Every sire I’ve played has been awesome. I’ve kept two and only sold my early first gen v7 because it was a bit of a boat anchor. My P5 and U5 are very nice basses, So lovely to play
It's a great bass but sire and dealers need to up their inspection before they ship. My V10DX arrived with many imperfections on the Hipshot hardware and the input jack had one screw that will not grip because the would is stripped or drilled too large. At $1,800 for the 5 string, they could do better.
Love sire basses! Incredible value for money! I have the straight p5 with the GZR EMG pickup mod, but I must admit, the p5r is tempting me, especially in that natural finish. Just a minor comment on the video quality in general though. Love the presenter and would love to see more of him, but his voice seems to be compressed to the point of distortion. Maybe something to look at in future
I own two Sire Basses they are killer basses and untouchable on value for me,some will struggle to overcome the snobbery thing but they’re missing out,Fender make some beautiful basses but pound for pound they’re not even close to these.❤
I bought two....Cool basses at first.... Until the pre amps went out in both!! Then the knobs broke on one...Couldn't get any support from Sire...What's the odds of buying TWO lemons?? Sold 'em for a Bass Mods....Done with Sire.
Sire make absolutely beautiful instruments. I have the all maple 5string Jazz. I own vintage fenders (P& J) Spector, Sandberg, Vintage Gibson's, Rickenbackers Lakeland, to name a few. The sure competes with all top brands
Sire makes great basses. I have a 5 string V7 from the 1st generation, ash-maple, sunburst. I would like to add a P5 5 string and a L7 , les paul-ish guitar from the same brand.
Sire basses are amazing, got P5 4string and its very nice playing instrument, maybe little neck heavy but still comfy and light. Those are easily 2x-3x quality for what they cost, I have also H7 es335 copy which is okay.. not that impressing, but basses are Sire's thing absolutely.
Cool vid, great bass’s. I have the V10, do you think it’s worth me part exing v10 and upgrading to v10dx? Cost me about a grand to change so a fair chunk of wonga.
I've tried a score of basses in the past few months, maybe 25-30 different models: Squier, Sire, Ibanez, Jackson, Fenders, and more I've forgotten. I have very good words for the Jacksonbacker 5 strings, there was a Sire, yellow colored kind of jazz Bass which model number I don't recall, the Ibanez 32 inch "medium scale" cherry red with maple neck and maple fretboard, but I went for two Yamahas: TRBX305 and TRBX304. There is simply NO better value for the money.
That's how you sell basses. A great bass player and they all seem to have had a proper setup. No fret buzz! And no slap fest. You can actually hear how good they sound.
I see on new revisions there are 5 screw bridges, are they fender compatible? (because if yes, it opens you to the marked of plenty of 3rd party bridges)
I’m from the States; bought a V7 5-string swamp ash/clear gloss from Anderton’s back in February of this year - for one, they were impossible to find anywhere in the US, and two, it was far cheaper - even shipped overseas - to get it from Anderton’s than it would have been to purchase from a retailer in the states (about $200 USD less expensive). All said, it’s looks, sounds and plays nicely for the price…and from a standing distance, it does look quite premium. However, it shipped with a number of small finish flaws (binding scuffs, paint marks, cracked pickup cover, large file indent on the bridge, etc.) that you would never find on an actual ‘four-figure instrument’. Thus, the claims of Sires being ‘equivalent to instruments 4x the price’ are pure hyperbole. Mind you, I play in a working wedding band - my bass case gets tossed in the gear trailer and I’m playing/handling it constantly; I wasn’t looking for an ‘heirloom instrument’ to begin with. Just know that if you buy a Sire, you are getting what you pay for, not necessarily more/less than that.
@@christoguichard4311 Do you own a Sire that you’ve gigged and recorded extensively with all year long? Because I do - and I gave an honest, fair assessment of it in my original comment. With an ignorant response like that, who’s the ‘troll’ here? I don’t even own a Fender bass, not that it’s your business to begin with…
@@JazzzRockFuzion I play for a living and do all kinds of work ranging many genres and I also own a sire (V9). I can attest to everything you say they are great instruments but def not the fender killer some probably think they are. I see them starting to try to change that with this new lineup esp the hipshot hardware on the Dx models. I still mainly gig my fenders for this reason and I'm not a die hard fender fanboy.
A passive V3 is long overdue. The V3 was positioned as something a new bassist could start with but all the knobs just complicated things. Like why would a brand new player need a mid frequency selector? Kudos to Sire for finally doing this
Pretty sold on one of these.. I'm a guitar player but I want a P style bass to put Steve Harris' signature pups on. Deciding between a regular P or a P with the extra J pickup for extra versatily
It's odd that they don't color the truss rod cavity to be the same color as the pickguard to camouflage it on the ones with the black pickguard. I suppose it's an easy thing to do yourself if you want it that way.
