Parts, Repair and Upgrades
If you're repairing, upgrading or otherwise modifying your bass - or maybe building a custom project - we have a variety of useful parts. Quality German-made tuning machines, real ebony fingerboards and tailpieces, steel and carbon fiber endpins, maple necks, spruce soundposts, quality bridges... even cool add-on "Kay" and "Engelhardt" logos for your tailpiece!
You might also check out our books section for some great "how-to" books on setup/repair and bass building.
Not finding what you're looking for? You can always email or call us with questions. Just because something is not on the site doesn't necessarily mean we can't get it for you.
- Double Bass Bridges
- Tuning Machines, Range Extenders
- Necks, Fingerboards
- Nuts, Saddles
- Tailpieces, Tailpiece Cable
- Endpins
- Soundposts, Setter Tools
- Luthiery Tools
- Logos, Badging
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Economy Rubber Endpin Point Covers (Caps) for Upright Bass
Our Low Price: $4.50We often get asked for replacement rubber endpin covers for our endpins. For many, the very nice Super Endpin Ball has been a good option - as long as your endpin is 10mm or smaller. But if you have an endpin that it won't fit on, or prefer a simpler,...- Small Accessory:
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TurboTune musical instrument string winder
D Addario
Our Low Price: $15.00SAVE THE HANDS!! We've been rocking the TurboTune string winder for almost 20 years. It's been through several licensees, and was even made independently by the patent-holder for a while. Now the production and distribution has been picked up by a new,...- Small Accessory:
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Adjustable Upright Bass Bridges (Multiple Sizes Available)
Our Low Price: $74.00Offered here in the most common 3/4 size, as well as for 1/4, 1/2, 7/8 and 4/4 size basses, an adjustable bridge can be a godsend for your Upright Bass. It gives you the ability to vary the action for different styles, lower for jazz styles, where...- FREE SHIPPING:
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Super Endpin ball attachment for Upright Bass (tip, cover)
Wolf
Our Low Price: $21.00This is a very cool idea -- wish I'd thought of it! This little device is the cure to dreaded "spouse comments about holes in carpet" as well as dirty looks when you spike your bass into somebody's wooden floor. It also will help avoid having your endpin...- Small Accessory:
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Bob's Rubber Endpin Cover for Kay and Engelhardt Basses
Gollihur Music
Our Low Price: $4.50For years, we've hosted an FAQ (in our Resources, see menu above) for Bob's crafty two-piece solution to replace the rubber endpin cap on a Kay or Engelhardt 1/2" endpin. Although we also stock economy rubber endpin caps, some folks need something a lot...- Small Accessory:
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Tailpiece cables for Upright Bass - Selection
Various
Our Low Price: $10.00A tailpiece hanger (aka "Tailgut") is an oft-overlooked "upgrade" or replacement part; it can have a surprising effect on the tone and feel of your bass. Even more surprising is when your old, weak cable fails, hopefully by stretching, but believe me, I...- Small Accessory:
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Ebony Upright Bass Nut
Our Low Price: $7.50This replacement nut blank is made of quality ebony. It has been profiled and shaped, as shown in the photo, but will certainly need to be further trimmed, notched, and shaped to fit your particular instrument; there is no such thing as an exact...- Small Accessory:
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Upright Bass Setup Template/Gauge
Our Low Price: $17.00"Jazz" and "Classical" Models AvailableNEW (2024) Version 2.1 This is cool! A useful tool for setting up double basses, provides instant measurables so you can speed up your workflow. Made of durable acrylic, and it has a handy peg-hole for hanging. The...- Small Accessory:
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Screw-On Heavy Duty Rubber Endpin Foot
Our Low Price: $10.50If you have an endpin with a threaded tip, this is a replacement for your original rubber cap (that might have been lost, worn out, damaged, or otherwise rendered unusable or ineffective.) This little foor/cover/cap - just over 1" in surface diameter at...- Small Accessory:
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Upright Bass Endpin, steel shaft with hardwood plug
Our Low Price: $79.00This is a very nice endpin, and a worthy replacement for your bass! The shaft is made of a nicely polished SOLID steel, with incremental "divots" spaced an inch apart, so that the brass hardware can securely hold the position without slipping. This...- FREE SHIPPING:
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Adjusters for Upright Bass Bridges (Assorted)
Various
Our Low Price: $22.75Want to have the convenience of adjusters on your bass bridge? We have a few options for adjusters; aluminum one- and two-piece adjusters, as well as deluxe ebony (wood) adjusters. These are excellent quality adjusters that can be used to "convert" a...- SMALL ACCESSORY:
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Hipshot USA Ultralite Tuning Machines for NXT and WAV4 Electric Upright Bass
Hipshot
Our Low Price: $129.00The perfect UPGRADE for your NS Design WAV4 or NXT Electric Upright Bass For years, we fielded requests for a more robust, accurate tuning machine set for the NXT and WAV4 basses. The basses come with reasonably capable lower-cost tuning machines, but...- FREE SHIPPING:
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Our Low Price: $129.00