bassmayhem Posted January 24 Posted January 24 I sold eight basses to finance this one, now in the making. It will be a once-in-a-lifetime build for me by my luthier of choice: Christian Olsson at Unicorn Bass. Here is a close-up of the headstock just to show the incredibly grained 3000 years old redwood face. The body of the bass will have the same top and backside, so it will be just gorgeous. It will be an unlined fretless five string with one pickup in wooden housing. No controls , pots or switches, just plain wood. Except for the bridge and tuning machines. Long wait, but within reach... ❤️ https://www.unicornbass.se/ 15 Quote
White Cloud Posted January 24 Posted January 24 This is going to be an amazing instrument. I greatly admire Unicorn basses. Can't wait to see it. 1 Quote
bassmayhem Posted January 27 Author Posted January 27 (edited) More pics... Shape oversize cut prior to routing... Edited January 27 by bassmayhem 14 Quote
Maude Posted January 29 Posted January 29 You think he'd of at least ironed the top and bottom before glueing it up, it's all wrinkled! Seriously though, it looks superb. It still amazes me that a flat slice of tree can have such a 3d effect as this. It looks like a satin sheet. 1 Quote
bassmayhem Posted January 30 Author Posted January 30 16 hours ago, Maude said: You think he'd of at least ironed the top and bottom before glueing it up, it's all wrinkled! Seriously though, it looks superb. It still amazes me that a flat slice of tree can have such a 3d effect as this. It looks like a satin sheet. Yep! You could feel the age of the wood, since the softer pores were worn off by the very long time. Nearly like it is fossilized. The body will be high gloss, so it will be like a piece of crystalized wood when ready. No pots or switches - just a pickup in wooden casing, the same materials as in the bass itself, direct connected to the output jack. We didn't want to clutter the beautiful top with a lot of "bits and pieces". Fretless unlined ebony board with green Luminlay side dots. Quote
bassmayhem Posted February 13 Author Posted February 13 Closer to final... If there was Olympic gold medal in bass building, Christian Olsson UNICORNBASS would win. cb34fb70-259c-419a-95fe-7a9c9e6d0c62.mp4 1 Quote
bassmayhem Posted 20 hours ago Author Posted 20 hours ago Shaping of the neck and belly cut... Just one more month... ❤️ 0d394ef8-309d-407d-a191-42ccc69fd55c.mp4 3 Quote
AndyTravis Posted 18 hours ago Posted 18 hours ago Love the look of unicorn basses - have followed them for a number of years. Ace. Quote
bassmayhem Posted 18 hours ago Author Posted 18 hours ago 1 hour ago, RonC said: Wow! Can’t wait to see the result! Me neither. 1 Quote
bassmayhem Posted 18 hours ago Author Posted 18 hours ago 34 minutes ago, AndyTravis said: Love the look of unicorn basses - have followed them for a number of years. Ace. This is the first bass of a new model: the PureArt Long Scale. The short scale PureArt is a completely another animal... 1 Quote
bassmayhem Posted 1 hour ago Author Posted 1 hour ago The wood in the top, back and head face plate is quite difficult to work with, as it is very old and a bit brittle in structure. This makes it difficult to work with, so the luthier must be very careful and light-handed to avoid splintering the material. But - my trust in Christian is complete. The wood, which is around 3000 years old, has been dried and stored for a very long time. This means that the softest particles in the wood kind of have weathered away. It almost feels as if it were fossilized, but it is just plain old beautiful wood. ❤️ Quote
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