Archive of sold basses | standup-guy-basses

Archive of sold basses.

FYI, these are a selection of instruments sold by StandUpGuy in the past few years. Please let us know what you're looking for, as we may be able to match you up with a great instrument!

Strunal 5/21 Hybrid 3/4

"Dvorak" label, made by Strunal in Czechoslovakia, around 2005. In great shape for it's age. Solid spruce top, with quilted maple veneer back and sides.

Features: an adjustable bridge, ebony fingerboard, inlaid purfling, new endpin and tailpiece wire, and Thomastik Spirocore strings. SOLD

Shen SB 88

Sturdy laminated bass (made with maple ply and solid maple)
Hand-applied oil finish
Violin corners, a round back, 41” string length, and a ‘D’ Neck
Set up with a high quality Despiau French bridge
Strung with Helicore Hybrid strings
1 year limited warranty
$2395

German 3/4 Ply

Vintage German ply bass, from the 1960s
Labelled "West Germany"
Top in great condition
Beautiful flamed maple on the sides and back
Inlaid purfling, elaborate work at the button
Ebony fingerboard, a new Despiau bridge with adjusters, new braided tailpiece, and Thomastik Superflexible strings.

SOLD

Older German Carved 5/8

A really great sounding, fully restored German 5/8 sized bass. It's probably about 100 years old. The restoration involved: replacing edging on several bouts, removing the integrated bass bar and installing a new one, repairing the back braces, and adding a new ebony fingerboard. The set up included installing a new adjustable bridge and new endpin. The bass is currently set up with D'Addario Hybrid strings: It sounds great when bowed!

SOLD

Czech Flatback 3/4 bass
Solid spruce top and maple ribs. Original ply back with bracing
Fully restored, including:
top removed, top and rib cracks repaired
integrated bass bar removed
belly patch installed
new bass bar installed
new neck and fingerboard
new fittings (nut, endpin, tailpiece, Despiau adjustable bridge, D'addario Pizz strings)
Sold

Vintage Kay 3/4

MB 1 Model, from 1954. Blonde finish, with rosewood fingerboard and brass tuners. Recently refurbished with a new adjustable bridge, new soundpost, and new rubber endpin tip. Great condition for a 61 year old instrument.

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SOLD

Shen SB150

Gently used Hybrid bass (fully carved spruce top and maple ply back and sides)
Hand-applied oil finish with inlaid purfling
Violin corners, a round back, 41” string length, and a ‘D’ Neck
Set up with a high quality Despiau French bridge
Strung with D'addario Pizzicato strings
Comes with a heavy-duty gig bag
SOLD

Xue Chang Sun

Fully Carved Bass

3/4 size body, 41.5" string length, and a ‘D’ Neck
Violin corners, beautifully flamed maple back and sides, and a finely carved spruce top
A loud and even sounding bass, extremely well made, perfect for advanced students and professional players
Oil finish, inlaid purfling
Set up with a high quality Despiau bridge, large gear brass tuners, and Ulsa brass and ebony endpin
Strung with D'Addario Zyex strings
SOLD

Plywood, approximately 20 years old
41" String length / D Neck
Great used condition
Thick ebony neck
Inlaid purfling
New Bridge with Spirocore strings
Priced to sell at $1395

Scherl and Roth Ply 3/4

German Carved top flatback 3/4 Bass

A very solid 30 year old instrument

Features:

Ebony fingerboard, chrome plated brass tuners, inlaid purfling
'D' neck, 41" string length
New adjustable bridge and Helicore hybrid strings
Bass recently restored and ready to go
Back centre seam was rejoined - not pretty, but functional!
Priced to sell at only $3495

Romanian Carved 3/4

Mathias Thoma solid wood flat-back bass from 2007. Violin corners. This bass has a larger upper bout which contributes to it being a loud bass with good tone. It has new fittings: an adjustable bridge, endpin, and Eva Pirazzi strings. This instrument offers great value for the money!

SOLD

Romanian 3/4 Carved flat back

Labelled "Andreas Zeller". This bass is undated, but probably about 40 years old. It features an ebony fingerboard and a new bridge. Currently strung with Spirocore strings. The bass has had several smaller cracks over the years, however, all are now glued and cleated.

SOLD

Plywood, approximately 50 years old
41" String length / D Neck
Well used condition, but plays fine
Ebony neck and inlaid purfling
New Despiau bridge with adjusters
Nicely aged brass tuners
Strung with Superflexible strings
A bargain at $1195

Lewis and Sons "Bottesini" 3/4 Bass

Vintage Fully Carved German Bass
41" String length / D Neck
New bass bar
Neck is original and has never suffered breaks
New Despiau Bridge with Ebony adjusters
Strung with Spirocores
SOLD

1956 King Mortone - in amazing condition!

This bass doesn't look like a 60 year old bass. It probably sat unplayed for many years. The King decals (at the button and on the tailpiece) are intact, and the engraved tuners are in the best condition seen. It has the following updates:

Despiau bridge with adjusters
Soundpost
Endpin
Braided tailwire
Spirocore Mittels

The updates, especially the strings, were helpful: The bass now sounds very even and loud, and appropriately growly in the low register. A rare vintage bass in excellent shape. $SOLD

Shen SB100

Shen's top of the line plywood bass
Spruce veneer top
Upgraded tuners
Hand-applied oil finish with inlaid purfling
Violin corners, a round back, 41” string length, and a ‘D’ Neck
Set up with a high quality Despiau French bridge
Strung with D'addario Pizzicato strings
$Sold

Hans Kroger 3/4 solid wood bass

Made in Korea in 2003, this fully carved bass is in very good condition and plays well. Nicely flamed maple on both the back and sides. Features: ebony fingerboard, and inlaid purfling. Recently updated with a brand new endpin, Despiau bridge, and high-quality Thomastik Dominant strings. $2195

Framus ply 3/4

Plywood bass, made by Framus in Bavaria, Germany, most likely around 1960. This instrument likely started as a blonde bass, then had the ribs and top "colourized". This bass is offered as-is.

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