My halibut is named Eric. I would like a license for him, please.
But what is your parrot's name?
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But what is your parrot's name?
I remember a fair bit of skepticism when they were first released..there was so little in the way of youtube clips or first hand accounts, but thats completely changed & of course people have them in their hands now too, especially pro musicians.
True - But that would mean you would have to sell it - by that time, it will probably be a cherished member of the family.I guess a look at TB classifieds would be the way to tell. I have seen some that represented a discount vs. new, but I know I paid pretty damn near the new price. In fact, I think it WAS full price. I didn't want to wait months for shipment, and to be honest, I kinda wanted one with MM's signature on it.In my little fantasy world, one with MM's signature will be worth tens of thousands some day.
I have not retired from playing, just gear reviewing. I'm touring with the Mavericks now, playing strictly upright bass. With traveling, it's too much of a hassle to deal with gear coming and going, and frankly... I got a little tired of the politics of gear - which is not as big of a thing as I make it sound. But I did get tired of being asked to glorify products. I just wanna play!
These Sires look great! I think maybe I could squeeze in a fretless J... I don't have one of those... They're so cheap, it's almost silly not to get one... but I have no place to play it!
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I love my fretless, that's for sure.
Well, I am an odd duck in that, the more valuable (in terms of $) something becomes, the less likely I am to sell it (barring financial emergency). But it'd be nice to know it has financial value. It's like an investment in real estate or something-- unless I could take that $ and then go buy another $400 bass that will be worth thousands, there's no point in turning it over for the purpose of profit. If I'd been smart and bought a '63 Precision in, say, 1980, and it was now worth $5000, I wouldn't sell it-- great deals are not dime-a-dozen and there are no more $600 '63 Precisions out there. And, I rather think I'd want to keep something as personal as a nice bass owned for decades.
hi from spain, i just got it, a sunburst alder 4 strings its a superbass, i play like a professional during 30 years always fender basses and double bass, and that one its great for the money, im a fan from sire.
It doesn't care what room you're in (dive bars included)....the Sire always delivers!! Nuff said. 
Hi victorcap, thanks for chiming in. They really are great basses. I got one just like yours, it arrived about 10 days ago. I love it.
So I did go back and count - I had my M3 before this thread opened, actually, but if you count by actual owners at the time in order of posts, looks like I'm #4 here.
I hear you, I've been playing bass since 1968 and I still have my '65 L series Jazz that I bought when I was a Junior in high school in '69, hoed weeds all summer to make $ 200.00 to buy it! Never been that much of a gear hound, when I get something good I tend to keep it for a long time. The crazy thing about these Sires is the price/quality ratio, I think that is what is sort of blowing peoples minds when they receive them since they aren't in stores and it's such a pleasant surprise when they see and play them. I can only imagine someone in your position who has played just about everything wanting to get back to the things that matter, the making of great music, that's what drew us all in in the first place right? Cheers, and play your heart outI have not retired from playing, just gear reviewing. I'm touring with the Mavericks now, playing strictly upright bass. With traveling, it's too much of a hassle to deal with gear coming and going, and frankly... I got a little tired of the politics of gear - which is not as big of a thing as I make it sound. But I did get tired of being asked to glorify products. I just wanna play!
These Sires look great! I think maybe I could squeeze in a fretless J... I don't have one of those... They're so cheap, it's almost silly not to get one... but I have no place to play it!
Jim
Same here! Great Bass! I did a good amount of playing to some songs off my iTunes library today and was in a very happy place. Such a solid instrument that's a joy to play!
Does anyone on this thread live near Clarksville, Indiana? If so, there's fellow TB member (angst178) who would like to check out a V7 in person. Here's his recent thread: Can't decide on which bass if you hadn't seen it. Can anyone here help the guy out? He's a bit too far from me.
Oh, quick edit . . . he only wants to play it, mainly to check out the neck. Unlike one of the previous posters, he doesn't want you to give it to him.
Oh, quick edit . . . he only wants to play it, mainly to check out the neck. Unlike one of the previous posters, he doesn't want you to give it to him.
Hey @Plutonium244, just as @thespoon mentioned below with double nutting it....
I successfully lowered the knobs today.
The key as others said was to first loosen the bottom stacked knobs the supplied Allen wrench, then pulling up from that bottom knob slowly... I went with a slightly easier approach when it came to taking the knobs off.
What I did was get a metal ruler with cork on the bottom and lever it up (with one hand and gently applying pull pressure up with the other hand). You can use this same method to get the other knobs loosened to pull.
The rest is pretty simple. On the bottom side of the control plate where the pots meet the plate I put in an extra nut as a height spacer (mine were bigger than the thread). Take your time and you won't scratch up your bass
Sire Rules!
The Low Ride er gets a little lower! Nice job!Hey @Plutonium244, just as @thespoon mentioned below with double nutting it....
I successfully lowered the knobs today.
The key as others said was to first loosen the bottom stacked knobs the supplied Allen wrench, then pulling up from that bottom knob slowly... I went with a slightly easier approach when it came to taking the knobs off.
What I did was get a metal ruler with cork on the bottom and lever it up (with one hand and gently applying pull pressure up with the other hand). You can use this same method to get the other knobs loosened to pull.
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The rest is pretty simple. On the bottom side of the control plate where the pots meet the plate I put in an extra nut as a height spacer (mine were bigger than the thread). Take your time and you won't scratch up your bass
Sire Rules!
Hey @Plutonium244, just as @thespoon mentioned below with double nutting it....
I successfully lowered the knobs today.
The key as others said was to first loosen the bottom stacked knobs the supplied Allen wrench, then pulling up from that bottom knob slowly... I went with a slightly easier approach when it came to taking the knobs off.
What I did was get a metal ruler with cork on the bottom and lever it up (with one hand and gently applying pull pressure up with the other hand). You can use this same method to get the other knobs loosened to pull.
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The rest is pretty simple. On the bottom side of the control plate where the pots meet the plate I put in an extra nut as a height spacer (mine were bigger than the thread). Take your time and you won't scratch up your bass
Sire Rules!
Ha! So, I ordered a ruler like that from Amazon, five bucks. I can actually see the utility of that for another gear-related issue I need to solve.
That looks much better! I'm doing it tomorrow.Hey @Plutonium244, just as @thespoon mentioned below with double nutting it....
I successfully lowered the knobs today.
The key as others said was to first loosen the bottom stacked knobs the supplied Allen wrench, then pulling up from that bottom knob slowly... I went with a slightly easier approach when it came to taking the knobs off.
What I did was get a metal ruler with cork on the bottom and lever it up (with one hand and gently applying pull pressure up with the other hand). You can use this same method to get the other knobs loosened to pull.
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The rest is pretty simple. On the bottom side of the control plate where the pots meet the plate I put in an extra nut as a height spacer (mine were bigger than the thread). Take your time and you won't scratch up your bass
Sire Rules!
Does anyone know what Hipshot tuners set would be a direct replacement for the factory tuners on a V7? It looks to me like either the HB1 or HB5 and likewise which X-tender model would work? BT1? I just can't tell and someone was asking me the other day.
