"Feigenbaum" Bohemian Model 7/8ths 5-String Double Bass “Upton consistently makes incredible basses. This instrument is truly one of the best I’ve had the pleasure to play” It's always fun to work with a repeat customer, and we've enjoyed watching Mr. Feigenbaum go from a teenage beginner to an adult professional. This bass was created to be an orchestral powerhouse, and as I write this, I'm listening to Mr. Feigenbaum play her for the first time! This 7/8's Bohemian 5'er with a 42" string length has a tight grained German spruce top and Big Leaf maple for the back, sides, and…
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This custom order is a giant 7/8ths fully laminated Bohemian Model double bass. What a blast to play! Enormous presence, big woody tone, moves tons of air and LOUD. Can hang with many acoustic situations unamplified. A great jazz or swing band instrument, also can power any roots music situation - fans of old American Standards take note! May become a regular option in our Bohemian lineup. Interested parties call Eric! +1 (860) 535-9399
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It's easy to work at Upton Bass and daydream about the instrument you might order for yourself one day. This latest Klotz double bass has us all taking note in this regard. It's just gorgeous! Compact, begging to be played, light and responsive, pretty from every angle. Our Klotz copy started as a special Custom Commissions project and has really caught on. The combination of smallish stature and giant sound is welcome in many genres. This high-arched example was built with wild grain and spalted big leaf maple with neck to match. Brass Baker-style tuners are a joy to use,…
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(Read part ONE in the series if you missed it) To build our first Victor Wooten double bass we started with tracings of his centuries-old Carcassi instrument. The outline was so asymmetrical, we thought it would be better as a NEW instrument to correct the outline, and we created two mirror images, yielding very different basses, and opened it up to social media for feedback on which outline was preferred. Center is actual asymmetric Carcassi tracing - on Left, mirror image version of Carcassi left side, on Right, mirror image version of its right side... Ultimately we went with our gut…
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