Used Basses for sale (7 currently available)

Coming soon:

American Standard, 1930s

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.
 

Hoffman 3/4 ply Upright Bass
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• Laminated spruce top, laminated maple back and sides

• Decent quality beginner or backup instrument

• Top reinforced and stable: No other repairs needed

• Thick ebony fingerboard, 'D' Neck, 41.5" string length

• Daddario Helicore strings, adjustable bridge

• Priced to sell at only $1195

Anton Schroetter carved flatback
 

• Made in Mittenwald, Germany, in 1991

• Ebony fingerboard, new Despiau adjustable bridge

• Strung with D'Addario Hybrid strings

• Plays well in all registers

• Bass has had some repairs and is now solid

• Competitively priced at only $2495

Romanian 3/4 solid wood Upright Bass
 

• Labelled "Genial Violin", approximately 15 years old

• Carved spruce top, maple back and sides

• In lightly used condition, plays well in all registers

• Thick ebony fingerboard

• New Helicore Hybrid strings, and adjustable bridge

• Priced at $3495

1939 Kay S5 Upright Bass
 

• A rare find, an 83 year old deluxe Kay bass in fantastic condition for it's age! 

• Inlaid purfling  on the back, top, and around the f-holes.  Original wide ebony fingerboard and inlaid ebony 'horseshoe' at the button

• Lovely flamed maple veneer back and sides 

• Neck has never been broken, or needed a reset 

• 'D' Neck, 42" string length

• Spirocore strings, adjustable bridge, new deluxe endpin

• Priced at $4995 (also offered for sale in the U.S., for $3695 USD)

Vintage German 3/4 solid wood Upright Bass
 

• Labelled "Ernst Dumel", it's a typical German shop bass circa 1986

• Carved spruce top, maple back and sides

• Amazing original condition for a 36 year old bass! 

• Thick ebony fingerboard, 'D' Neck, 41 3/4" string length

• Spirocore strings and adjustable bridge

• Priced at $5995

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

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