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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 .
#12,221
Bassic Needs said:
I still have the stock strings on my bass. Should I switch them up? I see the names DR and La Bella come up frequently. I'm a noob so I don't know much other than the difference between round wounds and flat wounds.
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The D'Addario stock strings were way too bright and "zingy" for my taste - very modern sounding.
I switched them out on my P7 with DR Sunbeams - much better now ….
I'd also like to try the D'Addario half-wounds, sometime in the future, on my P7.
I use the half-wound strings on 2 of my other basses - great for rhythm & blues and funk! IMOH
 
#12,222
The XL's strings get a lot of love and these sound really nice
I just thought it was weird about the volume difference but I have not set anything up this is straight out of the box and tuned up. That's all. I was too happy getting the bass and playing it then to sit down and do a set up on it. And the action is super low, maybe a little too low. I tried a pick and with a light to medium attack I got fret buzz. Fingers and slap is amazing! So maybe next week when I am out of the 'honey moon' phase I will do a complete set up.
 
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After many sets of various Daddario and DR strings, I am still having issue with achieving a consistent sound from the B string on my gen 1 M7 5 string Ash body. The B string just sounds dull and lifeless. It can't be just a dead or bad string issue after several string changes. I have also tried some tapered B strings, still no improvement. With a fresh set of strings, all open strings sound nice and zingy, fretted notes on EADG strings sound zingy with good sustain. The B string just sounds dull and almost muted, with no real sustain, its more akin to a very old string when fretted notes are played, if that makes sense.

Anyone experience this issue or can anyone maybe offer any suggestions. Thanks.
 
#12,226
On order, and coming to my home soon.
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#12,233
I'm way late to this party.
Looking for a high end P with a J neck 8.5lbs. or less. Washington Music Center had nothing, but the sales guys suggested I try a Sire.
I thought these were just another econo bass; boy was I wrong!
The action was on par with my Spector, Lakland, and MM!

They are wating for another shipment of 4-string, P7's and here are my questions:

What's the chance of finding a P7 that is 8.5lbs or less?
I'm assuming that alder will be lighter than ash??
TIA
 
#12,234
Jim C said:
I'm way late to this party.
Looking for a high end P with a J neck 8.5lbs. or less. Washington Music Center had nothing, but the sales guys suggested I try a Sire.
I thought these were just another econo bass; boy was I wrong!
The action was on par with my Spector, Lakland, and MM!

They are wating for another shipment of 4-string, P7's and here are my questions:

What's the chance of finding a P7 that is 8.5lbs or less?
I'm assuming that alder will be lighter than ash??
TIA
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I got a 1st gen AlderRosewood P7 5er , it weights 9.4 so you may get close to 8.5 on a 4 string.
 
#12,236
jlepre said:
I have a 1st gen P7 that is in that same range, but I fear the V7 4 won't be in that 8.5 range. In fact I'm not sure if I've heard of any 4 string under 9 pounds.

The P7 seems to be lighter in general.
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Yes, the P7 runs at least a pound lighter than the V7, I would say, due to the smaller body. Seems feasible to find a 4 string P7 at 8.5 or so, but maybe not all of them. Shop at places that offer the exact weight of each bass? Or in person, I guess.
 
#12,237
bholder said:
Yes, the P7 runs at least a pound lighter than the V7, I would say, due to the smaller body. Seems feasible to find a 4 string P7 at 8.5 or so, but maybe not all of them. Shop at places that offer the exact weight of each bass? Or in person, I guess.
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Do you know of any online retailers that list the weight of Sire Bases?
Over the last year I've asked at least three different sellers on Reverb what a bass weighed and they wouldn't answer. They all had $2K+ basses and I would have been happy to own any one of them if they were under 8.5 lbs. Seems like if the weight isn't being listed (including the TB classifieds) it's probably a big ol' heavy pig.
(not that there's anything wrong with that)
 
#12,238
Jim C said:
Do you know of any online retailers that list the weight of Sire Bases?
Over the last year I've asked at least three different sellers on Reverb what a bass weighed and they wouldn't answer. They all had $2K+ basses and I would have been happy to own any one of them if they were under 8.5 lbs. Seems like if the weight isn't being listed (including the TB classifieds) it's probably a big ol' heavy pig.
(not that there's anything wrong with that)
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I don't offhand - Sweetwater lists exact weights, but doesn't carry Sire. Hoping more P7 4 string owners chime in.
 
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#12,239
I had a weight problem with Lakland and G&L.
The vast majority of their basses (US or Indonesia) were more than 8.5 lbs.
I did eventually find one of each but it was like hunting for unicorns.
 
#12,240
I'm really happy with my new Sire P7, 2nd gen five string. But, I had to make a few changes:

1. Didn't like the strings, so I put on my favorite D'Addario Pro-Steel light gauge strings with a .125 B. Better!
2. Didn't like the D and G tension, so I strung them through the back of the bridge. Better!
3. I couldn't get an even bridge pickup response, so I replaced the rear J pickup with a Seymour Duncan Apollo 5 with staggered pole pieces (to better-match the radius of the neck). Better!
4. Changed out the awful preamp knobs. MUCH Better!
5. Added Dunlop strap locks. Safer!

I'm much happier with this bass now, and I love the way it plays and sounds. It's more Fender-like than my Sadowsky's and Lull's, but it sounds and plays better than any American-made Fender 5 (that I've played). My last "to-do" on this bass is to change the bridge saddle intonation screws on the G and D string. The G string screw is too long for me to intonate the .040 gauge G string. (Although it's pretty close.)

And... it weighs about 8.4 lbs! Great bass. Not just "for the money." I could play this bass exclusively and be happy. (But don't tell my wife.)

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