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Used Basses (5 currently available)
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  • Coming soon:  1930s Juzek Master Art 3/4 solid wood bass
  • Note, not all instruments are listed on this site.  If you have a particular bass you're looking for, please contact us!
Ritter Strings, 3/4 solid wood bass 
  • Made in China in 2005
  • Carved spruce top, solid maple sides, and carved maple back 
  • Excellent condition, very little wear on this instrument
  • Good quality Rubner tuners
  • Strung with Kaplan strings
  • Thick ebony fingerboard, 'D' neck, and adjustable bridge 
  • Priced at $4495
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Mission Strings Fully Carved 3/4  bass
 
  • Chinese instrument, made in 2003
  • Solid spruce top, beautifully flamed maple sides and back 
  • Bass suffered a top crack, had a top-off repair with a new bass bar fitted
  • Adjustable bridge, thick ebony fingerboard, strung with Spirocore strings
  • 'Eb' neck, 41.75" string length
  • A well-built instrument, and a great, inexpensive way to upgrade 
  • Priced at only $3495
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Vintage French 3/4 flatback bass
 
  • Probably dates to around 1900
  • Bass shows age, but has had all rib cracks closed and cleated, re-edging solidly done, all repairs are high quality
  • Converted from 3 to 4 strings at some point
  • The top edging is "flat", in the style of Claudot, although bass is unlabelled  
  • New, thick ebony fingerboard
  • New Thomastik Weich strings, and new Despiau bridge with adjusters
  • Massive low end sound
  • 'D' neck, 42" string length
  • Contact for pricing
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German Vintage ply  3/4  bass
 
  • Made in Germany most likely in the 1960s
  • Spruce veneer top, flamed veneer maple sides and back 
  • In excellent "closet classic" condition, this bass has never suffered any damage or needed any repairs
  • Fingerboard recently dressed, it's now a loud instrument that plays easily
  • New Spirocore strings, Despiau adjustable bridge, and new endpin
  • Thick ebony fingerboard, 'D' neck, 41.5" string length
  • Priced at $2395
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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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