For sale FT/FS Smith CRV5 Modified

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Smith CRV modified with a 18volt Pensa pre-amp (think Pensa-Suhr and John Suhr) vol, vol, bass, treble with dummy switch in 5th position. Pensa preamps are wide-band pres - you are covering more of the frequency spectrum compared with narrow-band pres. Not in any hurry to sell since I just got a BSR5GN. Wood is maple/mahogony/maple with pauo-ferro finger board. Bass is in great condition with no belt buckle rash and smoke free home. Always played in smoke free rooms, no clubs. No nicks or scratches except minor finger nail surface swirl under G-string in slapping area. Bass in about 9 yrs old. If you need other angles I can provide with my crappy camera LOL. Price is $1,850 OBO plus shipping. I will throw in the original Smith 9volt pre that came with the bass. Hard case and original case candy. 18mm spacing. Here is a link to a review I did:http://www.bgra.net/2004/review.php?id=1931&type=bass

Will trade for other quality 5 with cool wood combos and 34" scale. Prefer NT. Would love a Stammie (no 33" scale).

Links here:http://s369.photobucket.com/albums/oo140/pedulla1/

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Dec 13, 2003
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Apologies if this is a dumb question but what is the difference between a a CRV and something like a BSR?

I'm viewing on a BlackBerry so it's very slow to search!
 
May 14, 2005
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CRV means Chuck Rainey Vintage if I recall. BSR I believe is Body Shape something LOL. Someone correct me...
 

Eric Swaim

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Sep 21, 2004
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The spacing on all Smith basses are 19mm for 4-string, 18mm for 5 & 6 string basses, unless you pay more for a wide neck 5 or 6, and I am sure it was not offered when the CRV models were in production. I owned 35 Smiths in the past 15 years, two were wide neck 5-strings and you pay a pretty penny for the change.
 

kerrycares

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Jan 17, 2006
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swaim is correct.... the wide neck 19 mm is only an option on the neck thru model.....

hey swaim ,i got my old wide BT Black Tiger wide neck back
 
May 14, 2005
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My bsr5gn feels closer to me. Maybe the crv was a special. I may email Ken with serial num to verify.
 

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