Sire V7 Vintage - 2nd Generation Review

[@paule.k.4933]

Thanks for the great reviews, Anthony! Ordered a V7 Vintage Gen. 2 alder 5 string this week. Can’t wait to get it!

[@daveydoodle1916]

Paul E.K. How much?

[@atrillado]

Insane killer sound I love this second generation Sire bass V7 Vintage, I´ll get one as soon as posible.

[@renatokun9318]

Loved your review brother. I ended up getting one right now. Thanks for the info!!

[@theluckymanfrom]

Decent review Anthony! I'm impressed with the Sire Basses too. For the price, I believe it's definitely a keeper for me. I dig it my brother!

[@64jazz]

Wow! I mean WOW!! I wanted one anyways but now I GOTTA HAVE one of these Sire V7 Vintage 2nd Gen. Basses! This is by far (to me) ,the best demo video for these Basses that I've heard/seen, Thanks for posting. 👊🏾

[@JBass69]

Thank you my man.

[@ameliopompeo5722]

Fantastic review Anthony and wonderful playing as usual ! 👍

[@JBass69]

Alfa Racer thank you Alfa!

[@ypapad]

wonderful playing! thanks ever so much Anthony!

[@fender68able]

You've got another subscriber! I HAVE to get this orange one.WOW!!

[@martinheath5947]

I suspect the tone control under the volume knob is just passive treble roll off. Hence no centre notch as default would be wide open. Great review thanks. Colour is sensational!

[@Tedroy]

I've got two now. The Sires are good. V3 5 string and a 4 string V7 fretless. I managed to get both basses for under a thousand. Such a bargoon! The fretless V7 is a Gen 1. But it seems a little hotter than the Gen2 V3 5 string. Both have their place. The gen 1's are no slouch.

[@gimmeagig]

There are a lot of bass players with mega chops on youtube but if I wanted to sound like anyone you would be the guy.. Nice playing, great review. That bass sounds exactly like my 74 fender jazz. can't get better than that.

[@daveydoodle1916]

gimmeagig I agree! He knows how ya get a sound. Makes it sound like a bass and not strings Clanging on metal

[@goldengate06]

Anthony is a great musician and a great teacher.

[@fender68able]

Love that orange finish!!!!

[@williambradley8004]

Sounds incredible cat I'm sold on the ash maple combination.I really want a sire V 7.

[@FUNKMASTERFOURTWO]

hey, Anthony another great review, I'm definitely going to get one of these beautiful basses next year, its the sound I've been waiting for and longing for, for years keep up the good bass work. Rob from a cold wintery wet day in Kent UK

[@JBass69]

Thank you Rob!

[@progmind4274]

Finest player, hard groove and melodic, clean and powerful!!!! Love your style!!!!

[@merricks4234]

He's one of berklee bass instructors bro. Of course had groove and shit, etc.

[@progmind4274]

@@merricks4234 Really!?!? Sorry, I never hear him! Awesome musician!!!

[@barondavis5692]

Another good review. Thanks

[@Tassos2310]

Do you have a link for the orange color scheme / finish ?

[@dbo514]

Really nice vibe in this review! Thanks

[@mackmilne8155]

I love sire basses. I am a a senior in high school and I am applying to music schools (Berklee is my top coice). I recently had the option to get a frettless Sire jazz model (not sure which one it actually was) or an uptight bass for the same price. I chose the upright because it was just too good of a bass for the price and I just couldn't pass that offer.

[@JBass69]

Mack Milne hope to see you at Berklee soon Mack.

[@carlosjohnson9790]

Good 4 U young man Keep at it!

[@Ralferator]

I love the color - hopefully they will produce them in some nicer colors like this one.

[@JBass69]

I hope they will offer a custom color option in the future.

[@ferdinandhadiwirawan3456]

I hope Sire made V7 Vintage with white block inlays version.

