KSD Proto J or Sire V7?

I'm right there with you. I'm in the market for another five string Jazz bass. I'm leaning towards the 5 string version, as I can't find anything that can touch it for the money. The active/passive capability along with a 18 volt system looks very tempting. I saw the KSD, and while they are a good value I think you will want the V7.

 

Sire for the preamp alone. It's been a while since I played a KSD, but I wasn't very impressed with the tone.

 

Try them both and pick the one that feels right.

You can always change the sound.

 

I would get the Sire.... The KSD is heavier......

 

After careful considerations of Swiss Army Bass suggestions in that thread (and paying attention to budget), Im getting ready to pull the trigger on a V7 5-String probably in the next day or so....Got one question: What are the knobs functions and what is the function of the switch? Anybody know?

 

All controls are nicely detailed here:

NBD - Sire Marcus Miller V7 Alder-4 AWH *AUDIO*

 

thank you both

 

Tribute to my man John Entwistle. Plus I'm too lazy to go into the setting and change it.

 

I've owned both and as someone stated earlier,the Sire is better in my opinion because of the preamp! My KSD was very noisy and didn't have that pure jazz tone...I've played other KSD basses and the noisy preamp was always the issue for me.

Here's a clip of my bass recorded direct into my interface without any added plugins or EQ.

 

Btw,I'm an artist with Sire but I also recommend you try all options available...

 

I've not played a Sire, but I've also never been quite impressed with the KSD's I've tried. If it were my choice to make I'd go Sire.

 

Nice. Did you tune the bass down?

 

Thanks bro! Yeah I'm down to Eb.

 

I'd go with the Sire. KSD made a good attempt at trying to crack the market but their basses were never up to par, in my honest opinion. Noisy preamps and extremely heavy bodies.

 

I'm trying to lay low on these threads, I'll just say one thing the Sire preamp isn't is noisy. Quieter than my '95 USA Fender P Deluxe. As quiet or quieter than the Aggie OBP-3, which was my favorite up until Sire.

 

The KSD Jazz I played was junk. Noisy, poor finish, a lot of little niggling things that turned me off on them. As much as I hate to admit it, MIM Fender Jazz s were superior by far. Havn t played a Sire yet, but it has to be better.