I always love a good jazz bass and have several in my collection, ranging from 70’s US Fenders to Xotic, Fodera, Atelier Z and Alleva-Coppolo. I decided to try out a Sire after hearing so much positive about them, and went for the 4-string model with passive electronics and roasted neck.
I expected something around Fender Mexico level, but with better fret work, and tbh I was (and still am after a couple of months) totally blown away by the performance offered by the Sire.
Of course, I have only ever played the individual Sire Thomann sent me, but acoustically this bass sings like the best I have ever had, and try as I might I cannot fault the craftmanship anywhere on the bass. It’s simply put a fantastic instrument, regardless of price. Writing this I still am a bit in awe of how well this bass performs.
The only thing I am thinking of changing is switching to Fender CS 60’s pickups, but that’s a personal choice since I really love the sonic profile of those pickups - the Sire ones are actually quite nice but a little bit harsher and less slick than the Fender CS 60’s.
The Sire is incredibly responsive to different playing dynamics, the weight is just right at just a hair over 4kg and the neck feel and brilliant fret work are almost to die for. Truly an excellent bass overall, and then I haven’t even taken into consideration the incredibly good price.
Many thanks to Sire and Thomann for bringing such amazingly nice basses to beginners and professionals alike. This is really great stuff.
