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Double Bass Upton Hybrid Bass
- Thread starter Darice Greene
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I had an Upton hybrid for a while. Nice instrument, but, for bluegrass, it couldn't touch my Epiphone. Eventually, it wandered off to a new home. YMMV.
- Mar 19, 2002
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- President: Upton Bass String Instrument Co.
Depends what you're looking for. If you're looking for authentic bluegrass mojo, get an old Kay, Epiphine, or King. If you're looking for great sound, playability, durability, and customer service, at a more than fair price, go with the Upton!
+ 1 for the Upton Standard!
I have both an Upton Standard ply and an Upton Bohemian hybrid. Both great basses. (They are not in the same place - I play out of two locations 100 miles apart and commute weekly, and I ain't gonna take an upright with me every time I go back and forth!) The Upton Standard is without a doubt great for bluegrass. But no one's ever complained about the hybrid in that regard - I think only a real purist would. And the hybrid is more versatile if you currently or eventually want to play other styles, jazz for example. But, like I said ... both great.
upton makes great basses.
you don't have to look very far to learn that.
visit the workshop if you can, class acts over there - and lots of fine instruments to play.
you don't have to look very far to learn that.
visit the workshop if you can, class acts over there - and lots of fine instruments to play.