Hey Guys. I'm in Mississippi and need advice. I'm 52, getting back into playing with a band after 20 years of music retirement. The band plays a lot of 50's 60's classic rock and old country from the late 60's early 70's. I'm thinking about Squire paranormal Carbonite, Squire 50's classic vibe, and Gretch g5220. I'm going to be playing locally. Any advice would be so greatful.God Bless!
not a bassist, but I agree to be honest. Whenever I'm playing with a bass player and thinking I am LOVING your tone, or see a bass player whose tone I love, 80-90% of the time it's a passive instrument. Often some sort of p bass. One time I saw a 3 piece where the bass player was playing a rickenbacker and it sounded absolutely sensational too. Equally, some of the worst bass tones I've ever heard have come from players wielding expensive active monsters making sounds honkier than an actual goose lol
All the basses in this room are half the number of basses in total on the floor at your Andertons Music Co store. Please increase the floor space given to basses. Please let them out of their rooms.
I think Sire is giving away the game. To get the features of these basses you need to pay 1600 to 2000 bucks. At the 700 dollar price point with fender you barely get any fit and finish.
Dear god. I lost faith in Gibson ever pushing something out that was worth the money years ago, basses that is. Their QC is a joke. I guess Fender is looking the same. I’m going to buy one more Fender. It’s a 90’s era bass I sold 10 years ago. But that’s the last one, I promise!
I love the look and sound of these basses, especially the P5, however, the name Marcus Miller on the headstock rather than Sire does seem to tie the instrument to a musical style. At the risk being superficial, I might get a few sideways glances from my rock bandmates if I turned up with one. Nothing at all against Marcus Miller, but from a marketing point of view a more visible brand name, albeit a "newbie", might be more appropriate.
They all sound excellent. These guys are killing it. I am excited to get mine soon.
Every sire I’ve played has been awesome. I’ve kept two and only sold my early first gen v7 because it was a bit of a boat anchor. My P5 and U5 are very nice basses, So lovely to play
Just ordered the v5r from you guys in the amazing green colour. Can't wait to get my hands on it!
Love my orange V3 I bought about a year ago -- amazing amount of instrument for the money.
Edit: Great playing from Lee, as ever.
Lee, your the Cat's Meow! Your grooves are always uplifting. Great test drives as always,
Finally just received my left handed P5 from Sire after a 5 month wait. Love it!
Nothing like waking up to some killer basses and a fresh cup of Lee laying down that Intro groove! Thanks Andertons’ for another great video!!
Absolutely, got to love a Lee posting
Well said!
It's a great bass but sire and dealers need to up their inspection before they ship. My V10DX arrived with many imperfections on the Hipshot hardware and the input jack had one screw that will not grip because the would is stripped or drilled too large. At $1,800 for the 5 string, they could do better.
sire are killing it on alll guitar fronts! amazing quality and value
Love your clean playing
Love sire basses! Incredible value for money! I have the straight p5 with the GZR EMG pickup mod, but I must admit, the p5r is tempting me, especially in that natural finish. Just a minor comment on the video quality in general though. Love the presenter and would love to see more of him, but his voice seems to be compressed to the point of distortion. Maybe something to look at in future
Gorgeous jam! That's really inspired me
I own two Sire Basses they are killer basses and untouchable on value for me,some will struggle to overcome the snobbery thing but they’re missing out,Fender make some beautiful basses but pound for pound they’re not even close to these.❤
totally agree, sire are killing the guitar market!
Yeh...agree 100%
I bought two....Cool basses at first.... Until the pre amps went out in both!! Then the knobs broke on one...Couldn't get any support from Sire...What's the odds of buying TWO lemons?? Sold 'em for a Bass Mods....Done with Sire.
Always a hoot. Merry Christmas, Lee.
Great demo as usual Lee, already have a Marcus Miller from you guys, A1 bass. Sire are quality.
Love the red and black..wow..id also want the green but id want the green bass with that brown neck from the white bass...would look awesome together.
Great video. All of these Sires produce some fantastic tones, I really enjoyed the P8 and the V8. That P8 sounded heavy.
Just bought a V7 5 string in sunburst. So versitile. So many options. Glad i decided to try and buy a Sire
Killer playing!!
Absolutely love my Marcus Miller PJ Bass. Such a tonal monster
Funky intro, love it!
Gorgeous stuff
Just subbed.. glad i found you guys
Just recieved my V5. Its really really good
Great video! Please get Nathan back there with you! I miss the back and forth between you 2!
I’m a six string lad but lee makes me love these videos and want to try bass. Think I’ll have to pick up a bass at some stage
I don't even want a jazz bass but I love that redder than red finish so much haha, f**king dope
These basses are pretty awesome!
The video / refresh rate on this is driving me crazy when it’s zoomed in.
Great video either way
Silly Europeans with their weird refresh rates.
