Off we go, into the wild blue yonder! We've nicknamed this "Air Force One" although it's really our third bass for the US Air Force Band. Ironically, we are now providing fully-carved Mittenwalds to this stalwart musical force, having replaced a famous Mittenwald maker as their supplier of double basses. Round back, fixed neck, no exotic wood choices, just straightforward air-moving power here - soon to be pushing low end all over the world! [gallery size="large" ids="33415,33416,33417,33418,33419"]
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200!!! I've been watching the count go up thinking 200 sounded like a monumental feat! From some humble beginnings to now, the report has morphed and changed since the first issue in 2010. Originally The Upton Report was just a collection of cool videos I would find on YouTube with an emphasis on entertainment, not sales. Remember, back in 2010 when we started The Upton Report, YouTube wasn't even 5 years old and there weren't any YouTube "celebrities" yet...we had done a few videos our self, with our first YouTube video uploaded on Mar 5, 2009 (and now with over…
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Here's another stunner in this emerging star of our Custom Commissions category - This Cavani design, with it's pinched, classic Italian shape and terrific fingerboard access is both aesthetically pleasing and a soloists' dream. This is our first fixed-neck 3/4 size Cavani (note the Guttierez & Roy 7/8ths version competition model) and was built with choice Spruce and stunning flamed Maple back and sides. A custom tailpiece and select mother-of-pearl fingerboard inlays complete the jewelry. [gallery size="large" ids="33013,33015,33016,33017,33018,33019,33020,33021,33022,33023,33024"]
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Our good friend Marc Ramirez was excited to share with us the news of a fantastic young bassist who will be playing the Bass Europe "Grant Bass" Upton Brescian that Gary and I brought and donated to the organization in 2012 during the Copenhagen convention. I reached out to Maria on FaceBook to congratulate her on winning and asked her for a bio about her playing career thus far so Upton Report readers could get to know her a bit, and then Michael Klinghoffer reached out to me as well as he was one of her nominators. We'll look for…
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