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I have no idea what you're talking about, but having been in your audience and not being a fun guy or a manta ray I can assure you that you sound fine Nick. Lots of deep chocolate JV with flats.

Apologies, I should have searched. And no they haven't done anything about it, at least not by late 2016 when I bought mine. It's curious that such care should have been taken to get so much right on these basses, and yet some glitches are in your face. So the V7 4 bridge is so badly designed you can only use two of the through stringing holes, and on my bass anyway you can't achieve full intonation on the E string because the longitudInal adjustment screw holes in the saddles are blind, limiting the travel of the screw. (Sire's response: "We can send you special shorter screws - oh you're in Europe, no we can't.") And adjusting the truss rod is difficult because the travel of the allen key is restricted by the fact that the cut out in the pick guard is smaller than the cut out in the body below (Sire's response: "Well, take the pickguard off to adjust the truss rod" Really?!). It's like the design team knocked off at 5 to 5 on the Friday: "Well, good job boys, cracking bass that, pub's open I think we'll leave it at that don't you?" "But what about?...." "Nah, don't sweat the little details, it'll do .. come on, pub's open" Not knocking what are superb basses, just querying peculiar gaps in the design process.

I'm in the middle of East Anglia. Happy to help with setting up and beginner bassics. Don't ask me about soldering iron stuff though.

I have a 9 year old Little Mark II. Is it worth it - and even possible - to have a head serviced like a car, even though nothing is wrong with it currently. I just worry that some components may be getting a little old now. I guess what I'm asking is can a tech tell if bits are past their sell buy date even if they haven't failed yet?

[quote name='timhiggins' timestamp='1488016233' post='3244998'] I have never used string through option on my v7 but my saddles are only slightly forward compared to yours on the E and A ,but enough that the holes are properly exposed...mine has loads of sustain so i doubt i shall use string through option ,but would the string length alter the intonation and enable saddles to move forward ? [/quote] Even if they were properly exposed, it's still a hell of an angle for a string under tension. Can't imagine it's good for it.

[quote name='fleabag' timestamp='1488011046' post='3244943'] I just checked mine and i dont have either the screw bottoming out problem, or the saddle covering the through body hole problem I can only assume its down to your choice of strings ... maybe ? [/quote] Do you have the 5 or the 4?

Just standard D'Addario XL 170 nickels. I have taken a picture. As you will see the A hole would take the string off at 90 degrees, breaking on the saddle, and the E hole is actually half under the saddle.

I have the V7 4. Anyone else have trouble with the E string saddle longitudinal screw bottoming out before you reach the right intonation? Sire responded to my fb message and said they'd send me a shorter screw. Bit daft. And the E and A strings saddles sit so far over the thru body stringing holes on the bridge they're unusable.

+1...used to leap into my lap. Looked weird, played nice. and the Squier VM bass 5, but with Kiogon loom to replace the pedestrian original

[quote name='Hippytone' timestamp='1487876562' post='3243845'] Hi John, thanks for the welcome. Great tip about the Burston Crown... know it well, played there on the 12th of last month In fact, I think you were there ! And I'm guessing I might even know that JV personally Cheers Nick [/quote] Pah ha ha... i should have thought, Nick . But I rarely do. Still welcome though!

[quote name='crompers' timestamp='1487860666' post='3243650'] Thanks I'll check this out for sure, do shops tend to stock them? [/quote] That's the kicker... they can only be had from Thomanns in Germany. BUT they have a returns policy so if you buy and don't like you can send it back with no bones broken. Or see if there's an owner near you who can let you try it out.

With that money and you're looking for a jazz or jazz clone if it were me I would look no further than the Sire. Massive sound, very serious bass yet you can currently get one new from Thomanns ( the only place to buy them) for £338 including shipping to the UK. When they do come up 2nd hand which is rare the alder 4 string is about £275 ish. Check out Andre Berry playing one with Sanborn https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-_D5bpeF1Y .

Bigwan plus one... The Sire is generally agreed to be pro quality for beginner money. Andre Berry and even Marcus Miller play them. Squiers can command high money, the JV series go for up to a grand - I know Gary Numan's bassist and he plays a JV Squier. If you're into Scott he just put up a video in which he specifically suggests that people can do worse than start with a Squier and maybe upgrade some components. He even cites two serious bassists who play Squiers. See time code 9:12 in this video [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1d0-MzMwfrc."]https://www.youtube....?v=1d0-MzMwfrc.[/url] What sort of music do you like /want to play? Do you like modern active bass sounds, thumpy gravelly P bass sounds, or jazz bass sounds? That will clearly define what sort of bass you need to look at. Budget?

I'm near Diss, and although my initials are JV I don't have one, although one does live only 4 miles away from me. If you're new get yourself to the Burston Crown - great music nights Thursdays and Sundays. Not jams, but quality regional bands.

OK, found a really old set of D'add chromes and fitted those. If the result was school student's homework it would be a B. Oceans of thump but being flats, old and re-used they're not making full use of the Sire's brilliant sound pallette, but then they're not supposed to. Lemons on an orange tree. Still it's worth leaving them on there to try out in a blues band context tonight. I might then end up with a J bass and a P bass spare both on flats. EDIT: Nope, doesn't work for me... off again, back with the rounds

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I had comments about using a Peavey Grind 5 at a jazz jam, and ditto a Hohner B Bass 6 at a blues jam . Folks is conservative is all. The answer depends on how thick skinned you are or how desperate you are to remain in band.

Even Einstein had a take on GAS. Scientists have confirmed that: The optimum number of basses is f+1, where f is the number of basses you have now.

I'm hearing the Lb FL strings are not stiff or high tension..

Sorry if this has come up before, but anyone tried flats on a Sire? I know I could try it without consulting but I don't want to spring for a set of Labellas to find it doesn't work.

Cheers Chris

If you have the choice, do you take just one bass on stage or a selection? I'm in an up-forming blues band with first gigs likely to happen in early summer. We're not pure blues, if there is such a thing, there's a hint of latin and funk in what we do too. Legacy GAS has ensured that I currently have three basses: a Squier Affinity 4 P bass upgraded with Kiogon loom, flats and a Tonerider pup, a Squier Vintage Modififed 5 P bass with Kiogon loom; a Sire V7 4. Should I take them all on stage with a view to matching song tone to bass, or am I going to end up confusing myself and looking a plonker? I suspect I know the answer but could do with a clip round the ear'ole from a wise person.

Report back if you do so i can think about it. Getting happier with the stock pups + Kiogon by the minute, but you know - GAS...

Only once a year - that's deprivation! I've done 26 basses in 6 years. Suggestions: Sire V7 fretless, Moollon Classic P