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BSR 'B' & Burner Series Basses
I just bought Custom 6 from a friend what do you think about this basses? Are there any major diffrences these pickups and 'M' Series pickups? http://www.kensmithbasses.com/models/bsrb/bsrb.html This is my first Ken Smith bass and I hope this wont last . Note: I'm sorry about my english |
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Sercan......
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Sercan, very nice bass! You did well and should be pleased! My first Smith was THE last 6-String Burner to leave Ken's shop. I still have that bass and it was THE reason why I use Smith Basses exclusively and have the collection I have today. Just check out my profile and you'll see what I mean. I'm sure you will be happy with this bass. The P/U's aren't in the same class as the Custom Soapbars you'll find on the 'higher-end' Smith's, however, dollar for dollar what you have is better than anything else you'll find on the market in that price range! As your ear and technique for playing continues to develop, so will your need and desire to move to the "next" level Smith. By the way, your english is fine.
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Tim Bishop Last edited by Tim Bishop; 05-06-2007 at 08:33 PM. |
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a Main difference...
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All other features are of equal quality to any USA model as the circuit IS the same but without the Mid board. Enjoy, we only made a few in that Charcoal color. Might be the only 6 like it! |
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I love this bass It has great sound even with really old strings And what a playability, I know this is not my last ken smith bass I will have more
By the way is this fingerboard Pau Ferro? |
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Fingerboard...
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Most likely Pau-ferro unless custom ordered with other. By the way, the photo you inluded in your original post appears to be the same pic from Ken's Burner Archive off his site. So, do you in fact own the same bass? If so, Ken should be able to help you with all you want to know about this bass. Here's the link: http://www.kensmithbasses.com/models/bsrb/cm6.html
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Tim Bishop Last edited by Tim Bishop; 05-25-2007 at 12:15 PM. |
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custom ordered?
Sorry, but there was no custom ordering available on the Burners at all. They were made and shipped as made, period. We supplied all the Fingerboard blanks to Japan for the Burner 6s in Morado/Pau-Ferro from the beginning to the end of the production and never used or offered any other wood choice for the Fingerboard.
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Ken, can you tell me what fingerboard is on this Burner-6?
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Same bass?
Ahh, that would be Pau-ferro. Wow, if this is the same bass, the fretboard looks really different between the pic from Kens site and yours. Must be the lighting. Check out my post just before this one. The fretboard has alot of red in it. I've never had a Pau-ferro fretboard with this much red in it. Must be a unusual species of Pau-ferro, or Rosewood.
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Tim Bishop Last edited by Tim Bishop; 05-25-2007 at 12:57 PM. |
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Ken, I know a bloke who is selling a 5 string Burner in that charcoal stain. Would it have been produced in similarly low numbers?
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Low numbers..
Yes, only a few were made towards the end of the BSR 'B production.
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Would it be worth hanging onto this bass for future posterity?
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future posterity?
That would be totally up to you, not me!
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Fingerboard ID...
Allot of red in this fingerboard, can you tell me what fingerboard wood is used on this Burner-6?
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FBs
Again, ALL Burner 6-stringFBs were Morado. The color varies from light to dark and reddish to brownish and even a bit purplish on the real dark ones.. That's the species of the wood.
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