Wow, forty basses and a Ken Smith in the top three! I've only owned 3 bass guitars total and I still have all of them. I'm trying not to own more instruments than I can actually play. I don't have a KS yet, but I think I might be ready for one soon. I've kind of got my "ideal" bass in mind lately and Ken's basses are extremely consistent in the degree of quality of construction and sound. When you mention a "fine" Ken Smith, well some are a little fancier than others but "fine" describes all of them I've seen and played. You might keep tabs on the
Atlanta Bass Gallery web site. They deal in new basses, but they also get a few very nice KS basses in on consignment sometimes. They have almost a dozen new Smith basses listed now, which is unusual but don't expect that to last long. In this area, if someone is selling a really nice bass, it is usually through consignment there.
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