![]() You will get a lot of bass for less than $2000.Ĭlick to expand. In sum: try to find one used - there are deals to be had and they are probably the best value in the resale market. Only because "a lot" of gospel players use them.? I would say playing 5-string is required with modern gospel, but any 5-string will do. I think associating gospel to Smith and MTD is silly. When you see a $3500Sadowsky and a $3500 Smith side-to-side, you'll definitely ask yourself why the Sadowsky is so much (construction-wise sound is another matter. I don't think they are overpriced at all. Maybe they should slow down the production so there is less offer and more demand. I do agree that Smiths are on-par with any big luthier out there heck, Smith is one of the original high-end luthiers, along with Spector and Alembic.īut for some reason they do not hold value. I think ebony really helps chords come out clean. ![]() If I could buy a new Smith, I would order a J model (with J pickups, not soapbars) and I would get an ebony fretboard. Clarity is not the forte, at least not with my wood combo. The bridge pickup is very "J-bass on steroids." Soloing the neck pickup gives a nasty P-style tone that is dirty and polite at the same time. Although it is a "modern" bass, it does have some old school dirt into them. Playability: the best I have ever experienced, even better than Sadowsky and/or MTD. Top-notch crafmanship: everything from the choice of woods to the fretwork - it is really spectacular. I have had a BSR-M 5-string with an all-ash body, no top, pau ferro board, for almost too years. ![]()
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