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Double Bass Setup
"I have struggled for
years as a player, but now that my bass is setup correctly, I realize that it
was actually my bass holding me back..." Robert M.
When it comes to the double bass, one of the most important
factors is to have a professional setup. Many variables come together to make a bass
play and sound the way it should. Upton Bass String Instrument Co., as a double
bass specialty shop, has setup up over a thousand basses in the past five years
alone! Whether you’re a jazz, classical, bluegrass, rockabilly or any other type of
bass player we have can make your bass play and sound better.
On nearly every bass we see, even from
prominent bass shops, there are elements that need to be addressed and
corrected. We feel the term “set-up” is so often misused and quoted for someone
giving a bass just enough attention to make things “work”. Our bass setup
includes the evaluation of the player’s needs and the abilities of the
instrument to meet what the player is looking for within the scope of the given
instrument. Bring your bass in today for a free setup and tonal evaluation by
our expert staff of luthier's, all of which most are performing double bass
players.
Our luthier's spend time with you to get a
feel for not only how you play, but what you play.
Upton Bass setups can include:
* High quality, heavy duty ebony endpins are fit
with removable metal threaded rubber tips.
* Top quality
French bridges are meticulously fitted,
carved, and tonally adjusted for each individual bass. The top radius of each
bridge is custom carved to meet the specifications of your playing style. Once
a bridge meets our standards, it is then branded with our logo.
* English style grade "AAA" ebony tailpieces are
hung with our own "Spectra" tailpiece cable. This lightweight, flexible cable
is stronger than steel! Each tailpiece is carefully tuned for your bass to
maximize tone and minimize or eliminate wolf notes.
* Seasoned German spruce sound posts are hand
selected of various diameters and fit by us to ensure each bass reaches its maximum tonal
capabilities. Our sound posts fit 100%. No bevel! No domes!
* Fingerboards of the highest grade
(AAA) ebony are
dressed and polished to perfection. Whether your preference is round or
beveled, our luthier's can make it to perfection.
* Ebony nuts are brought to exact tolerances. Other
than the bridge, the nut is one of the most important (and most overlooked by
other shops)
aspects of your setup. Incorrect string angles can prematurely break strings
and cause buzzes. Incorrect spacing can make it difficult to play and grooves
that are not correct can damage the string as well as take away from your basses
tone. Incorrect string heights can not only make your bass difficult to play,
but may cause long term medical problems!
* Each bass is played by our staff.
It is not uncommon to see the entire workshop shut down when a bass utters it's
first notes. If something is
not quite right, it is done again until it is. Simply put, the level and
quality of service we offer is second to none!
 
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