bipbip62 Posted July 13, 2018 Posted July 13, 2018 (edited) Hello, I sell a Ken Smith BSR5EG fretless. Built in 1998. In mint condition. 5-piece mahogany core/flamed maple body. 5 piece neck. Weight 4.3 kg or 8.81lbs. 34” scale. String spacing bridge around 18.5 mm. Full Smith package regarding Pick-Ups with coil switches (Serial/parallel) and three band Eq. The fretboard has been replaced due to wear. The luthier leave a small layer of it to remain in position and glue the new onto it therefore the overall thickness of the neck is a couple of millimetres more than a standard Smith. The bass is located in the North of France. Collection is possible in Calais, Boulogne sur Mer, Lille, Arras... Shipping in UE without problem. Price: £2550 or 2850€ + shipping. Edited October 5, 2019 by bipbip62 3
bipbip62 Posted September 15, 2018 Author Posted September 15, 2018 Price drop: £2550 or 2850€ + shipping.
obi 2 kenobi Posted September 21, 2018 Posted September 21, 2018 Poor fingerboard repair + non original nut = £2,000 max 1
Francesco Posted September 23, 2018 Posted September 23, 2018 On 21/09/2018 at 16:47, obi 2 kenobi said: Poor fingerboard repair + non original nut = £2,000 max You can always ask Ken Smith for advice!😉
fiatcoupe432 Posted September 23, 2018 Posted September 23, 2018 On 21/09/2018 at 16:47, obi 2 kenobi said: Poor fingerboard repair + non original nut = £2,000 max Also bare in mind this are instrument that cost 5k plus so the price to me seem very fair 1 1
Francesco Posted September 23, 2018 Posted September 23, 2018 Does the fretboardrepair effect the sound or playability?
bipbip62 Posted September 23, 2018 Author Posted September 23, 2018 No effect for the sound... the neck is only a couple of millimetres more than a standard Smith.
Acebassmusic Posted September 25, 2018 Posted September 25, 2018 The Gallery have pricing for replacement of a fretboard on their site from £280...even if it cost you £400 you've still got a great Smith bass for £3k. Good job I'm not looking for a fretless :-)
fiatcoupe432 Posted September 25, 2018 Posted September 25, 2018 14 minutes ago, Acebassmusic said: The Gallery have pricing for replacement of a fretboard on their site from £280...even if it cost you £400 you've still got a great Smith bass for £3k. Good job I'm not looking for a fretless :-) agree with you !!!
HumblePie Posted September 25, 2018 Posted September 25, 2018 (edited) 56 minutes ago, Acebassmusic said: The Gallery have pricing for replacement of a fretboard on their site from £280...even if it cost you £400 you've still got a great Smith bass for £3k. Good job I'm not looking for a fretless 🙂 The current board does not need to be replaced. The repair done to this bass does not look good, but it does not affect the playability. It is way cheaper to do it like this compared to replacing the whole fretboard. It is also quite difficult to replace the whole fretboard on a neck-through bass with high gloss finish. The only thing that would bring up the value is a repair by the people over at the Smith workshop, which would be quite expensive. If you just want to play the bass, you can just play it as it is. Edited September 25, 2018 by HumblePie 1
aguacollas Posted October 18, 2018 Posted October 18, 2018 Beautiful. And a good solution with the new fretboard, I am considering doing the same to a maple fingerboard fretless I bought recently. That bass must sing, for sure. Is the fretboard rosewood? I can’t tell if rosewood or macassar on my phone.
cascanicoff Posted October 23, 2018 Posted October 23, 2018 On 18/10/2018 at 01:01, leschirons said: I've been over this ad a few times now and I still must be missing the part where the OP actually asked for opinions on how much his bass is worth. Oh thats right, he didnt. He's stated what he'd like for it. If you don't want it, dont buy it and more importantly, don't offer comments on what you "think" it's worth in your opinion. 😤 +1 Very nice bass, by the way. 1
FunkyDude Posted January 5, 2019 Posted January 5, 2019 Hi, is it possible for you to take a close up photo with the back cover off so that we can see the electronics? Thanks.
FunkyDude Posted January 5, 2019 Posted January 5, 2019 (edited) 23 minutes ago, bipbip62 said: Thank you very much. However, correct me if I'm wrong, are you sure the bass weighs 4kg as most KS 5 string weighs around 10lbs(over 4.5 kg) approx. Thanks again for the photos! Edited January 5, 2019 by FunkyDude
bipbip62 Posted January 5, 2019 Author Posted January 5, 2019 The weight is 8.81lbs (4.3kgs) (weighed now)
FunkyDude Posted January 6, 2019 Posted January 6, 2019 11 hours ago, bipbip62 said: The weight is 8.81lbs (4.3kgs) (weighed now) Thank you for all the info. 👍
bipbip62 Posted January 20, 2019 Author Posted January 20, 2019 (edited) On 16/01/2019 at 07:33, eneade said: Just to point that 4,3 kgs is 9,48 lbs. Thanks Edited March 6, 2019 by bipbip62
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