Sire V7 2nd Gen 2019 quality issues

One-time mishap, contact Sire (or Thomann, if that's the case), they'll make it right. Sounds like a lemon slipped through QC.

 

Sounds like bad luck. I would get a replacement instead of getting a MIM Fender if I were you.

 

Return and you will probably get a sweet Sire to replace it.

 

I have a Vv7 (fretless, 1st gen) a P7 (1st gen) and a M7 (2nd gen).

I wanted to get a V7 (2nd gen) just because, and ordered one not too long ago. Mine also had a terrible fret buzz with the D-string open. The reason was that the nut was filed down too much, I recon that the same thing happened to your bass. You can not fix that by tweaking it, and I suspect that there is this one guy at the factory in Indonesia that get this wrong. As I have some other Sire basses to compare with it is obvious to see with bare eyes that the nut was filed down too much.

I sent mine back the day after I got it and got my money back. If I were you I'd go for another Sire bass.

 

Just reporting another case of the same thing here. Sire Marcus Miller V7, 2nd Gen - issue with the nut causing bad buzzing on open string (in my case the E).

Have contacted the supplier (Thomann) for a replacement. Otherwise a pretty lovely bass. Hopefully the replacement will not have this issue...

 

Man, have times changed...
When I ran into a nut that was cut too deeply and caused some string buzz, I’d cut a tiny piece of paper and stick it in the string groove with a dab of crazy glue. If it was too much, gently file it down until it’s right.
These days you get a whole new bass...awesome!

 

I agree, times have changed... for better or worse, mail order is quite common now and you can't inspect the product before purchasing it. I'm sure none of us would buy and walk out a shop with a new bass that had a non-trivial issue like that. But I don't think you can expect someone to pay for a bass, then accept something that doesn't work, right? That seems odd...

Of course, if an older bass developed a problem then I would repair it (or get it repaired professionally in my case)... each to their own though, as long as we are all happy.

 

Sadly I just purchased a v7 2nd gen directly from sire-usa.com and received it. After unboxing and setup I was immediately bothered by the crazy amount of fret buzz. I adjusted the neck and waited a day. It didn’t help. Using a fret rocker shows several high frets. Also a neck straight edge shows a gap on the first fret only, indicating a backward bend at the just that area. The truss rod had very little adjustment and only a little loosing felt like it was at the end of the threads. Sadly disappointed.