[@JBass69]

The Vintage has the black block like the 72” Fenders. The regular V7 has the. Pearl blocks

[@JuergenJoherl]

Hi Anthony...great playing as always!👌..even with a Alder body this bass has quite the Marcus vibe, isn't it?...amazing cool!

[@JBass69]

Yes it does, I think that Maple top adds the density to give it that sound.

[@JBass69]

I was thinking of the new V10, but you are correct, this orange one has the Alder body. Still sounds crunchy!

[@JuergenJoherl]

@@JBass69 Haha, you got me confused with your answer of the Maple top😉...cool to see you corrected this later👍

[@JuergenJoherl]

@@JBass69 oh yes, I meant only your Vintage V7 and not the new V10😉...I still don't know If those Vintage V7 2nd Gen 4+5-string are also available with a Swamp Ash body?...but I assume the 70's Pu position make this bass sounding more crunchy than the Standard V7, isn't it?

[@JBass69]

@@JuergenJoherl I was confused! ha ha, Yeah, I'm sure they are available with the ash body. They should be!

[@gmpetinga]

Hope they have a higher nut width, i have a V7 Vintage for 1yr, love it but still fight to addapt my left hand to it... Even worse from some who also has and play a Squier Jazz Bass 5 string for 3-4 years :)

[@daniellottersberger4974]

Hi Anthony, could you please tell us something about weight comparison, between swamp ash - alder? i'm looking for a 5 string light weight bass, didn't manage to find any specs on that.. thank you in advance and thank you for the great review!!

[@JBass69]

I have the alder bodies, so they are a medium weight. Like a vintage Jazz bass. Swamp ash is light. hard ash is very heavy, like the 70's Fenders. These are all i have, so it's hard for me to comment on the other bodies. The alder is a great weight for me. Not heavy at all.

[@FMAboy12]

Got the V7 Swampash 5-string 2nd gen. It's heavier than my MIM fender V jazz bass deluxe. Came out to a bit over 10lbs.

[@JuergenJoherl]

@@FMAboy12 Huh...that makes a 4,54 kg..really?..I expected less!..hmm..I was thinking about getting me this version...now I'm not so sure anymore😉...how's the body vs neck balance?...neckheavy?...thanks!

[@FMAboy12]

Jürgen Joherl yeah just re-weighed it... 10.3lbs or about 4.75kgs (used a luggage scale). Swamp ash V7 5-string with maple neck. Absolutely Zero neck dive though... (Seems to be pretty balanced). Other than the plastic knobs I'm really happy with everything else.

[@JuergenJoherl]

@@FMAboy12 Thank you Sean!..huh, that's even more weight!😉...yet it's wonderful to hear the bass is balanced & with no neck dive!👍...well, I'm fine with any plastic knobs...at least as they won't fall off all the time😥haha...hmm🤔...now I'm still worried about getting one?..and compared with my other basses, a max. of 4kg would be the most comfortable, but I'm afraid it's almost impossible to find a great 5-string of this sound+moneywise😉

[@daveydoodle1916]

Where can you get the orange color 🍊? Anthony what are you running the bass thru? Most of the videos I’m hearing sound thin and trebley. Your definitely the only one I’ve heard so far that gets the perfect sound! Finally someone playing with bottom! I’d be Discouraged if I bought one that sounded like a guitar

[@JBass69]

They just made one orange just for me. I like that color. I think the thin sound isbecause most players run the tone control to high. I run the bright tone almost off.

[@alxiroi]

Great review and great sound. I'm going more and more for a jazz with flats sound. (Front pick up most of the time) Have you tried it with flats ? Does it sound good ?

[@JBass69]

Alexis Roy I haven’t tried flats yet

[@alxiroi]

@@JBass69 Looking forward to it if you do

[@tomchannelle8386]

I don't have any recordings buy I used some flats on my V7 for a good few months and it sounded pretty darn good!

[@williambradley8004]

Putting flats on an ash bass with a maple neck is kind of missing the point of this bass IMHO.

[@alxiroi]

@@williambradley8004 Yeah i can see that now. A bright sounding bass might not be intended for flats. I, since my original post, went back to playing p-basses with flats.

