For sale Ken Smith Burner 5-String 1991 MIJ with Hard Case OFFERS WELCOME!

While the Burners that were MIJ in the '90s are really well made instruments, they actually do not sound anything like a US made Ken Smith. Of course this one has been modified with EMG pickups and 3 band EMG preamp and the addition of a 5th knob (all the Burners were 2-band with 4 knobs) so it will not sound like other early '90s Burners. All of the Burners came with pickups that were made by a company in Japan, and prior to 1993 the preamp was also made in Japan. In '93 Smith began using a 2-band preamp made in the States for the Burner models. The solid color models with alder bodies like this one were the Standard model (the lowest cost of the 4 models made) and it was made entirely in Japan, inspected in the States, and signed off by Ken.

These should not be confused with the custom made Ken Smith Hadrien Feraud Models made by luthier Hajime Hirose in Japan under license from Ken Smith and marketed by Sleek Elite in Japan. Hajime began working with Hadrien on this design in 2008, which is based on a Ken Smith bolt-on BT similar to the Chuck Rainey signature model and utilizes Ken's latest 18V preamp and custom made jazz pickups. Hajime also makes the exceptional Ken Smith Brooklyn jazz basses.