Forum: Smith Strings
09-30-2013, 05:13 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 31,666
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Forum: Classical/Arco
07-18-2013, 03:46 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 11,784
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Forum: Classical/Arco
07-15-2013, 02:02 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 11,784
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Forum: Modern Handmade Basses
06-18-2013, 11:11 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 17,009
Beautiful bass! The attention to detail and...
Beautiful bass! The attention to detail and aesthetics are superlative. I really like the decoration on the scroll. From a functionality standpoint, I also really like the "reversed" gears so the G...
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Forum: Smith Basses, Handmade
05-15-2013, 03:37 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 6,619
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Forum: KSD - Ken Smith Design
03-26-2013, 05:37 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 28,275
Send the original to a company called the...
Send the original to a company called the "Pickguardian," information at pickguardian.com , to have it duplicated. This is the company many others use to have pickguards duplicated, and everybody on...
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Forum: Woods, Electronics, & Components
02-07-2013, 06:24 PM
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Replies: 41
Views: 53,408
This is so underrated. Pickups and electronics...
This is so underrated. Pickups and electronics are the last link in the chain. I've modded so many basses over the years for friends, and the inherent characteristics of the bass can be brought out...
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Forum: Woods, Electronics, & Components
12-25-2012, 04:14 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 8,065
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Forum: Smith Basses, Handmade
12-20-2012, 01:41 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 5,716
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Forum: The Bull Pit
12-15-2012, 08:57 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 13,903
Landfillharmonic Orchestra
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthvideo/9742488/Landfill-Harmonic-Paraguay-recycled-orchestra-plays-instruments-made-out-of-rubbish.html
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Forum: Jazz/Pizz
11-25-2012, 09:27 AM
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Replies: 0
Views: 6,825
Don't Laugh - Prelude G string
Don't Laugh - D'Addario Prelude G string. Yes, the "student" one.
I just got done with a series of "standards" gigs and took off my Bel's ADG (kept my Spiro 3885.5W) and put on the Jazzer D & A I...
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Forum: Smith Basses, Handmade
11-22-2012, 09:41 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 5,466
I either don't wear a belt, or wear a long...
I either don't wear a belt, or wear a long t-shirt or polo shirt not tucked in, or I slide my belt over so the buckle is between my first and second belt loop to the left (for playing a conventional...
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Forum: Jazz/Pizz
11-19-2012, 10:57 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 18,283
Goodbye, Bels
Well, the "standards" gigs of this year are all over, and it's time to play Christmas party and dance club party gigs with a wider repertoire. Time to take the Bels off. They did superb for the...
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Forum: Classical/Arco
11-16-2012, 02:09 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 57,083
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Forum: Luthier's Corner
11-13-2012, 02:59 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 40,793
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Forum: Luthier's Corner
11-12-2012, 09:36 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 40,793
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Forum: Smith Basses, Handmade
11-09-2012, 07:01 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 10,848
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Forum: Smith Basses, Handmade
11-08-2012, 09:33 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 10,848
I respectfully disagree. It's the synthesis....
I respectfully disagree. It's the synthesis. Ken's basses sound like Ken's basses because of all the above: the woods, the construction, the electronics, etc. Other manufacturer's basses sound like...
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Forum: Woods, Electronics, & Components
10-29-2012, 03:14 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 8,463
Another reason I like the 2(B&E) + 3(ADG)...
Another reason I like the 2(B&E) + 3(ADG) arrangement is that because this usually puts the B tuner farther from the nut than any other arrangement, whether 3+2, 4+1, or even 5+0, there is more room...
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Forum: Smith Basses, Handmade
10-24-2012, 04:05 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 9,428
What Ken said. The best fix is as set forth...
What Ken said. The best fix is as set forth above: remove the straplock and its screw. Drill oversized. Glue in a piece of hardwood dowel. Redrill the screw hole to accommodate the original screw, or...
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Forum: Smith Basses, Handmade
10-10-2012, 09:39 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 6,396
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Forum: Smith Basses, Handmade
10-10-2012, 09:31 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 6,396
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Forum: Woods, Electronics, & Components
10-10-2012, 09:28 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 8,046
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Forum: Classical/Arco
09-11-2012, 02:49 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 57,083
Ken, what are the different mensures on these...
Ken, what are the different mensures on these basses? Even 1/2 inch difference in mensure will have a noticable effect on the tension, as tension varies not directly, but as the square of the scale...
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Forum: Classical/Arco
09-11-2012, 02:43 PM
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Replies: 61
Views: 105,150
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