[@TheBassfresh]

I'm curious about the fret size difference. The original V7's were 2.0 mm and the new ones are 2.4mm. Based on sizing mm to inches I believe they mean fret width (not neck width). How does the fret height compare?

[@JBass69]

Doug Morton the Vintage is still 2.0

[@TheBassfresh]

@@JBass69 thank you

[@alexluna6810]

Those colors aren’t listed in their website

[@JBass69]

They did those colors just for me, but im talking with them about releasing them.

[@DerekTaylorProject]

Anthony thanks for the review. Any chance that you will review a 2nd Generation V9? That would be awesome!

[@JBass69]

DerekTaylorProject I believe they sent me one yesterday. As soon as I get it I’ll shoot a video

[@TheVampWiz]

is it orange color availaible, or is it a custom?

[@JBass69]

That was a custom color they did for me.

[@aliphgamingarea5589]

whats different 1st and 2nd generation ? any significant changes ?

[@JBass69]

Yes, check out my other video comparing them.

[@pjmuck]

Great review. You're killing me with these custom color Sires! (How do you get them?) I've got 3 of these basses (all lefties: V7, V7 vintage, and fretless). I'm not sure the "upgrades" are worth another $50 on retail, and you didn't mention that they're no longer giving you a gigbag with the bass, so that's another $50 = $100 more total now from the 1st generation. My original V7 cost me $399 in June 2015, and in less than 4 years these things have now creeped up to double that retail price.

[@JBass69]

Thanks man. Those are one off colors they did for me. They don't offer them and it's really just a very nice gesture on their part, but I have asked them to produce some limited custom colors, so hopefully we will see that. I didn't know about the gig bags, but these new Gen 2 basses are a huge step up. Understand that I don't endorse Sire. I don't have any agreement with them when I'm doing these videos. If a company wants to send me a bass, I'll do an honest review on it. It's all just in my opinion from playing great vintage Jazz Basses all my life. Personally I think these basses are still a steal at $750. I'm playing this in comparison to my custom $15k 69 Jazz and it sounds real good. I've played it on quite a few gigs and that's saying a lot when I own many 60's J Basses. I think you would notice a big difference and agree it's worth the upgrade.

[@ashrafulalam3314]

What is the body wood of this bass...?

[@JBass69]

Ashraful Alam I have the Alder bodies

[@skankinjimbo]

I want an orange bass! Sire, please. Forget pastels. Also, dark green.

[@RamaNatan]

Nice review!

[@Will_SmithJr]

How do you get that bass in that color?

[@felipelobos9486]

Hi Anthony great review. How do you set up your sire for a good string action??

[@TXFRecords]

The intro song Joe Sample All God's Children?

[@jamiebrewer5066]

Is that an Orange Sire v7?! Wow!

[@JBass69]

Yes, they made that custom for me and and gave me the bass. Love it!

[@jamiebrewer5066]

@@JBass69 Bruh, I'd give anything for an Orange V7 vintage! I have an Orange V3 that's sweet, however, a V7 would make my Sire dreams come true! I used to joke with Marcus about an Orange V7 back in 2015 and he said "Never"! Now, it's one of the most popular colors! Lol! It sounds fantastic!

[@TexasCorgiGun]

Anthony thank you for the review, I'm between this and the Ibanez Sr1300 , I'm a guitar player who wants to play bass, how easy or friendly is the action , the playability ? What you recommend between the the Ibanez and the sire ? Thanks

[@TankFiora]

I dont know if this helps or not. I am a new bass player. I traveled around to all the guitar shops in my area and tried out a lot of basses. I tried fenders, squires, Ibanez, Gibson, but never saw a Sire bass. Then I came across this video and I thought I would take a chance. I bought the 2nd Gen V7 alder body/maple neck. I can honestly say I am glad I did. I know its personal preference and subjective, but the marcus miller felt very natural in my hands and sounded great right out of the box. I normally have rotten luck, but this time I think I hit the jack pot. Good luck!

