A few years ago we were proud to host Eric Revis and Orrin Evans at the Upton Bass Barn for an intimate performance. Here's a recap of the night! https://youtu.be/F5Kf9lMhZzc Other than our bass brotherly love for Eric, why bring this up? Glad you asked! We have another barn concert planned, and you're NOT going to want to miss it! Mark your calendars now for Saturday, November 16th. We'll be leaking out a reservation list soon, as well as who the mystery bassist is, so keep your eye on our FaceBook & Instagram accounts for clues and news, and we'll…
View Full PostTURv2.2 Good to see who's watching! After last weeks reboot, I saw Luis Cojal's video pop up in lots of places online. If you missed it, go back an issue and take a listen. It may not "be your thing" but you have to respect how well done and original it is. The culture today is to document the journey from the first steps in the hopes that a viral video either propels a career, or gives the positive reinforcement that hours of practice are paying off. So many young players are being incredibly brave and posting performances videos, it…
View Full PostTURv2.1 Time to dust off an oldie but goodie and breath some new life into this! Years ago, before social media took hold, we started up a weekly eMail called "The Upton Report". The original intent wasn't to just blast you with advertising for our stuff...it was actually meant to be entertaining! We collected double bass related news, videos, events, etc that we thought worthy of passing along. Some weeks, it was easy! Some weeks, it was daunting. And after keeping it up for years...it kinda faded out. Jump to now...and I think its time to dust this off and…
View Full PostIf there's such a thing as an "everyday" bass player - we love hearing from you, send us your story! Here's Jeff: I am forever grateful to everyone at Upton - a fantastic company, a fantastic team. Buy with absolute confidence. And don’t wait - life is too short for bad tone! ...once I explained the extreme humidity and heat fluctuations we experience in the Canadian prairie winter where I live, Eric actually talked me out of a carved top bass, straight to the laminate. (Jeff mentioned -56 degrees Celsius! - Eric) I am a southpaw, and left-handed basses of…
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