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

41.5" string length
Spruce top
Walnut roundback and sides
Travel neck
Chromatic C-extension

#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

7/8 Walnut Flatback, June '15

#29 – 7/8 Violin Corner

41.5" string length
Spruce top
Walnut flatback/sides
German scroll

3/4 Walnut Orchestra Model, March '15

#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

3/4 Walnut Flatback Solo Model, March '15

#27 – 3/4 Violin Corner Solo Model

40.5" string length
Spruce top
Walnut flatback/sides
Lloyd scroll
Travel neck

7/8 Walnut, December '14

#26 – 7/8 Violin Corner

41.5" string lengh
Spruce top
Walnut flatback/sides
German scroll with C-extension

3/4 Travel Neck, November '14

#25 – 3/4 Violin Corner

40.5" string lengh
Spruce top
Walnut flatback/sides
Maple scroll
Travel neck

3/4 Walnut, August '14

#24 – 3/4 Violin Corner

40.5″ string length
Spruce top
Walnut flatback/sides
Maple scroll with C-extension

7/8 Lloyd Gamba July '14

#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

3/4 Lloyd Walnut, April '14, Special Outline

#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

Front

#21a – 7/8 Gamba Corner by Lloyd and Penning

41.75" Sring lengh
Spruce top
Sycamore flatback/sides
German trade scroll

3/4 Walnut, September 2013

#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

7/8 Walnut w/C-extension, June '13 - Front

#20 – 7/8 Violin Corner

41.5" string length
Sitka Spruce top
Walnut flatback/sides
C-extension

3/4 Lloyd Walnut, May '13 - Front

#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

3/4 Lloyd Walnut, January '13 - Front

#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

3/4 Walnut, July '12 - Front

#17 – 3/4 Violin Corner

41" string length
Spruce top
Walnut flatback/sides

7/8 Lloyd and Penning, 5-string, August '12 - Front

#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

3/4 Lloyd Walnut, May '12 - Front

#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

3/4 Lloyd Walnut, March '12 - Front

#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

3/4 Lloyd Walnut Bass, September '11 - Front

#13 – 3/4 Gamba Corner

41.25" string length
Spruce top
Walnut flatback/sides

"Your bass is a joy to play..." - P. Wilcox

3/4 Lloyd Walnut, May '11 - Front

#12 – 3/4 Violin Corner

40.5" string lengh
Spruce top
Walnut flatback/sides

3/4 Lloyd Walnut, March '11 - Front

#11 – 3/4 Violin Corner

40.5" string length
Spruce top
Walnut flatback/sides

Lloyd Walnut Ireland '10 - Front

#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

7/8 Walnut '10 - Front

#9 – 7/8 Gamba Corner

41.5" string length
Spruce top
Walnut flatback/sides

"This bass is a masterpiece..." - S. Liddell

Lloyd Walnut Gamba, '09 - Front

#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

Lloyd Walnut Gamba '07 - Front

#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

Lloyd Brescian '06 - Front

#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

Lloyd Walnut Gamba '05 - Front

#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

Nick Lloyd Brescian Bass - Front

#3 – Brescian Bass

42" string length
Spruce top
Maple roundback/sides
Tuners by Gallery Strings. Scroll inspired by Dearborn.

Nick Lloyd Brescian Oil Bass - Front

#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

Lloyd Panormo

#1 – Panormo Bass

41.5" string length
Spruce top
Poplar flatback/sides
Maple neck