Many of the staff at Upton Bass are veteran bass players and when we daydream about our own Upton bass, we’d most likely land in the performance/price sweet spot of a flat back hybrid. You get all of the stability and toughness of a hybrid with the remarkable response of our lightweight flatbacks with the tone-developed ‘propeller’ bracing. So you’d think that might narrow things down, but every one Jack puts the finishing touches on makes the choice harder! We’ll feature a few of these outstanding hybrids over the next couple weeks – unlike any we’ve seen elsewhere and just…
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This mild-mannered Mittenwald Double Bass has its gorgeous evening attire in the back! This Mittenwald is built with a flat back of well-figured Maple hand-varnished to a light-catching luster. Bravo gang! The Mittenwald brings the generous dimensions and rib depth of our Brescian to a gamba-cornered instrument. As with the basses of its namesake, the beauty is really in the wood and craftmanship of this unadorned style. A big precise delivery in this full-voiced bass – Jack just shook rafters with the bow! Looking to expand your knowledge of the construction and history of the double bass?
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For well over a decade we’ve been building instruments from a large delivery of Pacific Northwest lumber – a single tree trunk in particular is responsible for some of the most striking spalted grain patterns we’ve ever featured! As we get towards the end of this wood stock, here’s a gallery of just a few of the amazing basses we’ve produced with it – click through the pics for more galleries and info.. Bozart Kloz Bullet Brescian Spalted Concord “Tutu” Concord Santagiuliana Commission A “spalted” woodgrain is one where the first traces of fungi in decomposing lumber has painted outlines…
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This Brescian double bass from 2021 has just become available – with some choice upgrades! C-Extension, flat back and a Rev Solo pickup really put the oomph in this cannon – super fun to play and ready to ship.
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