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Which bass? The bass I have on order? I have an M7 5-string alder in brown on order.
I just picked up this black beauty off CL this evening. It just fell into my lap, and man am I excited!
Just installed the covers today. I love this bass so much. My dad's friend has a Fender American Jazz that he paid insanely more for in the '90s, and I think he felt intimidated by my Sire 
I plan to get some flatwounds next and a custom pick guard to really make it pop.
I plan to get some flatwounds next and a custom pick guard to really make it pop.
Thanks! I was not sure about the chrome knobs, but now that I see them in person, I kinda like it.
I like that it's simple, so I'm not disappointed. Speaking of the headstock, I really like the shape!
I don't mind the Sire logo but I would have liked them to put Marcus Miller's name in a more creative font.
What does that headstock logo sound like?
No, not disappointed in the logo. Inconsequential to me, and it's certainly not terrible.
Didn't mean that to sound snide or anything. Apologies if it's taken that way.
Some people don't like the head stock shape, either, but that also doesn't bother me. I've seen nicer logos than what Sire has, and it kind of has a LITTLE bit "cheap bass logo" look to it; it just doesn't enter my thought process much. It sounds great so I am not concerned, or even mildly bothered. Congrats on your CL score, I am about to put chrome knobs on my natural ash/maple 5-string, I like the look of them with the right bass, including yours (the chrome cavity/knob plate makes them right at home). The sunburst alder-rosewood 4 string I have looks better with the ordinary black plastic knobs though.
I have to admit at first your comment came of as "Snide" but after your explanation, I totally agree with you. It just looks so simple and plain compared to the actual bass. Especially the Marcus Miller block font.
I look forward to the pics of your new chrome.
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Just perusing the internet and found a neat picture of bass player Oskar Cartaya giving a V7 a spin at the EBS booth this past 2016 NAAM show.
Just perusing the internet and found a neat picture of bass player Oskar Cartaya giving a V7 a spin at the EBS booth this past 2016 NAAM show.
Thats a great looking burst. A lot of the bursts I've seen with the alder/rosewood have been more reddish in color, which aren't really my thing
I agree with you on the reddish thing. I would have liked it to be more brown going to black to the edges. My remedy was to put on a black pick guard which makes it pop more. The one I made didn't come out perfect so I'm waiting till Sire sells them separately someday in the future.
I definitely prefer the black pickguard
