No pics? No Tiger. You know the rules.
What the hell is a black/white Tiger and how do you expect us experts to opine on something we know nothing about.
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[Poll] Ken Smith Black Tiger vs White Tiger? Which do you prefer?
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Nobody will notice, this is talkbass.
Yay! Someone that gets the general ridiculousness of our opinion sharing.
But isn’t it really why we all love each other?
I don't know but it's too bad Ken doesn't do any color or stain finishes. Imagine a white tiger with a nice two tone burst! drool
I feel like "crotch feather" has a distinctly different vibe to it than "feather crotch."
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The idea does nothing for me either!
I'm going to go with the black tiger in this instance. The white tigers I have seen have been gorgeous looking but the maple tops look quite pale. I suppose I would prefer a golden tiger - my favourite Smith basses are maple with a fine golden stain on the wood. Perhaps it's an oil finish? Anyway, that golden hue just looks glorious over richly quilted maple. I'll take a slice of very dark, figured walnut if that's not on the table.
Well technically, white and black tigers are the same basses as a BSRGN, just with specific tops i believe. The GN is standard as 3 piece body but U can pay extra few hundred bucks to spec it with 5 or 7 piece body. My BSR5GN has the exact same specs as a white tiger with the 5A quilted maple top and looks absolutely gorgeous. Ken’s quilted maple is something out of this world.
I like that golden stain as well, if that's what it is. I have no idea if it's an upcharge or if guys are doing it on their own, but I sure as hell would like to know.
(EDIT): I think it might be the result of adding several coats of their oil/wax finish. Apparently this may also achieve a glossier finish, which is why you'll see oil/wax basses that look like they have the lacquer finish, could be dead wrong though.
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