Ken Smith strings

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.

 

I use Burners on one bass and Compressors on another.

I have loved them for years.

 

Good, I say.

 

Good, for the most part.

 

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

 

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.

 

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

 

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.

 

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.