024, there were many amazing highlights but also real lows in the form of the passing of two of our cats. Fifi and Fiona were the names of these two sisters, real beauties. Fifi was a bit…

Premiere of the new Artist bass!

SATURDAY 25/11 13.00-17.00 Ystadsvägen 55 HAMMENHÖG, SWEDEN 0731-51 07 88 info@unicornbass.se Welcome to the premiere of the new Artist bass! Since 2005, Christian Olsson has designed and manufactured high end basses with a unique sound. Now you get the opportunity…

Mike Lull neck renovation

This bass has had a few owners and I clearly see why when it got here. The problem was that the truss rod did not work as expected but it worked at the beginning and end of the neck. This…

Luthiers blog | jan 2018

Welcome to the hopefully positive rants of a middle aged Luthier! Well, I’m quite positive really about the development I make and the higher quality consciousness around the world and in the same time we need to step up the…

Wal pro 1 e neck rebuild

This Wal was totally unplayable when I got it into my workshop, these ones got severe neck issues including a warped neck often associated with the graphite layering under the fretboard. So apart from levelling off the fretboard I had…

Total neck recovery

Here is the culprit. A compression truss rod that had glue on the threads from manufacturing where the truss had simply stuck and couldn´t be adjusted anymore. What happens is that the truss breaks instead. How this bass got through…