Here's a fully carved round back five-string Bostonian that is pleasing to the eye from every angle. The warm amber finish really shows off the woodgrain with a beautifully arched and recurved poplar back. The low B string is very responsive and playable - even this young it sounds warm and full. What a cool build - antiqued tuners set off the color, a few mother-of-pearl dot markers and finished with a Rev Solo pickup. Every detail of an Upton five string is designed without compromise to balance the demands of the extra string and you can feel it! "Wilson"…
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Here's a very special Brescian in our shop, a beautiful instrument that awaits it's owner. We want to send him a special photo montage for Thanksgiving. We love the dark hand rubbed varnish on this bass, it's been a reference for many more to follow. It awaits a Navy sailor who was stationed out of Newport - he had been playing a Standard Hybrid and decide to trade in/trade up prior to getting restationed. So he commissioned this choice flatback Brescian and soon learned he'd be stationed out of Italy at work in the Mediterranean for 3 years! He didn’t want…
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Fully carved Brescian with rippling figured maple back and sides. Deep reddish amber varnish brings out the historic cues on this bass, and the stunning wood continues to the top of the scroll. Custom brass scroll plates complete the bass along with edge bumpers. Pics don't really do it justice! A very special instrument with terrific presence. [gallery size="large" ids="58931,58932,58933,58936,58937,58938,58939,58940,58941"]
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