{"id":197,"date":"2023-08-07T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-07T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/?post_type=bass&#038;p=197"},"modified":"2026-09-13T08:46:41","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T08:46:41","slug":"bass-of-the-week-upton-bass-kirchner-bohemian-hybrid-deluxe","status":"publish","type":"bass","link":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/?bass=bass-of-the-week-upton-bass-kirchner-bohemian-hybrid-deluxe","title":{"rendered":"Bass of the Week: Upton Bass \u201cKirchner\u201d Bohemian Hybrid Deluxe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.notreble.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Upton-Bass-Kirchner-Bohemian-Hybrid-Deluxe-Bass-og.jpeg?resize=1200%2C630&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Upton Bass Kirchner Bohemian Hybrid Deluxe Bass (front, side, and back)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-96553 img-fluid\"><\/p>\n<p>Being on tour affords you the opportunity to meet lots of amazing people. And their basses. <\/p>\n<p>On a recent tour of Michigan, I was lucky enough to meet up with <strong>Todd Kirchner<\/strong> of the bluegrass band Full Cord. He happily showed me his bass, which is a spec\u2019d out Bohemian model from Upton Bass. His requests made this a unique build, earning it the title of the \u201cKirchner\u201d model. <\/p>\n<p>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 \u201cbig full-throated jazz cannon \u2013 very fun to play with a huge presence!\u201d <\/p>\n<p>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. <\/p>\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"carousel-sync-wrap\">\n<div class=\"carousel-gallery carousel-sync-main\">\n<div class=\"carousel-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.notreble.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Upton-Bass-Kirchner-Bohemian-Hybrid-Deluxe-Bass-1000x667.jpeg\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- .carousel-item --><\/p>\n<div class=\"carousel-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.notreble.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Upton-Bass-Kirchner-Bohemian-Hybrid-Deluxe-Bass-Full-Back-1000x667.jpeg\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- .carousel-item --><\/p>\n<div class=\"carousel-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.notreble.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Upton-Bass-Kirchner-Bohemian-Hybrid-Deluxe-Bass-Body-1000x667.jpeg\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- .carousel-item --><\/p>\n<div class=\"carousel-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.notreble.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Upton-Bass-Kirchner-Bohemian-Hybrid-Deluxe-Bass-Side-1000x667.jpeg\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- .carousel-item --><\/p>\n<div class=\"carousel-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.notreble.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Upton-Bass-Kirchner-Bohemian-Hybrid-Deluxe-Bass-Body-Back-1000x667.jpeg\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- .carousel-item --><\/p>\n<div class=\"carousel-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.notreble.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Upton-Bass-Kirchner-Bohemian-Hybrid-Deluxe-Bass-Head-1000x667.jpeg\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- .carousel-item -->\n\t\t    <\/div>\n<p><!-- .carousel-sync-main -->    <\/p>\n<div class=\"carousel-sync-nav\">\n<div class=\"carousel-item\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- .carousel-item --><\/p>\n<div class=\"carousel-item\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- .carousel-item --><\/p>\n<div class=\"carousel-item\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- .carousel-item --><\/p>\n<div class=\"carousel-item\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- .carousel-item --><\/p>\n<div class=\"carousel-item\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- .carousel-item --><\/p>\n<div class=\"carousel-item\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- .carousel-item -->\n\t\t    <\/div>\n<p><!-- .carousel-sync-nav -->  <\/div>\n<p><!-- .carousel-sync-wrap --><\/div>\n<p><!-- .section --><\/p>\n<p>Check out the bass in action with this video for Full Cord\u2019s \u201cDowntown\u201d:<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-ytsubscribe\" data-channelid=\"UCuHKXHw5P891LFZOmrpFWEw\" data-layout=\"default\" data-count=\"default\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Being on tour affords you the opportunity to meet lots of amazing people. 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