Recent content by Graeme Reay

Mine was an Audition single channel transistor amp that came from Woolworths (went with the Audition bass my parents bought for me for Christmas). Must have been all of 15 watts and probably sounded awful but I loved it because it let me start making music. It was light enough to strap to the...

Well it wasn’t that the strings had come unwound or anything mechanical so the V7 has been parcelled up and is on its way back to Germany for a refund, I didn’t opt for an exchange as I want to be sure I have a working bass in my hands before I pay over any cash. When the refund money hits my...

Guess what I will be looking at tonight!!

As a brand new bass I don’t want to start taking it apart to check for issues inside the cavity in case this invalidates my guarantee. And if there is an issue unlikely I can fix it. If it was a second hand purchase I’d have it apart in seconds :-)

Well not all good in Sire world. The V7 I bought last week sound terrible on lower strings in active and passive mode. Unusable at band practice on Monday, sounded like a plank. Took it to my local music shop today to try with other amps. Still sounded awful. seems like a pickup problem. Is...

I have tried both passive and active (with all active controls centred). Have even plugged directly into my analogue studio desk and listened via the monitors to eliminate amp probs from the loop. Am now going to adjust pickup heights to see if that helps

I have just received my V7 5 string alder TS today. Currently play an OLP MusicMan Tony Levin signature 5 string. After reading all the reviews I was really looking forward to the V7 but staight out of the box it sounds awful! I have played with the amp settings and the V7 passive and active...