Hello from New Orleans

[Craig Courtney]

I just discovered this forum a few weeks ago when researching
my 49th birthday present to myself.
Consequently,
I was at the UPS depot Wednesday 3-12-08 @ 8 a/m to take my new
BSR5TN Black Tiger off of the truck.
Thank you Ken Smith.
This axe is everything I thought it would be and the first bass I have ever bought sight unseen and having never played a Smith before.

Anyway,
I've been playing for about 30 years mostly covers some original work
and some studio work. My main rig is a Mesa Impulse 360 with a Mesa
4x10 cabinet with a Tweeter. Mainly used as a stage monitor but it can
do the job when it has to as long as it has something good going into it.

I was asked if I actually intended to play this beautiful bass in bars and my response was that I didn't drop over 4 grand on this bad boy just to look at it.

I have a low end bass or two that I am afraid will now become E-Bay fodder because they won't be played anymore.

I have a rare G&L L-5000 that will be kept for that reason and my Ibanez SR-905 because it has served me faithfully.

Right now, I intend to "become one" with "The Black Tiger".

Thanks again Mr. Smith.
You instruments are everything that they say they are and even the
back of this bass is beautiful.
I don't know if I got somebody's top on the back of mine or not
but you're not getting it back.......

[Richard Prowse]

a big hello Craig.