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 your bass, and be sure to leave a comment on YouTube about what you find with your bass! Click below to read full Report
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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 enjoying the bass - he looked inside and saw the Upton Bass label! He gave us a call and has been a huge Upton enthusiast and supporter ever since. In 2012 we built Eric a new bass, a fully carved lightweight travel Brescian with our…
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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 video again I'll include it on John Patitucci's artist page on our site. This weeks video is a short fun little playing tip from yours truly. I shot it in response to a customer's feedback on something I do with just about every bass I pickup. …
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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 instrument. The thing was NOT going to do it, just unplayable. The sound guy mentioned he knew somebody who had a couple Uptons and Revis lit up - "YES!" And that's how Eric Revis borrowed our friend Scott Reed's Upton Standard Laminate for the gig! So if you're…
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