All Lloyd Basses
#60 – A modern copy of Edgar Meyer’s Giovanni Battista Gabrielli (1769)
41" string length
Spruce top
Maple roundback and sides
Chromatic C-Extension
#59 – 7/8 Violin Corner
41.5" string length
Spruce top
Maple roundback and sides
Chromatic C-Extension
#58 – 7/8 Violin Corner
#57 – 3/4 Sloped shoulder
39" string length
Spruce top
Maple roundback and sides
Chromatic C-Extension
Travel neck
"Being a smaller woman playing the bass I’ve always had to compromise because I’ve wanted that big fat lower register. I did not want to play a small instrument with a smaller sound. I didn’t think it was possible but Nick Lloyd actualized my dream by creating a beautiful instrument with a big box, small shoulders and a 39" string length. This bass allows me to express things musically I’ve only struggled to do before." -L. Lang
#56 – 7/8 Violin Corner
41.5" string length
Spruce top
Walnut flatback and sides
Chromatic C-extension
#55 – A modern copy of Edgar Meyer’s Giovanni Battista Gabrielli (1769)
41" string length
Spruce top
Maple roundback and sides
Travel neck
Chromatic C-extension
"This bass was immediately singing, and I have always enjoyed playing it in a room, alone or in an ensemble. For years I searched for a viable instrument with this clarity and focus, and now I have one because Nick made it." -Paul Kowert
In 2022 I was interviewed by Matt Hutchinson, host/producer of the podcast "Bluegrass Jamalong". We discussed bass making and copying Edgar's bass for Paul.
#54 – 3/4 Sloped Shoulder
41.5" string length
Spruce top
Maple roundback and sides
C-extension with two levers
#53 – 7/8 Violin Corner
41.5" string length
Spruce top
Walnut flatback and sides
Chromatic C-extension
#52 – 7/8 Violin Corner
41.75" string length
Spruce top
Walnut flatback and sides
German scroll w/C-extension
Travel neck
#51 – 3/4 Violin Corner
40.5" string length
Spruce top
Maple roundback and sides
Travel neck with C-extension
#50 – 7/8 Violin Corner
41.75" string length
Spruce top
Walnut roundback and sides
C-extension
#49 – 3/4 Violin Corner
40.5" string length
Spruce top
Maple flatback and sides
C-extension
#48 – 3/4 Violin Corner
3/4 Violin corner
40.75 string length
Spruce top
Maple roundback and sides
C-extension
Travel neck
#47 – 7/8 Gamba Corner
7/8 Gamba corner
May 2019
41.75" string length
Spruce top
Walnut flatback and sides
Chromatic c-extension
#46 – 3/4 Gamba Corner
40.5" string length
Spruce top
Maple roundback and sides
Maple scroll with c-extension
Travel neck
#45 – 3/4 5-string, Violin Corner
40.5" string length
Spruce top
Walnut flatback and sides
Maple scroll
#44 – 3/4 Violin Corner
3/4 Violin corner, June 2018
40.5" string length
Spruce top
Maple flatback/sides
Maple scroll with C-extension
#43 – 5/8 Gamba Corner
39" string length
Spruce top
Maple flatback/sides
Travel neck
#42 – 7/8 Violin Corner
41.5" string length
Spruce top
Walnut flatback/sides
Maple scroll with c-extension
#41 – 7/8 5-string
41.5" string length
Spruce top
Walnut flatback/sides
Maple scroll with c-extension
Travel neck
#40 – 7/8 Violin Corner
41.75" string length
Spruce top
Walnut flatback/sides
Maple Travel-neck w/C-extension
#39 – 3/4 Sloped-shoulder
40.5″ string length
Spruce top
Walnut flatback/sides
Maple scroll with C-extension
#38 – 7/8 Violin Corner
41.5″ string length
Spruce top
Walnut flatback/sides
Maple scroll with C-extension
This bass is owned by Principal Bass of Florida Orchestra, Ryan Sujdak.
