Recent content by Richard_P_Harve

Having now lived with it for several days I'm pleased to say I really like it. Fit and finish is way better than expected for this price range, the nut however is a hunk of black poorly shaped plastic. I have played it through my main bass rig and I'm now sure the pickups and pre need to be...

Mini Review - The delivery was delayed by two days due to weather so it arrived yesterday. It came in a quality hard shell case which was an unexpected surprise. Build quality overall is very good, fret work is also very good. The fanned frets are really not a big deal and I felt comfortable...

I stumbled into a really good deal one of these and it arrives next Wednesday. I'm hopeful to be sure, never even played a fan fret bass. Not 100% sure on the case, some places seem to sell it with a hard case but this vendor thinks it will be a gig bag, no big deal either way.

I'm attempting to successfully downsize from years of boutique basses to something far less expensive as I'm no longer playing as much and keeping that level of expensive gear makes no sense. In trying to replace my F-Bass BN6 with something kinda close I picked up an ESP LTD B-206sm from...

I agree with Old School Flats, loosen the string(s) before making any bridge adjustments, it's good practice and makes sure string tension is not contributing to a hard to turn hex screw.

Think I'm going to site tight till Monday, going with a fresh set of Fodera strings that are my go to strings so I can better evaluate. Short of the cheap hardware this really is a great bass for the money. Plugged into my Genz Benz Uber Bass rig it sounds very large, far most so than I...

Well yes, the small one provided does fit the pots but is too small for the saddles. I just hate to guess on the right size for fear of striping one.

Does anyone know the hex size of the bridge saddles on the current (cheap) Sire V7 5 string...? The provided hex key is clearly not it.

I spoke with the Sire US tech rep and he was nice and all but basically told me there is no bridge or tuner direct replacement. He all but said that Sire has chosen to use cheap Chinese hardware that in in no way anywhere near standard so easy upgrades are just not possible. I get that these are...

I have been a player for much of my life and have owned some of the best custom basses ever including my last which was a custom F-Bass BN6 which you may have seen lots of times here. I'm however no longer an active stage player and have reduced the bass heard over the last year including the...

I have been a player for much of my life and have owner some of the best custom basses ever including my last which was a custom F-Bass BN6 which you may have seen lots of times here. I'm however no longer an active stage player and have reduced the bass heard over the last year including the...

I had a local buyer for this but the seller backed out due to some issue with his car, oh well, still for sale.

Come on guys, this is a pro 6 string with loads of custom features. Way better in a player's hands than in the gig bag.

Just beautiful indeed....

Thanks awakeme but I'm not interested in a trade, sorry.