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09-26-2008, 01:35 PM
|  | Oracle, Ancient Order of Rass Hattur | | Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Connecticut | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Contrabbasso  Congratulations in getting your new Upton Concert Bass.
You must be in awe. It's beautiful and the sound clip
reveals it's classic sound. I would bet that you just can't
stop playing it for more that a few minutes. | Thank you. Indeed, my practice time seems to fly by! Quote:
Originally Posted by Contrabbasso After reading the posts here at TalkBass for a long time
I purchased an UB and have had it now for about 10 months.
I will say it is better than I hoped for and has only gotten better.
Thanks for confidently speaking out about the Upton Basses here at TB. It certainly helped me. | You're quite welcome and thanks for mentioning that! Quote:
Originally Posted by Contrabbasso I have a "left-handed" USA made Upton Hybrid Hi-C 5'er.
It's just what I wanted and could not be happier for the money spent.
It definitely sounds and plays better than some basses I've played that cost a lot more money.
Knowing that you've had other DB's.
How do you feel about the money spent?
For my 1st DB I wasn't sure about the "Flagship Model".
If I felt the way I do now about there basses I would have
gotten the fully carved model.
I've Got a good teacher and can't believe the difference a year
can make. I'm sure you will now raise to a new level of playing
and enjoyment.
-------------,Congratulations  | I, like you, have found the bass to be far more than would be typically expected for its price. Yes, I've had other basses and over the decades have certainly had an opportunity to play quite a few. This bass rivals (and, in many cases, beats) many of the basses that I have played that cost far, far more. I suppose some people will wonder how that can be. Here's my take on it. Obviously, Upton does not build only 2-3 basses a year. They have managed to take a solid design and somehow figured out how to increase production efficiency of these hand-made instruments without sacrificing quality. I'm no luthier-- how they do it is their domain-- not mine. I do know that I have never played a bass at this price point that even came close. The proof is definitely in the pudding. I don't really care how they do it!
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09-26-2008, 10:06 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Louisville, KY | | Wow that clip sounds great, it really thumps but the notes still have a lot of substance if that makes sense.
Any chance of getting some arco clips?  |
09-27-2008, 07:57 AM
| | Oracle, Ancient Order of Rass Hattur | | Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Connecticut | | Quote:
Originally Posted by ole Jason Wow that clip sounds great, it really thumps but the notes still have a lot of substance if that makes sense.
Any chance of getting some arco clips? | Thanks. Yes, your description makes perfect sense and captures it well! Arco clips in the works... |
09-28-2008, 10:13 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Chicago, IL | | | I really love the sound! It has good sustain and a very good overall warmth to it. It's tough to tell with a recording, but from listening to this clip, it sounds like it projects very well. You played some mellow passages, but I'll bet that it could really crank out the power just as easily. Really, really nice tone. |
09-30-2008, 04:35 PM
| | Oracle, Ancient Order of Rass Hattur | | Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Connecticut | | Quote:
Originally Posted by orange-man I really love the sound! It has good sustain and a very good overall warmth to it. It's tough to tell with a recording, but from listening to this clip, it sounds like it projects very well. You played some mellow passages, but I'll bet that it could really crank out the power just as easily. Really, really nice tone. | Thanks and you're right! No problem cutting through. |
09-30-2008, 06:13 PM
|  | is, against all odds, still a scuba viking. | | Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Alta Loma, California | | | wow, that sounds incredible!!!
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09-30-2008, 06:14 PM
| | is, against all odds, still a scuba viking. | | Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Alta Loma, California | | | btw, that jazz tune you played at the end of the clip, what's the name of it? I know I've played it in the past, but I forget.
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09-30-2008, 06:16 PM
| | Oracle, Ancient Order of Rass Hattur | | Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Connecticut | | | Thanks!
It was Oleo-- one of the old Rhythm Changes tunes. |
09-30-2008, 06:26 PM
| | is, against all odds, still a scuba viking. | | Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Alta Loma, California | | | Gah! That's the one! I had it mixed up with Four (Miles Davis)
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10-02-2008, 11:06 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Premier, WV | | | I am happy for you! It's a stunning bass.
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10-13-2008, 08:25 AM
| | Oracle, Ancient Order of Rass Hattur | | Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Connecticut | | Quote:
Originally Posted by IconBasser Gah! That's the one! I had it mixed up with Four (Miles Davis) | What would Sonny Rollins think? |
10-13-2008, 08:38 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Pawcatuck CT | | | man, i almost got a job in the Mystic CT Upton shop, but it ended up closing and moving back to North Stonington and they didn't need any help any more.
I never realized how nice of instruments came from just 5 minutes from my house.
Congratulations on your new bass!
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09-19-2010, 06:37 PM
|  | GOLD Supporting Member | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Cape Cod, MA | | | Wow, a lovely instrument! Congrats to you for owning it and to the boys at Upton for producing it! |
09-20-2010, 02:59 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2010 Location: Switzerland | | Congrats.... A really nice looking and sounding bass. It does sound a lot older than it is... and I'm sure you cant keep your hands of it.... Enjoy |
09-20-2010, 07:24 PM
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Originally Posted by PMF1 Congrats.... A really nice looking and sounding bass. It does sound a lot older than it is... and I'm sure you cant keep your hands of it.... Enjoy | Thanks! In the two years since I started this thread, it has, if anything, gotten better.
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