Different Body shapes (Ken Smith basses)

[Jason Mendelson]

What about the BMT?!?!?!

[Ken Smith]

Originally Posted by Jason Mendelson

What about the BMT?!?!?!

The BMT was my first venture of something totally new after the BT which we had been making for about 12 years by then and had evolved along the way. The BSR was made a few years later by mixing the BMT shape with the BT bottom. The Fusion model was a combination of the BSR and the BMT. One model gives birth to another. Like having parents, it takes two, sometimes...

[Anton Hasias]

Originally Posted by Ken Smith

One model gives birth to another. Like having parents, it takes two, sometimes...

So what's next Ken? Twins?

Best regards

[Jose Bichoff]

Ken,

Are there any differences in shape between Neck-thru and Bolt-on?

Kind regards

[Ken Smith]

Originally Posted by Jose Bichoff

Ken,

Are there any differences in shape between Neck-thru and Bolt-on?

Kind regards

The body wings are exactly the same. They either get glued to the neck or the center block which is tapered like the neck. The back heel shaping is different between the two as with the NT, we can carve it heel-less without the bolts in the way. We only make a few bolt-ons now to order. Mostly we make just the NT's.

[jillcarol]

dear Ken,

Are there any differences between fusion and vintage body shape?

thank you

[Ken Smith]

Originally Posted by jillcarol

dear Ken,

Are there any differences between fusion and vintage body shape?

thank you

The Vintage is the older BT. The Fusion is a modified BSR shape. Mainly the placement of the BSR wings to the neck slightly offset a bit more and then the bottom curve instead of the point of the BSR (or BT).

[ByungMoo Kim]

http://www.talkbass.com/threads/ken-...maple.1112337/
Is the bass in the link ken smith bmt?
He put it up saying its a 1997 bmt. But i thought it was a bsr shape.