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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 .
#16,106
jmjames said:
You misread me BADLY if that is the takeaway you got from my post.

1. These issues are not "endemic", these are the common issues but they are not common. The overwhelming majority of Sire owners are obviously satisfied, based on the growth of the company, the comments in this and other threads, the reviews, and their ability to raise prices even before COVID.

2. No, a Sire buyer should NOT be "prepared to spend more $$ when purchasing, to fix these problems", because it's clear that Sire stands behind the product, and that these issues are not frequent enough to matter. Literally the only thing most buyers do is change strings to their preference and maybe change the knobs (and even that is less of a concern now with the new knobs), and the only knobs were fine, just ugly.

3. As others have said, the percent of Sires with issues seems no higher than other brands, and the problems are no different from what other brands have. Doesn't mean they like the problems or that Sire shouldn't work to stop having them, but it means that this isn't some Sire-specific issue either.

J.Ja
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JmJ
Whoa whoa whoa... First off this is not a personal afront to you nor Sire...this feels like road rage is just around the corner... So RELAX!
We are just having a collegial, anecdotal discusion about the brand of bass we all appreciate and enjoy ... this is not a boardroom meeting with spreadsheets in front of us...

So, there is no need to get snarky about what I or anybody else writes in here....
There is nothing mean spirited aimed at Sire... To the contrary...
I just finished playing a couple of hours on my M5... Dialed in some new sounds and found some cool new riffs!!
I played my RIC4003, (which was my main bass since '92, when I bought it), for a few days then went back to my M5 on Monday... Why? Because I hate it and wish I never bought it because of QC issues...Please...
If you've been reading the threads as you claim, you would have seen how I profess to really, really liking my M5, as it has opened up a whole pallet of sound not available with my RIC or Fender or B Bromberg2 or my MK Dragonfly...
I also have commented on how great this clear coat swamp ash bass looks, which makes it an inspiration to play...

And, I am no stranger to manufacturing and quality control, since I produced my own product that had MY name on it- everything piece that went out the door, wholessle, or sold in my retail store; my name on it...
So I empathize with Mickey Cho, though his name is not directly on the basses, his toil--blood, sweat and tears-- is in each of the basses we dig playing...
we should remember our opinions/interpretations are anecdotal and subjective, since there are no concrete figures/facts to base opinions on...
So, I really don't think I took your thread so badley at all...relax
 
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Crix said:
Yep, fast shipping and great service.[/QUOT

So, they make the sale!! That's how the free market works!! Yeeehhhaaa!
That they can get you the bass from across the pond as fast or faster & cheaper... Heck yaaa

If you would indulge me...
1st half of 1800's Merino sheep/wool dominated Vermont, which was virtually clear cut of its forest to make grazing fields for the sheep ( wood used for potash)
Very little dairy in VT at that point...
All the shipping to NYC was done by water way... The new technology of the day railroad was starting to grow... Vermonters rejected this new technology... So, they built the rail system out to Midwest -- Minnesota & Wisconsin, if memory serves me, and started the merino sheep business out there...
Via railroad, those Midwestern sheep farmers could ship their wool faster and cheaper than their competition in Vt...
The bottom drastically fell out of the VT sheep industry-- I think over 80% of the farms tanked... Only those who were diverse with dairy farming survived, hence the origins of dairy agra-business in VT
Also this plunged VT into a sever depression, that has never really ended... As they say, when the Great Depression hit in 1929, VT did not notice, because the economy was already that bad in the state...
Even today, the biggest employer in the state is the state gov't...
As an aside, The state was not fully electrified until 1968! Go figure...

So, you all can figure how this relates to those of you getting your axes overseas...

Hoping you dig your new axes when the arrive!! I'm envious of having a Sire arsenal!!
Ill just enjoy my sole M5--- for now!
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