Pirellithecat Posted October 27 Share Posted October 27 Hi, Been gigging with my Sire V5 24 fretter recently. It's definitely a great gigging machine - the neck and the "geography" of the fretboard (number of frets/accessibility and dimensions) make it really easy to get around effortlessly. However, the bridge is very "sharp" and it digs into my hand when playing over it - very uncomfortable. And (could be a "sticky" nut slot) the tuners don't seem to be great at getting quick and precise tuning on the fly. I'd also prefer a Master Tone and blend arrangement for the tone controls. So, I'd be very interested in hearing how'if people have modded these basses (or V/P 5's in general), in terms of Bridge Upgrades/Tuner Upgrades/Contols Upgrades. Of course I could just trade it for a P/V7, but I'd still have the bridge issue I think ... unless I go for the P8 and financially the upgrades wouldn't be great value for money. But I'd prefer to "bespoke" a bass like this and keep it for ever (🤣) than getting something else which is "close but no Cigar" !!! I guess I could listen to Lobster, but would welcome thought on here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemmywinks Posted October 27 Share Posted October 27 On my V7 I used a Gotoh404, this has appropriately aligned string through holes but you do need to drill new mounting holes for it. Metal control knobs are also a nice upgrade, generic AliExpress ones are fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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