Hawaii Bass Rentals

Are you a traveling musician, or band, or school orchestra, or production company and need to rent a bass in Hawaii?

HawaiiBassRentals.com specializes in the rental of upright basses (a.k.a. string basses, double basses, contrabasses, kontrabasses), and flight trunks to visiting musicians.

HBR instruments have been used on orchestral, jazz, folk, pop, rock, rockabilly, Exotica, world, classical, orchestral, Hawaiian, slack key, symphonic gigs, school concerts, mall concerts, weddings, operas, ballets, luaus. They have appeared in TV/film productions, on stages, in recording sessions, house concerts, and more. The instruments are privately-owned by professional musicians and well-maintained in Honolulu (accessible less than 10 minutes from Waikiki) on the Island of Oʻahu. These are perfect short-term rentals.

However, we can also service the other islands with enough advanced notice.

Contact us if you:

  • Need to rent an instrument.

  • Need a bass rental in Honolulu.

  • Need a flight trunk to take an instrument to another island.

  • Don't want the hassle (or fear) of flying with your bass

  • Would rather use an instrument that's already acclimated tropical weather

  • Are booking a visiting band and need backline

  • Are vacationing but have an audition coming up

  • Just moved here and need an instrument before school starts

  • Other travel snafu and need an upright bass

Sound too good to be true? We're not. We've been doing this for 15 years. We're your one-stop specialty stop for Hawaii Bass Rentals.

We also have bows (French and German), bass stools, music stands, pickups, string winders, rosin, mutes, plexiglass sheets, bass foot rests, combo amps, soft cases (gig bags), wheels, donuts/rock stops.

Day rates & week rates available. Delivery/Pickup usually possible.

Some of Our Clients:

  • Professional symphony musicians

  • Blue Note artists

  • Bernadette Peters

  • Engelbert Humperdinck

  • Lawrence Hobgood/Matt Clohesy

  • PBS

  • College & Graduate students on vacation

  • Hawaiian musicians

  • Hawaii Opera Theatre

  • Hawaii Symphony Orchestra

  • Silver Lion Films

  • Glenn Miller Orchestra

  • Sol3Mio

  • Denton High School

  • Amarillo High School

  • Boise State University Department of Music

  • The Big Galute

  • Tommy Dorsey Orchestra

  • Tim Bostock Productions

  • Pacific Basin Music Festival

Instrument similar to the one shown. Carved, D-Neck with 40" string length, Goetz endpin and Realist Pickup. Suitable for classical or jazz.

Instrument similar to the one shown. Czech-Ease Acoustic Road Bass. Fiberglass. Custom model with E-flat neck. Carbon-fiber long End-pin and Realist Pickup. Great for jazz, pop, bluegrass, rockabilly. Not recommended for classical.

Instrument similar to the one shown. Laminated plywood Upright bass. D Neck. Standard Endpin. Optional Fishman pickup. Great for jazz & pop. Playable for classical.

30" wooden bar stool with felt feet

Pops' Rosin. (Sticky as ever, in Hawaii's weather)

Endpin anchor

7/8 size "Take-Off" Flight Trunk; removable airbags & cushions; latches; wheels. Can fit a large bass up to about 41" string length.

Czech-Ease flight trunk. Easily manageable. Made of Kevlar. Has wheels and a handle strap. Fits in the back of a sedan.

GK MB112-II 1x12" 200W amp

GK MB150S-112III 150W amp

German-style Bass Bow, similar to the one shown.

French-style Bass Bow, similar to the one shown.

Testimonials

  • "Just wanted to thank you again for all of your help getting a bass to my daughter while on her trip... she was sooooo grateful, and had an amazing experience because of it, and got to share some wonderful music! She said the bass was wonderful to play also ... Thank you again! So grateful for you and your assistance making the magic happen!"

  • "Thank you!! Thank you so much for the rental!"

  • "I am very relieved! Thank you"

  • "You saved my trip!!!! Thank you for a terrific instrument and all the accessories!"

  • "Bass played great, thanks so much! Mahalo!"