#37 – 3/4 Violin Corner
40.5" string length
Spruce top
Walnut flatback/sides
Maple scroll with C-extension
#36 – 7/8 5-string
41″ string length
Spruce top
Walnut flatback/sides
Travel Neck
#34 – 3/4 Travel Neck
40.5" string length
Spruce top
Walnut flatback/sides
Travel Neck, Lloyd scroll w/c-extension
#33 – 3/4 Sloped-Shoulder Outline
40.5" string length
Spruce top
Walnut flatback and sides
Chromatic c-extension
#32 – 3/4 Violin Corner
40.5" string length
Spruce top
Walnut flatback/sides
Lloyd scroll w/C-Extension
#31 – 7/8 Violin Corner
41.5" string length
Spruce top
Walnut flatback/sides
Lloyd scroll C-extension
#29 – 7/8 Violin Corner
41.5" string length
Spruce top
Walnut flatback/sides
German scroll
#28 – 3/4 Violin Corner
40.5" string length
Spruce top
Walnut flatback/sides
Lloyd scroll with chromatic C-extension
This bass is owned by Tim Cobb
#27 – 3/4 Violin Corner Solo Model
40.5" string length
Spruce top
Walnut flatback/sides
Lloyd scroll
Travel neck
#26 – 7/8 Violin Corner
41.5" string lengh
Spruce top
Walnut flatback/sides
German scroll with C-extension
#25 – 3/4 Violin Corner
40.5" string lengh
Spruce top
Walnut flatback/sides
Maple scroll
Travel neck
#24 – 3/4 Violin Corner
40.5″ string length
Spruce top
Walnut flatback/sides
Maple scroll with C-extension
#23 7/8 Gamba Corner
41" string lengh
Spruce top
Walnut flatback/sides
Maple German trade scroll
"I am so happy to have an instrument that offers no tonal or technical limitations." -J. Christensen
#22 – 3/4 Violin Corner – Special Outline
High-C 5-string
40.5" string lengh
Sitka Spruce Top
Bookmatched walnut flatback/sides
Carved maple scroll w/chromatic extension
#21a – 7/8 Gamba Corner by Lloyd and Penning
41.75" Sring lengh
Spruce top
Sycamore flatback/sides
German trade scroll
#21 – 3/4 Violin Corner September
40.5" string lengh
Spruce top
Walnut flatback/sides
Maple German trade scroll w/chromatic C-extension
Chromatic C-extension
#20 – 7/8 Violin Corner
41.5" string length
Sitka Spruce top
Walnut flatback/sides
C-extension
#19 – 3/4 Violin Corner
5-string: high C
41" string length
Sitka Spruce top
Walnut flatback/sides
"...one of the most comfortable basses I have ever played..." - Adam Ben Ezra
#18 – 3/4 Violin Corner
41" string length
Spruce top
Walnut flatback/sides
German trade scroll
Chromatic C-extension
"I just have so many positive things to say about it. Getting financing through Noteworthy Credit Union was easy." - J. Barth
#17 – 3/4 Violin Corner
41" string length
Spruce top
Walnut flatback/sides
#16 – 7/8 Lloyd and Penning – Gamba Corner
5-string
41.75" string length
Italian spruce top
Walnut flatback/sides
"It has a warm, rich, very clear sound and is so easy to play, both the articulation and the physiques of it." - P. Linneberg
#15 – 3/4 Violin Corner
40.75" string length
Spruce top
Walnut flatback/sides
Chromatic C-extension
"This bass has a unique combination of clarity, richness, depth, and power.. don't let the size fool you!" - R. Ruscio
#14 – 3/4 Violin Corner
41.5" string length
Spruce top
Walnut flatback/sides
"Its refined sound shines in orchestra, jazz, and chamber group playing." -S. Rodway
#13 – 3/4 Gamba Corner
41.25" string length
Spruce top
Walnut flatback/sides
"Your bass is a joy to play..." - P. Wilcox
#12 – 3/4 Violin Corner
40.5" string lengh
Spruce top
Walnut flatback/sides
#11 – 3/4 Violin Corner
40.5" string length
Spruce top
Walnut flatback/sides
#10 – 7/8 Gamba Corner
41.75" string length
Spruce top
Walnut flatback/sides
Maple neck
"I recently won a job with Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse, and auditioned on Nick's bass." - C. MacCarthy
#9 – 7/8 Gamba Corner
41.5" string length
Spruce top
Walnut flatback/sides
"This bass is a masterpiece..." - S. Liddell
#8 – 7/8 Gamba Corner
41.75" string length
Spruce top
Walnut flatback/sides
"After almost two years with my Lloyd bass, the sound continues to open up and never ceases to amaze me every time I play it." - K. Henderson
#7 – 7/8 Gamba Corner
42" string length
Spruce top
Walnut roundback/sides
"It is not only a great solo instrument but also a fantastic orchestral bass." - B. Hieronymus
#6 – 3/4 Brescian
42" string length
Spruce top
Maple roundback/sides
Eb neck
"This bass has an amazing feel and is extremely comfortable and easy to play." - C. Atwood
#5 – 7/8 Gamba Corner
42" string lengh
Spruce top
Walnut roundback/sides
String length: 42"
"It is not only a great solo instrument but also a fantastic orchestral bass." - B. Hieronymus
#3 – Brescian Bass
42" string length
Spruce top
Maple roundback/sides
Tuners by Gallery Strings. Scroll inspired by Dearborn.
#2 – Brescian oil bass
42" string length
Spruce top
Maple roundback/sides
Tuners by Gallery Strings. Scroll inspired by Dearborn.
"The bass is very responsive under the hand with a very solid fundamental sound that is even and clear across the range of the instrument." - A. Hawks
#1 – Panormo Bass
41.5" string length
Spruce top
Poplar flatback/sides
Maple neck