If you're looking for a new light bass

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Check out the new basses from Sire!

A multiscale headless? What??? How did I not know the F10 was a thing?

This is going to get expensive for a few people :laughing:

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The new sparkle finishes look great too.

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I wonder when they will be available in stores. Look nice!

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Hereā€™s a more in-depth video of Sireā€™s NAMM booth.

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Thomann will have the largest selection of new Sires, likely in the next few weeks.

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It looks like an M7 in black:

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Thanks @Fennario, I figured it out then deleted my post.
Do you have an opinion on the M7?

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The Sire M series is uniformly great. I own an M5 that I love. It has every single feature of the higher-priced M7, except for the fancy top wood on the body. Thatā€™s literally the only difference between the M5 and M7 models.

My M5 is Swamp Ash with an Ebony fretboard on a 5-piece laminated neck. It has really great hardware, killer humbuckers that can be split single/serial/parallel, and Sireā€™s Heritage-3 preamp. Itā€™s a tone monster, premium bass at a crazy-low price point. I got mine from Thomann a couple of years ago, delivered for $674 (I paid shipping, but no custom fees or sales tax). Whatā€™s not to love?

Hereā€™s Lobsterā€™s take from before. BTW, mine is a natural finish like the one Lobster reviews (and owns).

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Z7 vs M7, which would be your pick?

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Reminds me of a 70s ski boat :smile:

That F10 6 string is very tempting, I can only resist things for so long :laughing:

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Depends what kind of body style and sound you like, the Z looks and sound like a music man stingray and the M is a more modern sounding double cut bass with as many tonal options as one could want (possibly too many) :slight_smile:

Iā€™ve got an M7 5 string swamp ash and i love it!

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The M5/M7 is more versatile than the Z7. I went for a Sire M5 over a Ray34, if thatā€™s any indicator of preference.

Again, the M7 is solely top wood and finish bling. If thatā€™s what you like, go for it, although it is a few hundred more than the equivalently built and featured M5.

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I know what you mean. The F10 5 is the only fiver thatā€™s ever tempted me to go beyond four strings. Itā€™s a totally premium bass in every way that really speaks to me. If Sire ever offers an F10 4-stringā€¦wellā€¦:smirk:

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The did a better job on the headstock tooā€¦ the M series looks like they didnā€™t quite fit the blanks and they had to chop a corner off :slight_smile:

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The headstock is actually more like a legacy Mayones bass design.

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Itā€™s like a mirrored fbass headstock too :slight_smile:

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I think I really love the exposed grain look but only on the painted ones. REALLY cool they are that light. Iā€™d love to try one out.

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Spalted maple, check
SingleCut body, check

this is just an awesome bass.

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It is a superb bass, directly aimed at Fodera-philes. Iā€™d love to have one, especially at that tempting low-ass price/quality ratio!

Thomann makes the prospect verrrry tempting. My finger actually not only hovered but trembled over the ā€œAdd to Cartā€ buttonā€¦:face_with_peeking_eye: :scream: :sweat_smile:

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Thatā€™s actually Poplar Burl, not Spalted Maple. Premium stuff, baby. :+1:

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