@@clee3352 Well Sire is very cool basses, but IMHO Mexican Fender Blacktop precision bass, Schecter bass j 5 string and basses from Kuznetsovguitars have the killer sound. This budget basses sounding cool and I reeally love how they grooving.
i bought a sire v5 4string last month and it is a sleek, sleek bass. it's light, a bit bright, and really solid for the price. to be honest though, the only places where they cheapened out are - pickguard (bad cut and edges), nut (plastic), and tuners (too easy to turn). i had it setup, changed the pickguard to transparent, nut to black tusq, and just chose to live with the tuners because I ran out of extra money haha but even with that, it's hard to complain on the V5. It sounds great and plays great, thank you Sire for that rounded fretboard edge!
Can you remove the Pickguard on the V5 ala Jaco Pastorius? Some modern Fender jazz basses have this "exposed routing" under the pickguard which I hate as I prefer to keep the pickguard off. I have 2 Sire V3s which are good but I'm looking to get out of the "active" route lol
Brilliant! That fretless is just plain killer. If lived in the UK, I'd have to drive over and take one for a test drive. There's non to be had here in north Idaho USA.
I have to say that these basses check all MY boxes. I didn't care for the active basses very much. One problem I dont need them, it would be strictly an emotional buy.
Good to see you both back, though I do prefer it when Nathan plays guitar a) because it's really helpful to hear bass next to guitar in the mix and b) he's a helluva guitarist!
I love my Sire Marcus Miller V3 4 string (bought from Andertons) but the whole point of the Marcus Miller bass to me anyway, is having the choice of active or passive. Mind you that alder 4 string is tempting....!
You guys are awesome! I love watching you jamming together. You are amazing bass players and the thing I love about you is you don’t take yourself too seriously! You have a laugh. Last year I got the V7 Alder 5 string fretless bass. It’s really cool! Mine is antique white and has a satin finish maple neck and the fingerboard is ebony complete with line markers and the fingerboard is lacquered beautiful and shiny! I’m still struggling to get my head around all the different settings. I’m not used to an active bass or especially not a jazz bass. I’m needing it set up. There isn’t enough relief on the neck so the notes weren’t sounding on the B and E strings towards the top nut. I have raised the action slightly on those strings for now just so I can kind of record with it. I was surprised at the sheer volume intensity when switching from passive to active! 😳😝 Wow! It rocks! I’m just using it active. The only thing is it weighs an absolute ton! I’m finding it difficult because I’m now wheelchair reliant. I’m still up for the challenge. I might have to devise a harness or something. I wear my bass guitar high up. I will figure it out. There’s always a solution. But they are great sounding basses. I am using round wounds just now but I’m switching back to flatwound strings because I really quite liked the tone and feel of them. Not only that I don’t want to ruin my beautiful lacquered fingerboard! Lol 😂
Got my V5 last Monday of your fine selves and as vintage fender player of 35 years these things are amazing , and in every way as good if not better than the reissue USA fenders. The neck is perfectly shaped more late 70s profile and the satin feel roasted maple feels very similar to my pre cbs P ancient nitro finish . And with the rolled edges the frets are hardly noticeable like a Nicely warm down bass. The pickups have some serious punch to as I’ve never been a fan of active basses I was reluctant to get a sire for a few years until this came out and I got to say it’s seriously special I defiantly got a good one haha. Great natural finish and perfectly balanced on a strap to boot . Ill be after 5 string soon and maybe even a fretless next year I’ll be in touch 😀 Hey I didn’t get a chrome pickup cover either with mine have they stopped doing them ?
Agree, I have the Acoustic, got 80 quid off at Andertons as was B grade, tbh nothing wrong plays brilliant, even unplugged records great, next will be one of their basses. th-cam.com/video/KdpkLf2FX_o/w-d-xo.html th-cam.com/video/KdpkLf2FX_o/w-d-xo.html
Is there a gain control panel to adjust the gain. The v5 i played wasn't powerful enough with a large and loud band. But of course I didn't think to adjust the gain control in the inside preamp panel...
New video series idea: Sound like... Using the BOSS Katana. lmao And then you could release the patches you use after each video. That would be awesome.
My new SireV5 - 5-string makes so much hum and buzz that is almost unusable for recording. They dont use any shielding. My 1-gen V3 is much better and is absolutely quiet! Will have to send V5 back.
@@Whos-That-Guy Even with both pickups on you get noise? That's usually a issue with single coil pups, whilst using one only? I'm about to order a V5-5 or V3-5. Leaning more to V5-5. Hope that's not a common issue with that model.
Looks good, sounds good, but hardware is trash, and worse yet, it's not replacable, otherwise I'd buy a Sire already and replace the bridge and tuners IMMEDIATELY. TRASH.
