John Anderson brought us tracings of a Matthias Klotz (Kloz) double bass dated to the late 18th Century. John had taken tracings of the Kloz instrument belonging to the great Russian bassist (and Eddie Gomez protege) Yuri Golubev over an extended dinner and discussion of vintage instruments. After years of searching for the right collaborator, in 2012 John commissioned Upton Bass…
Recently Made Uptons - A Gallery of Notable UB Builds
“Swift” Brescian Hybrid Double Bass
Here’s a very cool example of an exceptional hybrid. With the medium varnish, the quality of our poplar plywood veneers is clearly seen. A one piece light English Sycamore neck and Irving Sloane tuners are brilliant, tone-enhancing upgrades.
“Edding” Bostonian Model Upton Double Bass
The Bostonian model is an evolving original Upton Bass design, it’s always been a large-bodied, roundback bass built with back and ribs of poplar, per our original collaboration with bass genius and educator Lynn Seaton. This lovely dark-finished instrument (varnish notes were “matte” and “almost black dark brown”) was slightly oversized especially in the upper…
“Murray” Concord Model Upton Double Basses
Max Murray is an awesome bass player, and a hell of a lot of fun – we built him one of the first removable-neck Concord models, which was the first to get the classic Prescott uncut ff-holes, and the first to get the “LaFaro tribute” hat peg tuners. Max is nuts. Here’s proof – for fun (and…
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