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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Man, did we find a GEM! NPR's Jazz Night in America did a long segment on Danilo Pérez. Jazz Night In America went to Panama City to take in festival performances by Pérez, John Patitucci and others, and finds out how music can change lives in Panama. We've been working with John Patitucci for years now, and he's been a huge fan of our Brescian model. The Danilo Pérez Foundation bought a fully carved UB Brescian to have on hand for not only John when in residence, but all the bass players who come to perform. This is a great…
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I've got to go shopping for a new shirt! Everyone's got a favorite piece of clothing, right? We'll...I definitely have mine...and I didn't realize how often I put it on (wearing it right now in fact) until Dave and I sat down to do this weeks video! We set up, shot the video and sat down to edit it up. And that's when Dave's all, "you gotta get a new shirt. People are going to think we shot all these on the same day!". Your bass should be like your favorite shirt. It should fit just right...it should bring you…
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