Sire Marcus Miller V7

Sire Marcus Miller V7

The pickups are single coil pickups made with a fiber bobbin, Alnico 5 magnets, and heavy Formvar wire.  They are positioned in the ‘60’s position.  Like everything else on this bass, the pickups are made by Sire Guitars.

This 18-volt preamp is the most versatile preamp I have used on a bass.  

When strapped up or balanced on the knee, the bass balances very well without any neck dive.  

Specifications:

Body Material – North American Alder. Gorgeous creamy antique white gloss.

Weight - 10 lbs 6oz / 4.7kg using accurate digital scales. 

Body Shape – Marcus Miller Jazz Type , nicely balanced, no neck dive.

Neck Material – 1 Piece Hard Maple with two graphite rods.

Really nice wavy figuring on this neck.

Neck Shape – C-Shape

Scale – 34”

Fingerboard – Very Dark Rosewood with Ivory coloured Binding.

Fingerboard Radius – 7.25”

Frets – Medium Small, 20 Frets

String Nut – /5 String: Natural Bone @ 46mm width

Inlays – White Pearloid Block

Neck Joint – 4 Bolt Steel Square Plate

Pickups – Marcus Miller Super Jazz Single Coil. Alnico 5 magnets

Electronics – Pre Amp is an 18v Marcus Heritage 3 system. Both batteries

OK at 9.1 v checked today.

Controls : See photo of layout. The knobs protrude rather oddly but that’s how they are on this model.

Volume/ Passive Tone (Stacked Pot) Tone also works alongside the EQ

Pickup Blend

Treble

Mid/Mid Frequency Sweep (Stacked Pot)

Bass, Mini Toggle (Active/Passive) 

See photo of control layout.

Bridge - Marcus Big Mass 1, with big block type saddles vs barrels.

Through Body. String Spacing @ Bridge – 5 String: 18mm

6 month old set of D’Addario EXL170 45 65 80 100 125 ( 130 replaced)

Bass not played much but only due to having a good few to play luckily.

Hardware Finish – Chrome

Pickguard – Tortoiseshell on 3 ply White/Black/White