Sire Marcus Miller V7-5 Vintage Ash Sunburst

bass guitar, 5-string, swamp ash, tobacco sunburst

Sire Marcus Miller V7 2nd generation alder 5-string bass guitar, tobacco sunburst
Marcus Miller V7 Vintage+ models are the new industry standard for affordable, high-quality J-type bass guitars.

Jazz bass type is the industry standard bass model with its signature vintage sound. This is an all-round bass that is suitable for fingering, slap and all techniques and playing styles. With both classic and modern feel and design, this new bass can produce the sound you want for all genres of music.

Marcus Miller basses are made from the highest quality materials in his range.

Swamp Ash body
Premium Swamp Ash tonewoods are usually found in more expensive instruments. Swamp Ash tonewoods are known to produce a well-balanced tone. It's very resonant and offers a nice balance between pleasant highs, solid lows and a slightly scooped midrange that's great for slap playing. The characteristics of this wood allow players to emulate Marcus Miller's tone one step further.

Bone nut
The nut is one of the most important parts of the guitar that affects the performance, playability and tone of the instrument. Depending on the quality of the material and its elasticity, the nut can improve or worsen the sound. Although the bone nut is more expensive and difficult to work with, it is believed to deliver more balanced, brighter and softer tones than plastic or other materials.

Maple fingerboard
Maple fingerboards deliver bright highs and sharpness in tone. The bright and pure sound of a maple fingerboard is desired by many players.

Marcus Vintage-S bridge
Screw Type 60's Style Bridge
Features a jazz bass bridge with a basic shape in the style of the 60s. With screw-shaped saddles. The distance between the strings is adjustable by moving the strings in a different wire in the saddle. You can achieve variations in sound depending on whether the strings go through the body or are threaded through the saddles, the toploader way.

Round fretboard edges
A real custom shop function
We've taken the overall playability to the next level with the rolled fingerboard edges. What only custom shops can achieve is now available in the Sire 2nd Gen series. These rounded edges give players a firmer and more natural grip compared to typical fretboards. We were well aware of the difficulties we would encounter in our ambition to apply rolled fretboard edges in a mass production factory. Together with the production team, we worked tirelessly to make this theory a reality. This was quite a challenge, almost an impossible mission. We have made several adjustments to the production process and even introduced a new machine. Since our Sire basses also have bindings, this was an extremely challenging one, far beyond our imagination. But in the end we found the answers and we are ecstatic to present the Rolled Fretboard Edges in all our 2nd generation models.

Marcus Vintage-J Revolution set with 70's Jazz Bass pickup spacing
We changed the magnetization method of the Alnico Magnet to produce the similar aging sound of a 20 year old Heavy Formvar Pickup. We changed the coil to Plain Enamel and installed a program in a coil winding machine that allowed us to achieve almost the same speed and winding transition angle as the handmade winding. We decided to call this pickup technology "Revolution Pickup Technology".

The Marcus Vintage-J Revolution Pickup Set is a newly upgraded pickup made with US Plain Enamel coil and complete with a 70's pickup spacing allowing the V7 Vintage to reproduce the traditional vintage jazz bass sound. This high-quality, premium Jazz bass pickup has higher resolution and clearer sound. We worked with Marcus Miller to tailor the best sound balance and it will be introduced in the 2nd generation series. The exterior of the pickup has also been upgraded as it is now printed with a logo.Vintage-J set has a slightly more delicate sound than the Super-J set, while the Super-J set has a slightly punchier sound than the Vintage-J set .

Marcus Heritage-3 preamplifier
SIRE's unique preamp system is a perfect example that represents our technology and philosophy integrated into our instruments. With multiple tone controls, players have complete control to achieve the perfect tone they want. By using 18v batteries, the player can achieve unaltered natural sounds with strong and powerful outputs. With the 3-band EQ, players are able to perform versatility in sounds suitable for all music sessions and performances. All models are built with the option of both active and passive modes. Even in passive mode, the volume, tone and pickup balancer are fully functional, giving players greater control over the tone in each mode.

V7 Vintage + Specifications

Body
body material: swamp ash
body shape: new Marcus Miller jazz type
body color: tobacco sunburst

Neck
neck material: hard maple (satin finish)
neck shape: C-shape with rolled fingerboard edges
scale: 34"
neck joint: 4 bolt steel square plate
fingerboard: hard maple
fingerboard radius: 9.5"
Frets: 2.4mm medium, 20 frets
string nut: 5 string – natural bone 46mm width
binding: 1 ply ivory
inlay: white pearloid block

Electronics
Pickups: Marcus super J revolution set
preamp: Marcus heritage-3 with middle frequency control
controls: volume/tone (dual pot) : pickup blender : treble : middle/middle frequency (dual pot) : bass, mini toggle (active/passive)

Hardware
knobs: plastic jazz type in black
bridge: Marcus Miller modern S
tuning gear: premium open gear
hardware finish: chrome
pick guard: ivory pearl

• Standard 2 year Round music warranty
• 30 days reflection period
• Free return