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I have had this bass for 2 years . When I received it from Thomann there were black sanding burn marks on the body that had been finished over , very obvious but cost of returning too high so I kept it . Last year the saddle adjustment screws , for intonation , seized . I was given my first bass in 1965 , have owned more basses than I can remember but have never had this problem before . My guess is the extra stress of heavier strings but in comparing the Sire bridge to a BadAss ll its pretty obvious Sire is not up to speed . During the last year the neck pocket has opened , not a little but quite alot . It now resembles a very amatuerish effort to fit a neck , someones first effort at building a guitar . I ordered this bass after seeing Marcus M. in concert and having read a few good reviews , maybe not level reasoning . The Sire M7 , from my experience , is grossly overpriced . The problems I have encountered I would expect on a Harley Benton . I am tired of Fender , Fender , Fender but what is is that dollar for dollar when ordering a bass , sight unseen . is a much safer propostion with F . My travel bass is a MIM Pbass Special Deluxe .......pretty much the same price but a much superior instrument , absolutely no comparison . I am sure all Sire basses are not ringers but my M7 is a definate pain in the /ss . A classic buyer beware .

I have the Sire M7 5string ash , 2nd generation . it sings sweet but the bb435 is much more user friendly . the B on the Sire is more lively but the 435 runs tighter with the same strings , go figure , angle of headstock is my guess . Again the M7 sounds great but ergonomically it is not that user friendly . AND , I just cannot get used to the looks of the damn bass , ugly as sin

apples and oranges a bit but it would be very hard to beat a BB435 for the $$$ . out shines any fender at twice the price or any Sire in the $1000 range , I have them all . It has a funky bridge and tuners but the neck is a killer and the headstock angle insures a fairly tight B .

My LesPaul is compared to my $4500 SC Alembic on a weekly basis , the Gibson is preferred . I am not an EB/3 fan but my 1969 LesPaul Recorder bass has been much appreciated at Sound80 studio from time to time . But anyway , my last post to you . a waste of time

maybe a reread is in order . the mid priced Yamaha 435 , a 5 string , gets left behind and a Fender MIA Marcus Miller 5 string taken instead . the Les Paul Gibson is favored , in my music room , over a 1969 Fender Telecaster , 60\s Starfire , MIA Marcus Miller 4 string , MIJ Jazz and even a lowly Alembic . Only neophytes put down everything Gibson in a knee jerk reaction .

I purchased a MB 450 H very cheap from a small shop , they were being discontinued because of terrible tone at lower volumes . It sat in my music room rarely used at home or in public until my main amp went in for repairs . After a weekend of trial and error I was able to find fantastic tone and very low volume . I bought a 4/10 and 1/15 cab with it . Using the 4/10 I have found super settings , especially for 5 string .Its now the perfect music room stack and cat perch . Anyone feeling stuck with one can contact me for info .

At home it is a Gibson LesPaul Doublecut , rootbeer , from 2006 . Thinned the neck to Geddy Lee specs . My at home 5 string is a Yamaha 435 . I would not use either in public because the Gibson is terrible standing and the Yamaha screams / cheap / . In public its a Pbass and MarcusMiller 5 , both much harder to play .

I bought my first bass in 1965 . I have '69 Tele's , '69 LesPaul , 60's Guild Starfire , MIA Fenders , Reverends , Kay , EB-3 , EB-3L , MIJ Yamaha etc etc . Out of curiosity , I bought a Sire M-7 natural ash . Avoiding alot of blather I have to say it would be fine if it were my one and only . It is a fantastically good deal , it would be at twice the price and I do play professionally . The only downside is that it arrived with the worst possible set-up imaginable , if you're not a decent armchair luthier have the one who does your set-up at the ready , mine was not even close to playable as delivered . Other than this I cannot imagine that there could be a reasonable complaint about the M-7 , it is fantastic and definately buying another . M-9 in the works Marcus ?????

thanks everybody !

can anyone suggest an uber dependable business that provides custom scratchplate/pickguards in the UK . Thanks much !

I blend the two , run 1-15 & 4-10 , very fat/warm with the 15 and my BB P-35 . took some time to get a good mix . as I mentioned before the shop had all complaints and dropped the line because of poor tone at low volume . not the case at all .

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picked up a Marshall mb450 head very cheap as a spare , shop owner complained that good tone at low volume was impossible . have found quite the opposite after alot of experimenting . very fat b-15 vibe possible while barely audible . anyone stuck with this head feel free to contact me . peace .