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Sire V7 Preamp Cracked Pot

Discussion in 'Pickups & Electronics [BG]' started by gard0300, Jan 2, 2017.

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  1. Jan 2, 2017 #1
    gard0300

    gard0300

    Jan 10, 2011
    Vandalia, Ohio
    Does anyone know if you can replace just the pot? I cracked one. The Vol - Tone to be exact. I can't find any brand name. I'm assuming its proprietorary. It may be easier to replace the preamp as a whole. Assuming Sire sells them separately. Any experience out there?
     

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  2. Jan 2, 2017 #2
    Clark Dark

    Clark Dark

    Mar 3, 2005
    earth
    It looks proprietary, one section is audio taper, the other section is linear taper. I would call Sire first.
     
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  3. Jan 2, 2017 #3
    bholder

    bholder Affable Sociopath Gold Supporting Member Supporting Member

    Sep 2, 2001
    Vestal, NY
    Received a gift from Sire* (see sig)
    Contact Sire. I think they're more likely to just send you a replacement for free rather than sell you one. Others on here have gotten broken pots and other parts replaced essentially for free, but if there is a service charge, I'd expect it to be reasonable. You can get custom pots made to almost any spec, but that's expensive, Sire buys them in bulk.
     
  4. Jan 3, 2017 #4
    gard0300

    gard0300

    Jan 10, 2011
    Vandalia, Ohio
    They called me back. $75.00 for a replacement.
     
  5. Jan 17, 2017 #5
    jlepre

    jlepre

    Nov 12, 2007
    Cedar Knolls, NJ
    That's the way I had to go. Just put mine in this past weekend. Good as new.
     
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  6. Jun 4, 2018 #6
    AdrianoBassC

    AdrianoBassC

    May 16, 2018
    Barueri, Brazil
    Hi,
    What the pots value? 100k, 250k, 10k...?
     
  7. Jun 17, 2018 #7
    orik

    orik

    Nov 21, 2017
    Was it a replacement for the pot or the whole preamp?
     
  8. Jun 17, 2018 #8
    sissy kathy

    sissy kathy Back to Bass-ics Gold Supporting Member

    Apr 21, 2014
    Arbutus, MD
    Does it still work? Wrap some vinyl tape around it, have it blessed, and call it good.
     
  9. Dec 10, 2018 #9
    jay1000

    jay1000

    Mar 23, 2018
    Wales , UK
    can these pots not just be de-soldered from the board and replaced ?
     
  10. Dec 11, 2018 #10
    96tbird

    96tbird PLEASE STAND BY

    Dec 13, 2010
    Turn left at the gopher.
    Yes but because it’s linear/audio stacked, it’s custom and you will have a hard time buying just one unit.
     
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  11. Aug 12, 2019 #11
    Mstislav

    Mstislav

    Aug 12, 2019
    Madrid
    Did you find any solution to the problem? the same thing happened to me ... I have broken the tone / volume potentiometer.
     
  12. Aug 12, 2019 #12
    Funkinthetrunk

    Funkinthetrunk Registered User Supporting Member

    Mar 14, 2008
    Home of Super Bowl XXXII, XXXIII & 50 Champions
    Sire is really good about helping customers...if you're orig owner, they may send you one for free. Worst case $75 for whole new preamp. I've bought preamps from them to install on non Sire basses, they sound great.