FS/FT: 93' Ken Smith Burner 6 Swamp Ash Body/ John East U-retro Preamp

Discussion in 'For Sale: Bass Guitars' started by imanbrewer, Jul 20, 2013.

  1. imanbrewer

    imanbrewer Inactive

    Mar 9, 2010
    stl area
    1993 Ken Smith Burner 6 Swamp Ash Body
    (if you saw this add earlier, Im no longer selling the bass with John East electronics)

    Hey guys here's a good one. This series of burner basses were made in Japan and "finishing work" was done at Ken's shop in PA...Great tone, craftsmanship, and in excellent condition. 16.5mm string spacing at bridge, I have no idea what the spacing is at the nut, but the spacing along the fingerboard is wider than what you would expect from a (16.5mm @bridge bass, if that makes sense :) The weight is 10.3 lbs ( I'll know exactly a little later today and will edit if needed. 34" scale with a super tight low B...I actually tune down to A and its thunderous with tremendous clarity. All the frets are in excellent condition and no dead spots on the neck. The only negative comment about this bass is that previous owner made a second hole for the strap near the base of the body(pictured). The only trades I'm interested in are as follows: 5 string Jazz basses with maple fingerboards, 5 string PJs


    $750 shipped with OHSC

    Pm or text if interested
    618 980 3904 Jordan


    http://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/
     
  2. funkyjudge

    funkyjudge Gold Supporting Member

    Aug 8, 2010
    Langhorne, PA, USA
    Do you know the weight of this bass?

    Also, what is the string spacing at the bridge, and is this spacing at all adjustable for spacing between the strings?

    I have been looking for a comfortable 6-string bass with reasonably narrow (16-17mm) string spacing for close to a year, and would be very interested in this one if the spacing and weight are in my preferred range.

    Thanks,
    Doug ("funkyjudge")
     
  3. imanbrewer

    imanbrewer Inactive

    Mar 9, 2010
    stl area





    hey doug, thanks for the inquiry

    the string spacing at the bridge is 16.5mm and the weight of the bass is 10.3lbs
     
  4. funkyjudge

    funkyjudge Gold Supporting Member

    Aug 8, 2010
    Langhorne, PA, USA
    I love that string spacing, but unfortunately the weight would just kill my surgically-repaired left shoulder.

    Thanks so much for the quick reply!

    Doug
     
  5. imanbrewer

    imanbrewer Inactive

    Mar 9, 2010
    stl area
    Pm's replied, the bass comes with the original tear drop hardshell case.
     
  6. imanbrewer

    imanbrewer Inactive

    Mar 9, 2010
    stl area
    Tuesday bump!
     
  7. mattbass101

    mattbass101 Supporting Member

    Apr 4, 2006
    do you have a sound or video sample? hows the action?
     
  8. imanbrewer

    imanbrewer Inactive

    Mar 9, 2010
    stl area
    $750 shipped with OHSC!!!
     
  9. ciubz

    ciubz

    Jan 30, 2005
    pm sent!
     
  10. ciubz

    ciubz

    Jan 30, 2005
    this one is mine guys :)