Knobs are good, but I personally don't like the look of a conga line of knobs, lol. I personally prefer the stacked knobs, like on a j-retro deluxe.
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WOW! Really Sire
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Maybe it's just me...I love Sire basses and do think you do get a lot of bass for the money especially with the budget models, but for $1500, I wish they would remove the "Marcus Miller" or make it less conspicuous (put it on the back of the headstock or something). At that price, the bass is likely going to be picked up by a more experienced, likely professional or performing bass players. Will be weird having "Marcus Miller" on the headstock when you're in a Death Metal or a folk music band.
Bass itself looks nice, I'd like to try one of these someday though.
Bass itself looks nice, I'd like to try one of these someday though.
Yeah, not to everyone's taste - they're using 2 stacked knobs already, I guess they could combine bass and treble on another.
I don't understand what people want. I would think this is supposed to be more of a competitor to a high end boutique bass costing 2 or 3 times as much, not to a standard Fender USA bass costing the same price.
I suspect they will have enough to fill several candy stores.
Hard to wrap the mind around that price point once they've established themselves as a "budget brand" - sorta removes the cool factor for me, I'd rather buy a big boy bass for that money 
just my opinion, of course.
just my opinion, of course.
I think it's safe to assume Sire started drifting away from the "budget brand" business model some time ago, presumably around the time they introduced the V9 series. I suspect they're looking to compete directly with the Big Boys. After all, Sires has spent the last handful of years establishing themselves as producers of good/great quality instruments. Now they've covered all the bases, from the budget-conscious V3's, to the intermediate level V7's and on through the higher-end V9's and V10's.Hard to wrap the mind around that price point once they've established themselves as a "budget brand" - sorta removes the cool factor for me, I'd rather buy a big boy bass for that money
Too bad I'm not a Jazz or Active bass guy. It looks really nice.
Do you mean that the bass has a lot of knobs or a lot of nobs will buy them?
Don't say that like you mean it. You may be a jazz or active guy in the future.
Who knows? This might just be your ticket.
Sire already has lots of options in the lower buget range. I think it’s awesome that they are branching out and taking a chance on something a little different. After all, it’s not like introducing this model is going to cause one of the cheaper ones to be discontinued. You’ll still have tons of options at many different price points
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I suspect this bass was designed to compete with MIA Fender. I like the idea of rolled fretboard edges and it seems like the pre-amp will produce a lot of tonal options. However, it is one of the ugliest instruments I've ever seen. Maybe I would like it better if had a pickguard. Would be interested in seeing how it plays and sounds.
Well, it depends on where this one will be placed. When it is good enough to be compared with basses in the $2000-$3500 bracket, It'll be quite affordable.
I own an 'affordable' Ibanez bass that cost be a bit over $1000 as well - but it compares nicely to those basses I own that cost twice as much.
I would have no problem buying a V10 at this price, assuming the playability, sound, fit and finish are up to my standards. If you put “Sadowsky” on the headstock people would be lining up to buy them at 1500.
The entire 2nd gen product line has rolled fingerboard and the same preamp.
They still make affordable instruments. But now they also make some a bit more special for those who realise Sire can make pretty damn good instruments and not just at the affordable bracket. What's wrong with that?
A few weeks back there was a Sire / Marcus Miller thread that questioned the fact that MM still plays his Fender as well as his Sires.
In that thread I made this very point. I also said I wish they would do matching headstocks. Well, they added matching headstocks! Now if they would just listen to us about the confusing branding they would be a huge success.
Oh wait. . .
