uk_lefty Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 Anyone seen the new Sire line? Looks the same as before but now there's a V8 (no idea) and the V10 is now a V10x with hipshot bridge and tuners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OliverBlackman Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 Yep, definitely not a revolution but minor upgrades Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 Looks like the V8 is the new name for the swamp ash version of the V7. https://sire-usa.com/pages/v8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asingardenof Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 Damn, I want the V5R now 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ern500evo Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 Think I’m going to change my V7 for a gen 2 V7 vintage. Love the black, black, maple look with the black block inlays Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dub_junkie Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 Having a soft spot for the V3, I can, with hand clapped firmly on heart, say with 100% certainty I will be buying one of these..... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonesy Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 The P5R is pretty tasty in natural..... If they did that body with the roasted maple neck then I'd be very tempted! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dieseldalziel Posted October 14, 2022 Share Posted October 14, 2022 I read that Thomann have a Sire qc team or something similar...does anyone know if that the is still the case? Definitely looking to get the Sire U5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sPiKi Posted October 14, 2022 Share Posted October 14, 2022 Was a bit disappointed there were no new colours for the U5. I have one of these in my sights but not crazy about the three current colours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Posted October 14, 2022 Share Posted October 14, 2022 Nice upgrades. But I wish they'd revise that headstock. It's always been fugly and isn't getting any less fugly with age. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asingardenof Posted October 14, 2022 Share Posted October 14, 2022 1 minute ago, Russ said: Nice upgrades. But I wish they'd revise that headstock. It's always been fugly and isn't getting any less fugly with age. It grows on you. Honestly I don't even think anything about the headstock on mine 2 years after getting it. I've seen fuglier ones as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonesy Posted October 14, 2022 Share Posted October 14, 2022 I really used to hate the headstock when I first saw the Sire range. Now I just don't like it 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimalkin Posted October 14, 2022 Share Posted October 14, 2022 I'm not bothered about headstocks... 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Posted October 14, 2022 Share Posted October 14, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, asingardenof said: It grows on you. Honestly I don't even think anything about the headstock on mine 2 years after getting it. I've seen fuglier ones as well. I also disliked the headstock on the Sadowsky Metro Express basses, but not because of the shape, because of the tacky decal. Looked like a 12-year-old had made it with a sheet of Letraset. But they're fixing that. I'm quite sensitive to headstock shapes and details! Edited October 14, 2022 by Russ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asingardenof Posted October 14, 2022 Share Posted October 14, 2022 15 minutes ago, Russ said: I also disliked the headstock on the Sadowsky Metro Express basses, but not because of the shape, because of the tacky decal. Looked like a 12-year-old had made it with a sheet of Letraset. But they're fixing that. I'm quite sensitive to headstock shapes and details! That's good to hear, because I'd quite like one of the new ME basses but I agree the headstock decal looks awful. I mean I'd love to get the one new Japanese ME that's still listed on one of the main online retailer sites (not saying which one because I'd still like it to be there when I have the money for it) but in the event that it's been bought by then I'll hang on until the Chinese MEs have the proper Sadowsky logo on them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted October 14, 2022 Share Posted October 14, 2022 There are far, far worse headstocks on P & J style basses out there. The rest of the bass is so damn good, I can easily overlook it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Tut Posted October 14, 2022 Share Posted October 14, 2022 Loving the orange V3. Also glad to see they've changed the V3 to a 9.5" radius fingerboard. It's looking like the V9 has been discontinued - hopefully that'll make mine become collectible 🤩🤩 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemmywinks Posted October 14, 2022 Share Posted October 14, 2022 You'd think they would have prioritised getting low weight, good quality tuners on the V7 range and up, not much else that needs updating. You can get Lic Ultralites on similarly priced Cort basses. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raslee Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 8 hours ago, lemmywinks said: You'd think they would have prioritised getting low weight, good quality tuners on the V7 range and up, not much else that needs updating. You can get Lic Ultralites on similarly priced Cort basses. Yeah, the weight has always been my biggest issue for me with Sire, mainly the V7 at 10.5lbs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemmywinks Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 1 hour ago, Raslee said: Yeah, the weight has always been my biggest issue for me with Sire, mainly the V7 at 10.5lbs. My 5 string was 11.6lbs, wasn't an issue until I fractured my left collarbone at which point I started to think about moving it on. It was a great bass though, a mate of mine has a V7 Gen2 in Sherwood Green and after spending a bit of time with it I started thinking about buying another! The Gen2 pickups are a real improvement over the first ones IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OliverBlackman Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 11 hours ago, lemmywinks said: You'd think they would have prioritised getting low weight, good quality tuners on the V7 range and up, not much else that needs updating. You can get Lic Ultralites on similarly priced Cort basses. They have it on the v10 deluxe instead https://sire-usa.com/products/sire-marcus-miller-v10-dx?variant=42380553486474 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemmywinks Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 50 minutes ago, OliverBlackman said: They have it on the v10 deluxe instead https://sire-usa.com/products/sire-marcus-miller-v10-dx?variant=42380553486474 Yeah I saw that, they've gone full USA Hipshot hardware on those and the price tag is pretty high. Would be nice if they could get their own version of licensed Ultralites or Guyker equivalents on the bread and butter Sire range. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeftyJ Posted October 16, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2022 I still don't like the bound, sharp angled tops of the higher end models and the U5. I think it makes them look unnecessarily large and bulky. I've been intrigued by the U5 since it first came out, but I would like it so much better with rounded edges. I'm loving the new V8, and the included gigbag also looks pretty impressive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uk_lefty Posted October 17, 2022 Author Share Posted October 17, 2022 On 14/10/2022 at 22:30, King Tut said: It's looking like the V9 has been discontinued - hopefully that'll make mine become collectible 🤩🤩 I've got a V9 too. Still not sure if it's "better" than my old G1 V7 vintage that I had. I suppose when they put ebony fingerboards and matching headstocks on the G2 V7 range there wasn't much setting the V9 apart except the flamed top. I personally really like the flamed top on mine, it was a big attraction, being lefty and not usually having access to these type of things, but guess they didn't sell so well. I don't think anyone is going to miss them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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