Love watching these two interact and break it down!
They make all the video's, so much fun and interesting!
Thank you!
Really miss Nathan and Lee, nice to see this guys again.
@@clee3352 Well Sire is very cool basses, but IMHO Mexican Fender Blacktop precision bass, Schecter bass j 5 string and basses from Kuznetsovguitars have the killer sound. This budget basses sounding cool and I reeally love how they grooving.
So good! Lee, those first few runs on the fretless got me grinning!
Sire is killing it. I got a V7 fretless a few months ago and I’m loving it.
Got mine from Andertons a few weeks ago, I can confirm it's a killer!
Marcus Miller is the MAN. These look great, as usual.
I love the opening jams
I got a 2md gen V3 recently and it's incredible. The rolled fretboard and that preamp are so great
Just bought one, had tried many J Bass guitars from many manufacturers. All were under $500, the V5 was tops for me!
i bought a sire v5 4string last month and it is a sleek, sleek bass. it's light, a bit bright, and really solid for the price. to be honest though, the only places where they cheapened out are - pickguard (bad cut and edges), nut (plastic), and tuners (too easy to turn). i had it setup, changed the pickguard to transparent, nut to black tusq, and just chose to live with the tuners because I ran out of extra money haha but even with that, it's hard to complain on the V5. It sounds great and plays great, thank you Sire for that rounded fretboard edge!
Says on the specs it’s a bone nut?
Can you remove the Pickguard on the V5 ala Jaco Pastorius? Some modern Fender jazz basses have this "exposed routing" under the pickguard which I hate as I prefer to keep the pickguard off. I have 2 Sire V3s which are good but I'm looking to get out of the "active" route lol
@@soeffingwhat yes there's no routing under the pickguard. i ended up putting a clear pg on mine
@@bbdph Excellent, thanks for confirming that to me.
Trust Sire.
Gen 1, M7: Superb.
Hear the Gen 2s are insane.
These, here: SOoo slick.
these two are always so fun to watch!!!
That first neck tone on the right side is insane!
Killer jam at the beginning :)
That roasted maple neck seems to be used by every bass manufacturer nowadays
Brilliant! That fretless is just plain killer. If lived in the UK, I'd have to drive over and take one for a test drive. There's non to be had here in north Idaho USA.
I ordered a V5 fretless 5 string yesterday. Thanks!
Sound amazing, look gorgeous.
When will new video about Sire P5 come ?
I have to say that these basses check all MY boxes. I didn't care for the active basses very much. One problem I dont need them, it would be strictly an emotional buy.
11:40 They are fully baked at the Sire factory! :)
Roasted maple necks? They look and sound awesome. 👍🎸
They don't make a sound....
Got one, got happy feet!!!!
Good to see you both back, though I do prefer it when Nathan plays guitar a) because it's really helpful to hear bass next to guitar in the mix and b) he's a helluva guitarist!
Great review on these beautiful basses, will there be a one on the P5 coming soon ?
So amazing! - all so amazing!
Love those slidey fretless harmonics so cool! 😉☺️
Great demo guys - as ever
Awesome fretless playing! Great video!
Ohh dear 😵💫 Bit noisey boys the basses sound fecking BOSS 🎼🔥🔥🏴🙏
Corr that intro was delicious
Killer fretless playing at the start. Brilliant!
Guys, Good review. Did you get a weight on the V5 5 string? I can't seem to find that info anywhere online.
Great video!!
That fretless is absolutely godlike looking. Good thing my wallet is kinda dry at the moment or I'd have some explaining to do to the missus.
There is a fretless 5 that comes in burgundy mist...Sire's finish game is ON POINT.
also, it's the glossed/epoxied fingerboard that you're sensing...that extra finger bling like a Ric...
At the moment these basses are hard to find as they are sold out
I love my Sire Marcus Miller V3 4 string (bought from Andertons) but the whole point of the Marcus Miller bass to me anyway, is having the choice of active or passive. Mind you that alder 4 string is tempting....!
Honestly for me its the neck
Can't wait to get stock here in Oz!
But boys, sort your levels out.
Great tones!!
