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Rutger Gunnarsson Basses

Hi basslovers,
Visited the ABBA Museum today and thought I should share some pictures of Rutger Gunnarsson’s basses for those who are interested.

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In my time on the planet, I have seen two, they were both on line. The price was off the chart as it should be. The next best thing was the Northen Series, which was the next edification of the Super Swede, and it was made in Europe using Swedish parts as I recollect. These are not to be confused with the new ones on the market you see now. Different critters all together. The craftmanship on the Northens is exceptional. I have seen a few of these as well and know where one resides in the area. It is fine bass, fender-like in some ways, but really shines with octave work. Great action as well and has excellent sustain as one would suspect with the neck through construction and the solid heavy duty bridge.