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Anderton's January Sale price for the mk1 Sire V3 makes it a no brainer.
Too heavy...jon
Nil Satis Nisi Optimum
Yamaha basses to try at local shop this week £250-450 prices so enough to pay for me.
Ta for advice here.
Any cheaper basses foe sale?
Squier VMs also punch well above their weight and it’s arguable that there’s no point in going up to MiM either...
Yamaha do some excellent stuff too, and well worth a look.
I have tried a few Sires and though a good sound they didn’t feel particularly special to me - a bit meh in fact. I’d actually have a MM Sub rather than one of those if I’m honest. Different sound all together, but it depends if a Jazz really is what you are after..
Playing a P and a J bass on Monday has made we change to the P variant!
MiM P bass was great...heading for one, but a cheap £199 Sub4 at Coda is also speaking to me...but blue?!
Resolution of the bass kind is coming soon..
The transparent finishes provide an excellent view of the grain of the Agathis body wood. If you are lucky, you get one that resembles Alder minus the flecks. If you are unlucky, the body is very knotty. (Like the factory rejects sold on eBay by BooBoo Guitars.)
If you are concerned about ease of resale, choose an opaque colour.
Was as expecting to buy a Squier or similar, tried a few and walked out with the Ibanez GSR180. Light, really easy to play and sounded great. £120 secondhand and, I think, the cheapest in the shop!
Worth a try. And while I’m here, hats off to Bass Gallery who were charm personified despite my low-end choices.
Jon
Thanks all...Jon
Didn't bond with the neck.
Bought a MIM Fender P bass.
Very very very happy....jon
The pickup could be the type with steel stud polepieces and underslung ceramic bar magnets. Once the warranty has expired, it might be worth replacing with something a bit posher.