Ken Smith Basses?-Are they worth the$$??

[hasbeen]

+1 to most of the above. Once you get to basses of the level of the top of the line Smith, the better question to ask would be:

'Is this the feel and voicing I like best in a top of the line bass'.

As most know, the Smith's REALLY have their own voice. They are very punchy and low mid present, with a very 'pingy' modern top end. If you can get a hold of Bruce Hornsby's wonderful 'Here Come the Noisemakers' live CD, that is one of the best recordings of the Smith tone I've heard. The bassist (from Detroit!) plays a 6 string top of the line Smith, and if you listen to the entire disc, you will hear that bass in everything from a rock to funk to ballad to slap to swing context.

The two basses that get closest to this 'tight low mid tone with modern ping up top are:

- Sadowsky Modern. The Metro Modern models are relatively low cost
- Peavey Cirrus.... REALLY close and quite reasonable.

IMO and IME!

never heard this album. I just found it on Spotify. It is great, great stuff. Thanks for the lead.

 

[villis]

mine bsr j5 98 avodire! i love it!

 

[yoshi]

As most know, the Smith's REALLY have their own voice. They are very punchy and low mid present, with a very 'pingy' modern top end. If you can get a hold of Bruce Hornsby's wonderful 'Here Come the Noisemakers' live CD, that is one of the best recordings of the Smith tone I've heard. The bassist (from Detroit!) plays a 6 string top of the line Smith, and if you listen to the entire disc, you will hear that bass in everything from a rock to funk to ballad to slap to swing context

...zombie thread. Was watching some youtube vids and got a bit curious about TB opinions of Ken Smith. I checked out the record you mentioned - great tone! Not my cp of tea, but nice nonetheless. Here it is for anyone else:

 

[craigmack1979]

Hi Bass People..this is my first ever post here-just joined...I'm in Australia and i just got tld about Smith basses by a mate that played one in the USA and he said it was awesome..after we convert our dollar for one of these we're paying about$4500!..Can any players out there with experiance playing /owning one of these give me a bit of a review and opnion on value? or recommend any other basses of this kind that are cheaper?
cheers.

Did you buy ken smith ?

 

[ModuMan]

Dude was last seen the day he first posted... 14 years ago.

So, let's hope so?