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Sire Bass Club!

What color/wood combination do you own?

  • Bright Metallic Red/ Ash

    Votes: 17 1.6%

  • Bright Metallic Red/ Alder

    Votes: 33 3.2%

  • Natural/ Ash

    Votes: 173 16.7%

  • Sunburst/ Ash

    Votes: 104 10.0%

  • Sunburst/ Alder

    Votes: 165 15.9%

  • White/ Ash

    Votes: 86 8.3%

  • White/ Alder

    Votes: 122 11.7%

  • Black/ Alder

    Votes: 104 10.0%

  • M3

    Votes: 28 2.7%

  • M7

    Votes: 85 8.2%

  • I'm a heretic - I don't own one yet, but I'll see the light soon enough!

    Votes: 243 23.4%
  • Total voters
    1,039
  • Poll closed .
#2,602
stingray69 said:
I agree that the East series preamps (J Retro, Deluxe, etc) seem to be the nearest match frequency-wise to the existing preamp, now that we've seen some of the Sire preamp specs posted a couple pages back. That said, I also think the Sire preamp is outstanding, both in tone, low noise, etc., & I don't believe I've seen a such a wide range of sweep in the mid frequency band in almost any other preamp on the market. Nor do any other preamps I can immediately recall seem to go as low either (20Hz). Speaking of which, this kind of surprised me because hear I've been loving the powerful bass tones of the V7 all along & yet normally I would have had some hesitation to hear that an instrument's onboard pre had 20Hz listed for the low end. Granted, I've never had an onboard pre that could reach down that low - nor did I think I'd want one because I always assumed 20Hz would be way too low for an onboard pre. But it sounds outstanding and for reasons that I still don't fully understand, it does not deliver a wall of mud as I would have suspected or guessed a 20Hz low end to sound like. Instead, its deep & solid. In any case, I think the Sire preamp is stellar in its tone & specs and sounds as good or better as any name brand aftermarket offerings IME - but yeah, above all else its gotta be solid & reliable. Hopefully this a fluke & can be chalked up to some of the growing pains in the early stages of these instruments. One thing I am sure of is that if there is a problem - either single issues or a batch issue (hopefully not), Sire will take the measures to correct it.
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And that's why it would be nice to know the serial # range of the 2 instruments, to be able to track down if it's a certain batch that was faulty. We had to do that a lot back when I worked in a camera store and we had new products coming in that had issues and I'm talking about $5000.00 cameras that were buggy from both Canon and Nikon! Jim
 
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#2,603
I haven't let myself see the front yet. The back of ash body shows a pleasant grain!
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#2,604
Plutonium244 said:
Does anyone have the decoder ring for Sire serial numbers? That is, for many instruments, you can tell even what day they were made, etc, by the serial number. What's the sire system?
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If it is like most I have seen, first four digits = YYWW, for example yours would be: 2015, week 38.
YMMV :)
 
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#2,608
cbdriver said:
I haven't let myself see the front yet. The back of ash body shows a pleasant grain!View attachment 772031
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So, it's like a strip-tease, building the anticipation?

I know you are not reading this-- you are back in the private room with your lil' honey at this moment. ;)

BTW, that's a very purdy bass you have there, sir.
 
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#2,614
stingray69 said:
Interesting - the rest of my serial: 0717
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If they are putting out more than 769 basses a week (Jim Nolte's last 4 digits), they probably really need that new China facility. I am curious if that's what the last 4 digits really mean, and if there will be some serial number "marker" signifying which facility it came from (otherwise, even though the instrument itself will bear the country of origin on the bck of the headstock, there could be identical serial #'s issued.
 
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#2,615
Ok! Hooked her up to my GK / Hartley rig. 1) As others have stated, this bass has a nice loud acoustic tone. Everything resonates like it should.
2) NO annoying "G string" dead spots detected.
3) Right away, I lowered the bridge action quite a bit. Neck has very little relief (like I like it!) Most strings are just a hair sharp @ 12th fret. I will tweak if I don't switch out w/ Marcus M Dunlops tonight.
4) It has a great fundamental Jazz tone in passive mode. Active mode makes it modern w/ plenty of bite and shimmer in the highs. The lows are massive. The mid sweep is where it's at! No worries about "too scooped" lost in the mix here!
5) First impression of fit & finish is excellent! $600? WOW!

Gotta put this phone down & play! She'll be attending rehearsal tonight!
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#2,618
chinjazz said:
Two very different strings the XL and Dunlop nickel super brights.

I like the Dunlops better b cause they have the snap/sparkle if you want it. But I have on occasion went with steel strings also (going to try the new Marcus Strings once my Sire arrives)...

The problem is there are too many choices.... It's the right kind of problem but can hurt the bank in finding the right choice.
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I went through a new set of D'addario XL's in 2 weeks. Went dull very quickly. I like a bright sounding string and opted for a set of Dunlop Super Bright Nickels 40 -100 gauge. The lighter gauge and lower tension has enabled me to dial in a really low action which has made the bass play like butter! I can still get a fantastic growl from the bridge pick up and can dial out the brightness with the pre-amp if I need to. But as you say there are too many choices! At £20 a set it is an expensive experiment.
 
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Plutonium244 said:
If they are putting out more than 769 basses a week (Jim Nolte's last 4 digits), they probably really need that new China facility. I am curious if that's what the last 4 digits really mean, and if there will be some serial number "marker" signifying which facility it came from (otherwise, even though the instrument itself will bear the country of origin on the bck of the headstock, there could be identical serial #'s issued.
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Calling Charlie Blue, please pick up the white courtesy phone! I think he has a China made one, interesting to compare his serial # to see if there is a country marker in the #. Jim
 
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#2,620
cbdriver said:
Ok! Hooked her up to my GK / Hartley rig. 1) As others have stated, this bass has a nice loud acoustic tone. Everything resonates like it should.
2) NO annoying "G string" dead spots detected.
3) Right away, I lowered the bridge action quite a bit. Neck has very little relief (like I like it!) Most strings are just a hair sharp @ 12th fret. I will tweak if I don't switch out w/ Marcus M Dunlops tonight.
4) It has a great fundamental Jazz tone in passive mode. Active mode makes it modern w/ plenty of bite and shimmer in the highs. The lows are massive. The mid sweep is where it's at! No worries about "too scooped" lost in the mix here!
5) First impression of fit & finish is excellent! $600? WOW!

Gotta put this phone down & play! She'll be attending rehearsal tonight!View attachment 772068 View attachment 772068
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A Pedulla MVP I played many years ago had probably the best neck I've ever played, right up there with my Fbass.
 
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