I think I just had a bad one, - bad setup + dirty dead strings. It was the only Ken Smith bass in the shop and it did not play well - but that was then. The Burner Series are in there. I see them from time-to-time at a local 2nd-hand gear supplier (
www.atomicmusiconline.com). They generally sell extremely fast - high demand for them!
It's funny, sometimes those 1st impressions can be lasting ones. Nevertheless - that was the extreme distant past. My 1993 experience changed all that.
I am even a fan of the KSD 5-string. Check out the tone in this youtube.com video.
Lee Ritenour - Papa Was A Rolling Stone ( 5 minute mark - mini solo)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=e1zvA41qcVg
Lee Ritenour - Is it you
http://youtube.com/watch?v=oaDlO0I7i...related&search=
I am going over some blues-type tunes now for a short gig tomorrow - with the 6-string
