Members sheepdog Posted October 20, 2005 Members Share Posted October 20, 2005 (stock shot, but mine is identical..) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members burdizzos Posted October 20, 2005 Members Share Posted October 20, 2005 Very nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ole Man Blues Posted October 21, 2005 Members Share Posted October 21, 2005 Yea baby........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DerekDRP Posted October 21, 2005 Members Share Posted October 21, 2005 Originally posted by sheepdog (stock shot, but mine is identical..) You sir has a kick ass bass. better post clips of you rocking it soon, So we can hear what that puppy sound's like, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Gruven Posted October 21, 2005 Members Share Posted October 21, 2005 It's a beauty! I'm sorry, but I don't know what brand it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members illidian Posted October 21, 2005 Members Share Posted October 21, 2005 Originally posted by Gruven It's a beauty! I'm sorry, but I don't know what brand it is. Looks like a KSD (Ken Smith Design, designed by Ken Smith [boutique bass builder]). KSD are not officially Ken Smith basses (his company doesn't do anything with them, Ken only designed them). I hear those are sweet basses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 4string Posted October 21, 2005 Members Share Posted October 21, 2005 Originally posted by sheepdog (stock shot, but mine is identical..) It's got 5 strings:confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members HORSE Posted October 21, 2005 Members Share Posted October 21, 2005 what's the scale length on those 5-strings? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ToeJamFootball Posted October 21, 2005 Members Share Posted October 21, 2005 so is it a KSD, or a Sadowsky? at first i thought it was a Sadowsky, but i cant determine what is written on the headstock, and i seem to recal that Sadowsky is on the headstock of thier basses:confused: ToeJam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sheepdog Posted October 21, 2005 Author Members Share Posted October 21, 2005 It is a Ken Smith Design (KSD) Jazz bass. 35" scale, 5 string right now it is set to volume (push/pull active/passive), blend, treble/bass stack but it will become: volume (push/pull active/passive), volume (push/pull series/parallel), treble/bass stack, passive tone (via Fender no load pot if it ever comes in). And I am also getting a tort pickguard for it. Fairly minor changes. No changes to the actual electronics. And it is not built by Ken Smith, only designed by him. If you ask him about them, he would be more willing to cram him boot up your butt than actually help you with issues on the bass. Customer Service is done via BrooklynGear.com. But I didn't buy it for customer service from Ken, I just wanted a 70s style jazz like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rowka Posted October 21, 2005 Members Share Posted October 21, 2005 Originally posted by sheepdog And it is not built by Ken Smith, only designed by him. Kinda looks like it was designed by Leo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Retrovertigo Posted October 21, 2005 Members Share Posted October 21, 2005 Originally posted by Rowka Kinda looks like it was designed by Leo. Thats what I was thinking. I'm sure its a nice bass (better than a Fender, I assume) but what does Ken claim to have designed on that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rowka Posted October 21, 2005 Members Share Posted October 21, 2005 Don't get me wrong. I played a 4 in a local store and Bogs had to drag me out of the store to keep me from buying it. It was a damn nice bass. One of the best Jazzes I've ever played. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bassplayer7770 Posted October 21, 2005 Members Share Posted October 21, 2005 Nice! Let us know how you like it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sheepdog Posted October 21, 2005 Author Members Share Posted October 21, 2005 Originally posted by Retrovertigo Thats what I was thinking. I'm sure its a nice bass (better than a Fender, I assume) but what does Ken claim to have designed on that? about as much as Sadowsky, Lull, or Lakin designed on their jazz copies. Yes, originally designed by Leo... It has the Ken Smith BT preamp in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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