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5'er Overwater Perception Standard Deluxe Plus
lee650 replied to bassbluestew's topic in Basses For Sale
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Id love to try a NT smith, this could be the one to make me want a six, its even got nice knobs retrofitted, the original ones dont do justice to stupidly expensive basses,(will change mine as soon as i can ) this is the bargain of the week by a long way, just stunning!!!! oh and your right the B string is fantastic!! better than the yamaha and warwick 5,s ive owned previously!!!
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Fodera Yin Yang - what do people think aesthetically?
lee650 replied to molan's topic in Bass Guitars
i think it looks great, i do prefer yours or VW.s old flamed maple one, i was lucky enough to have a go on a friends Monarch, lovely bass, but i doubt id fork out £7k for one , did try out a bolt on version in Mannys in new york and it was really nice!! -
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[quote name='AndyTravis' post='991854' date='Oct 18 2010, 12:42 AM']"We don't have Burner bridges in Gold. The Smith Bridges might fit but will need a good professional to put it on and not mess up the bass. That Bridge is $160., 4-string gold. The Tuners are $64. for 4 of them. These will go up in price soon as the Dollar is weak to the Yen. The Tuners are made in Japan, not the Smith bridge though. The Burner bridge was made in Japan in black only but that was over 10 years ago when we stopped making that model. Shipping is additional. Thank you, Ken Smith President/Owner Ken Smith Basses, Ltd."[/quote] I,d stick with the black mate
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[quote name='AndyTravis' post='991843' date='Oct 18 2010, 12:18 AM']I've E-mailed Ken Smith about a Gold Bridge and machineheads... I bet they're ultra expensive.[/quote] I actually want a black bridge and tuners for mine, i think it looks better with a wood finish than gold!!!! shame yours isnt a 5 we could swap!!!
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[quote name='AndyTravis' post='991804' date='Oct 17 2010, 11:31 PM']I really want a black tiger 4...but this will stop the gap until i win the lottery. Something like this next.... [url="http://www.thelowend.net/gallery/viewtopic.php?t=4572&sid=1bc3001e84798c1b5debbe571ca979ca"]http://www.thelowend.net/gallery/viewtopic...debbe571ca979ca[/url][/quote] Yeah i agree, a black tiger elite 5 has always been top of my gas list, overwater#1 BT6 is bloody gorgeous, but im not a six kinda guy, the fusion elite has always had me foaming at the mouth but you are right def a lottery win bass, a pic of mine found on photo bucket by a previous owner [attachment=61672:Ken_smit...tobucket.htm] And posing [attachment=61678:P1010005.JPG]
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very very nice indeed!!!!! i thought from your profile that it was black, but its a nice trans blue, i almost bought a burner 5 back in 98 which was pretty much the same as yours, i didnt as i had a yamaha nathan east at the time, so i bought a warwick with the cash, which started a ten year stint playing nothing but warwicks, i wish id bought the smith as they are quite rare as most smiths are, and probably a better bass , very lovely if i was a 5 id be talking smith trades with you!! - lee
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[quote name='AndyTravis' post='991752' date='Oct 17 2010, 10:49 PM']If Paypal sorts it's head out in the morning, the Burner is mine. I thought long and hard, but the decision was made for me by the lucky bugger who got this.[/quote] Cool congrats on a lovely bass!!! me, you and matt (overwater#1) will have to form the northwest Ken smith apprecialtion society he,s got a black tiger 6 and ive a BSR5 MW, should make for some interesting comparisons great bass mate-
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I must admit, these days i go for quality rather that quantity ( a year ago i had six basses i now have two) and i really love my ken smith 5 but id be perfectly happy to just use my 82 JV squire jazz, a wee bit modified though with nordstrand pickups and a badass and an EMG circuit, ive had it for 17 years and its amazing, quite heavy though, but its going nowhere [attachment=61658:P1010128.JPG]
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youve got to tell us who got it i actually learned something from this sale, i actually thought someof foderas designs were taken from ken smith, i do think now thats probably not the case, mind you the emporer design is very reminiscent of spector and the fender jazz IMO, which is why i bloody love it!!!! congratulations to the new owner a true beauty!!!
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[quote name='voxpop' post='990866' date='Oct 17 2010, 08:47 AM']Now that burner would go great with my burner 6.. [/quote] You got the smith bug then your burner is cool would like to see more pics, stick em on my smith thread in the gear porn. this burner is bloody gorgeous and probably not a million miles away from my USA model in terms of build quality, more hats off to fantastic japanese bass building
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I love mine, best £160 ive ever spent
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EBS hd350 and neo 212 For Sale Reduced
lee650 replied to CyberBass's topic in Amps and Cabs For Sale
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THE worst (bass related) feeling in the world
lee650 replied to warwickhunt's topic in General Discussion
[quote name='warwickhunt' post='968264' date='Sep 26 2010, 11:53 AM']I normally carry all my own gear to gigs in my car but we were doing a big charity bash last night and we had a van. Collected at 5.30 and we had to rearrange some of the gear already in the van to get in the PA equipment stored at mine. All packed off we go to the gig where we arrive to find loads of people milling about inc' three bands (we all know each other) helping each other carry in various equipment... excellent camaraderie! As the PA belongs to me I end up setting most of it up myself before I turn to set my gear up; where's my bass? AAAARGH! 'Where the cufk is my BASS' Much searching turns up nothing; 13 guitar cases double checked to see if one is mine, van searched... panic ensues (on my part) and I'm frantically phoning home to ask if my bass is sitting on the drive, not there. My bass is nowhere to be found, utter devastation on my part and much self chastisement for being so cuffin lax and letting other people take charge of my gear (which I NEVER usually do). Then... phone call from the Mrs, it's in the garage down beside some shelving, someone obviously moved my bass to one side when we were loading the lights and PA. It's unlikely that you can know how bad that feels unless it's happened to you before! Any similar experiences?[/quote] Very scarey story john it wasnt red by any chance -
That bass looks fantastic, i was always very interested in the 2 tek when they first came out, alwasys thought it was a natural evolution of the badass idea!! never caught on though, stupidly expensive and needed fitting by a tech who ad to cut a massive great hole in your bass, supposed to work really well though and ive heard nothing but good things about the cruise basses, i suspect the money you,ll get for this will buy you a fender jazz which is only 1/10 as good as this and you may be a wee bit regretful, good luck with the sale someones getting a corker, i really wanted to get a 2 tek for my 82 squire jazz and i still wonder if it would improve anything over the badass. cheers - lee
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must say pete your avatar has reall brightened my evening who is she? sorry to derail i just wish EBS would make a little head, with two channels
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i cant wait to see the results, could be like garlic bread "the future" very interesting idea, good luck with it - lee
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I believe accugroove brought out limited editions of some of their cabs with the 6" driver being made of carbon fibre, the other speakers were just the same though, not sure how they would sound compared to the normal ones, just something i stumbled across whilst gear surfing, it is a very interesting idea.
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