I Think overall The mtds are a better sounding bass than the ken Smith bass. They both have their own unique sound. I found out the hard way. I called Basscentral and asked about both basses and the first thing he asked me was what style of music do you play.. I told him gospel jazz funk.. than he told me most of the gospel bass players like the ken smith basses.. so i bought one. Beautiful bass but the sound , i was not so impresed but had a nice clear tone. Ive owned 2 Ken smith basses . A 5 string bsreg And a 6 string bsreg... I traded my 6 string for a new mtd 635. Big difference in sound.. I will Stick with mtd... love it.... Not taking anything away from Ken smith Basses. It would be nice to Have Both if you can. And a fender jazz delux...............