SICbass Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 Hi there, I love my sire V7, but have had one or two problems recently. I wanted to have a hip-shot D-tuner fitted. This proved a little difficult because a.) there are essentially 3 sizes of hipshots (screw-positioning, diameter of posts etc.) according to what bass you want them fitted on and the V7 doesn't actually match any of them exactly. My guitar doc had to sort of cheat a bit. Not an insurmountable problem, but a pain nonetheless. And, b.) the German distributors, I think it's Warwick, insisted on my guitar bloke buying all three and then going through the returns process of two of them, rather than sending him all three and just billing him for one and allowing him to return the other two. He's [i]the[/i] guitar bloke in Berlin and has a reputation, so he's hardly likely to cheat, but hey-ho. Now I'm off on tour, the volume/tone pot got loose and I can't tighten the nut because the thread is bared. I've no idea how this happened. I just opened the case and there it was. When I took the control plate off to have a look at it, I discovered there were already three washers underneath, which could imply that they already had a problem with the thread in the factory and shoved the washers in to alleviate that. I called Thomann and they're hopefully sending me a replacement pot. In my conversation with the guy, he said that Thomann don't really stock spares. They just get finished instruments from Sire and would probably have to take the parts off of one of the basses they have in stock. A bit impractical, I think. I've jerry rigged it with gaffer tape for now so that the nut can bite into [i]something[/i] and it will hold. Has anyone had a look inside their V7 and are the pots fairly standard issue stuff or are they, like the dimensions of the tuners, a bit non-standard? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Medlin Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 Hi man I have 2 of these v7's and have not had any issues so far, maybe you are just a little unlucky with it. We know they're cheap but that sounds like a quality control issue. Personally, I would inform the factory Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_bass5 Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 I wouldn't jump to conclusions about the washer indicating any thing. My volume/tone has them as well. [url="https://davepearce.smugmug.com/Gear/Music-gear/i-zSS6Pvw/A"][/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SICbass Posted March 2, 2016 Author Share Posted March 2, 2016 The delivery has arrived today, and they've sent me a complete new electronic, including the control plate. Big up for Thomann! @dave_bass5 thank you so much for the picture. Maybe the washers are just added to keep all the pots at a nice even height? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Number6 Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 The metal on the pots can be very soft and the threads can strip quite easily. Washers are only spacers to ensure that not too much of the pot sticks through the control plate leaving too much of the pot stem showing. Well done Thomann 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 (edited) Niggles? Blue Edited March 3, 2016 by blue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drTStingray Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 [quote name='blue' timestamp='1456963861' post='2994152'] Niggles? Blue [/quote] I've read other niggles about V7 controls - but why is this thread not in bass guitars?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomBass Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 [quote name='blue' timestamp='1456963861' post='2994152'] Niggles? Blue [/quote] Niggles = 'something not quite right, that is bothering me' Geoff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomBass Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 [quote name='SICbass' timestamp='1456939919' post='2993831'] The delivery has arrived today, and they've sent me a complete new electronic, including the control plate. Big up for Thomann! @dave_bass5 thank you so much for the picture. Maybe the washers are just added to keep all the pots at a nice even height? [/quote] Blimey, well done Thomann. Now that is what I call service. Cheers Geoff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_bass5 Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 I've always found Thomanns to have outstanding customer service. Couple this with Sire's and you really can't lose IME. Glad it worked out for the OP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnach Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 [quote name='SICbass' timestamp='1456918553' post='2993466'] Hi there, I love my sire V7, but have had one or two problems recently. I wanted to have a hip-shot D-tuner fitted. This proved a little difficult because a.) there are essentially 3 sizes of hipshots (screw-positioning, diameter of posts etc.) according to what bass you want them fitted on and the V7 doesn't actually match any of them exactly. My guitar doc had to sort of cheat a bit. Not an insurmountable problem, but a pain nonetheless. And, b.) the German distributors, I think it's Warwick, insisted on my guitar bloke buying all three and then going through the returns process of two of them, rather than sending him all three and just billing him for one and allowing him to return the other two. He's [i]the[/i] guitar bloke in Berlin and has a reputation, so he's hardly likely to cheat, but hey-ho. Now I'm off on tour, the volume/tone pot got loose and I can't tighten the nut because the thread is bared. I've no idea how this happened. I just opened the case and there it was. When I took the control plate off to have a look at it, I discovered there were already three washers underneath, which could imply that they already had a problem with the thread in the factory and shoved the washers in to alleviate that. I called Thomann and they're hopefully sending me a replacement pot. In my conversation with the guy, he said that Thomann don't really stock spares. They just get finished instruments from Sire and would probably have to take the parts off of one of the basses they have in stock. A bit impractical, I think. I've jerry rigged it with gaffer tape for now so that the nut can bite into [i]something[/i] and it will hold. Has anyone had a look inside their V7 and are the pots fairly standard issue stuff or are they, like the dimensions of the tuners, a bit non-standard? [/quote] the washers are just for aesthetic reasons: if there is too much of the shaft on the other side, there will be a gap between the bottom of the knob and the control plate that can look bad if it's too bit. Adding a washer or two reduces the effective length of the shaft and the end result looks better. Of course, there must be a minimum amount of thread above the control plate, that's the only limitation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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