Ken Smith strings

SlapDaddy · #1 01-21-2002, 01:20 PM

Ken Smith...good, bad? Thanks...

jazzbass2001 · #2 01-21-2002, 05:35 PM

I've been using the Rock master 100/40 set for a while now, bright and last a good while.

Started using the 5 string set on my Skyline and quite happy with those too.

gruffpuppy · #3 01-21-2002, 06:47 PM

I use Burners on one bass and Compressors on another.

I have loved them for years.

xush · #4 01-22-2002, 09:20 AM

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Originally posted by SlapDaddy
Ken Smith...good, bad? Thanks...

Good, I say.

boogiebass · #5 01-22-2002, 09:55 AM

Good, for the most part.

ZuluFunk · #6 01-22-2002, 10:37 AM

Suits my preference. I use them, though I wouldn't say exclusively.

Peter McFerrin · #7 01-22-2002, 12:21 PM

They're great...for 4-string. However, I've found two things:

1. The standard set does not have a long enough winding length to reach the nut on a 35" scale.

2. The string tension on the extended-length set is almost painful. A .125 Rock Master feels like a .135 by any other manufacturer. They're so tight that I can't have very high action while using them if I want any speed at all, and since I like to have some variation in my finger attack (I also use a pick from time to time) I get into Buzz City.

I played a brand new BSR-J fiver at Bass Central about 5 months back. The Swami said that the first thing he did whenever he got a Smith is take the Smith strings off and replace them with Spectors. He said that a lot of other Smith dealers do that.

SlapDaddy · #8 01-22-2002, 04:03 PM

Thanks,all

Dean_CustomJazz · #9 01-25-2002, 05:33 PM

i love my smith slapmasters, the brightest things ive ever heard. last a good long time too

Craig Garfinkel · #10 01-25-2002, 05:48 PM

I love 'em. I've used them exclusively for years...even before I owned a Smith bass. Every time I try something else, I regret it and go right back. Now I buy them in bulk and forget about experimentation...these are it for me.

c-ba55 · #11 01-26-2002, 09:55 AM

Smith Rockmasters are definitely for me (on my Rapture, anyway). Very bright at first, you have to be a little careful with your technique to not get noises. Pretty soon though, they just sound freaking huge. Even dead, they sound pretty sweet.

I went months with my old set when I moved here, looking in at every music store I passed, hoping they'd have some, until finally last week I found a store that sells them. I could potentially just order them from Ken Smith, at two 5-string sets for $50, I think. But I wanted to find a place locally for when I'm in a crunch.