I was recently asked about new adjustable sound posts on the market, and I thought my reply would be a good post. Feel free to comment below, I'd love to know what you think!?!? Hey Craig, I think they're a good idea for a travel bass...eventually, they get knocked over by TSA and being able to reset it at 11 pm on a Saturday night when you have a performance the next day is a good idea. But I don't know if they sound better because of the material...I think it's just good coupling with the swivel feet and being able to…
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Looking out over the showroom...this one lit up under the lights like it wanted to be noticed...
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#TBT correcting the sins of past "luthiers" who cut into the scroll to mount an extension.
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Just because Abraham Prescott didn’t make a fully carved bass, doesn’t mean we shouldn’t! This was a “first” for us. Now, don’t get us wrong…we’ve made plenty of fully carved basses over the years…almost 100 as of writing this blog post, but this is the first fully carved Concord model Upton Bass. Using the same stock of domestic maple as we do on almost all of the Concords (check out the Spalted!), and pairing it up with a German spruce top, this Concord is ready to bellow out luscious low notes. Deep ribs going all the way up to the elongated neck…
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