I wanted to order one but I couldn't get the checkout done on the Sire website (the site was not able to generate a shipping quote for a canadian adress) so I emailed Mickey and had a 5 string ash reserved for me before they ran out of stock. Mickey sent me an email yesterday and told me the...
I own a MIM precision with american pickups and it sounds awesome but I also tried the BB many times in a guitar center and it sounded fantastic, I would even say better. I know that taste for tone is subjective but still, I found the BB to sound full, warm and punchy. What stopped me to swap...
I own an Ibanez SR505 and it serves me well... I know it aint the same electronics but I assume that if you treat it well, it will serve you well too. But if you don't like thin necks, don't go for this one, you'll hate it !
I play gospel music all the time at my church and before having my warrior, I played an Ibanez SR505... with the bartolini electronics, it was perfect for gospel and this bass is in your price range.