Sire V7 Vintage Alder or Fender mexico Deluxe Jazz Bass

Normally I would say Fender, but in this case the Sire's the better deal of the two. More tonal possibilities with its preamp at a cheaper price.

 

They are in the same class, but Sire has great preamp. Fender could be better in passive, but MIM are hit-or-miss, so you have to try it. OTOH, Sire can be heavy!
Also, neck profile is slightly different, some folks don't care for Sire, I think it's ok.
Bottom line, if you can't try them both, go for Sire.

 

I'm a Sire fan, no secret, and my Sires are way better than my MIM J, but to be fair, the Fender is maybe 15 years older than the Sires - I hear that they've really upped their game lately, the newer MIM Fenders are reported to be very nice as well. Check out both and compare in person if you can.

 

Disclaimer: I dont own either, but have looked into to both. My vote is on the Sire. All of the reviews and feedback claim how good of a value they are.
With MiM Fenders, you get the name on the headstock, and Possibly a good bass. But I've also seen a lot of people disappointed thinking they were getting better quality (this could also be due the sales volume leading to more of these cases publicly). Always best to try both of possible, at least the Fender.

 

I briefly owned a Sire, sent it back, this one was poorly made and had some terrible dead spots.
I recently replaced it with a MIM Fender deluxe.
Much nicer bass all round.
I tend to think you get what you pay for.
Sires are pretty popular around here so maybe I just got unlucky.

 

Love my Sire P7. It was the only bass I played for over a year. Then I got gas and picked up a couple other basses. Now the Sire is my #2 out of my 15 basses.

 

I'd say go with the fender because they hold their values incase you want to sell it to get another bass

 

Enough to compensate for the $120 difference?

And yeah, I have a Sire V7 5 string that I consider an awesome value. I vote Sire.

 

I would personally be more likely to go with the Fender, but both are good basses.

 

Yes.. i have both Basses and the Sire is much heavier than my MIM. I do like the pre-Amp in the Sire, but the passive MIM sounds great. Sometimes the Pre- with all the EQ pots, drive you nuts, so back to the MIM or my simple P Bass. kind of a love / hate with my Sire. My 73 P bass is my keeper. Sire looks better if that has any value?

 

I have a Sire V7 1st generation which was manufactured shortly before the 2nd generation was introduced and has a number of features that are upgraded from the initial 1st generation instruments released (string retainer, tuners, and i believe rolled fingerboard edges as they are certainly smoother than my Fender MIM P).
It plays and sounds great! Sounds very nice when played passive or active and the pre-amp is amazingly versatile.
My V7 weighs more than my Fender MIM P (J’s are typically heavier than P’s due to larger body size) however mine is definitely not uncomfortably heavy.
Let us know which one you bring home

 

my advice, get sire V3 gen2. there is no difference in v3's and v7's build quality. they both sound the same but v3 is lighter and cheaper and blows MIM fenders out of the water

 

I have the MIM Fender in a five string and have been disappointed with it. Very week volume compared to my Peavey Cirrus. My Fender is beautiful and well made just lacks punch. Passive is fine.

 

If you can only order, I say get the Sire. If you can play them, get the one you like the most.

 

This fender series is trash,no tone nob for passive mod!crappy preamp.You would be paying for the fender logo mosty.

 

Sire Marcus miller V7 vintage is the best,

 

I have owned 3 Sire basses. V7 Gen 1, Vintage V7 Gen 2 (White!), and now a V7 Gen 2 Sherwood Green. I love Fender. Everything else I have is Fender, Amp, Cables, even my stand is a Fender. I play Sire because they are consistently good quality. They are the sound I am looking for. In the price range of the MIM's but from my experience better than the MIM's. So far only 1 out of 10 MIM's that I have played was really nice.

Pro's for Sire: Good quality, sound
Cons: Heavier that most, resale, considered as a 'beginners' bass

Pro's for Fender MIM: Name, sound, if you get a good one they are really nice! Holds value
Cons: Consistency in quality

If you cannot play before you pay I would go with Sire
Any online order is a gamble but the odds are with Sire on this

These are just my experiences that I wanted to share with you

Best of luck to you

 

You will see opinions from Fender and Sire fans. Both are good basses here.
I recommend playing both if you can.