I love my p7 but man, those 10dx basses look absolutely gorgeous
I enjoyed this solo effort Lee. More earnest. More serious. Less distracting.
Sire make absolutely beautiful instruments. I have the all maple 5string Jazz.
I own vintage fenders (P& J) Spector, Sandberg, Vintage Gibson's, Rickenbackers Lakeland, to name a few. The sure competes with all top brands
I NEED that v5R …. Like … yesterday and not tomorrow!
They look class 👌
Bridge in the V10/P10 looks to be a Hipshot Kickass.
Sire makes great basses. I have a 5 string V7 from the 1st generation, ash-maple, sunburst. I would like to add a P5 5 string and a L7 , les paul-ish guitar from the same brand.
I’m so impressed with these basses!!! The P5R, V5R, and P8 are fantastic!!!!
Yes! I've been waiting for this video! Really contemplating adding one of the P5R's to my arsenal and Lee is the best!!!
I'm waiting for Sire to release a V series bass with a MM pickup.
Sire basses are amazing, got P5 4string and its very nice playing instrument, maybe little neck heavy but still comfy and light. Those are easily 2x-3x quality for what they cost, I have also H7 es335 copy which is okay.. not that impressing, but basses are Sire's thing absolutely.
Where's Cici?
Helle there
Excellent demo
Which model is the lightest ?
Thanks for sharing
S.V
Cool vid, great bass’s. I have the V10, do you think it’s worth me part exing v10 and upgrading to v10dx? Cost me about a grand to change so a fair chunk of wonga.
Lovely basses, got to get the 5 strings with active passive switch. Later on also the 6 strings version, hahahahah.
I'm so in love with Lee at this point; great vid
What is difference between V5R and V3R? Also do they make Fretless? Lee is amazing!
I've tried a score of basses in the past few months, maybe 25-30 different models: Squier, Sire, Ibanez, Jackson, Fenders, and more I've forgotten. I have very good words for the Jacksonbacker 5 strings, there was a Sire, yellow colored kind of jazz Bass which model number I don't recall, the Ibanez 32 inch "medium scale" cherry red with maple neck and maple fretboard, but I went for two Yamahas: TRBX305 and TRBX304. There is simply NO better value for the money.
What guitar chairs are y'all using in all your videos?
That's how you sell basses. A great bass player and they all seem to have had a proper setup. No fret buzz! And no slap fest. You can actually hear how good they sound.
Sick playing at 4:32
Are hardcases available to buy ?
I see on new revisions there are 5 screw bridges, are they fender compatible? (because if yes, it opens you to the marked of plenty of 3rd party bridges)
Nice blackbird at 7:20
I’m from the States; bought a V7 5-string swamp ash/clear gloss from Anderton’s back in February of this year - for one, they were impossible to find anywhere in the US, and two, it was far cheaper - even shipped overseas - to get it from Anderton’s than it would have been to purchase from a retailer in the states (about $200 USD less expensive).
All said, it’s looks, sounds and plays nicely for the price…and from a standing distance, it does look quite premium. However, it shipped with a number of small finish flaws (binding scuffs, paint marks, cracked pickup cover, large file indent on the bridge, etc.) that you would never find on an actual ‘four-figure instrument’. Thus, the claims of Sires being ‘equivalent to instruments 4x the price’ are pure hyperbole.
Mind you, I play in a working wedding band - my bass case gets tossed in the gear trailer and I’m playing/handling it constantly; I wasn’t looking for an ‘heirloom instrument’ to begin with. Just know that if you buy a Sire, you are getting what you pay for, not necessarily more/less than that.
Hilarious American Fender fan-boy troll...🙄
@@christoguichard4311 Do you own a Sire that you’ve gigged and recorded extensively with all year long? Because I do - and I gave an honest, fair assessment of it in my original comment.
With an ignorant response like that, who’s the ‘troll’ here? I don’t even own a Fender bass, not that it’s your business to begin with…
@@JazzzRockFuzion I play for a living and do all kinds of work ranging many genres and I also own a sire (V9). I can attest to everything you say they are great instruments but def not the fender killer some probably think they are. I see them starting to try to change that with this new lineup esp the hipshot hardware on the Dx models. I still mainly gig my fenders for this reason and I'm not a die hard fender fanboy.
A passive V3 is long overdue. The V3 was positioned as something a new bassist could start with but all the knobs just complicated things. Like why would a brand new player need a mid frequency selector? Kudos to Sire for finally doing this
yeah but in germany they cost the same, 15 euro difference. its sad
@@tinychamberz I definitely hear you on that. Similar story here in Canada. They only seem like a deal if you live in the US
Pretty sold on one of these.. I'm a guitar player but I want a P style bass to put Steve Harris' signature pups on. Deciding between a regular P or a P with the extra J pickup for extra versatily
Has the battery compartiment been improved?
