Heavy on the mids

[Paul Phillips]

Joe,
Im the second owner of the Bass,Got it from Tim back in Dec,String spacing was just not comfortable for me.Like Tim, I learned at an early age to take care of all of my Bass no matter High end or not!,Take care of the instrument the instrument will take care of you.I played the Bass daily!,The Bass I have now has 19mm spacing,It is the right feel for me,Enjoy

[Tim Bishop]

Originally Posted by Paul Phillips

....String spacing was just not comfortable for me.....The Bass I have now has 19mm spacing, it is the right feel for me, Enjoy

I can appreciate the difference in feel between the 19mm and 18mm. I love both for different reasons.

[Tim Bishop]

Originally Posted by Paul Phillips

....Im the second owner of the Bass, Got it from Tim back in Dec....

I should've bought it back from you, Paul. Came close to doing just that. Oh well, live and learn.

[Paul Phillips]

Tim,
Wished you would have contacted me,She would have been with you!,She is a Beautiful Bass,Love the feel of the 19mm,If the Smith was 19 i would never parted with her..

[Tim Bishop]

Originally Posted by Paul Phillips

Tim,
Wished you would have contacted me,She would have been with you!,She is a Beautiful Bass,Love the feel of the 19mm,If the Smith was 19 i would never parted with her..

I know, I can only blame myself. I came close to doing it; just waited too long.

[Joe Spina]

Originally Posted by Tim Bishop

I know, I can only blame myself. I came close to doing it; just waited too long.

Oi, I'm feeling the guilt.. I dont keep basses long so if you would like to have it again sometime I would be happy to let you know. I baby my gear to. As for the strings, taper wounds are fairly common and the materials regardlass of manufacturer are very similar and the guages standard. In my world, whatever the car looks like on the outside it's the engine and related parts that make it go. All depends on what track you're racing it on that shows it's best performance.

[Tim Bishop]

Originally Posted by Joe Spina

Oi, I'm feeling the guilt.....

No need. Just play it well.

[Otto Orraca]

I have owned 4 Ken Smith and by some reason, 2 of them that had the mahogany core it sounded just like the sound that you describe, they were more mids focus. How ever the BSR5GN I have now is Maple core and this bass is very versatile I get all three tones perfectly, perfect low, mids and highs, is not mids focus the sound is pefectly balance. This is by far the best KS bass I had ever owned and heard. Sadly to say that I almost sold it the other day in TB. I am glad it didn't get Sold and keeping this beast. In my opinion that the maple core gives the bass a more clear tone and makes it more versatile.

Mine is Maple core and crotch walnut.