Ander87 Posted June 26, 2023 Share Posted June 26, 2023 13 hours ago, Ander87 said: Right! so for the second Monday in a row I've a delivery from Thomann. Impressed by the V5R I took receipt of HERE I just had to give this a go...! P5 in the same bloody colour - I know - a Sea of Foam Green should be my theme, but I couldn't resist since this colour for both Sires was nicer than the others to my taste. So, like I did on the previous post... Onto the bad first: NONE. The setup was in this case perfect, neck/truss rod / pitch at 12th fret etc, all spot on - Potentially the bass I've bought new with the best setup, paired only by the Stingray I'd say (again, 6 times pricier...). The frets in this bass are better finished yet than in the V5R too, only one scratches a teeny tiny bit on the 11th fret but again being picky. Weight is a silly 3.75kg, and it balances very nicely, no head dive which is a plus. I had read the pickups lacked bottom, I think they're spot on but I often boost treble on other P basses I've had so maybe it's down to my preference. I find them very balanced with presence in mids and highs, and again I will not be changing them in a while - maybe, MAYBE next year if we pop to the studio, just for the purpose of having things top spec'd in case it shows in the recordings... But then again admittedly more being a snob than needing a change. To illustrate, I took the V5R to a gig on Saturday and it was one of the best sounding live tones I've had. DISCLAIMER: these basses sound amazingly to my ears and considering I have the Capo on my board, which makes everything sound just so so so good as many reviews will verify here. Having an average amp and cab or crappier pedals will surely bring a worse result, but I think I've learnt to spread the demands of a rig across the cab, the amp, pedals etc; I used to put too much responsibility on the bass whilst my view now is that the bass is great long as it's well finished and feels comfortable. One thing to point out that, even if it doesn't bother me, I can see how it'd bother others - the roast of the neck is super super dark - I do think it's potentially tinted as it doesn't make a lot of sense - add black dots and you won't see crap on the face of the board, BUT the dot markers on the side are white. I encountered a similar problem in a Sterling Ray34 where the dark side dots had to be replaced at my cost, seems like Sire got that right here though. The neck is so dark that one could believe it's rosewood - again I quite like it as is down to taste - and the maple board has a very interesting 'light to dark' gradient here, again not sure if down to tinting it or natural, but I like it either way. I will say that I prefer the tort pickguard in person even looking at my own pictures. 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paolo85 Posted June 26, 2023 Share Posted June 26, 2023 Well I'd say a good Sire P5 at 3.75kg and with good balance is a keeper for sure! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ander87 Posted June 26, 2023 Author Share Posted June 26, 2023 If the first picture is on the cool side of the spectrum, this is a bit warmer but how my eyes would see it I think. Heck, doesn’t matter, we all know I just want to show these off 😂 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted June 27, 2023 Share Posted June 27, 2023 How long was it stuck at "The goods have left our warehouse and are on their way to the border."? I'm into the fourth (working) day of that, with an intervening weekend it's getting a bit old and my F5 key is going to file a restraining order against me. 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ander87 Posted June 27, 2023 Author Share Posted June 27, 2023 20 minutes ago, neepheid said: How long was it stuck at "The goods have left our warehouse and are on their way to the border."? Hmm! Mine was about a couple working days. From order to delivered this was 4 working days, 5 working days on the V5R. ah man I hope it gets to you soon, I think at that stage it’s HMRC/DHL troubles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted June 27, 2023 Share Posted June 27, 2023 (edited) Dispatched 21/06 at 6am. Heard hee haw since. Surely I'm due a gurgle from the customs plughole today... In the meantime, enjoy your basses! I hope the neck on my D5 is roasted to within an inch of its life like your P5... Edited June 27, 2023 by neepheid 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ander87 Posted June 27, 2023 Author Share Posted June 27, 2023 1 minute ago, neepheid said: Dispatched 21/06 at 6am. Heard hee haw since. Surely I'm due a gurgle from the customs plughole today... Ah man praying for them to clear soon, did you order? my guitarist got a guitar from Argentina that spent 3 weeks in stansted last month waiting for HMRC 🤡 💀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted June 27, 2023 Share Posted June 27, 2023 starts whistling the theme from "The Great Escape"... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwillett Posted June 27, 2023 Share Posted June 27, 2023 99/100 I would rather poke my eyes out with a sharp stick, stuff honey in them and roll in a ant hill full of fire ants rather than look at a green guitar. This is the 1/00. They look absolutely spot on. I'd put them on and flaunt them in my house. Rob 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ander87 Posted June 27, 2023 Author Share Posted June 27, 2023 Hahahaha thanks a ton Rob! I was t too sure myself initially before I clicked the order button and has an element of cheesiness to it or make it look like I chose them for the colour… but it just works. The other finishes didn’t call me as much as these on the sire’s and the stingray is my all time ultimate favourite. Ander. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwillett Posted June 27, 2023 Share Posted June 27, 2023 12 minutes ago, Ander87 said: Hahahaha thanks a ton Rob! I was t too sure myself initially before I clicked the order button and has an element of cheesiness to it or make it look like I chose them for the colour… but it just works. The other finishes didn’t call me as much as these on the sire’s and the stingray is my all time ultimate favourite. Ander. Ander They look spot on, if you ever fancy a colour change, I’ll happily take them off your hands at absolutely no charge to you at all. Can’t say fairer than that. rob 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ander87 Posted June 27, 2023 Author Share Posted June 27, 2023 Haha cheers Rob too nice of you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee650 Posted July 5, 2023 Share Posted July 5, 2023 On 27/06/2023 at 10:02, neepheid said: How long was it stuck at "The goods have left our warehouse and are on their way to the border."? I'm into the fourth (working) day of that, with an intervening weekend it's getting a bit old and my F5 key is going to file a restraining order against me. Genius!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skybone Posted July 6, 2023 Share Posted July 6, 2023 It's still not a Ric. Happy NBD. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ander87 Posted July 6, 2023 Author Share Posted July 6, 2023 Ah, had the Ric indeed, it was banging! Having said that I couldn’t justify all that money on gear, I’ve halved my gear value altogether which was much needed…! it did treat me great though, live and on studio…! Ander. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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