My Dead Mellow Smith

[Ken Smith]

Originally Posted by franklin peredo

Hey Ken thanks for replyin! im a total ignorant when it comes to wood ,construction ,and the elements of sound making, what exactly do u mean with settle back and dry out? do you mean that as the time go by the wood will go back to its normal estate? or you have to perform a specific setup for that?..(again ,sorry for my ignorance) the funny thing is that when the bass arrived to NY there was a crazy snow storm.. and here is the serial# 5MW5848T09 date completed 8/19/09, thank U.

This bass was in Florida for over 6 months. It is humid there. The humidity affects the wood and the tone and kills the strings. So, it need's a factory set-up to be at 'its' optimum condition as when it was made. At that point when the bass is back to how we made it, you can see if you like the sound of that wood combo. Right now you, are judging it in a somewhat distressed condition. It is new but it needs to settle.

The weather on the east coast, north and south has been extreme this last year. Your bass might be a victim of it. We can help if you send or bring it in.

[franklin peredo]

thanks Mr. Smith!!! i cant believe how bad the climate affects the instrument, how succeptible is the instrument to the effects of humidity, so the bass absorbs excess moisture, does the wood swell or expand?? im pretty sure im not the only one that had and will experience this situation, so another question: as the bass settles into its new enviroment,.... are changes gonna take place to the action and neck profile? and what do you recommend to do as the "settling in" period goes on? and out of curiosity does a piano gets affected by humidity too?

Thank you

[franklin peredo]

Ok.. so i guess this subject annoyed you guys, i checked some interesting posts about climate and humidity, anyway.... its been a month since a got my smith i set up the bass, change the strings with smith taper cores, and man!! what a sound!! thank you for the patience and the advice, now im saving money for another smith,.. . ill definetlly get this one straight from Mr. Smith.

[Ken Smith]

Originally Posted by franklin peredo

Ok.. so i guess this subject annoyed you guys, i checked some interesting posts about climate and humidity, anyway.... its been a month since a got my smith i set up the bass, change the strings with smith taper cores, and man!! what a sound!! thank you for the patience and the advice, now im saving money for another smith,.. . ill definetlly get this one straight from Mr. Smith.

You went over to Talkbass and in two different threads, two different sections you drug me thru the mud in public. I may not be able to post over there but I can read!

It would be nice if you went over there and let them know what I told you was 100% true and accurate and no ones fault, especially mine and how things worked out.

I am glad to hear everything worked out.

[franklin peredo]

Ken I appologize if i offended U in anyway, but i didnt say anything negative about ur work,.. and they almost banned me because of a comment i wrote about the fodera butterfly (which they edited, check the thread "how to dry a bass"), which it was real funny, but its insane the different opinions of people on this subject...God!! Ken im saving for a new one, and ill be callin you soon hopefully later this year, please understand, a smith bass was a dream for me since i used to live in Ecuador, there was only one smith bass in the city and it belonged to the biggest church in town, i was 15 when i saw and heard that bass nobody knew what brand was it, the only known brands in the country was fender and ibanez,..every musician used to go to that church just to see and hear that smith, and the worst happen!!! it got stolen man!!!! i live in NY now and my old friends still dont belive I own a S now! thank you Sir

[Ken Smith]

Originally Posted by franklin peredo

Ken I appologize if i offended U in anyway, but i didnt say anything negative about ur work,.. and they almost banned me because of a comment i wrote about the fodera butterfly (which they edited, check the thread "how to dry a bass"), which it was real funny, but its insane the different opinions of people on this subject...God!! Ken im saving for a new one, and ill be callin you soon hopefully later this year, please understand, a smith bass was a dream for me since i used to live in Ecuador, there was only one smith bass in the city and it belonged to the biggest church in town, i was 15 when i saw and heard that bass nobody knew what brand was it, the only known brands in the country was fender and ibanez,..every musician used to go to that church just to see and hear that smith, and the worst happen!!! it got stolen man!!!! i live in NY now and my old friends still dont belive I own a S now! thank you Sir

I wasn't offended personally at all. I was just helpless in defending myself on Talkbass since I am banned over there. It's a zoo and I am not the kind of Animal they wish to have I guess..lol

Keep in touch.

[Anton Hasias]

Originally Posted by Ken Smith

I wasn't offended personally at all. I was just helpless in defending myself on Talkbass since I am banned over there. It's a zoo and I am not the kind of Animal they wish to have I guess..lol

Keep in touch.

Banning Ken Smith from the TalkBass site is just like banning Bob Moog from a synthesizer site or banning Les Paul from a guitar site.
Unbeliveble and crazy (for sure stupid).
The world is upside down these days, my friends.
Unfortunately mediocrity rules there.

Best regards