Sundberg Guitars
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Sundberg Guitars is a Swedish company that produces handmade high-quality acoustic guitars. All instruments are available with a wide range of different options and custom details. Recently Sundberg delivered an Irish bouzouki
to Swedish singer Lars Winnerbäck, and the instrument will soon be added to the company's lineup of instruments. An instrument built by Sundberg takes about 60 to 100 hours to complete, and so far about 75 have been built.
S-T Sundberg's tenor guitar
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S-J Based on the 1930s Gibson
's Advanced jumbo.
S-D Based on the Martin
dreadnought from the 1930s.
S-00 Sundberg's version of the 1920s Gibson
L-00.
S-OM Sundberg's orchestra guitar.
S-000-12 A twelve-string version of the S-00.
S-J2 A version of Gibson
's J200 from the 1930s.
S-7 Seven-string model available as S-J, S-D and S-OM models.
Irish bouzouki
The Irish bouzouki is a development of the octave mandolin adapted for Irish traditional and other folk music from the late 1960s onward.-Adoption for Celtic music:...
to Swedish singer Lars Winnerbäck, and the instrument will soon be added to the company's lineup of instruments. An instrument built by Sundberg takes about 60 to 100 hours to complete, and so far about 75 have been built.
Models
Tenor guitar
1932 Martin 0-18 T Sunburst Tenor Guitar|thumb|rightThe tenor guitar or four-string guitar is a slightly smaller, four-string relative of the steel-string acoustic guitar or electric guitar. The instrument was developed so that players of the four-string tenor banjo could double on the guitar...
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S-J Based on the 1930s Gibson
Gibson Guitar Corporation
The Gibson Guitar Corporation, formerly of Kalamazoo, Michigan and currently of Nashville, Tennessee, manufactures guitars and other instruments which sell under a variety of brand names...
's Advanced jumbo.
S-D Based on the Martin
C. F. Martin & Company
C.F. Martin & Company is a US guitar manufacturer established in 1833 by Christian Frederick Martin. Martin is highly regarded for its steel-string guitars, and is a leading mass manufacturer of flattop acoustics with models that retail for thousands of dollars and vintage instruments that often...
dreadnought from the 1930s.
S-00 Sundberg's version of the 1920s Gibson
Gibson Guitar Corporation
The Gibson Guitar Corporation, formerly of Kalamazoo, Michigan and currently of Nashville, Tennessee, manufactures guitars and other instruments which sell under a variety of brand names...
L-00.
S-OM Sundberg's orchestra guitar.
S-000-12 A twelve-string version of the S-00.
S-J2 A version of Gibson
Gibson Guitar Corporation
The Gibson Guitar Corporation, formerly of Kalamazoo, Michigan and currently of Nashville, Tennessee, manufactures guitars and other instruments which sell under a variety of brand names...
's J200 from the 1930s.
S-7 Seven-string model available as S-J, S-D and S-OM models.
Notable users
- Nicholaus Arson of The HivesThe HivesThe Hives are a Swedish garage rock band that first garnered attention in the early 2000s as a prominent group of the garage rock revival. Their mainstream success came with the release of the "greatest hits" album Your New Favourite Band, featuring their most well-known song "Hate to Say I Told...
plays the "Arsonette", a Telecaster-styled electric guitar built for his short and dead tone. - Ryan AdamsRyan AdamsDavid Ryan Adams is an American alt-country/rock singer-songwriter, from Jacksonville, North Carolina. Initially part of the group Whiskeytown, Adams left the band and released his first solo album Heartbreaker in 2000...
plays a custom built S-J made from spruce from the owner grandparents farm in Torsåker, which he received in 2003. - Lars WinnerbäckLars WinnerbäckLars Mattias Winnerbäck , is a Swedish singer and songwriter. He was born in Stockholm, but spent his childhood in Linköping, where he attended Katedralskolan. He moved back to Stockholm in 1996, the same year he released his first album, Dans med svåra steg...
plays two guitars with his initials "LW" on the 12th fret, one with WINNERBÄCK along the neck and the company's first-ever bouzoukiBouzoukiThe bouzouki , is a musical instrument with Greek origin in the lute family. A mainstay of modern Greek music, the front of the body is flat and is usually heavily inlaid with mother-of-pearl. The instrument is played with a plectrum and has a sharp metallic sound, reminiscent of a mandolin but...
. - Swedish singer Mauros Scocco plays a Sundberg acoustic.
- DregenDregenAndreas Tyrone Svensson , is best known as the former guitarist The Hellacopters and current guitarist of Backyard Babies and the newest member of Michael Monroe's band, replacing Ginger as guitarist....
, most famous for his electric work with Backyard BabiesBackyard BabiesBackyard Babies are a rock band, from Nässjö, Sweden. The band was formed in 1987 and over the years they have released five studio albums and won a Swedish Grammy. The band is now located in Stockholm, Sweden....
and The HellacoptersThe HellacoptersThe Hellacopters were a Swedish garage rock band that was formed in 1994 by Nicke Andersson , Dregen , Kenny Håkansson and Robert Eriksson . Andersson had been the drummer for death metal band Entombed and Dregen was taking a break from his full-time band Backyard Babies...
, plays a S-J2 with custom scull inlays. - Swedish proggProggProgg, a contraction of the Swedish word for "progressive music" was a left-wing and anti-commercial musical movement in Sweden that had its roots in the late 1960s, and its golden age in the 1970s. It should not be confused with the English expression progressive music or progressive rock. Progg...
legend Ola Magnell plays a Sundberg guitar. - Swedish pop/rock vocalist Lisa MiskovskyLisa MiskovskyLisa Miskovsky is a Swedish musician. Her mother is Finnish and her father is from the Czech Republic.-Biography:...
plays a S-0M model. - Kristoffer Åström of FiresideFiresideAs a noun, fireside may refer to:* A fireside, the area near a domestic fireplace or a fire ring* A fireside , an evening meeting in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints * an apple cultivar, see Fireside...
and Hidden Truck plays a S-00 made out of mahogany. - Norwegian singer/songwriter Ane BrunAne BrunAne Brun is a songwriter, guitarist and vocalist. Since 2003 she has recorded eight albums, four of which are studio albums, a live DVD and a collection of duets...
plays four Sundbergs, including a baritone version of the S-00 model. - Peter Lemarc plays a custom-built S-J2 model with sunburst finish.
- Swedish singer/songwriter Anna TernheimAnna Ternheim-Early life:Ternheim was born 31 May 1978 in Stockholm, Sweden. When she was 10 years old she began playing the guitar, writing songs and performing. During a year abroad in Atlanta, Georgia, Anna created her first band "Sova," playing at smaller festivals and local clubs...
plays a brand new S-0M model. - Brolle Jr plays a S-J2 with BROLLE inlaid along the neck.
- Max Shultz, solo artist and sessions player for some of Sweden's greatest musicians, plays a S-0M model.
- Mattias Torrel guitarist for Eagle-Eye CherryEagle-Eye CherryEagle-Eye Lanoo Cherry is a Swedish musician of African-American descent.-Life and career:Cherry was born in Stockholm, Sweden, the son of African American jazz artist Don Cherry and Swedish painter/textile artist Monika "Moki" Cherry . He is half-brother of singer Neneh Cherry, his mother's...
plays a Sundberg guitar in both live and recording sessions. - Elin SigvardssonElin SigvardssonElin Ruth Sigvardsson, is a Swedish singer-songwriter.- Albums :*2003: Saturday Light Naive*2005: Smithereens*2007: A Fiction*2009: Cookatoo Friends...
a Swedish singer/songwriter plays a S-OM and a S-J model.