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05-05-2007, 05:23 PM
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Endorsing Artist: IGiG Cases | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Europe | | | Very nice , beautiful varnish.
Play it a lot !
peace
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05-05-2007, 05:43 PM
|  | Less barking, more wagging! | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: San Diego, CA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by mikegmn  | Thank you for your post. Beautiful bass, but not one with which I am familiar. Can you tell us more about it? For example, what's the scale length and what makes it a "hybrid?"
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05-05-2007, 07:23 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Mound, Minnesota | | | It's an Upton Bass
Well from their web page: http://www.uptonbass.com/Upton-Bass-...d-Double-Bass/
The Upton Bass Hybrid bass; be it the UB Hybrid (dark brown varnish) or the SuperSwing Hybrid, the UB Hybrid has a solid carved spruce top with solid maple ribs and a laminated back giving you the best of both worlds: a carved basses sound and feel, blended with the economical use of laminated/ply wood backs.
And:
Approximate Body Dimensions:
Upper Bout - 20 1/2 inches
C Bout - 15 3/4 inches
Lower Bout - 27 inches
Rib - 7 inches at neck set to 8 1/4 inches at endpin
Body Length - 45 1/4 inches
String Length - 42 inches
I really went for the idea of them putting it all together for me and with the color and finish I wanted. They also do the complete setup. Carved a nice bridge for it and set it up for use as mostly jazz pizz playing. I like the sound of Ray Browns bass and Gary at Upton, said no problem. Got Spirocore Mediums that he said was Ray Brown all day long. Set the action and it's all ready to play. |
05-05-2007, 07:40 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Los Angeles, California | | | i'm considering getting one... tell me how you like it
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05-05-2007, 08:33 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Mound, Minnesota | | | So far I love it.
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Originally Posted by waltzfordebby i'm considering getting one... tell me how you like it | But then I've only had it a day. But with work and all, today is the first chance I've had to play it. Sounds great so far. Love the action. For a new bass it has a much fuller sound than others I've played in this price range. They all seemed tighter sounding. |
05-05-2007, 09:02 PM
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05-06-2007, 01:42 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Los Angeles, California | | Quote:
Originally Posted by mikegmn But then I've only had it a day. But with work and all, today is the first chance I've had to play it. Sounds great so far. Love the action. For a new bass it has a much fuller sound than others I've played in this price range. They all seemed tighter sounding. | i'm willing to shell out another grand or two if i could find another bass that's even better but from what i hear, in the 2000-5000 price range, Upton hybrid is one of the best? Could i get a darker varnish than yours? (which is absolutely gorgeous by the way)
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05-06-2007, 02:32 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Premier, WV | | | Do they all take that long to come after you order? I'm fixin' to buy a bass in June and had seriously considered an Upton, but no way will I wait that long for a bass. By the way, congratulations on your bass. It's beautiful!
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05-06-2007, 04:12 AM
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Vice President: Upton Bass String Instrument Co. | | Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Warwick, RI & Stonington, CT | | | HI, We only take a small deposit on the Laminates and Hybrids when you order...So if you order one now (early May) instead of June, you would be getting your bass in July rather than August (or even September). The balance is not due until the bass is shippable. So...if your reason for waiting to June is finances or other factors...manage our wait time to your schedule.
We do all the varnish and setup work ourselves...and with the amount of orders already placed...8 to 10 weeks is accurate. I wish we could get them out as soon as they were ordered...but right now we cannot make that happen without cutting corners. |
05-06-2007, 08:12 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Mound, Minnesota | | | Eric is up early
I had to get my beauty rest. Played my fingers off to the Rufus Reid book last night. The book has you work with just the open strings. Even so those 1/16th notes gave me a workout on the E string. Thanks to Eric for the great finish. I suppose he could go darker on it. Not much though without it being a paint job. How about bringing it to a car paint shop?? Maybe metallic? http://www.talkbass.com/forum/images/smilies/no.gif
Thanks all. It really is a beauty. |
05-06-2007, 08:12 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Mound, Minnesota | | | OK, how do you get the smiley faces in here?
Duh? |
05-06-2007, 09:41 AM
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Vice President: Upton Bass String Instrument Co. | | Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Warwick, RI & Stonington, CT | | Quote:
Originally Posted by mikegmn Eric is up early | I would like to think it's dedication to the art...but alas...it's a two little girls (2 1/2 yrs old and 4 mos) that get me up at 5:45am this morning!  |
05-06-2007, 10:21 AM
| | Less barking, more wagging! | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: San Diego, CA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by mikegmn Well from their web page: http://www.uptonbass.com/Upton-Bass-...d-Double-Bass/
The Upton Bass Hybrid bass; be it the UB Hybrid (dark brown varnish) or the SuperSwing Hybrid, the UB Hybrid has a solid carved spruce top with solid maple ribs and a laminated back giving you the best of both worlds: a carved basses sound and feel, blended with the economical use of laminated/ply wood backs.
And:
Approximate Body Dimensions:
Upper Bout - 20 1/2 inches
C Bout - 15 3/4 inches
Lower Bout - 27 inches
Rib - 7 inches at neck set to 8 1/4 inches at endpin
Body Length - 45 1/4 inches
String Length - 42 inches
I really went for the idea of them putting it all together for me and with the color and finish I wanted. They also do the complete setup. Carved a nice bridge for it and set it up for use as mostly jazz pizz playing. I like the sound of Ray Browns bass and Gary at Upton, said no problem. Got Spirocore Mediums that he said was Ray Brown all day long. Set the action and it's all ready to play. | Thank you, kind sir! |
05-06-2007, 10:27 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Los Angeles, California | | | this thread is really making me lean towards the upton. i'll need to place my order in a month or so in order to get it by the time i want it. how's it sound arco?
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05-06-2007, 10:47 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: NYC | | | this thread is really making me lean towards the upton. i'll need to place my order in a month or so in order to get it by the time i want it. how's it sound arco?
You shouldn't let a thread sell you on a bass. Especially one where the guy who sells them is taking an active role. You should take your time and find a bass that you like, upton or otherwise. I did the same thing when I bought my first bass, got the upton laminate , and while it was fine, it really wasn't what I was after.
You've got five grand, bro, go out and see for yourself what it will buy. There are shen willows, wan bernadels, calin walturs, used stuff, be patient.
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05-06-2007, 10:58 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Mound, Minnesota | | | Agree with Philip
My intensions were just to share my glee with my new arrival. I had already put several months into the research into it. But with my resourses (financial) I thought that Upton did well by me. I kept upping my range, but finally had to limit it. If you have 5K well, there is a big world out there.
Haven't tried it Arco yet, don't have a bow yet. That' another world. We'll see what teacher has to say.  |
05-06-2007, 11:18 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Madison, WI/Indianapolis, IN | | Quote:
Originally Posted by waltzfordebby i'm willing to shell out another grand or two if i could find another bass that's even better but from what i hear, in the 2000-5000 price range, Upton hybrid is one of the best? Could i get a darker varnish than yours? (which is absolutely gorgeous by the way) | What do you want it, black? I dont know if I've seen many new basses that are much darker than that. |
05-06-2007, 12:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Eli_Upright12 What do you want it, black? I dont know if I've seen many new basses that are much darker than that. | aha. i like the bass a hue darker, with maybe a tinge of red. but i'd be happy with that varnish
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05-06-2007, 12:23 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Los Angeles, California | | | hey mike
how do you like the soloist fingerboard?
it looks great, i'd love the slightly extra range
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