35 years..

[John Adams]

Congratulations on making the best bass I have ever owned and the longevity and the continued quality control of your products.

I am curious as to demands through the years. 6400 basses in 35 years is over 180 basses produced per year on average. I know when I purchased mine from you in 89 there was something like a 10 month wait. A lot of us music students had seen the Pattitucci video and wanted one. I found someone in Toronto who had two on order and was getting them earlier than I ever could so I took one of his on order ( and was willing to pay a healthy premium to get it). Still best instrument investment I have ever made.

I was always curious about demand for Smiths. Has it been consistent through the decades? Was there one year that stands out production wise in terms of volume? It was a mad house when I wanted to buy mine.