Finally a book for grade-schoolers that centers on the double bass! Do you know a young person who may be interested the largest member of the violin family? This new book from (UB's own!) author Antonia Aviles is both an introduction to the bass and a fun story about trying something different. There's a lot of factual information about the bass delivered with great illustrations for the musical kid in your life! Buy it directly from Upton Bass here! Also available on Amazon. Antonia Aviles, Author It is show-and-tell day at school and Catalina is nervous about sharing her knowledge…
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Gary has added overview videos of some moderately priced fully-carved vintage double basses in stock. These are not the largest or flashiest basses in the shop but deserve serious consideration! We hope we can give you a better sense of what each bass is like with a video introduction. Three differing gambas here, a roundback with spectacular old-growth Maple from Germany, a flatback Bohemian and a petite Solano with a huge price break! Contact the shop for more info on any of these vintage gems or a shipping quote to you! Email sales@uptonbass.com or call +1 (860) 535-9399. https://youtu.be/v0n824HqrYs https://youtu.be/rE6yDFBz6is https://youtu.be/n-9Q-FgewPY
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If you've been following us online you might have caught the part where Gary has been in his secret lab (cottage kitchen) testing different recipes for great bow rosin. And if you think that means Gary's up at dawn and the whole place smells like pine and coffee, you'd be right! Rosin is another one of those pieces of bass player kit that deserves some extra examination. And the bassists who truly depend on it for their sound can be obsessive, even blending their own. Even if your bowing is limited to grabbing for arco under the final chord, you…
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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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