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Used Basses for sale (6 currently available)

Coming soon:

Kay Swing Master 5 string, 1945


In addition to the basses below, we have a number of instruments waiting for restoration.   If you're looking for a particular type of bass, feel free to contact us.

 
Josef Novotny fully carved bass, 1947
 
  • Made in Czechoslovakia 76 years ago
  • Carved spruce top, carved maple back, beautiful wood and workmanship!
  • Original engraved brass tuners 
  • Bass plays and sounds even throughout
  • Thick ebony fingerboard, Spirocore strings
  • Comfortable 42" string length
  • $8995
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1970s German 3/4 ply bass 
 
  • Unlabelled, but the finish places this sometime in the 1970s
  • Very solid condition, neck never damaged
  • Brass tuners, thick ebony fingerboard
  • Strung with Thomastik Spirocore strings
  • Adjusters added to bridge, newly set up and playing beautifully 
  • New endpin and tailpiece wire
  • Price dropped to only $1795!
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Knilling 3/4 ply bass 
 
  • Made in Germany, amazing shape for it's age (probably 1970s-80s vintage)
  • Thick ebony fingerboard, new Daddario Hybrid strings
  • Plays and sounds great
  • A fantastic starter bass!
  • $1695
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Czech 5/8 flatback, 1920s
  • In good restored condition
  • Carved spruce top, solid maple back and sides 
  • Original "hat peg" tuners, comfortable 39.5" string length
  • new ebony fingerboard, "D" neck
  • Big sound from a smaller instrument, and plays very evenly
  • Priced at only $2995
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E.H. Roth German 3/4 solid wood Upright Bass
 
  • Made in 1931, in Ernest Heinrich Roth's renowned workshop
  • Carved spruce top, maple back and sides
  • Exceptional condition for an instrument of this age
  • One lower rib repair made: No other repairs needed
  • Thick ebony fingerboard, 'D' Neck, impressive 43.5" string length
  • Kaplan strings, new adjustable Despiau bridge
  • Priced at $11,995
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Antique Bohemian flatback 3/4 Upright Bass
 
  • Made mid-to-later 19th century, most likely before Germany existed as a country! 
  • Carved spruce top, maple back and sides
  • Bass has been converted from 3 strings to 4, and restored to excellent playing condition
  • Diagonal bracing replaced the older ladder style, two longer rib cracks were repaired
  • 'D' Neck, Strung with Spirocore and Oliv strings
  • New adjustable Despiau bridge
  • Email for pricing
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