Bass of the Week: Unicorn Bass Purist
Roger Hedin shared his brand new bass with us, and it’s a beauty. Built by Swedish luthier Christian Olsson, this Unicorn Bass Purist was customized for Hedin’s preferences and specs.
“I hand-picked the body wood in his workshop by tapping on different bits and pieces til I found the one that sang to me: a nice piece of mahogany,” he told us. “The neck is a maple-purpleheart-maple laminate capped with a nice ebony board. Asymmetrical neck profile to my liking, not too thin, but rather meaty. All hardware is Hipshot; no plastic parts are used. The pickups are epoxied in shells made from the same woods you find in the bass. The nut too. All passive, volume, balance, tone, and a three-way coil switch for each pickup. 34″ scale and 18 mm spacing at the bridge.”
As if all the beautiful craftsmanship wasn’t enough, Hedin picked British Racing Green with a hint of metallic for the finish.
Unicorn Bass Purist Specs:
| Scale: | 34″ |
| Body: | Mahogany |
| Neck: | Maple/Purpleheart/Maple |
| Neck Profile: | Asymmetrical |
| Fingerboard: | Ebony |
| Pickups: | Unicorn QUAD pickups |
| Electronics: | Passive |
| Controls: | Volume, Balance, Tone, Coil Taps for Each Pickup |
| Hardware: | Hipshot |
| Bridge Spacing: | 18mm |
| Finish: | British Racing Green |
In his time with No Treble, Kevin has met hundreds of amazing bassists and interviewed icons like Jack Casady, Victor Wooten, Les Claypool, Marcus Miller, and more. He's a gigging bassist performing jazz in Northern Virginia and bluegrass with The Plate Scrapers up and down the East Coast. Kevin appreciates all genres of music, from R&B to metal and everything in between. Connect with Kevin on Facebook and check his performance schedule on his website.
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