2019 HOLIDAY SALE! Price drop effective November 30 - December 28! A rare opportunity to own a bass by Vilho Arvi (father of contemporary bass maker, Kai Arvi)! This bass is number 197, made in USA, 1971. The form is 7/8 size with straight grain spruce top, tightly flamed maple roundback, sides, and scroll. Recent…
2019 HOLIDAY SALE! Price drop effective November 30 - December 28! Modern Carcassi 7/8 size bass. This is a very unique and well-built modern copy on the classic Carcassi bass pattern. Beautiful slab cut spruce top, with maple ribs, flatback, and scroll. Recent upgrades include Sloane tuning machines, and a new bridge, fingerboard, and extension…
A gorgeous bass made in 2014 by Seth Kimmel of Eugene, Oregon. Seth is known for his creative designs, paired with exceptional craftsmanship, to make some incredible sounding basses. Cornerless 3/4 flatback, with oil varnish, spruce top, quilted maple back/ribs/scroll - all salvaged woods from the Pacific Northwest! This is a warm and responsive bass…
2019 HOLIDAY SALE! Price drop effective November 30 - December 28! A rare opportunity to own an early bass by Bill Lakeburg and Peter Baer! Made in Cincinnati, 2000, this is a 7/8 size flatback, with spruce top, maple back, ribs, and scroll. Includes Sloane tuning machines, a custom CBC C-extension, CBC wheel, and custom…
2019 HOLIDAY SALE! Price drop effective November 30 - December 28! A rare 7/8 size bass made by Belgian luthier Marcel Aert in Rossmoor, California, 1962. Fully carved with an unusually flat arching on both the front and back tables. Spruce top with maple back, sides, and scroll. A loud bass with exceptional resonance and…
BVS will be closed Dec. 24-26 for the Christmas holiday -- we will resume normal business hours on Friday, Dec. 27! BVS will also be closed Dec. 31-Jan. 1 for the New Year holiday -- we will resume normal business hours on Thursday, Jan. 2!
