Dood Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 Off the back of the post about the Sire M2, I started looking at the M series with some sort of interest. Anyone playing these? What do you think? Maybe I need to review some! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbyrne Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 I bought one about 3 months ago and found it extremely nice and flexible. It can be eq'd to do almost anything with the serial/single/parallel switch. Fit & finish good too, although mine is the duller blue original finish. Excellent in the studio. G. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dood Posted September 6, 2019 Author Share Posted September 6, 2019 Thank you for the information Geoff, that's brilliant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 Ironic that you're reading somebody else's review.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dood Posted September 6, 2019 Author Share Posted September 6, 2019 6 minutes ago, TheGreek said: Ironic that you're reading somebody else's review.. They say that the best teachers are the ones that never stop being students. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lownote Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 9 minutes ago, Dood said: They say that the best teachers are the ones that never stop being students. So true. So very true. Or... those who can, do; those can't, teach. That's me - not you. Just to be clear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dood Posted September 9, 2019 Author Share Posted September 9, 2019 Right, one incoming, will report back in a few days. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lfalex v1.1 Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 1 hour ago, Dood said: Right, one incoming, will report back in a few days. I shall watch with interest, for I, too am intrigued. At the price point I'm not expecting the one bass to rule them all, but 2 pickups with coil switching and a 3 band eq with mid-sweep should give some varied tonal options. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dood Posted September 9, 2019 Author Share Posted September 9, 2019 1 hour ago, Lfalex v1.1 said: I shall watch with interest, for I, too am intrigued. At the price point I'm not expecting the one bass to rule them all, but 2 pickups with coil switching and a 3 band eq with mid-sweep should give some varied tonal options. Hey Alex, Yeah, I guess what I am expecting at the price point is a nice little machine to bash about on and be a gigging spare or something like that. Though with that in mind, someone I know who has been playing them a lot has high praise for the higher spec models. I'm also looking forward to seeing if I am going to be pleasantly surprised too. All of the specifications point toward the sort of thing I would look for, so it's looking positive. You know what one of the most impressive things about the bass is for me? It's silly, but a sweepable mid that goes down to 80hz! Finally! At last!! I immediately want a circuit that will do that in my usual basses! Doooood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_bass5 Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 (edited) Dan, you arent getting me to spend more money this time 🙂 I love Sires, especially the Gen 2 V7 and P7's, and i have tried a M7. Lovely neck, as expected with all the Sires, feels nice to play and with quite a nice meaty tone (coming from a mainly P and Jazz background). I too was very happy to find the Sire preamp to have a sweepable mid, and yes, that magic 80hz is in all the Sires, BUT......it bugger to rest against an amp. it just falls over lol. Edited September 9, 2019 by dave_bass5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 25 minutes ago, dave_bass5 said: BUT......it bugger to rest against an amp. it just falls over lol. What you clearly need is one of these 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_bass5 Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 I have one of the hanging stands but dont really use it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redbandit599 Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 On 09/09/2019 at 13:09, Dood said: Right, one incoming, will report back in a few days. Hi Dood - any update on this, quite like the look of these 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dood Posted October 1, 2019 Author Share Posted October 1, 2019 54 minutes ago, redbandit599 said: Hi Dood - any update on this, quite like the look of these 🙂 I’m afraid that the B-Stock example I snagged had to go straight back. I can comment on sound and quality of paint job, but sadly the set up had problems that set the instrument well outside of the B-Stock description. I wouldn’t take that as a general commentary on the M7 though and I do want to try one that would be considered ‘brand new’ before I reviewed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MoJo Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 On 01/10/2019 at 14:16, Dood said: I’m afraid that the B-Stock example I snagged had to go straight back. I can comment on sound and quality of paint job, but sadly the set up had problems that set the instrument well outside of the B-Stock description. I wouldn’t take that as a general commentary on the M7 though and I do want to try one that would be considered ‘brand new’ before I reviewed. I'm looking at the M7 with interest too. Having recently converetd back to 5-strings a Gen.2 M7 fiver might scratch an itch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cclowend Posted November 24, 2019 Share Posted November 24, 2019 I bought an M7 and V7 when they first came out. Never looked at another bass. They are absolutely stunning sound wise. The V7 is classic jazz bass and plays like a dream. The M7 does grow on you but the tones are up there with the best and I’ve owned Rays, Corvettes, Jazz basses etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dood Posted November 25, 2019 Author Share Posted November 25, 2019 On 24/11/2019 at 08:56, cclowend said: I bought an M7 and V7 when they first came out. Never looked at another bass. They are absolutely stunning sound wise. The V7 is classic jazz bass and plays like a dream. The M7 does grow on you but the tones are up there with the best and I’ve owned Rays, Corvettes, Jazz basses etc. Thank you for the picture too! I spent many years with the Hartke 4.5XL cabinets too. I do love them things, even if they didn't help me with a Hernia!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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