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Stand Up Guy Basses
Upright/Contra/Double Bass sales and service in Toronto and the GTA
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
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Made in Czechoslovakia 76 years ago
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Carved spruce top, carved maple back, beautiful wood and workmanship!
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Original engraved brass tuners
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Bass plays and sounds even throughout
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Thick ebony fingerboard, Spirocore strings
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Comfortable 42" string length
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$8995




1970s German 3/4 ply bass
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Unlabelled, but the finish places this sometime in the 1970s
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Very solid condition, neck never damaged
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Brass tuners, thick ebony fingerboard
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Strung with Thomastik Spirocore strings
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Adjusters added to bridge, newly set up and playing beautifully
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New endpin and tailpiece wire
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Price dropped to only $1795!




Knilling 3/4 ply bass
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Made in Germany, amazing shape for it's age (probably 1970s-80s vintage)
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Thick ebony fingerboard, new Daddario Hybrid strings
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Plays and sounds great
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A fantastic starter bass!
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$1695




Czech 5/8 flatback, 1920s
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In good restored condition
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Carved spruce top, solid maple back and sides
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Original "hat peg" tuners, comfortable 39.5" string length
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new ebony fingerboard, "D" neck
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Big sound from a smaller instrument, and plays very evenly
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Priced at only $2995




E.H. Roth German 3/4 solid wood Upright Bass
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Made in 1931, in Ernest Heinrich Roth's renowned workshop
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Carved spruce top, maple back and sides
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Exceptional condition for an instrument of this age
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One lower rib repair made: No other repairs needed
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Thick ebony fingerboard, 'D' Neck, impressive 43.5" string length
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Kaplan strings, new adjustable Despiau bridge
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Priced at $11,995




Antique Bohemian flatback 3/4 Upright Bass
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Made mid-to-later 19th century, most likely before Germany existed as a country!
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Carved spruce top, maple back and sides
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Bass has been converted from 3 strings to 4, and restored to excellent playing condition
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Diagonal bracing replaced the older ladder style, two longer rib cracks were repaired
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'D' Neck, Strung with Spirocore and Oliv strings
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New adjustable Despiau bridge
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Email for pricing




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