Shen SB-80 or Medio Fino from Upton ?

[Nick Ioannucci]

incase anyone is still reading this, i went to upton bass last weekend and played the hawkes and hawkes hybrid, and they are amazing, warm, and easy to play. they make me happy. lol. too bad i cant pick one up till the summer...

[kipmartin]

ANYTHING upton sells will be great at its pricepoint and in most cases better than stuff going for twice the amount.

if i had to borrow a bass and the only one available was a student model englehardt from upton, i wouldnt hesitate to use it. gary's guys would make it play great and squeeze every bit of available tone out of it.

tell gary how much money you can spend, what kind of music you play, and let HIM 'counsel' you. he's not a used car type--hes a bassplayer, as are the guys who work there, and btw, theres no anti-plywood snobbery there.

kip

[JimmyM]

At least you got a Medio Fino.

[uptonbass]

Originally Posted by batman3390

hows this sound for bad luck..
I bought my bass from Upton in February and recieved it on March 31. I check the website a few days later and they take shipping costs off all basses. Then the bow price gets reduced. Now they are discontinuing the medio fino hybrids that i bought.wow...Shouldve waited longer for the hawkes hybrid

Batman, sorry about that, nothing that we pre-conceived. All just in the happenings of the business. An example of this is how we get calls asking how long the free shipping will last, honestly no one knows, not even me. I just like to improvise

Call me at the shop on Monday if you get a chance 860-536-7555