My Dead Mellow Smith

[franklin peredo]

Hey everybody this is my first post,..i recentlly ask Ken & Tim about the sound of my brand new BSR5MW tiger maple(top & back), walnut core, i got it from Bass Central, i got the bass a couple of weeks ago (it was shiped), when i first played the bass after tuning it of course and without pluggin it, which is the first thing i do when i try a bass (i bought this bass without tryin it first..why? its a Smith!!) it sounded Dead! no brightness whatsoever,.. and obviasly the electronics are a mirror of what the wood has to offer soundwise, so i had an idea of how this was gonna sound when i plug it,... i put d'addario strings and ofcourse there was a difference, but still,...am I the one bad luck guy that got a bad Smith? and is there any other way to enhance the sound of the bass, acousticcly that is!.... and yes! i know!! its an electric instrument!! the preamp is fine, the batterys are good, does anyone have any tip? advice?