<paramname="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embedsrc="https://www.youtube.com/v/pTq1mwJqXqE&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b&border=1"type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always"allowfullscreen="true" height="364" width="445"> This UB Professor Special Deluxe Double Bass, crafted from the choicest material and expertly setup, belonged to a customer who took advantage of the Upton Bass Upgrade Trade-in Program. Now a proud owner of an English made Martin 3/4 Double Bass, this UB Professor Special Deluxe (Opus 64) is available at our Boston location. Complete with bridge adjusters, special cello-peg style tuners, Thomastik Spirocores (Weichs) and a German-made endpin, this fully carved, beautiful instrument is ready for its next proud owner!!
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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 new push to create a wide-ribbed bass in this classic style, while applying all of our invention in construction and ergonomics. When we think of a ‘Brescian’ style (from Northern Italy), we reference the masters such as Gasparo da Salo, Maggini, and Rogeri. Vincenzo Panormo…
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Upton Bass Podcast Gary Upton of Upton Bass hosts a double bass and business-specific podcast for bass players, luthiers, and enthusiasts alike. Learn about Upton Bass, upright bass history, repair & maintenance, building basses, and many valuable business lessons along the way. All with Gary and some amazing guests! Episodes: https://open.spotify.com/show/35I6h3krYsTWZoFwOSDfaH?si=5a11433f2c924da4 Have you ever found yourself awash in a sea of bass rosin choices, feeling more like a hapless fly than a master of your craft? Blake Hinson joins me, Gary Upton, in a gripping discussion that might just stick with you. Together, we explore the world of bass rosin,…
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The name Abraham Prescott is to double bassists what Stradivari is to violinists. Prescott double basses and viols, mostly built in the first half of the 19th Century in New Hampshire, have been owned and performed on by some of the most celebrated bassists in the world, Scott LaFaro, Arvel Shaw, Tiny Martin and Lawrence Wolff to name a few. Large proportioned with deep arching and thin tops, Prescotts produce bass tones that have moved rooms and concert halls since they were built. "Fantasia" Concord "Fuller" Concord "Murray" Concord "Spalted" Concord "Patterson" Concord Abraham Prescott was born in Deerfield, New…
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