SBMM hates us

[danbb]

Boycott MM and get the new Sire V range.  Way better quality, sound, parts and QC.  Literally zero reason to buy MM in the UK now, unless you're buying the high end Ernie Ball stuff.  

[neepheid]

20 minutes ago, danbb said:

Boycott MM and get the new Sire V range.  Way better quality, sound, parts and QC.  Literally zero reason to buy MM in the UK now, unless you're buying the high end Ernie Ball stuff.  

 

 

No time to say hi first?

 

 

[tauzero]

1 hour ago, danbb said:

Boycott MM and get the new Sire V range.  Way better quality, sound, parts and QC.  Literally zero reason to buy MM in the UK now, unless you're buying the high end Ernie Ball stuff.  

 

Surely the M or Z series would be a far more sensible option if you're after MM sound.

[asingardenof]

6 hours ago, danbb said:

Boycott MM and get the new Sire V range.  Way better quality, sound, parts and QC.  Literally zero reason to buy MM in the UK now, unless you're buying the high end Ernie Ball stuff.  

Sire have very much put a shot across the bow of SBMM. I'd been eyeing up a Ray5 as a possible future purchase, but other than it having a cooler headstock and the cachet of the model name there's no advantage to getting one rather than the Z3, given the Z3 is cheaper, better built and sounds more than a MM Stingray.

[mcnach]

9 hours ago, danbb said:

Boycott MM and get the new Sire V range.  Way better quality, sound, parts and QC.  Literally zero reason to buy MM in the UK now, unless you're buying the high end Ernie Ball stuff.  

 

Erm... maybe the Z series, not the V, right?

 

 

[mcnach]

1 hour ago, asingardenof said:

Sire have very much put a shot across the bow of SBMM. I'd been eyeing up a Ray5 as a possible future purchase, but other than it having a cooler headstock and the cachet of the model name there's no advantage to getting one rather than the Z3, given the Z3 is cheaper, better built and sounds more than a MM Stingray.

 

If string spacing at the bridge matters to you, check it first. I think the Z3-5 is narrower spacing than the Z7-5 (the Z7-5 is 17.5mm, like a Stingray).

 

 

 

[danbb]

Yeah I meant Z series not V

Edited November 4 by danbb
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[asingardenof]

16 hours ago, mcnach said:

If string spacing at the bridge matters to you, check it first. I think the Z3-5 is narrower spacing than the Z7-5 (the Z7-5 is 17.5mm, like a Stingray).

I'd be surprised if that was the case, and would have thought they'd use the same for both like they have the same bridge across the V series, however I stand to be corrected. If it's a similar spacing to the SBMM Ray5 then I found that quite comfortable.

[mcnach]

43 minutes ago, asingardenof said:

I'd be surprised if that was the case, and would have thought they'd use the same for both like they have the same bridge across the V series, however I stand to be corrected. If it's a similar spacing to the SBMM Ray5 then I found that quite comfortable.

 

16 mm is very common among the cheaper Stingray5 copies, and you can generally tell by looking at the pickups and the relative distances between polepieces, the polepiece diameter, and the pickup edges. On pictures the Z3-5 pickup looks to be for a narrower spacing than the Z7-5. Maybe the Z3 has an overall slimmer neck, much like SBMM do with their Ray4 vs Ray34 etc.

 

I'm 87.4% convinced that the spacing is narrower, but I'm still waiting for an owner to confirm one way or the other.