bassplayerpt Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 (edited) For sale or trade beautiful and rare Ken Smith Burner Custom vintage model of 1992. Very good conditions with original Smith case. Now there are Emg pick up but original smith pick up are also included. Edited October 14, 2019 by bassplayerpt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nenor Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 (edited) Interesting bass. Any idea when was the paint job done and by whom? Also, do you have the original bridge? Edited August 28, 2019 by nenor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassplayerpt Posted August 28, 2019 Author Share Posted August 28, 2019 (edited) Interesting bass. Any idea when was the paint job done and by whom? Also, do you have the original bridge? The finish is original by Ken Smith, the Smith tickets says Burner Black. I'haven.t the original bridge. Edited August 28, 2019 by bassplayerpt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nenor Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 (edited) On 28/08/2019 at 09:46, bassplayerpt said: The finish is original by Ken Smith, the Smith tickets says Burner Black. I'haven.t the original bridge. Indeed the serial says Standard Black. Alder body and a three piece maple neck - this is a Burner Std that was originally totally black with gloss finish. What we see in the pictures is a refinish, a really nice one I must add. The knobs are also not original. Could you please take a picture of the open control cavity, including the stamp on the inner side of the cavity plate? Edited August 29, 2019 by nenor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassplayerpt Posted August 29, 2019 Author Share Posted August 29, 2019 8 hours ago, nenor said: Could you please take a picture of the open control cavity, including the stamp on the inner side of the cavity plate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassplayerpt Posted August 29, 2019 Author Share Posted August 29, 2019 Weight 3,4kg! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nenor Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 (edited) Thanks for the photo. That is an EMG pre-amp, obviously not the original Ken Smith one. So what you have here is a modified Ken Smith Burner which was also refinished in a unique way. There are traces of the original black paint on the cavity surroundings. You could say the pickups & pre-amp are actually upgrades. I have the same bass in red, 100% original and I bet this one sounds better. However, I'm not sure about the bridge as the original, all brass, is excellent. GLWTS. Edited August 29, 2019 by nenor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eneade Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 (edited) Is it a 5 piece body ? In 92 the preamp would have been a Japanese made one, not a USA one (the US preamps were fitted on the Burners from 93). Edited August 30, 2019 by eneade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassplayerpt Posted August 30, 2019 Author Share Posted August 30, 2019 1 minute ago, eneade said: Is it a 5 piece body ? No it's only the finish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eneade Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 Oh yeah, but I was looking at the back of the bass, it looks like there are 5 pieces of alder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassplayerpt Posted September 13, 2019 Author Share Posted September 13, 2019 Price drop 1000£ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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