Who doesn’t need a new grippy rubber endpin tip? Fits Upton, New Harmony and Ulsa pins. Little necessities like these have been hard to find in recent years! ORDER HERE
New Stonington Model Double Bass Sneak Peek
Here’s some studio shots of our Stonington Model double bass prototypes! The Stonington is a new medium-sized violin-cornered model in the works: A younger sibling to the Brescian, much like the Bohemian is to the Mittenwald. Build and pricing options also akin to the Bohemian. We’d love to hear your thoughts and gauge interest! Send…
Just Listed: King Mortone c1950
New Vintage listing – this beautifully-preserved King has defied the decades and is in great playing shape with Evah Pirazzis. Original neck set and fingerboard on this stylish American classic! +1 (860) 535-9399.
Video Shop Tour of Upton Bass
Gary checks in on all the bass benches and answers your questions on a busy afternoon at UB!
Double Basses with Star Power
From Gary Karr’s French bass to the stately JTLs, here are a few of the stars everybody gravitates to here in the Upton Bass loft! Our big Martin 4/4 seeks a good home and is on deep sale – it spent it’s formative years pushing the Frank Sinatra Jr. big band. The French Mentec was…
Alcoa Aluminum Bass c1930, #92
This big crazy Alcoa has been hanging at the shop, now fully sorted with a fresh setup and for sale on our vintage page! Shiny underneath, with weathered paint. Very few come through in original condition – it’s pretty cool! Many have been stripped and polished to hot rod chrome, they definitely have a cult…
Brescian Basses – A Brief History and What’s In the Shop
What’s in a name? Here at Upton Bass we name our bass models after the region that influenced them, as in the Brescian, Mittenwald, Bohemian and Concord. Here we’ll take a look at some notable Brescian-style instruments. Pictured – Giovanni Maggini early 1600s What do we mean when we use the term “Brescian?” Brescia is…
Upton Bass Barn Sale Lives on Reverb!
Reverb = Rando! In addition to listing used basses and bows on our Reverb page, we often post electric uprights, guitars and other string instruments that deserve good homes. The Upton Bass Reverb page changes all the time – it’s a good outlet for the many non-basses that we end up with! Recent offerings have…
Choice Pre-Owned Upton Basses for Sale!
Two great Uptons have just become available, both previously detailed here: The fully-carved “Murray” Concord, with all the Prescott cues and adjustable/removable neck, and the “Swift” Brescian, a big roundback hybrid with precision Irving Sloane tuners. We’ll put up full sale listings if they stick around, but we wanted to give Upton subscribers first dibs…
Edward Maday Carved Double Bass, 2018
Ed Maday has built instruments from the violin and viol family as well as mandolins and guitars in his Long Island shop for forty years. Everything he makes features beautiful woods and his old-school carving skill – this larger bass features a museum-quality horsehead scroll!
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