Happy Fourth of July Weekend! If you’re traveling the 95 corridor this Weekend be sure to st Op in and visit us On Saturday July 2nd! There’s some great bass making going on and a high profile bassis Ts instrument is curr Ently on display as we get ready for an exciting New project! But,…
The Upton Report Vol.195 – Oven Roasted Basses
When you’re in the shop picking up your new Upton Bass, I have a series of “rules” I go over. Keep your bridge straight, wipe down your bass when you’re done playing, humidify humidify humidify…and the puppy rule. We’ve had a few repairs walk into the shop from musicians playing in direct sun and having…
The Upton Report Vol.194 – Are You Stripping?
WOW! We got a ton of feedback from last weeks video! Some didn’t know there was a difference, some said it doesn’t matter and it’s a horrible way to tell where you are on the neck, but MOST just wanted to know why there was any difference at all. We have we transitioned to D…
Marc Ramirez
Marc Ramirez: Harbison Concerto for Bass Viol and Orchestra: Upton/Cavani Hi Eric and Gary! How are you guys doing? I just recently played European Premiere of the Harbison Concerto for Bass Viol and Orchestra. I did both concerts on the Upton/Cavani! If I may say so, the concert rocked. The bass looked great and sounded…
The Upton Report Vol. 193 – Eb or D?
We get a lot of questions about Eb or D necks! Which is better? Which is more common? How do I tell what my bass is? So Dave and I grabbed the camera and did a quick video showing how you can tell what your neck is! Watch the video and then go check out…
The Upton Report Vol. 192 – Eric Revis Lit it UP!
Way back in 2005 we got a call from Eric Revis after he played one of our basses at a concert. At the time, Eric was playing whatever backline instrument the management company could provide at each stop on their tour. These backline basses are notoriously bad, but for this one occasion Eric found himself actually…
The Upton Report Vol. 191 – NPR pulled the video!?!?!
Last week I teased you with an AWESOME video…a fantastic piece NPR did on the Danilo Perez foundation…and for reasons unknown to me NPR pulled the video down within hours of The Upton Report going out. I apologize for the tease, and I’ve written a few eMails looking for an explanation. If I find the…
Eric Revis with the Branford Marsalis Quartet
Here are some great photos of our hero Eric Revis playing with the Branford Marsalis Quartet at the GPAC in Memphis, on April 14. Yet another story of Upton owners looking out for each other all over the world – Eric normally plays his travel Brescian, but in this instance was planning on using a backline…
The Upton Report Vol. 190 – NPR’s Jazz Night in America
Man, did we find a GEM! NPR’s Jazz Night in America did a long segment on Danilo Pérez. Jazz Night In America went to Panama City to take in festival performances by Pérez, John Patitucci and others, and finds out how music can change lives in Panama. We’ve been working with John Patitucci for years…
Brooklyn Taxi Disaster Double Bass Renewed
This was a very customized double bass, based on French Mirecourt designs, with violin corners added, in a very J.T. Lamy French red much beloved by Brooklyn jazz phenom Max Johnson. Hard to categorize with our current models (former-Professor-quasi-Brescian?), this bass serves as another example of – if you don’t see exactly what you dream of…
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