Just because Abraham Prescott didn’t make a fully carved bass, doesn’t mean we shouldn’t! This was a “first” for us. Now, don’t get us wrong…we’ve made plenty of fully carved basses over the years…almost 100 as of writing this blog post, but this is the first fully carved Concord model Upton Bass. Using the same stock…
“Spalted” Concord Model Upton Double Bass
This may be the wildest Concord yet! This unique log has gone into several incredible basses, and for our Head Luthier Eric Roy, this Concord revisits a special log not used since the 2011 & 2013 ISB competition basses, resulting in one of the most stunning instruments ever built by Upton Bass. We got to watch Eric build…
“Fantasia” Concord Model Upton Double Bass
A very special build for our friend Louis Fantasia, this Concord was built to a slightly smaller scale, with stunning wood choices throughout.
“Fuller” Concord Model Upton Double Bass
This beautiful Concord is the first off the line in 2016!
“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…