Sire 6 String Vintage V7

[JAUQO III-X]

Sire 6 String Vintage V7

Edited October 20, 2022 by JAUQO III-X

[spacecowboy]

Wow! What a beast! 

[nilorius]

Looks pretty nice. Could be a good choice for those 6'lovers !

[Cato]

It'll be interesting to see the price point.

 

I think the current M7 sixer is around the £1k mark new, so not exactly a budget option.

 

Although as a V7 fretless owner I have no doubts of the quality.

[MattW]

@JAUQO III-X what's the scale length??

[JAUQO III-X]

3 hours ago, Cato said:

It'll be interesting to see the price point.

 

I think the current M7 sixer is around the £1k mark new, so not exactly a budget option.

 

Although as a V7 fretless owner I have no doubts of the quality.

 

 

This is the only made.

 

Right now there are no plans to offer it as a new model option.

[JAUQO III-X]

1 hour ago, MattW said:

@JAUQO III-X what's the scale length??

 

 

34" Scale 

[Supernaut]

12 hours ago, JAUQO III-X said:

 

 

This is the only made.

 

Right now there are no plans to offer it as a new model option.

Why post then?

[JAUQO III-X]

22 minutes ago, Supernaut said:

Why post then?

It's a bass that was made by Sire.

 

 

It shows that they are capable of doing more than what the world know them for.

 

That's why.

[Grimalkin]

I like the V7 five string I have quite a bit, but I have to ask, what's the weight?

 

Can you lift it with one arm?

[Rich]

26 minutes ago, Supernaut said:

Why post then?

Why not? Maybe people are intetested to see it? I'm not aware of any rule that prevents posting pics of basses that aren't for sale.

[JAUQO III-X]

13 minutes ago, Grimalkin said:

I like the V7 five string I have quite a bit, but I have to ask, what's the weight?

 

Can you lift it with one arm?

It's between 9 - 9.5 lbs.

 

 

[Grimalkin]

9 minutes ago, JAUQO III-X said:

It's between 9 - 9.5 lbs.

 

 

 

Sounds about right. What's the balance like Jauqo? 6 elephant ear tuners is a fair old amount of metal, and of course, the wider neck.

 

[JAUQO III-X]

3 minutes ago, Grimalkin said:

 

Sounds about right. What's the balance like Jauqo? 6 elephant ear tuners is a fair old amount of metal, and of course, the wider neck.

 

The balance is not to bad and the neck is not chunky so that eliminates the uneasiness that a wide neck can cause for some players.

 

I have small hands and I have no issues with the neck at all.

 

 

Overall a very well crafted bass.

[Grimalkin]

8 minutes ago, JAUQO III-X said:

The balance is not to bad and the neck is not chunky so that eliminates the uneasiness that a wide neck can cause for some players.

 

I have small hands and I have no issues with the neck at all.

 

 

Overall a very well crafted bass.

 

Thanks for the info Jauqo, enquiring minds want to know. I have a V7 five and an M7 fretless five and they are two of the best buys I've made in years.

[JAUQO III-X]

Just now, Grimalkin said:

 

Thanks for the info Jauqo, enquiring minds want to know. I have a V7 five and an M7 fretless five and they are two of the best buys I've made in years.

 

 

You're very welcome Grimalkin.

[ezbass]

4 hours ago, Supernaut said:

Why post then?

 

4 hours ago, Rich said:

Why not? Maybe people are intetested to see it? I'm not aware of any rule that prevents posting pics of basses that aren't for sale.

And what with it being a bass forum and all.

[Cato]

17 hours ago, JAUQO III-X said:

 

 

This is the only made.

 

Right now there are no plans to offer it as a new model option.

 

So what's the story behind it?

 

I can't imagaime Sire do one off custom jobs in house, so I'm thinking maybe a trade show or exhibition model?

[JAUQO III-X]

29 minutes ago, Cato said:

 

So what's the story behind it?

 

I can't imagaime Sire do one off custom jobs in house, so I'm thinking maybe a trade show or exhibition model?

 

I asked them to build it for me.

 

it was not built for any trade show and it's not an exhibition model.

 

And yes it is the only one.

Edited October 21, 2022 by JAUQO III-X

[MattW]

Thanks for posting @JAUQO III-X.   If they ever put this into production I'd buy one in a heartbeat!   Big fan of Sire basses and I much prefer 34 inch scale, a lot of 6 strings are 35+.

[JAUQO III-X]

6 minutes ago, MattW said:

Thanks for posting @JAUQO III-X.   If they ever put this into production I'd buy one in a heartbeat!   Big fan of Sire basses and I much prefer 34 inch scale, a lot of 6 strings are 35+.

 

 

You're very welcome Matt.

[Tjhooker]

On 21/10/2022 at 20:33, MattW said:

Thanks for posting @JAUQO III-X.   If they ever put this into production I'd buy one in a heartbeat!   Big fan of Sire basses and I much prefer 34 inch scale, a lot of 6 strings are 35+.

100%

[nilorius]

On 21/10/2022 at 20:09, JAUQO III-X said:

 

I asked them to build it for me.

 

it was not built for any trade show and it's not an exhibition model.

 

And yes it is the only one.

If it is compitent, could You tell us how much it cost for You ?

[msb]

Sweet lord lifting Jesus.

… a Sire Custom Shop!

who knew

[nilorius]

5 minutes ago, msb said:

Sweet lord lifting Jesus.

… a Sire Custom Shop!

who knew

Sire custom shop could be better than Fender cs and better at money.