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I don't think that it would be worth the effort.
Of course if you have the tools and skill to make perfect - why not then.
However I don't recall having issues accessing all the frets on M2 - on the other hand I rarely venture higher than 12th fret.
Out of curiosity - what are you playing there, that you even started thinking about moding the body ?
Cheers!
I made this video shortly after getting my P7 about a year ago. I wanted to get a sample of how it sounded on the P pup, in the passive setting, in a band setting.
I'm thinking of making another video that compares a Squier P to a Fender P to the Sire.
I will have to play them all again to form a fresh opinion, they're all pretty great.All three! That must be greatWhich ones do you have? Alder/rw or ash/maple?
How do you find the P7 vs V7 fretless?
The V7 and P7 are both ash/maple, the M7 is alder/rosewood. From memory, I'd say the big difference between the P7 and the V7 is the P body is smaller / lighter, and the P pickup just overwhelmingly screams "P bass thump" compared the the V7's neck J pickup (which is by no means anemic). But that P pickup is just loud. Very thumpy. As it should be. I'll see if I have any clips...
Wow thanks for sharing this! So it sounds like it can get a traditional p sound out of it in passive mode.
I did make a NBD sample of my P7 with the P pickup solo'ed - first passive, then active (flat) forgive my crappy playing, but you can hear the sound of it:
yeah.. I'd say you get a very satisfying P tone out of it, albeit a more "modern" P tone. I actually ended up swapping out the stock pups and replaced them with the vintage P pup and Apollo Humbucking J pup from Seymour Duncan. I was looking for a more vintage tone and felt I wasn't quiet getting there with the Sire pups. I play LeBella flats through an Ampeg, so clearly I've got a thing
Having the ability to go active and play with the EQ means I can always adjust my tone so I'm cutting through the rest of the band regardless of the room we're in. And if I want to get a more modern tone I can add signal from the J pup. It's a total workhorse bass now. And, hopefully that video shows you that even with the stock pups you can get a good P tone.
This looks like it's drying up. Use a fingerboard cleaner (orange/lemon oil) to clean and moist the fretboard
yeah.. I'd say you get a very satisfying P tone out of it, albeit a more "modern" P tone. I actually ended up swapping out the stock pups and replaced them with the vintage P pup and Apollo Humbucking J pup from Seymour Duncan. I was looking for a more vintage tone and felt I wasn't quiet getting there with the Sire pups. I play LeBella flats through an Ampeg, so clearly I've got a thing
Agreed. Good p tone, albeit more modern p tone with stock pickups. Thanks
Does anyone know if the V7 and P7 five-string necks have the same dimensions at the heel? I'd really like to get V7 with maple and swap it for the rosewood on my P7.
Should I get a P7?
I already have an alder V7 4 string. I want a good P Bass sound but refuse to spend the premium for a passive Fender, so I am looking at the 4 string alder P7 from Sire. It's not really a P Bass, so I wonder how close its sound is to the classic P Bass sound? Or is the sound of the P7 very close to the V7 and a P7 would be redundant?
I already have an alder V7 4 string. I want a good P Bass sound but refuse to spend the premium for a passive Fender, so I am looking at the 4 string alder P7 from Sire. It's not really a P Bass, so I wonder how close its sound is to the classic P Bass sound? Or is the sound of the P7 very close to the V7 and a P7 would be redundant?
A little hard to tell, but I am thinking the fretboard may be due a bit of maintenance. I have an M7 5 string and so far see no issues on the fretboard. I do however give my fretboard a thorough clean with 000 grade wire wool and lemon oil at every string change, typically every 8 weeks. My bass is about 2 1/2years old. Possibly worth considering.......
I think whether the P7 delivers the classic P sound was discussed in this thread again. It depends on what you consider a classic P sound though.
IMHO a P7 with the neck pickup alone provides a nice modern sounding P bass. If you want a Motown sound I believe that would be difficult for the P7 even though you could certainly achieve something close enough. It has a J neck after all. Having a P neck pickup it certainly gives a different sound from the V7. It depends on how you have them setup to make them sound more similar or more different. YMMV
I like these new knobs - Harley Benton spares from Thomann. The knibs need some tape on the shafts to make them spin on centre when the grub screw is tightened down, but they are secure and feel nice. I like the position for drilled through to the brass and the knurling feels nice.
I have something similar to those, I got them on ebay, if you have an old credit type card, cut to the size of the slot on the spindle, they will then tighten up ok and not damage the spindle, also the knob will stay centre.