[@TexasCorgiGun]

@@TankFiora thanks

[@jeffcreed365]

Sounds great!...Where can I order a similar bass as yours?

[@billhunter2300]

Hi Anthony. How heavy approximately is the alder v7 ?. Not played bass before but just have to get one of these Sire V7 's especially now I've heard your review. It sounds great. Will be plugging straight into Tascam DP-32SD as I've done the band thing and now enjoy multitracking mainly trad Irish tunes Reckon the v7 will add a lot to my recordings.

[@BassAdvisor]

So far, which one would you pick, Anthony? Standard or Vintage? I don't know if you already said that, but will this color be an option or they are keeping the same color palette? And... Sorry if I ask too much. I heard they were trying to make the basses a bit lighter. Can you tell us about that matter? Thanks a lot!

[@JBass69]

Martí Sanmartí I like the Vintage V7 2nd gen. My vintage basses have rosewood boards, so I wanted the maple. Same colors, that was just made for me. The bass is a medium weight like my vintage j basses. It has an alder body. It sounds great.

[@ashrafulalam3314]

I saw most of the sire owner prefer V7 vintage than Standard V7...can u give a idea why planning to buy V7 but little bit confuse which one i should pick...thanks...

[@JBass69]

The profile of the neck is more like an early 70s. I think players like that feel. I do.

[@stratojb]

Because it sounds just diffrent, the bridge pickup is more close to the bridge, like the 70's jazz, more aggressive and bright sound

[@infolimofirst]

Wich color is it? Never seen in Italy...

[@anthonyvitti9180]

That was a one off color they made for me called Volcanic Orange, but I think they offer it now on some of their basses.

[@infolimofirst]

@@anthonyvitti9180 Thanks

[@whamni]

Good review, are the strings D'Addario or did you change them, if so, what make please?

[@JBass69]

Those are the D'Addario strings it came with. In the 2nd comparison video, I changed to the Dean Markley Blue Steel strings I use.

[@MrAlwest77]

Great demo Anthony. What is the factory string spacing and do you know if the 5 string V7 has different string spacing? Thanks!

[@JBass69]

I don't have a 5 string, but the ones I have feel like a 70's J spacing. A little wide for me, but a very standard spacing

[@MrAlwest77]

@@JBass69 Thanks for your time and expertise. Peace.

[@ashrafulalam3314]

Give a Sound Comparisan of V7 Vintage Alder & Ash body is the ash body sound better than alder ...interested to buy ash vintage ...thanks

[@JBass69]

You have to tell them to send me them! ha ha

[@martinheath5947]

If there's such a thing as a generic Marcus Miller slap tone this seems to have it. I personally prefer the bridge pickup further towards the neck (like Jaco's Fender Jazz) and a more old school tone less "derivatively" Marcus sounding overall. Still superb bass for the price though!

[@gimmeagig]

Get the regular(non vintage) one. That has the pickup position you are looking for.

[@frits1463]

Still the rediculous space under the knobs?

[@sireguitars]

Hello there! Before it was quite widely spaced but not anymore.

[@domagojoinky8262]

How does it compare to the first gen v7 ?

[@JBass69]

It really is much better. Pickups, feel, quality of parts. The teachers at Berklee were really impressed with it today. I'm going to do a comparison between the old and the new this weekend.

[@marchangel7462]

Great video and playing thank you for sharing. What's the difference between 1st generation and 2nd generation sire v7? I have a 2015 model, would that be 1st or 2nd generation?

[@JBass69]

march angel I shot another video comparing the difference. You have a 1st generation

[@funyun000]

Still wish they would have made the purple a standard color.

[@JBass69]

I hope in the future they will add a custom color option. They could charge a little more, but some people would like that

[@aruchhiieiei7443]

It better than first gen ?

