Gary has added overview videos of some moderately priced fully-carved vintage double basses in stock. These are not the largest or flashiest basses in the shop but deserve serious consideration! We hope we can give you a better sense of what each bass is like with a video introduction. Three differing gambas here, a roundback with spectacular old-growth Maple from Germany, a flatback Bohemian and a petite Solano with a huge price break! Contact the shop for more info on any of these vintage gems or a shipping quote to you! Email sales@uptonbass.com or call +1 (860) 535-9399. https://youtu.be/v0n824HqrYs https://youtu.be/rE6yDFBz6is https://youtu.be/n-9Q-FgewPY
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If you've been following us online you might have caught the part where Gary has been in his secret lab (cottage kitchen) testing different recipes for great bow rosin. And if you think that means Gary's up at dawn and the whole place smells like pine and coffee, you'd be right! Rosin is another one of those pieces of bass player kit that deserves some extra examination. And the bassists who truly depend on it for their sound can be obsessive, even blending their own. Even if your bowing is limited to grabbing for arco under the final chord, you…
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Many of the staff at Upton Bass are veteran bass players and when we daydream about our own Upton bass, we'd most likely land in the performance/price sweet spot of a flat back hybrid. You get all of the stability and toughness of a hybrid with the remarkable response of our lightweight flatbacks with the tone-developed 'propeller' bracing. So you'd think that might narrow things down, but every one Jack puts the finishing touches on makes the choice harder! We'll feature a few of these outstanding hybrids over the next couple weeks - unlike any we've seen elsewhere and just…
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We've done this a few times now, to the point we can quantify it and offer as a product! this double bass top replacement service upgrades your existing fully-laminated Upton bass (UB Laminates and Bohemians) into a hybrid with an in-shop top swap. We made a huge number of plywoods over the years, if you love your bass but want to make the tonal jump to hybrid, you can with your same bass! Please note we require about a 90-day window to complete the conversion, depending on shop schedule. Purchase and we'll reach out to you, or let us know…
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