dave_bass5 Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 For no other reason than im bored i was just looking on Thomanns website at these. I was amazed at how much they now cost. Definitely not budget bass prices any more IMO. some are over £750. In a way i suppose that might instil more confidence in the basses, as they wont appear to be cheap basses, but im glad i got mine in the first wave of V7's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westenra Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 [quote name='dave_bass5' timestamp='1502464088' post='3351697'] For no other reason than im bored i was just looking on Thomanns website at these. I was amazed at how much they now cost. Definitely not budget bass prices any more IMO. some are over £750. In a way i suppose that might instil more confidence in the basses, as they wont appear to be cheap basses, but im glad i got mine in the first wave of V7's. [/quote] It also means people are charging more for them second hand. Seen one that had an asking price for more than the original price, it was a joke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_bass5 Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 I always feel like that whenever a Squier JV comes up for sale. Lovely basses for £199 (original price), not good value at all for the ridiculous price they go for on here and eBay etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xgsjx Posted August 13, 2017 Share Posted August 13, 2017 [quote name='dave_bass5' timestamp='1502554321' post='3352181'] I always feel like that whenever a Squier JV comes up for sale. Lovely basses for £199 (original price), not good value at all for the ridiculous price they go for on here and eBay etc. [/quote] I get what you mean about Squier. Nearly choked on my tea when browsing the ads. Been having a look for a fretless 5 & saw one of these for about £500 on Thomann. How does the V7 sound quality wise? Is it a really good sounding instrument live, or is it just oaky? I see they also do a M7 & a V9 which are both a bit dearer. I've not had a look at those yet, but I think some investigating needs to be done by me. The other basses I've been looking at are the Ibanez SRF705 & the SRH505F & the Rockbass Alien. Anyone tried these? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted August 13, 2017 Share Posted August 13, 2017 I have a V7 5-stringer. I also have a lovely old Wal and a beautiful custom Shuker. The Sire is my main gigging bass. I think you can take this as confirmation that it sounds a bit better than 'just okay' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_bass5 Posted August 13, 2017 Share Posted August 13, 2017 I’d say they sound exactly as you would expect an active jazz to sound but even the passive tone is good IMO. To my ears the V7 sounds more ‘jazz bass’ than my Squier CV Jazz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZD56 Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 Marcus doing a new Sire promo video (& his new signature Mark Bass amp in use) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daYfQ1Ipf1k Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAUQO III-X Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 [quote name='LZD56' timestamp='1505743755' post='3373928'] Marcus doing a new Sire promo video (& his new signature Mark Bass amp in use) [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daYfQ1Ipf1k"]https://www.youtube....h?v=daYfQ1Ipf1k[/url] [/quote] The amp in the video is not Marcus signature amp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_bass5 Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 [quote name='JAUQO III-X' timestamp='1505746038' post='3373953'] The amp in the video is not Marcus signature amp. [/quote] It says 'Bass legend Marcus Miller show us his Sire basses playing the prototypes of his Markbass signature rig.' Is that not it in the video? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZD56 Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 [quote name='JAUQO III-X' timestamp='1505746038' post='3373953'] The amp in the video is not Marcus signature amp. [/quote] Is it a prototype? That definitely looks like a Marcus silhouette on the front of that amp. Apologies if I'm wrong to all I may have misled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_bass5 Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 [quote name='LZD56' timestamp='1505753906' post='3374046'] Is it a prototype? That definitely looks like a Marcus silhouette on the front of that amp. Apologies if I'm wrong to all I may have misled. [/quote] Its also got a large MM on it. Very confusing if this isnt the prototype. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAUQO III-X Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 (edited) I'm sorry I should have been more specific. His sig amp is not ready for market just yet. Edited September 18, 2017 by JAUQO III-X Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_bass5 Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 [quote name='JAUQO III-X' timestamp='1505756358' post='3374090'] I'm sorry I should have been more specific. His sig amp is not ready for market just yet. [/quote] That will be why its referred to as a prototype then ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnach Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 Watching the Cbeebies panto with the kids and I think the bassist is playing a V7, nice to see an inexpensive bass on a high profile gig. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M@23 Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 On 15/12/2017 at 17:43, Graham said: Watching the Cbeebies panto with the kids and I think the bassist is playing a V7, nice to see an inexpensive bass on a high profile gig. I noticed that too 😂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 Loving my Sire V7, its so versatile! :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 And the slap tone cuts through also really well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 A direct sound of the neck pickup! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jassbass Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 On 20/12/2017 at 15:44, Bill said: Loving my Sire V7, its so versatile! :-) Sounds great What do you have the eq settings on? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 8 hours ago, jassbass said: Sounds great What do you have the eq settings on? I honestly can't remember how I set it for this, as it was a long time ago, but I can hear that i've panned to the bridge pickup! :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexDelores Posted December 29, 2017 Share Posted December 29, 2017 Has anyone got a pre order in for the Sire P7 Pbass? Ive seen them advertised on Thomann website but they seem to keep moving the date they will become available. With nothing but good things from the V7 it will be interesting to see if they live up to the hype. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jassbass Posted December 29, 2017 Share Posted December 29, 2017 Ive just got a p7 5er to go with my v7 I will gig it tonight 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CameronJ Posted December 29, 2017 Share Posted December 29, 2017 46 minutes ago, AlexDelores said: Has anyone got a pre order in for the Sire P7 Pbass? Ive seen them advertised on Thomann website but they seem to keep moving the date they will become available. With nothing but good things from the V7 it will be interesting to see if they live up to the hype. Andertons have a load in stock: https://www.andertons.co.uk/search?categoryId=&storeId=10151&catalogId=3074457345616676668&langId=-1&sType=SimpleSearch&resultCatEntryType=2&showResultsPage=true&searchSource=Q&pageView=&beginIndex=0&pageSize=24&searchTerm=Sire+p7&authToken=-1002%2CXZvf36sLiPiYegUJrwTEpYgBzE92SYyViFqNTYY0v8k%3D&#facet:3074457345616676711804774&productBeginIndex:0&facetLimit:&orderBy:&pageView:grid&minPrice:&maxPrice:&pageSize:& Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jassbass Posted December 29, 2017 Share Posted December 29, 2017 Think not due in till mid jan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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