"Old School" Tone From Your Smith?

[Roger Vaughan]

I hope Mr McGuire won't mind my making reference to his post here, but I just read this on a nearby thread here in the forums: http://www.smithbassforums.com/showt...0222#post10222

My question relates to the end of the post when he mentions the tone of his bass. Do any of you Smith bassists use your Smith bass for motown covers, that Zeppelin or Sabbath set, or some other place in your performance when you might also use a (*Gasp!*) Fender? I'm asking because I find a modern, 'jazzy' tone seems to prevail among the models I've heard.

Can you play dirty low-down electric blues with a Smith?