Forum: Smith Basses, Handmade
02-27-2016, 01:05 PM
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Forum: Smith Basses, Handmade
12-26-2015, 03:23 PM
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Ebay purchase--1995 5G in lacewood and mahogany
Saw this on Ebay for $1700 BIN, got a good credit offer, and pulled the trigger. It very much needs a setup and came from a smoker. None of that matters: it's incredible. Very light, and that neck...
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Forum: German/Czech Shop Basses
12-16-2014, 10:12 PM
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Forum: German/Czech Shop Basses
12-15-2014, 01:24 AM
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$200 1/2 size pawn shop score--carved (?) Framus
Happened on this today in the pawn shop where I always get into trouble. Brought it home for $200 including cheap bow and case. It's tagged "Georg Hellmer Copy of Stradivarius Made in West Germany"...
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Forum: Member Bass Clips [BG]
03-12-2014, 02:04 PM
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Noodling on a KS CR5 through an Acoustic 360/361
Here's my CR5 going for a spin through my '70 Acoustic 360 preamp and '68 Acoustic 361PP cabinet with a single Cerwin-Vega 18". First few minutes are conventional playing, and then I hit the fuzztone...
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Forum: Member Bass Clips [BG]
06-27-2013, 11:50 PM
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Forum: Smith Basses, Handmade
01-15-2013, 11:27 PM
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Forum: Smith Basses, Handmade
01-15-2013, 08:38 PM
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Forum: Smith Basses, Handmade
01-06-2013, 04:42 PM
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Replies: 580
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1993 Burner Deluxe 5
I wanted a production-level J-bass-ish 5 string, and after realizing how much I love my CR-5, I thought, well, duh. So I sold my EBMM Sterling 5, scoured the internet, and found this in Los Angeles....
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Forum: Smith Basses, Handmade
11-28-2012, 11:23 PM
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Replies: 580
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Ken, Tim--wow. Thanks so much for the backstory...
Ken, Tim--wow. Thanks so much for the backstory and assessment. While conducting the transaction with Scott, he said repeatedly this was a special bass, and he couldn't have been more right. So glad...
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Forum: Smith Basses, Handmade
11-28-2012, 09:25 PM
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Replies: 580
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If the seller is to be believed, all mods came...
If the seller is to be believed, all mods came straight from the shop. He claimed to have worked at KSB in the 1990's, and told me he had this bass built while employed there. His name is Scott He_ _...
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Forum: Smith Basses, Handmade
11-27-2012, 11:55 PM
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Replies: 580
Views: 654,348
Eyesore No More!
Bought this beautiful lady last year (1995 CR-5 in zebra with mahogany core), and finally got around to calling the shop for the $5 volume knob to bring her back to spec. A big improvement, wouldn't...
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Forum: Amps, etc. [BG]
11-20-2012, 08:34 PM
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Replies: 264
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Agreed. Chad Beeler (co-founder of Bass...
Agreed. Chad Beeler (co-founder of Bass Northwest) is an old friend, and when I posted this pic on my FB page, he had this to say: "Best full range cabinet ever built. Yes, ever." And really, not...
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Forum: Smith Basses, Handmade
11-16-2012, 11:56 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 8,016
At present, I own a CR-5 in zebra with mahogany...
At present, I own a CR-5 in zebra with mahogany core. Love it to death. Sounds awesome for slap. I want the next one to be a neck through. This would need a five-piece neck, preferably with walnut...
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Forum: Amps, etc. [BG]
11-16-2012, 11:38 AM
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Replies: 264
Views: 329,134
Smallish footprint, SVT loud
Here's my rig:
-Alembic F-1x tube preamp
-dbx 160x
-Stewart 1.2 power amp (1200 watts at 4 ohms)
-Bergantino HT-322 (1x12", 2x10", and compression horn)
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Forum: Smith Basses, Handmade
11-07-2011, 03:56 PM
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Forum: Smith Basses, Handmade
03-04-2011, 09:48 PM
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Forum: Smith Basses, Handmade
02-20-2011, 12:17 AM
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Replies: 5
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A ghastly fate
Just saw this on Ebay: an early Smith Fodera (see bridge pics) Anthony Jackson 6. Dead bass walking.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Ken-Smith-Anthony-Jackson-Bass-/220741763568?pt=Guitar&hash=item33653c01f0...
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Forum: Smith Basses, Handmade
01-12-2011, 10:56 PM
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Replies: 580
Views: 654,348
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Forum: New Forum Member Introductions
01-04-2011, 12:18 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 6,066
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