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[quote name='lozbass' post='990990' date='Oct 17 2010, 11:48 AM']Very lovely - much the most aesthetically pleasing of the KS designs for me[/quote] Even though it might be considered a "budget" model by some Smith owners and it lacks the WOW factor of the more exotic wood finish models, I love it because it retains the typical Smith sound, has wonderful build quality and feel. A real quality bass without all the 'flash and bling'.

Hi Guys, I thought I would share my latest acquisition. I really wanted to go from a 5 to 6 string but was put off by the very wide finger board that most six stringers have. Most seem to have standard 19-18mm string spacing, this really would be to wide for my bumpy little girl hands.. So I started to look for a narrow spacing six string and came across Ken Smith. His Burner range form the late 80's - 90's have a narrow 16mm spacing on the 5 and 6 string models. I really did not know much about Ken Smith basses other than they cost a fair wedge of money and have a very clean but warm tone. After checking out You tube for various examples I came to the conclusion a Burner is what I needed as my first six stringer. So here it is.............. a Ken Smith Burner 6................... [attachment=61582:DSC_0009.JPG] [attachment=61581:DSC_0008.JPG] [attachment=61577:DSC_0004.JPG] [attachment=61578:DSC_0002.JPG] [attachment=61579:DSC_0006.JPG] [attachment=61580:DSC_0003.JPG] [attachment=61583:DSC_0010.JPG] [attachment=61584:DSC_0013.JPG] [attachment=61585:DSCN1086.JPG] [attachment=61586:DSC_0014.JPG] [attachment=61587:DSC_0001.JPG] [attachment=61588:DSC_0012.JPG] It is in great condition considering it is 18 years old with just a ding to the back of the upper horn. Has any Basschatter owned this............I would love to know its history. Burners are very rare, someone must know??

I have used these Seymour's for a vintage vibe..........................I love them. [url="http://www.seymourduncan.com/products/basslines/progressive-1/sj56770_sj57074/"]http://www.seymourduncan.com/products/bass...j56770_sj57074/[/url]

[quote name='BurritoBass' post='985968' date='Oct 12 2010, 05:40 PM']I wish I'd learnt when I was younger. The reality currently is between work and all the constraints of life I simply don't have the time. I can see myself learning around retirement age and kicking myself for not having done it sooner. Right now it isn't and can't be a priority.[/quote] +1 on the above Tim. Wish I started years ago.....I've just started lessons last month so wont kick myself to hard when I retire.

I still have the White and Black plates on Ebay.... [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110594018432&rvr_id=150193314680&mfe=sidebar"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...amp;mfe=sidebar[/url]

Thank you Major for all the time and effort to up load all this info. After 15 years of playing bass I have final started to learn how to read music. I've printed off all your lessons and will, over the next decade, plough through them and master this wonderful instrument call bass. Thanks again.

Why is everything Ed demo's sound so dam good.?? LOL Im not a fan of Warwick basses BUT this does sound really great.

Use this link, go to page two and zoom in on the bridge, it has been photographed with the string sitting on the saddle. [url="http://www.bassguitarmagazine.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=427&Itemid=101"]http://www.bassguitarmagazine.com/index.ph...&Itemid=101[/url]

I've just had a look at page 50 and I think its not 'sitting' in the saddle groove correctly. Its just sitting on the top of the saddle.??

Hi Darren, Can you let me know more.....................email me [email protected] Im based in Sandhurst. Thanks. Marc

I have been having a good old play with my little bastard today and have set it up to a very neutral sound using EA CLX110 cabs and a wide range of music from Jazz to Rock. The setting that give the most accurate hifi sound are.............. Mid knob at 1 o'clock position Mid shift down Bass knob 5 o'clock position (full) Bass shift up Treble knob 9 o'clock position Bright down When I then play my Sandberg through it, it sounds just like going into a desk for recording......................very neutral. Once you have this 'neutral' position you can then change the sound to suit knowing where you came from. Hope this is a help.....................or it could be I've to much time on my hands since being made redundant.

[quote name='tayste_2000' post='972550' date='Sep 30 2010, 12:09 PM']Unless you pull them out with your mouth It seems the Little Bastard suffers from the same issues most Mesa 400+'s do, they just shouldn't be putting 12ax7's in the drive section.[/quote] +1 on that one.

[quote name='Spoombung' post='972474' date='Sep 30 2010, 10:56 AM']Brilliant, sounds like you've found the ideal solution. I'd be interested in hearing it. Perhaps Ashdown should offer that as an option?[/quote] You have the option of simply changing the two preamp valves yourself.... ECC83's will give you 100% of the available gain. ECC81's will give 70 - 80%. ECC82's will give 20- 30%. Simply remove the wooden case and start swapping to find the gain that suits you and your bass.

[quote name='Spoombung' post='972164' date='Sep 29 2010, 10:32 PM']I tried one of these out at the weekend. I was really disappointed in it. It was far too distorted for bass (it wasn't mild distortion it was a LOT of distortion). I don't get it - because bassists rarely distort their sound much even in metal or Punk bands. Much more suited to guitar I would have thought[/quote] I found a way of lowing the input gain by replacing the two ECC83 valves for ECC82's. These have around 20% of the power of the ECC83. This has stopped the preamp from distorting completely. If you want distortion just crank up the master volume. Its a very cheap fix. Mine sounds great with the new valves, warm and juicy with no fuzzy distortion.