Welcome to Upton Bass String Instrument Company of Stonington, CT and Boston, MA. Upton Bass specializes in building
custom hand made double basses, award winning and highly acclaimed worldwide. Working closely with some of the most renowned bassist in the world like Gary Karr, John Pattitucci, Harvie S, Eric Revis and many more has given Upton Bass even further insight into the craft and understanding of what different players need in an instrument.
UB offers other select
new upright basses like the fine English Double Basses made by
Thomas and George Martin as well as the entry, student and mid level
double basses by Samual Shen of China. All of these instruments feature the exacting setups and adjustments Upton Bass is known for.
Upton Bass has an ever evolving stock of fine
old, vintage and used double basses. From mid 18th century Italian bass violins, older fine collectable American bass viols like that of Abraham Prescott, all the way to more recently made instruments of the 1940's like that of Frank DiLeone of New Haven. Upton Bass often has on hand fine French basses like that of Thibouville-Lamy and players can always find a classic German John
Juzek Double Bass or great vintage Czech Bohemian bass from the late 1800's thru the early 1900's that's sure to give that classic sound...
