FLoydElgar Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 When it comes up used I'll consider it! 👀 I love the sycamore 5 string he has. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 Scott playing @ped's old KS... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted August 15, 2022 Share Posted August 15, 2022 Finally. Back in the club. A (not battered) burner. 1993. Looking forward to arrival. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ped Posted August 15, 2022 Share Posted August 15, 2022 4 minutes ago, AndyTravis said: Finally. Back in the club. A (not battered) burner. 1993. Looking forward to arrival. Nice. One of the best Smiths I’ve played was a JJ Burner like that. Enjoy 👍🏼 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted August 15, 2022 Share Posted August 15, 2022 2 minutes ago, ped said: Nice. One of the best Smiths I’ve played was a JJ Burner like that. Enjoy 👍🏼 I had one for about 4 seconds in 2009. I arrived home to play it and the ex had quit her job and we had to pay back maternity leave pay…it was a deluxe walnut like this… 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OliverBlackman Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 On 15/08/2022 at 22:44, AndyTravis said: Finally. Back in the club. A (not battered) burner. 1993. Looking forward to arrival. Nice, is that the one from Switzerland? There’s someone selling a 6 in England but wanting a stupid price for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 3 hours ago, OliverBlackman said: Nice, is that the one from Switzerland? There’s someone selling a 6 in England but wanting a stupid price for it. Yeah that’s the one. the six is now at 2500, obviously nobody wanted it at 2900 🫣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LewisK1975 Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 On 15/08/2022 at 22:44, AndyTravis said: Finally. Back in the club. A (not battered) burner. 1993. Looking forward to arrival. That's stunning Andy! - I wonder if that will arrive before I come to collect the Yamaha from you... And if so will I be allowed to even look at it?!?! Seriously tho - Beautiful Bass! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CookPassBabtridge Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 On 15/08/2022 at 22:53, AndyTravis said: I had one for about 4 seconds in 2009. I arrived home to play it and the ex had quit her job and we had to pay back maternity leave pay…it was a deluxe walnut like this… That is lovely. Like how it matches a lot of the walnut BSRs…it would go with mine very nicely anyway 😬 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwilym Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 Anyone know the difference between the HF and CR models? Apart from the HR being built/assembled in Japan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FDC484950 Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 On 17/08/2022 at 10:32, AndyTravis said: Yeah that’s the one. the six is now at 2500, obviously nobody wanted it at 2900 🫣 The one on Reverb? I get the impression that many sellers on there are in dreamland about what their bass is worth. It was a steal but I picked up a Dingwall AB2 6 that started up there at £3,500. I paid just under £1800 for it in the end! Burners, especially a 6, are a bit tricky to price. They’re not the boutique US elite quality, but I’ve heard great things about playability. Still wouldn’t pay a penny more than £1500 for it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwilym Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 10 minutes ago, FDC484950 said: The one on Reverb? I get the impression that many sellers on there are in dreamland about what their bass is worth. It was a steal but I picked up a Dingwall AB2 6 that started up there at £3,500. I paid just under £1800 for it in the end! Burners, especially a 6, are a bit tricky to price. They’re not the boutique US elite quality, but I’ve heard great things about playability. Still wouldn’t pay a penny more than £1500 for it 2.5k is very punchy price for that. (I recently bought a BT5G for not a great deal more!) The seller seems to think it's a US model just cause KS signature is in the control cavity, but I think that's just cause he did the setup/QC on them. Still it's an early-ish Burner model with the older headstock shape. What's the difference on the Burner pickups vs the US pickups? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwilym Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 Here's my Smith Now I'm gassing a little for a CR5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 2 hours ago, FDC484950 said: The one on Reverb? I get the impression that many sellers on there are in dreamland about what their bass is worth. It was a steal but I picked up a Dingwall AB2 6 that started up there at £3,500. I paid just under £1800 for it in the end! Burners, especially a 6, are a bit tricky to price. They’re not the boutique US elite quality, but I’ve heard great things about playability. Still wouldn’t pay a penny more than £1500 for it It's actually a strategy to test interest out. They can monitor the number of watchers and, if they're serious about selling, they'll lower the price for a quick sale. Alternatively they will hang on an outrageous price to hook someone who is