Beautiful carved Wilfer with generous flamed Maple. NEW fingerboard, bridge and setup
SOLD: Wilfer Laminated Double Bass Outfit
SOLD: Great outfit price!
SOLD: Emanuel Wilfer Double Bass 1984
A played in, great sounding Jazz bass or Classical student bass.
June Vintage Newcomers
Happy Father’s Day! A few interesting basses have just become available here at Upton Bass – in the museum-piece category is this breathtaking Prescott from the early 1800s with Busetto corners: This original-size Abraham Prescott double bass been very well maintained since its restoration in the 1980s, and has clearly been played a lot. For…
Vintage Update: Affordable Excellence to the Exotic
A quick look at some great double basses new to our Vintage & Used page – a big, light and loud New Standard, a compact German classic and a large-voiced player from Patagonia! Nice to see the aging patina on this familiar New Standard (with that American Standard plywood shape) – this one’s a great…
Juzek Double Bass, 5/8ths Size 1960s
Mid-late 1960s Juzek, 38″ scale length. The cleanest 5/8ths Juzek we’ve seen!
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This pearl of a petit Juzek is just into the shop! Has a 1968 Board of Ed. stamp on it, probably a new student bass at the time, has emerged unscathed a half-century later. A few little scrapes, but a really beautiful example of this likely German Wilfer-sourced fully-carved student bass. 38″ scale length –…
Summer Price Drops on Basses!
Double basses on sale! It’s roasting outside but the basses are inside, cool and comfortable. August always means a bit of chaos here, as carloads of new Berklee, Julliard, Eastman, Oberlin, Hart (etc. etc. etc.) students look for the bass that they can lean on all year. If they were thinking ahead, they’re taking delivery…
Back to School Basses!
Upton has your back-to-school basses covered! These fine double basses are ready to ship – or spend an afternoon at our shop and find the perfect match. Beat the last-minute surge of student bassists and take advantage of our inventory now – these sub-$10K carved instruments won’t hold you back! Consider these beautiful Brazilian bows…
SOLD: Juzek Double Bass, early 1930s, Lou DiLeone Restoration
SOLD: Big and lively 7/8ths Juzek Double Bass, early 1930s, Lou DiLeone restored.
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