Arnoldoc Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 (edited) Ken Smith Elite 20th Anniversary Flamed Redwood Top 6 string (1 of 11 made) Best Ken Smith out of the 10 or so I've owned for a very rare (very few have ever come out for sale) bass. Not looking for trades - selling as bringing down my collection and mainly play jazz style basses these days. Lots of feedback in the forum Specs: Flamed Redwood Top with Matching Headstock. Body Core and Heel Blocks are made of Tiger Maple. The Laminate between the Redwood and the Tiger Maple is Black Walnut, and the Body Features are Tropical Walnut. The Neck is made of Hard Rock Maple with African Bubinga features and heel laminate. The Fingerboard is Macassar Ebony and has Mother of Pearl Top and Side Dots. Pickups and Electronics are the same as the BSR "EG" and includes Series/Parallel Switches. The bass has a 20th Anniversary Backplate and Truss Rod Cover. These were $6,000 when made new in 1999/2000. Bass has cosmetic wear / bumps from the previous owner (I am the second owner and have owned it for the past 15 years), which is reflected in the price, but functionally it works perfectly and the frets are almost as new and plays with an incredibly low action with no buzz. 34" scale. 18mm string spacing 4.6kg / 10.1lb Ken Smith in his quest for the best tone woods found only a limited amount of this rare, old, seasoned, air dried, Figured Redwood. Because of the limited amount, only 11 of the KSA 6 flamed redwood basses were made. Edited October 23, 2020 by Arnoldoc 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbassman_de Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 These 20th Anniversary Smiths are fantastic and ... lightweight ! 4.6 kg is on the lower end of Smith 6ers ... Free bump from me. If I would not already own a Birdseye Redwood 6 from the 20th Anniversary series - I would buy this one in a heartbeat.... Unfortunately my collection should definitely not grow anymore ... GLWTS ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLoydElgar Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 Love the bass!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arnoldoc Posted July 27, 2020 Author Share Posted July 27, 2020 1 hour ago, mrbassman_de said: These 20th Anniversary Smiths are fantastic and ... lightweight ! 4.6 kg is on the lower end of Smith 6ers ... Free bump from me. If I would not already own a Birdseye Redwood 6 from the 20th Anniversary series - I would buy this one in a heartbeat.... Unfortunately my collection should definitely not grow anymore ... GLWTS ! Thank you, your gear for sale is always fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmi Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 HI, is the preamp on 9 or 18 volt ? Is the original case included ? What is his state ? Thanks you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryC Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 The serial numbers on the 20th Anniversary models were notated with a period, followed by two numbers. Can you tell me the last two numbers on this bass? Is it still for sale? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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