We wanted to design a Bass with no compromise using everything we learned after playing bass for 40 years. You can read Johans History with custom basses here: "10 Custom brands"
During our many meetings with good coffee at UNICORN and the mindset of nerds that talk about every detail and with our experience with a background in playing and building basses for many years, we came to an conclusion.
No Knobs - Pure clean design
Artistic woodlayering on head
PU wood cover matching the headstock
No electronics
Originial Wood color
Neck with Maple/Purple heart 6 pieces layering
Matte Satin finish
All screws from backside of body - life lasting
Extended 32 note fingerboard
In owing, building and playing basses like: Fodera, MTD, Alembic and many of the top end handbuilt instruments out there, this is a new start...
scale length762 mm (30”)
weight approx 3,8 kg
string spacing52 mm @nut 17 mm individual @bridge
neck maple/purpleheart laminated x4 in centre strip
headstockLaminated front w. ebony / bubinga, back laminated with exotic wood. Gold logotype. 10 degrees angle
nut ebony
neck attachment 5x M6 machine bolts with RAMPA inserts. Easy on/off attachment for airplane travel
fretboard, west African, ebony.
dots on side only, clay dots.
fret lines in thin mahogany brown 24 with 32 note range, (fretted version has 26 frets)
bodyselected and centrelined alder
Ergonomics features: Thigh big cut lower body at bridge - for playing in classical guitar pose.
24th fret upper register cut.
Underarm cut.
Bellycut.
tuners Hipshot ultralite black
bridge ETS with separate string anchors
Pickup Dual coil serial humbucker specially wound direct to jack. Wooden cover ebony/mahogany matching the headstock. Adjustment from back of body. Bal/unbalanced depending on what type of cable plugged in. No pots or switches, just straight to the Jack socket via High end studio grade cable.
finish satin matte thin 2-k special formulated hardness with infusion impregnated undercoats for extra rich colour.
