German Style Double Bass Bow by Jean-Paul Martin featuring ebony frog with mother of pearl slide and eye. Beautiful Pernambuco stick with matte finish.
SOLD: Thomas and George Martin Kennedy Double Bass
SOLD: NEW and in stock. Copy of a Thomas Kennedy instrument, one of the best know makers from the London school of English bass making. A true English masterpiece!
SOLD: Thomas and George Martin 3/4 Double Bass
Hugely playable and a great all round bass.
SOLD: Thomas and George Martin 4/4 Double Bass
This instrument is based on the great masters of bass making notably Vincenzo Panormo and Thomas Kennedy.
SOLD: August Martin Ludwig Gemunder c1858
Known Previous Owners: Samuel Kolstien, Bill Piacitelli, Eddie Capputo!
Ghosts of Prescott Basses Past, Present & Future
We’ve always appreciated the accomplishments of Abraham Prescott and his thriving early 19th Century New England string instrument company. Separated by an ocean from the violinmaking traditions of Europe, his large resonant basses built of native old-growth Sugar Maple have inspired classical and jazz bassists to this day. In this holiday season we can see…
Ten Years of the Brescian Model Double Bass – The First Builds
The Brescian Model Double Bass was being designed and prototyped at the same time we were raising our post-and-beam workshop in 2012. From the original Upton Hawkes pattern, our gravitational pull was always towards giant Italy-via-England contrabasses – violin patterns with broad proportions built enormous for lavish orchestra sections. The Upton Brescian Model was our…
Double Basses with Star Power
From Gary Karr’s French bass to the stately JTLs, here are a few of the stars everybody gravitates to here in the Upton Bass loft! Our big Martin 4/4 seeks a good home and is on deep sale – it spent it’s formative years pushing the Frank Sinatra Jr. big band. The French Mentec was…
Upton Double Bass Extensions
If you’re on Instagram, check out our luthier Jack Hanlon’s page: @jackhanlonbass – Jack keeps it updated with some of the many exquisite double bass C-Extensions that come off his bench! The Upton Bass C-Extension was conceived and designed to have no structural impact to your scroll. No cuts, no notches, no drill holes. Our…
Brescian Basses – A Brief History and What’s In the Shop
What’s in a name? Here at Upton Bass we name our bass models after the region that influenced them, as in the Brescian, Mittenwald, Bohemian and Concord. Here we’ll take a look at some notable Brescian-style instruments. Pictured – Giovanni Maggini early 1600s What do we mean when we use the term “Brescian?” Brescia is…