Behind the Bass: Svavar Austmann of Sólstafir at Summer Breeze 2025 | Thomann Interview

We caught up with Svavar Austmann, bassist of Icelandic band Sólstafir, at Summer Breeze Festival 2025 to talk touring, bass playing, and life on the road. He shares what keeps him inspired, his ideal on-stage setup, favorite songs to play live, recent gear finds, and why Summer Breeze is special to him. Recorded in Presonus Studio One: https://bit.ly/S1Pro6 Recorded and mixed with Universal Audio: http://tho.mn/uadx1 Monitors optimised through Sonarworks: http://tho.mn/sonar We use Cordial cables exclusively: https://www.thomann.de/intl/cat_brand... Interesting bits and pieces: 0:00 Intro 0:12 What's your favourite thing about being on tour? 0:18 After years of playing bass, what keeps you inspired? 0:43 What would your perfect on-stage rig look like? 1:15 Which one of your own songs do you like playing the most? 1:40 Any exciting music-gear purchases lately? 2:06 What kind of music do you listen to in your freetime? 2:45 With what band would you like to share a stage with? 2:57 What makes performing at Summerbreeze special for you? 3:33 Do you have any pre or aftershow routines? 4:00 When and why did you start playing bass? 4:25 Who was your biggest influence growing up? 4:32 Who do you dream of sharing a band with? 4:43 If you could only play one of your albums, which one would it be? 4:56 If you could bring one musician back to life, who would it be? 5:02 What was your weirdest festival experience? Webshop: https://www.thomann.de Facebook:   / thomanninternational   Instagram: @thomann.music   / thomann.music   Pinterest:   / thomannde   Visit our blogs: GER: https://www.thomann.de/blog/de/ ENG: https://www.thomann.de/blog/en/ FRA: https://www.thomann.de/blog/fr/ ESP: https://www.thomann.de/blog/es/ ITA: https://www.thomann.de/blog/it/ NED: https://www.thomann.de/blog/nl/ FIN: https://www.thomann.de/blog/fi/