I love Cici, she's amazing, but what happened to Lee? Is he off on tour or has he left Anderton's? I miss the Lee/Nathan segments.
It's odd that they don't color the truss rod cavity to be the same color as the pickguard to camouflage it on the ones with the black pickguard. I suppose it's an easy thing to do yourself if you want it that way.
How much does the V3p weigh? I have the orange one and it is very heavy.
Hey Guys. I'm in Mississippi and need advice. I'm 52, getting back into playing with a band after 20 years of music retirement. The band plays a lot of 50's 60's classic rock and old country from the late 60's early 70's. I'm thinking about Squire paranormal Carbonite, Squire 50's classic vibe, and Gretch g5220. I'm going to be playing locally. Any advice would be so greatful.God Bless!
I don't play bass. I'm sorry. I was asking about electric guitars.
@@perrybullock6538 OK. Never mind.
Did Nathan depart from Andertons?
Great basses - I have a few, great quality, but the new ones are getting pricey. If they continue on this path, then one would consider used Fenders!
Moreover, I’d look to late 70s MIJ copies - Tokai, Greco, Fresher, Fernandes etc. as affordable, viable alternatives to new instruments as well!
V5r the R means rosewood. V5 has a maple board.
Hey guys, I think you have the V10DX and the P10DX links mixed up. Just FYI :)
I am waiting for my V5 fretless natural 5 string from the factory.
Own Sire guitars and basses. Incredible value for money!
The prices are going up now...... V10DX $1900
Is there a V5 fretless option, do we know?
Where we can find pickguard for V10-DX??
I love the way the passive basses sound, the preamps leave something to be desired.
Idk though, am I just missing something?
not a bassist, but I agree to be honest. Whenever I'm playing with a bass player and thinking I am LOVING your tone, or see a bass player whose tone I love, 80-90% of the time it's a passive instrument. Often some sort of p bass. One time I saw a 3 piece where the bass player was playing a rickenbacker and it sounded absolutely sensational too.
Equally, some of the worst bass tones I've ever heard have come from players wielding expensive active monsters making sounds honkier than an actual goose lol
Bought my daughter the U5 short scale and yeah, for the money, not sure if you can do better.
Sea foam green looks like the green color i think.
Trbx505. Even a fender mim can't compete with this one
Any hum cancelation pickups?
I liked the best the cheapest one. To me the V3 series makes it difficult to justify the purchase of any other Sire Jb.
Great way to play with yourself and others can actually watch 😂
Sire Marcus Miller Sire V10 vz V10dx 5-String Bass?? What is the real difference???
u can get a v3 with the preamp for $10 more 🤯
Is Mono making the cases for Sire? It sure looks like a Mono bag
Missing that killer Nate/Lee duo, what happened?
Short scale?
I like bass
I'd love to know EXACTLY which factory makes these Sire's?
They are SO good...for such little money.
Cor-Tek?
Vietnam??
World???
Samick????
Made in Sire's own facilities in Indonesia AFAIK.
Late to the party, but i think R actually stands for rosewood not retro lol
I assumed the "R" was for rosewood. Oh well...
A killer player LEEEEEEEEE
What happened to Nathan?
Since these basses are on the market I just don't understand why people still buy fender..
Oh to have money.
Marcus Miller and Sire please send me a Jazz bass
Oh sh*t, P5 Duck Dunn GAS!
Andertons always throws down on bass. Is it a job requirement to have the capacity to funk at any given moment?
All the basses in this room are half the number of basses in total on the floor at your Andertons Music Co store. Please increase the floor space given to basses. Please let them out of their rooms.
I think Sire is giving away the game. To get the features of these basses you need to pay 1600 to 2000 bucks. At the 700 dollar price point with fender you barely get any fit and finish.
fender gonna have a price hike next year so a player series gonna cost like $1000 now. Remember when they was like almost half thaf?
Dear god. I lost faith in Gibson ever pushing something out that was worth the money years ago, basses that is. Their QC is a joke. I guess Fender is looking the same. I’m going to buy one more Fender. It’s a 90’s era bass I sold 10 years ago. But that’s the last one, I promise!
People that don't like satin finishes have no rizz
Looks like a hacker is giving away free prizes on Anderton's behalf, how nice🤣
Did you win ?
uhhh....he's wearing me out. on to another channel!
no maple boards then...
i thought i had the video in x1,25
I don’t like this…Lee makes me want to spend money 💰!!! 😂 9:18
I love the look and sound of these basses, especially the P5, however, the name Marcus Miller on the headstock rather than Sire does seem to tie the instrument to a musical style. At the risk being superficial, I might get a few sideways glances from my rock bandmates if I turned up with one. Nothing at all against Marcus Miller, but from a marketing point of view a more visible brand name, albeit a "newbie", might be more appropriate.