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Old 12-21-2014, 02:31 PM
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Dear bassplayers,

I always had a huge soft spot for Ken Smith basses. Great craftsmanship and beautiful instruments!
I'd really like to buy one, but its very very hard to get my hands on one where i live. And before i buy one i like to try one out.
I know it's an almost impossible question, but which bass is a benchmark for a Ken Smith BSR 4 string? Considering it's feel, playability, neckprofile and stringspacing?

Thanks for the effort, with many regards.

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Old 12-21-2014, 08:36 PM
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Dear bassplayers,

I always had a huge soft spot for Ken Smith basses. Great craftsmanship and beautiful instruments!
I'd really like to buy one, but its very very hard to get my hands on one where i live. And before i buy one i like to try one out.
I know it's an almost impossible question, but which bass is a benchmark for a Ken Smith BSR 4 string? Considering it's feel, playability, neckprofile and stringspacing?

Thanks for the effort, with many regards.
Hi, I am sure that you will find more than one opinion but I would like to give a bit of insight on our model levels. First off, Smith Basses with its options and models rank from the Top and go down as features come off. Rather than say, buying an economy car and adding features, the Smith Bass starts at the Elite as far as our every day average bass. The Elite models have the high gloss Lacquer finish. Before 1986, all but a few basses were done with an oil/varnish finish. Today, we make the Elite and just below that, a similar level bass with the oil/varnish finish and one body lamination less, 3 instead of 5. There are no neck profile options because they are 100% hand-made but follow the same design. The four-string bass has only one spacing with 10mm at the nut and 19mm at the bridge. We did make a bass or two with 11mm at the nut as a trial but it was never requested since then and that was about 15 years ago if memory serves me correctly.

Please look thru the model pages and get a bit of a grip on these basses as well as how or why we do what we do. I am always available to answer questions here, by email or on the phone, schedule permitting.

http://www.kensmithbasses.com/about.html

http://www.kensmithbasses.com/models...hrumodels.html
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Old 12-22-2014, 04:49 PM
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Thank you very much for the advice. I will read thru the model pages to get a grip on the models and woods available.
Your explanation certainly helps me to get the Ken Smith top down approach. My favorite is the BSR body shape, and i really like the BSR GN/TN/WT/EG models.
What's the neckwith of a BSR four string at the topnut?
There is just one thing that remains; to find me a Ken Smith bass for testing to lead me into the world of Ken Smith basses!

Thanks again for the effort, with many regards.
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Thank you very much for the advice. I will read thru the model pages to get a grip on the models and woods available.
Your explanation certainly helps me to get the Ken Smith top down approach. My favorite is the BSR body shape, and i really like the BSR GN/TN/WT/EG models.
What's the neckwith of a BSR four string at the topnut?
There is just one thing that remains; to find me a Ken Smith bass for testing to lead me into the world of Ken Smith basses!

Thanks again for the effort, with many regards.
http://www.kensmithbasses.com/options.html
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Found a Ken Smith BSR4GNF TW 2008 on the internet. Looks great and in good condition.
But I'm not sure about its pick-ups. Didn't they use to have adjustable pole pieces?

http://http://www.ebay.com/itm/2008-...IAAOSwENxXls0f
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