[@JBass69]

Aruchhii eiei it is a much improved version of the first one. I’ll put up a video comparing them

[@constructivecritique4049]

The color on the review bass reminds me of a once-offered color called, Capri Orange, available on Fender's International Series, from the early 1980's. This was about the time that Fender was beginning to make their climb out of the shithouse, as far as the overall quality control. And, imho, I think Fender Japan was directly responsible for pulling the company out of said shithouse, by basically forcing Fender USA to up the quality significantly on their US-built instruments. As a matter of fact, my favorite 4-string to play live with, is my MIJ J-Bass Special, that I've gigged to within an inch of it's life. But, to be completely fair, that doesn't include my pre-CBS '61 stack knob Jazz, that I've owned, and gigged with since the early/mid 80's, while still in high school. But, my MIJ Fender will more than hold it's own, and it'd almost certainly be a photo finish with my vintage stuff, as far as tone, and playability is concerned.

[@JBass69]

Yes, I had a 1980 Capri Orange Jazz Bass. This color is very close, but it's called Volcanic Orange. It wa a Mini Cooper color in 2015

[@constructivecritique4049]

@@JBass69 Being a big time performance car enthusiast myself, that's some pretty cool, but useless car/bass-related trivia to pass along..... I just hope like hell it'll impress the soundman & the guys in the band enough to bring me up in the mix a smidgen bit more..... 🤘🤘 Haha! Multi-decade, workin' bassist here, sub'd. Thoroughly good work. Keep it up! C.C.

[@JBass69]

@@constructivecritique4049 Well, that's the car I drive, so that's why they did the color. I don't think anything impresses the soundman! lol...

[@gimmeagig]

Wonderful sounding bass. I only play J basses, similar sound that you like. But I also like to turn down the neck pickup( down, not off) for a little more of the Jaco sound for when I play melodies or solos. I hate the single coil hum, Which is why all my basses have hum cancelling pickups. I would have to change the pickups if I bought one. Also I like the Hipshot A style quick release brass bridges. So if I made those changes I would still be under 1000.- dollars for that bass. Seems totally worth it. But because I would change the electronics anyway ( I'm not crazy about a mid control on the bass) I might just try to get a good deal on a 1st Generation and file the frets smooth on the edges myself. Is the finger board radius the same or is it different from the first generation? Great review, thanks.

[@JBass69]

The neck feels about the same, but the edge of the fingerboard being rounded makes a big difference for me. It now feels more like my 69 jazz

[@biga173rdify]

Is Sire discontinuing the 1st Gen?

[@JBass69]

Biga173rd I believe all the new basses will be 2nd gen.

[@ameliopompeo5722]

The only problem I have with this video is that I have tried everywhere to find that colour with no success! 😥😂

[@JBass69]

Yeah, they did that color just for me, but I'm hoping to work with them to get a custom color option in the future.

[@ameliopompeo5722]

That would be really cool if Sire agreed to do custom colours!

[@hectorcorralescampos1875]

@@JBass69 This V7 Vintage (orange color) is alder or ash body? Sounds very good :)

[@mildaegiazarova4123]

Its not fair, Tony! In your hands any crap would sound cool as fuck

[@gimmeagig]

The one I just bought was not set up well at all. It was literally unplayable. Way too much relief. Action so low that the strings were practically laying on the fretboard and touching the pickups, which were also too high. My bass did not come with D'addarios. No tag and no colored ball ends. The trussrod wrench was stripped. Fortunately it was just the wrench and not the nut. Sire was out of stock for the bass I wanted so I bough it from a Dealer. (Chuck Levins) I don'i know if someone there messed it up but it was really terrible. Fortunately I know how to setup basses and I was able to get it to play and sound beautifully. But at first I was very disappointed.

[@marklowe7431]

I think what you're trying to describe is 'booty' @ 9:30, love your work.

[@georgesims6484]

@anthonyvitti Also two volume controls gives more output!

[@halcyo]

The headstocks are so strange looking lol. Like a spatula or something smh

[@JBass42]

Think I'm going to sell my V9 to get one of these , just has 'that' slap tone I'm after