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Chaz6661

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  1. Another one to throw into the mix, this has just popped up on Facebook, asking for £550 but that seems a lot for a Chinese fender 🤔 anyone know anything about these?
  2. Thanks guys! As always you never fail to help out!! Pickup configuration wise, I'm open to something new! My only and main concern after playability is that when I swap from my MIM jazz to the second (for a different tuning) I don't want it to make a massive difference to the mix/sound. Some difference is fine as that's what the sound tech is there for and I can always roll it back a bit if need be but that's the main issue I had with the rickie, little to no punch weirdly and when I switched to the jazz I went from being almost too quiet to just blasting the rest of the band away! Ideally I want to get away from the jazz shape as I already have 3 so don't need another 😬😂 but the fender is my only stage worthy jazz bass. Desperate to find a decent enough bass that's a little different from the norm, I love the squier 51 p bass but I am a bit of a brand snob 🙄 going from the jazz to the P, I worry they will sound a world apart!
  3. Hi! So I recently stumbled across a Sire V7, version 2 Marcus miller on Facebook, £375. I believe it's the swamp ash version, all natural with maple fretboard and white pearl block inlays. I've never heard of these before but after a quick Google all the reviews seems pretty solid! I've been in the market for a new bass for a while now and I'm extremely torn. I've been after a Jaguar, purchased a couple (had to send the first back and the same with the one I bought second, paint issues, loose hardware, sharp frets, dents etc). Both Mexican tidepool and I love the look but the quality was really lacking. I've also been looking at a fender modern player "Tele" bass on Facebook which looks awesome but is Chinese. I've also been considering squiers, I tried out the new VM Jag and wasn't impressed but the 51 pbass was lovely with a unique pine body in trans white but the neck was too thick for me. So as you can see I'm struggling anyway but I just wondered how do sire bass guitars compare to the likes of a high end squier or a Mexican fender? My absolute max budget it about 600/650 but the cheaper the better. My current go to is my mexican jazz, white with maple neck, I've had that for about 6 years now and I even sold my Rickenbacker because imo it didn't compare to the jazz whatsoever. I'm looking for something that has the jazz's playability and great feel buy aesthetically is something different with a slightly different sound but not too different. That's the only reason I haven't just snapped a sire up straight away. Unfortunately I don't like "normal" pbass's all that much, so they're mostly out of the question but the 50's versions I dig. Sorry to ramble on but this has been going on for months in my head now! Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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