OPINION

[mike roman]

PRO'S/CON'S....WHICH ONE WOULD YOU ?

 

[bholder]

That's a tough call. I hear great things about both. Much bang for the buck in both cases.

 

[mongo2]

I prefer Ibanez necks.

 

[bigtone23]

They are both great basses. Personally, I'd do the Sire just because I prefer active J basses.
SRs are certainly evolved from a J bass type platform, but do feel different. The 300E has a lot of tones in it.

 

[SunByrne]

@bholder is right, both good value propositions.

However, I think it's kind of a weird question to ask in a vacuum. What kind of sound do you want? One option is humbuckers and the other is single-coil. They'll sound pretty different. If you want that fatter humbucker sound, get the Ibanez. If you want a more classic jazz bass sound, get the Sire.

Personally I'd get the Sire since I already have several humbucker-based basses and I don't own a jazz-style bass.

 

[5StringBlues]

Those pants make you look taller.

 

[80jazz]

Sire.

I may even get myself one of those soon.

 

[Riverrunsred]

Ibanez, something about the Sire headstock.

 

[Dincrest]

I'd personally go Ibanez because I love Soundgears (I love their necks, their bodies, how they balance/hang on me) and need 24 frets.

 

[Rolling Thunder]

I like the color of the left one and I don't own any Music Man pickup basses. That's my vote. The one on the right probably comes with a fedora (my super judgemental opinion).

 

[Funkinthetrunk]

Sire's preamp outstanding, especially since I've bought and used preamps that costs about what a whole Sire bass costs. My vote is for the Sire.

 

[Deleted member 165050]

I'd go for the Ibanez. I have never owned an Ibby I didn't like (currently have an SR505). I've never played a Sire but I find the J-style bass body a little large myself. Although I do have a J-style bass as well...

 

[GIBrat51]

Okay....
IMO, which one would/should I buy? Neither one. Near as I can tell from their respective web pages, neither of those basses are available as a lefty. Both companies do make a lefty or two, but those models ain't them. The passive lefty Sire V7 might be tempting - if I wanted a Jazz type bass. Which I don't...
IMO, which one should you buy? I'm not in the habit of telling people how to spend their money - especially where something as personal as a bass is concerned. But, based on my faint interest in the Sire - and the good things I'm always hearing about Sire's - I think I'd lean in that direction, assuming I was right handed...

 

[geeza]

I would probably lean more towards the Sire

 

[Kipp Harrington]

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Never liked Ibbys (although they are nice basses). Necks are too small/thin for me and the string spacing is awkward... and I have small hands and short fingers!

 

[Watchootognbout]

I would bypass both of those and get an Ibanez BTB746.

 

[Lenny JG]

Are those from the demo sale? They got some good stuff rn..

 

[Killing Floor]

Have you held either in your hands? I’d bass it in neck feel. (bass it, see what I did there?)

 

[Jazzkuma]

since I have not heard either I would go with the Sire just because I feel it would just sound like a jazz.

 

[JeezyMcNuggles]

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Sire