Bass of the Week: Upton Bass “Kirchner” Bohemian Hybrid Deluxe
Being on tour affords you the opportunity to meet lots of amazing people. And their basses.
On a recent tour of Michigan, I was lucky enough to meet up with Todd Kirchner of the bluegrass band Full Cord. He happily showed me his bass, which is a spec’d out Bohemian model from Upton Bass. His requests made this a unique build, earning it the title of the “Kirchner” model.
The bass is built with a 7/8ths size body while retaining the scale length of a 3/4 bass, allowing for full sound yet a comfortable feel. Upton says it is a “big full-throated jazz cannon – very fun to play with a huge presence!”
In addition to the enlarged body, the Kirchner bass has a deluxe spruce top, a solo extension fingerboard, Rubner tuners, edge bumpers, and Mother of Pearl fingerboard markers.
Check out the bass in action with this video for Full Cord’s “Downtown”:
Upton Bass “Kirchner” Bohemian Hybrid Deluxe Bass Specs:
| Body: | Laminated Poplar |
| Top: | Sitka Spruce |
| Fingerboard: | Ebony with Solo Extension |
| Fingerboard Markers: | Mother of Pearl |
| Tuners: | Rubner |
| Bridge: | Maple |
In his time with No Treble, Kevin has met hundreds of amazing bassists and interviewed icons like Jack Casady, Victor Wooten, Les Claypool, Marcus Miller, and more. He's a gigging bassist performing jazz in Northern Virginia and bluegrass with The Plate Scrapers up and down the East Coast. Kevin appreciates all genres of music, from R&B to metal and everything in between. Connect with Kevin on Facebook and check his performance schedule on his website.
