A good value in the fine bass category, this c1900 JT Lamy French double bass with a big price break – it really shines under the bow! This broad-shouldered style of French bass also is favored by some of the best combo and big band jazz guys. It’s just gorgeous: JTL Listed here with new…
Gagliano Double Bass Build
This build began with tracings of one of the world’s finest basses! A Josef Gagliano double bass dated to 1781. Deep arching and remarkably figured old-forest Maple adorn the original historic instrument. In homage, Gary selected some of our wildest spalted pieces – they fit beautifully together in three… Ribs setting is slow and deliberate…
Ottomar Hausmann Double Bass, Mittenwald, Germany
Ottomar Hausmann Double Bass, Mittenwald, Germany
[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0n824HqrYs[/embedyt]Blake Hinson in the Shop!
Gary talks shop with Blake Hinson, Assistant Principal Bassist of the New York Philarmonic! Blake and Gary talk about historic basses, new basses, big auditions, and choices as we build a copy of his Gagliano. This video is also available ad and interruption-free at Upton Bass School. We’re cycling features in and out of our…
Klotz Pattern Double Bass, 2024
We’ve been building this compact powerhouse for over a decade, from direct tracings of an original, wide-ribbed Klotz. With a slightly shorter string length, it’s become a favorite of crossover bass guitarists and anybody who needs a compact double bass that packs a wallop. This gorgeous slightly-antiqued hand varnish sets off the stout dimensions of…
SOLD: Upton Klotz Model Double Bass, NEW 2024
Compact, broad-shouldered powerhouse, flatback from our own Klotz tracings. 41.25″ SL
For more info please call: +1 (860) 535-9399
[gallery columns="1" size="large" link="file" ids="163326"]UB Standard Laminate Double Bass – LAST RUN!
The classic UB Standard Laminate – we’re making a final run here of these super-versatile Upton plywoods this spring – act fast if you want one!
[gallery link="file" columns="1" size="large" ids="163274"]UB Standard Laminate Double Basses – Limited Run Available!
Were you hoping to get an Upton plywood bass before we switched to hybrids-and-up? We have enough plywood plates to build somewhere from 8-10 double basses of our (recently discontinued) Upton Standard Laminate Double Basses. The price on these is $4000 with setup tweaked to your liking (strings and shipping additional). There have been many…
What should I pay for a Juzek? UB School Update!
New video just added to Upton Bass School – this week, Gary takes a quick look at an old Juzek double bass which might capture the imagination online but will be a handful to repair and own. See what a bass shop sees when one of these comes in! We’ve added this as a free…
Mittenwald Model Double Bass o241
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…
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