Fully carved round back Karr double bass with fixed neck. Poplar back and sides. Came out especially nice with the warm varnish and standout purfling. Customized with mother of pearl dot inlays, antiqued tuners, rib bumpers, set up with Evah Pirazzis and a Rev Solo. Ready for its performance career! "Limey" Karr
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5/8 Bohemian Model Upton Double Bass This pearl of a bass was built for a high school, a flat back hybrid with a 40" scale length. Puts out tons of sound and ridiculously easy to play - only 20 pounds!!! We built a new form and reconsidered all of the dimensions for this 5/8ths double bass, including upper bouts and ff-hole placement. The time and care planning this update was immediately rewarded with great tone and response. We can build one for you!
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I've been a bit camera shy lately...and we get such positive feedback on all the videos we put out, I know I've got to get back into the swing of it. Its not shyness really, I don't mind public speaking or being in front of the camera at all, and neither does Gary...sometimes its just "overwhelming" to come up with a subject, stage it, get the camera and lights out, upload and edit it, over-scrutinize it, etc. Then we realized, do create content...just document what your doing already. Trying to keep it easy and natural, I've been grabbing my iPhone…
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Hello! This is me...and my Upton Standard Double Bass named Buela Bay... My name is Ted, AKA neddyrow on TalkBass, and I play an Upton Standard Double Bass. I am making this post to show that you don’t have to be Christian McBride or Travis Book to play an Upton. Not just the pros play Upton Basses and they sound great in all “venues” not just the big stages and orchestra pits. Some of these pics make me and my bass look a lot cooler than I really am. Being a semi-professional musician, I usually play in bars and coffee…
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