Ken Smith Black Tiger 5 String. Neck through. USA bass. £5550 South Wales

[Papabull]

This is an absolutely beautiful example of an outstanding handmade bass In 10/10 condition. Used primarily in the studio. The bass sounds incredible in both passive and active mode. The preamp is an 18v model with massive headroom and very easy to get your desired sound. The bass is a tone monster with the best bottom B anywhere. Here are the technical specs from the KS website.

General Specifications

Features and Specifications for All Smith Basses

(See Model for Additional Features and Options)

“NEW” Smith B.M.T. 3 Band Active EQ 18-volt Circuit with Internal 4-way adjustable frequency DIP switches for each band.

(Opt. Concentric BT/BMT Circuit with Top Jack on BT Vintage Elite Models.)

World Famous Smith Custom Bass Humbucking Soapbar Pickups

Fully Shielded Pickup & Control Cavities

Aged 5-Piece Laminated Hardrock Maple/Shedua Necks with Graphite Inlaid Bars and Smith Dual Truss Rod.

Long Scale, 34″ (Best Low ‘B’ in the Business!) 24 frets

Fingerboards: Quartersawn Macassar Ebony (opt. Morado/Pau Ferro.
Mother of Pearl Inlays

Angled Back Headstock reinforced with Smith Coat of Arms carving on back

Wood Headstock Overlay

Smith Custom Tuning Gears

Scalloped Brass Nut, Individually Hand-Fit

Smith QSR (Quick String Release) Bridge machined from Solid Brass

Semi-Gloss Poly-mix Elite Finish.

Matte or Semi-Gloss Poly-mix finish. (High Gloss optional)

All Smith Basses are Set-Up with Smith Custom Balanced Taper Core Medium
Bass Strings

5-String Models are Standard with Low ‘B’

 

 

 

5-String Models

 

String Spacing:

Nut: 9mm (23/64″)

Bridge: 18mm (23/32″)

Fingerboard Width:

Nut: 1 3/4″

24th Fret: 3″

Ken Smith hand picks the wood for every bass from our in-house lumberyard, which features over 20 species of aged tonewoods. Visitors to the factory are awestruck by what is probably the largest collection and variety of acclimated musical-grade woods in the world. Inspired by the techniques of 16th – 19th Century European stringed instrument makers, Smith Basses are a marriage of Old World Tradition and Modern Innovation. Ken Smith supervises the production of each bass and still does the final set-up.

[hiram.k.hackenbacker]

Now that is a nice looking bass. Can’t really justify another 5’er, but I could….

[Terry M.]

Amazing looking bass out of my price-range but I'd like to comment on your good photographic skills.

[Papabull]

thanks a really lot.

[Mrbigstuff]

I wasn’t going to do the lottery this week but this has rather forced my hand

[PTB]

Love it ❤️

[kuetsum]

Beautiful home and a wonderful bass!

[NotAsGoodAsJaco]

Holy Mother of God. 

Do you take kidneys?

 

Edited July 24 by NotAsGoodAsJaco

[Papabull]

Only off the grill. ha ha!

[snorkie635]

Very fine looking instrument.

[simonlittle]

Absolutely stunning bass. Lovely job on the photos too 👌

[spacecowboy]

Stunning bass. I’ve the exact same model and I love it so much. Good luck with the sale! 
 

 

[hiram.k.hackenbacker]

I keep coming back to this fabulous looking bass, just cos it's awesome really and it is the 5 string black version of my 4 string white.

I've not played it obviously, but I'd lay a fair amount of money it's an absolute beast of a bass.

The only thing that's stopping me is that, as age creeps on, my hands aren't what they were.

My go to 5 is a custom shorter scale which I am fully synced with.

If I was 10 years younger, I would have snapped this beauty up.

In fact, I can't really understand why it hasn't sold yet.

GLWTS @Papabull.

[spacecowboy]

The cost of entry to the Ken Smith show is expensive, but it’s a very special show indeed. 

[Papabull]

Thanks for the nice comments ladies and gents!