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Yep.
+1 Ken.
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Saw a BSR that claimed to have been made -95 but never seen one that old. |
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'95?
I would like to see that bass. My records show 1996 as the start of the actual BSR but there were a few models we made leading up to it between the BMT, BT and the BSR that were one-off models in progress.
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Hello Mr. Smith
I have a Ken Smith bass which is more than 10 year old, but I am not the first owner. Someone before has took off the label inside the back plate..so I thought maybe it would be better to engrave the date of production and other data inside the back plate,,and maybe your signature as a sign that you adjust each bass you personally. |
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engrave?
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Some years ago a bass came into the shop with neither markings. I have other hidden marks on the bass and was able to identify the bass, when it was made and who 'we' originally sold it to which was then a dealer in Europe. The bass was never reported stolen to us so we had no legal right to hold it and just repaired it and returned it. I think we might have re-stamped the number into the bass and put a new label in it with the original date. I would have to have your bass in my hands to do this, and the doors closed as I look for the hidden marks. Secret stuff, you understand.. |
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About another thing. For how long have S/P-switches been an option? |
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S/P's?
Since about the early 1990's. They first became standard on the BMT models but were optional at first. Same with the EG, TN and GN models. First offered as an option and then became standard as the demand grew.
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Thank you very much for your quick reply!
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He says what's needs to be said. Thank you Ken for all the knowledge you share. Hope I'll be able to swing by the shop one day and shake hands with the man who's given me these tools to use when I do what I love to do. With a KS bass it's me who sets the limits, not the bass. It makes me better and has a sound better then any. There's not a bass on the market that gives you what a KS does at its price. The looks of one doesn't hurt you either. Thanks again. |
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I see that you are thinking of all possibilities.
It is hard to find any objection. |
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Fretless bass trends
I've just read thru this thread, and I suspect Ken will give us a simple and amazing answer to my question here. I'm the proud owner of a CR-5G (I'll post a pic and serial number a little later) and in my playings, I've decided that my next bass will be a 6-string fretless. I've been trying out other basses just to see what else is out there, but the 6-string fretless basses aren't readily available in Central IL at most shops. But I did happen across one recently that only had one pickup near the bridge. And looking around online, I've seen that trend more and more. But not on the Smith basses.
So my question to Ken is simply, is there some benefit in doing that (single pick-up only near the bridge), or is it just a fad? BTW, the more I look, the more I know I'll be getting a Smith 6-string fretless when I make the move. Frederick |
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I have a BSR6EG fretless and it is absolutly amazing.
You want a neck and bridge pickup. You can get so many different tones out of the smith fretless and you can use only the bridge pick up if you want. If this will help you, I did this little vid showing the different sounds with the electronics on different settings.... The single pick up design imho limits the sounds you can get from the instrument. But some of those also have a piezo pickup. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzWDl-mB030
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Just 1?
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That's what you save! What you loose more importantly is the sound of the front pickup and the ability to blend the two of them. I have no idea why whomever made that bass. Our first basses had just one pickup because someone talked me into it. Shortly after I was back on track with 2 pickups in every bass. I have two sayings; One I heard years ago, "the blind leading the blind". No offense intended here at all to people that are actually blind. The other I heard when fishing one day and asked why all the boats scooted over to another spot with a splash in the water, "one fool draws many". So, just because someone does something for what ever reason, doesn't mean you have to follow. |
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Registering new basses
Mr Ken
I recently bought a new BSR5TN this one didn't came with the registration form, where can I go to register my new bass |
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Email me. Only new basses to the first owner comes with a warranty. Used basses do not. If new, contact your dealer. Everything was in the case when it was sold.
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