Dear all, Can any of you help me out with info on Sire MM P7 bass I just got? I bought a brand new one, but I have doubts about the pickup balance. It seems like whatever mode the bass is in, the bridge (J) pickup is significantly lower in volume than the neck (P) pickup. I made a video showing the difference, it is located at this link: I just played a bit with the height of the pickup and got the P magnet to a low point where the pickup volume balance is identical, but I guess this is not a permanent solution. Has any of you encountered this kind of a problem? Is the pickup faulty, or are the guitars made just like that? Thank you very much for your help! Uros
I have a p7 coming, should be here by monday next week. If no one has gotten back to you I'll be sure to check it on mine.
I just got a p7 4 string,same issue, I adjusted the height of both pickups unit the sounded even. Mine was used,so it was all out of wack,e string was super loud g was barely audible. I started by lowering both pickups on the e string side.the front pickup should roughly follow the radius of the fretboard, which it did not. The rear pickup was very high but sounded even with the front pickup, so I only lowered the bass or e side to even out the sound. Now it plays lovely! I think that's why the previous owner was not happy with his p7,the d and g strings were significantly lower in output,while the e string was super loud! All it took was some adjustments with a screwdriver Now everything is nice and even,his loss ,my gain. Good luck!
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