For me, it was a constant tone I was hearing...
I remember hearing TLC's "Waterfalls", and some Chaka stuff with Melvin Lee Davis...
and just thinking how smooth, fat, and sexy the bass sounded...
After I found out it was a Smith, I went to a bass shop in Louisville (I was living in southern Indiana at the time) and tried out Fodera, Spector, Alembec, Fender, etc.. the Smith just killed in terms of playability compared to the other basses...
and the one thing I have noticed is how consistant the playabitity is in every Smith I pick up... always butter.
I really feel that Smith basses bring a distinct vibe to whatever musical context they are put in. It's hard to put into words... like this classy instrument vibe, with a smooth funky phat sound, that also sounds killing in the upper register...
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