Banger basses
You guys are awesome! I love watching you jamming together. You are amazing bass players and the thing I love about you is you don’t take yourself too seriously! You have a laugh. Last year I got the V7 Alder 5 string fretless bass. It’s really cool! Mine is antique white and has a satin finish maple neck and the fingerboard is ebony complete with line markers and the fingerboard is lacquered beautiful and shiny! I’m still struggling to get my head around all the different settings. I’m not used to an active bass or especially not a jazz bass. I’m needing it set up. There isn’t enough relief on the neck so the notes weren’t sounding on the B and E strings towards the top nut. I have raised the action slightly on those strings for now just so I can kind of record with it. I was surprised at the sheer volume intensity when switching from passive to active! 😳😝 Wow! It rocks! I’m just using it active. The only thing is it weighs an absolute ton! I’m finding it difficult because I’m now wheelchair reliant. I’m still up for the challenge. I might have to devise a harness or something. I wear my bass guitar high up. I will figure it out. There’s always a solution. But they are great sounding basses. I am using round wounds just now but I’m switching back to flatwound strings because I really quite liked the tone and feel of them. Not only that I don’t want to ruin my beautiful lacquered fingerboard! Lol 😂
Got my V5 last Monday of your fine selves and as vintage fender player of 35 years these things are amazing , and in every way as good if not better than the reissue USA fenders. The neck is perfectly shaped more late 70s profile and the satin feel roasted maple feels very similar to my pre cbs P ancient nitro finish . And with the rolled edges the frets are hardly noticeable like a Nicely warm down bass.
The pickups have some serious punch to as I’ve never been a fan of active basses I was reluctant to get a sire for a few years until this came out and I got to say it’s seriously special I defiantly got a good one haha. Great natural finish and perfectly balanced on a strap to boot . Ill be after 5 string soon and maybe even a fretless next year I’ll be in touch 😀
Hey I didn’t get a chrome pickup cover either with mine have they stopped doing them ?
Agree, I have the Acoustic, got 80 quid off at Andertons as was B grade, tbh nothing wrong plays brilliant, even unplugged records great, next will be one of their basses. th-cam.com/video/KdpkLf2FX_o/w-d-xo.html th-cam.com/video/KdpkLf2FX_o/w-d-xo.html
Is there a gain control panel to adjust the gain. The v5 i played wasn't powerful enough with a large and loud band. But of course I didn't think to adjust the gain control in the inside preamp panel...
Those fretboards are more tanned brown than other roasted maple boards out there. As Lee says, they've been roasted AND baked. Lol!
❤❤❤The best!
how's the neckdive on them?
LEE is a killer player
Anybody else hate the truss rod access on the body? If I had a bass that did that, I would cover it up.
awesome bass! anyone know how much the 5 string weighs??
New video series idea:
Sound like... Using the BOSS Katana. lmao
And then you could release the patches you use after each video. That would be awesome.
Guy on the fretless has some interesting ideas.
My new SireV5 - 5-string makes so much hum and buzz that is almost unusable for recording. They dont use any shielding. My 1-gen V3 is much better and is absolutely quiet! Will have to send V5 back.
I have the same issue. Sounds like a grounding issue. I have three V7's and they don't hum. Otherwise good base.
@@Whos-That-Guy Even with both pickups on you get noise?
That's usually a issue with single coil pups, whilst using one only?
I'm about to order a V5-5 or V3-5. Leaning more to V5-5. Hope that's not a common issue with that model.
What is the difference to the v5 mk2?
Awesome basses foe the money, sadly unavailable currently.
The v5 guitar 🎸
The starting jam was fonky
Nathan's voice sounds like Bruce Dickinson😉🤘
A little confusing for me to see "Nathan & Lee" next to each other in text...
Oi bank account 😏 stop you're noise!
We're investing! 🔥🔥🔥🔥
That opening jam was chunky, baby.
No passive P bass?
Don't say that, I can't be buying another bass lol. I bet it would be a killer if they released a proper passive split coil only P though.
tbf the other basses have an active passive switch
They will release passive p basses (p5) in mid 2021!! Along with a vintage white Finnish v5
What happen to Nathan
Why does the fretless have a maple fingerboard? Why not ebony or at least rosewood? The maple is so weak
You get an ebony board on the v7 fretless.
Never herd of him.
Just got mine in the mail from andertons. Plays nice though its has a cosmetic defect. Anderton says it's part of the SIRE LOOK. HMM. I disagree.
Threw a pick for those of us that still believe 🙃
Umm DELICIOUS
Too clanky, metal sounding for me. I'd prefer a fender with 60s pickups config bass
This bass guitar kill the v7 bass guitar
Why is Lee dressed as a Milka chocolate bar?
Level 42 👆👆👆
💙👊😎💙👊😎
Looks good, sounds good, but hardware is trash, and worse yet, it's not replacable, otherwise I'd buy a Sire already and replace the bridge and tuners IMMEDIATELY. TRASH.
I'll just stick with my real Fender Jazz.
Fenders haven't been real since 1965.
Far away from Jaco´s fender sound on the fretless
cvvvvvv
I can’t be the only one who thinks mike’s tone in the first clip sounds crap?
Who on earth is Mike?
Who is Mike? It’s Lee and Nathan
the bass sucks
Why?