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Old 04-09-2013, 02:25 PM
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Stunning trio!
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Old 05-09-2013, 11:40 AM
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I just picked up my new BSR7EG from Ken a couple of weeks ago......I absolutely love it! It is Western Maple Core and Tiger Maple top and back. It joins my 7 year old 6 String 'Black Tiger' in the set up! I'll post more pictures of the Black Tiger shortly!
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Old 05-09-2013, 11:42 AM
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And here is the Black Tiger....
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Son los bajos más elegantes que hay en el mercado; con personalidad. Y Ken es un GENTLEMAN
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Old 10-12-2016, 06:07 PM
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I just don't have words to describe, but my congratulations to everybody at the factory.

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Old 11-13-2016, 08:28 AM
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Default My BSR5TNE BLACK TIGER ELITE 2013

This is my Ken Smith, I have other basses as Sadowsky, Fodera, Fender, Music Man, and are very good instruments, but the "Smith" has a plus !!! I can not explain exactly what I mean, but this low is unique, has a different mechanical, it is more enjoyable to play, I can make things easier with him than with the other basses, and the timbre is the highlight ... wonderful, not lump together with kick drums, very definite notes, just fantastic !!!! Congratulations mister Ken, you reinvented the way to build an electric bass !!! Thank you for being born.

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Old 11-14-2016, 08:12 PM
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Default Mulato - 24 days old...

So yesterday I took this beauty to give it a little polishing and these is what came up.

Enjoy the beauty of "Mulato".

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hello everyone .. this is my new ken smith BSR5EG
Quilt maple top and back
western tiger maple core and walnut veneers
ebony finguerdboard
wait 25 years to have a ken smith ..
I really love this bass !!!
thanks Mr. Ken Smith for these bass

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Old 06-22-2018, 05:49 PM
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hello everyone .. this is my new ken smith BSR5EG
Quilt maple top and back
western tiguer maple core and walnut veneers
ebony finguerdboard
wait 25 years to have a ken smith ..
I really love this bass !!!
thanks Mr. Ken Smith for these bass

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Old 06-22-2018, 06:08 PM
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Thanks Tim, there really is nothing like a Ken Smith!
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Old 06-22-2018, 06:25 PM
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Old 07-09-2018, 07:29 AM
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My "new" 1999 BSR GN. Fantastic instrument.
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Old 02-12-2021, 06:34 PM
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Default My Smith's

Here are my Smith's. A 2006 Black Tiger Elite 6 string and a 2013 MLD 7 string with western maple core and tiger maple top and back. The photo's are from my visit to Ken's factory back in April 2013. I went to pick up my new 7 string and took the Black Tiger along for some TLC..
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Old 02-12-2021, 08:13 PM
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Here are my Smith's. A 2006 Black Tiger Elite 6 string and a 2013 MLD 7 string with western maple core and tiger maple top and back. The photo's are from my visit to Ken's factory back in April 2013. I went to pick up my new 7 string and took the Black Tiger along for some TLC..
Amazing basses, aren't they? None better.
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Hi all,

I joined the forum last year as I reached out to Ken to know more about his basses. After a bit of research, I managed to travel 400KM to a shop in Japan where I found my first Ken Smith bass.

I got an amazingly gorgeous Ken Smith Black Tiger 5 string, with an Ebony fretboard, hard rock maple neck with Sedua veneers, 4A Figured Crotch Walnut top and back and hard rock maple core. A complete beauty!

Sharing a couple of photos here!
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Old 03-27-2022, 02:35 PM
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Hi all,

I joined the forum last year as I reached out to Ken to know more about his basses. After a bit of research, I managed to travel 400KM to a shop in Japan where I found my first Ken Smith bass.

I got an amazingly gorgeous Ken Smith Black Tiger 5 string, with an Ebony fretboard, hard rock maple neck with Sedua veneers, 4A Figured Crotch Walnut top and back and hard rock maple core. A complete beauty!

Sharing a couple of photos here!
Consider yourself fortunate. There's nothing like a Smith.
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Old 03-28-2022, 03:12 AM
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Consider yourself fortunate. There's nothing like a Smith.
Thank you Tim! Much appreciated.
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