desperate and willing to pay above the odds...thereby setting a new precedent for others to use as the basis for yet an even more outrageous price. It worked for Wal basses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obi 2 kenobi Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 7 hours ago, FDC484950 said: The one on Reverb? I get the impression that many sellers on there are in dreamland about what their bass is worth. It was a steal but I picked up a Dingwall AB2 6 that started up there at £3,500. I paid just under £1800 for it in the end! Burners, especially a 6, are a bit tricky to price. They’re not the boutique US elite quality, but I’ve heard great things about playability. Still wouldn’t pay a penny more than £1500 for it Do Burners not have super tight string spacing? I had a green 5 string bought from this parish many years ago. 16mm string spacing. Didn’t keep it long for that reason, though top quality luthiery. Still have a BT5 & 6 with much better 18mm spacing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FDC484950 Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 4 hours ago, Kiwi said: It's actually a strategy to test interest out. They can monitor the number of watchers and, if they're serious about selling, they'll lower the price for a quick sale. Alternatively they will hang on an outrageous price to hook someone who is desperate and willing to pay above the odds...thereby setting a new precedent for others to use as the basis for yet an even more outrageous price. It worked for Wal basses. It’s a curious strategy with something that although interesting and reasonably rare, is a niche instrument (6 string with awful upper fret access, very tight spacing, and almost definitely north of 5Kg). Wal have a certain cachet that they got very soon after Pete the fish hung up his tools, and their unique electronics and celebrity users (Paul McCartney, Geddy Lee, JMJ etc) helped fuel the mystique. This seller may have some rich desperate clown hit buy but it’s more likely to sink a fair bit below £2K before it shifts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CookPassBabtridge Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 23 hours ago, obi 2 kenobi said: Do Burners not have super tight string spacing? I had a green 5 string bought from this parish many years ago. 16mm string spacing. Didn’t keep it long for that reason, though top quality luthiery. Still have a BT5 & 6 with much better 18mm spacing. They do indeed, great basses but that's the main reason I haven't looked at acquiring one. Then again I'm on the other end of the scale (I like 20mm spacing). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey D Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 23 hours ago, obi 2 kenobi said: Do Burners not have super tight string spacing? I had a green 5 string bought from this parish many years ago. 16mm string spacing. Didn’t keep it long for that reason, though top quality luthiery. Still have a BT5 & 6 with much better 18mm spacing. A 5 string burner in green. Seafoam green like Hadrien's? I've been looking for a used one but convinced there are no others out there in that colour way. Or they never come up for sale at least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obi 2 kenobi Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 20 hours ago, Mikey D said: A 5 string burner in green. Seafoam green like Hadrien's? I've been looking for a used one but convinced there are no others out there in that colour way. Or they never come up for sale at least. It was translucent dark green. Nice colour. Tried to sell it on basschat for £800 but no takers sadly 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OliverBlackman Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 29 minutes ago, obi 2 kenobi said: It was translucent dark green. Nice colour. Tried to sell it on basschat for £800 but no takers sadly Would be a different story today! I’ve not seen one that colour but so few come on the market. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 1 hour ago, obi 2 kenobi said: It was translucent dark green. Nice colour. Tried to sell it on basschat for £800 but no takers sadly Yeah - if that popped up today…I’d be snapping your arm off. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 just found this on Pinterest… it’s my old picture of my old smith burner deluxe…jeez Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OliverBlackman Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 5 hours ago, AndyTravis said: just found this on Pinterest… it’s my old picture of my old smith burner deluxe…jeez Yeh but you’ve had (and I assume still have) some incredible basses. I’m sure there’ll be many more nice ones in the future. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted September 6, 2022 Share Posted September 6, 2022 Had an enjoyable evening with this. Now…to find something to do with it. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwilym Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 A very nice '93 BT5G 4 knob on UK ebay https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/334571862675 for a pretty good price at the moment. (I've no affiliation with the seller) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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