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I'm in Love with my p7 Sire 5 string bassIt's awesome right out of the box. The antique white and burgundy tortoise shell pick guard amazing beautiful combination.If you don't have one get it.

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Incredible bass especially for the price point. You absolutely cannot go wrong with Sire. The look, feel and quality under $800 is truly unmatched. It fits the need of my studio to have a 5 string option with the ability to have P Bass and Jazz Bass tones. Also, having the option of active and passive electronics is the icing on the cake. That is in my opinion the ultimate Swiss Army knife for your bass needs coming from “one” single instrument. The bonus is it comes setup right out of the box. Definitely happy with this purchase and recommend it to all levels of musicians.

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There is much hype about this bass. The one I received was much less than the hype. It is a beautiful bass to be sure with a lot of features...if they work. First off the neck on this bass is much wider than it needs to be. MINE HAD 5 HIGH FRETS and buzzed everywhere. The string height had been adjusted too high in an attempt to hide those high frets. I will not have a bass fret leveled at this price point. Secondly the actives were horrible on the one I received. Any attempt to move the blend control past the center detente towards the P pickup gave instant distortion. Likewise the active bass control. Any attempt to move it past the center detente to give more bass gave me instant distortion. If I touched the blend control at all it cuts out crackles or squeals so something definitely done poorly there. The stacked knobs are way too high and I figure eventually they will get knocked and broken. I do not like the lower bout input jack position either. They are hard to find on a gig. Overall this has put me off of the Sire brand. zZounds just ships their guitars and basses from a warehouse. There is no attempt to check anything before they send it and this is the third bass guitar in a row I have had to send back with things NOT working. zZounds needs to address this or they will just keep paying for return shipping. After all the hype this was a HUGE disappointment!