Congrats for this video. Maybe some updated electronics might make the sound less muddy? Some fretwork is also an easy-to-do job. Not to persuade you to keep it, but...
@@scherzo0o I know that some things I mentioned are an easy fix, but others aren't, and when you add those up... it just wasn't worth it for me. Not by a long shot, but just. Electronics could make a difference but it's a hell of a job fishing through the F-holes. And the guitar still would be a bit too heavy with a narrow neck. That's not as easy of a fix.
I’ve played some H7’s a few times and loved how they felt, looked, and sounded. The only thing I didn’t like was how narrow the nut width was! I don’t even have large hands, I just couldn’t get past it. Would’ve bought one long ago if it weren’t for that
@@adrianr2312 yeah this was a 'close but no cigar'-guitar for me. It's a shame really, because the concept is really cool! A wider and rounder neck sure would've helped.
The pickups on the Sire you demo don't sound even close to Filtertrons. Filtertrons are more midrange, much brighter. I have 2 guitars with TV-Jones (a 2002 Orange Gretsch 6120 Junior with Setzer TV-Jones, and a modded Ibanez AF75D-TOR with TV-Jones Classics), they sound pretty darn close one to the other with the Gretsch being slightly more "punchy" (a tiny little more output). I guess all is not in the design of the pickup covers as it seems. And adding real Filtertrons to such a guitar as the Sire is 1stly a pain in the b***, and 2ndly not really worth the value of the guitar.
Yeah to me they also sounded more like revoiced humbuckers, which it what they probably are at this budget. At since it's a pain to swap them, just like you mentioned, I didn't want to bother. Especially since it's not the only aspect that didn't really work for me. Still a shame though, the concept of this guitar is awesome, the execution is just not there all the way.
@@StevenAnthonyGuitar Really! (I'm old, believe me!) If you're looking for a budget guitar, you need to physically go to music shops and play some copies of your model of choice until you find one that's good, which is sometimes problematic as you said when models are somewhat rare ('cause they're not really wanted). Inconsistency is one of the problems with mass produced budget guitars. Or, you need to start doing basic luthier work (fret leveling, crowning, etc) and invest a little bit in luthier tools (files, etc ... see Stewart MacDonald).
@TheWorstManOnEarth trying in a shop is always better of course. If I'm going to buy a Gibson Les Paul, I'm going to a store to compare at least 5 and pick the best. With a less expensive guitar I don't expect the same thing. I've had plenty of Epiphones cheaper than this Sire that were great out of the box.
@ My ESP LTD EC-1000 Deluxe (sunburst with, locking tuners, Seymour Duncan + the whole decoration shebang) is not a cheap guitar but not in the Gibson Les Paul price ranges either. I spent 2 weeks trying quite a bunch of copies of that model and finally found one which was exceptional, and I'd say far far better than any of the 3 Gibson I have (Les Paul Gold Top, Midtown Custom, SG). But on the practical side, music online stores tend to have replaced a lot of street stores, so the opportunity of actually trying many copies of a same model of a guitar BEFORE PURCHASE has become less convenient with time. Still, if you don't live too far from a big city with a good amount of music stores, the best way to pick a guitar is to do it the old fashion way ... my opinion.
Glad you demo'ed it. Sweetwater site has them, but most are heavy, like 9 lbs. Or more, did you try clean ? Like jazz or country?
@@jazzsounds8159 so it was no coincidence that mine was heavy. I'm not really a jazz player, but for country it would lack a little definition for me.
@StevenAnthonyGuitar thanks.
Congrats for this video.
Maybe some updated electronics might make the sound less muddy? Some fretwork is also an easy-to-do job. Not to persuade you to keep it, but...
@@scherzo0o I know that some things I mentioned are an easy fix, but others aren't, and when you add those up... it just wasn't worth it for me. Not by a long shot, but just.
Electronics could make a difference but it's a hell of a job fishing through the F-holes. And the guitar still would be a bit too heavy with a narrow neck. That's not as easy of a fix.
I’ve played some H7’s a few times and loved how they felt, looked, and sounded. The only thing I didn’t like was how narrow the nut width was! I don’t even have large hands, I just couldn’t get past it. Would’ve bought one long ago if it weren’t for that
@@adrianr2312 yeah this was a 'close but no cigar'-guitar for me. It's a shame really, because the concept is really cool! A wider and rounder neck sure would've helped.
@adrian - Only the first H7 had a neck width of 40mm; nowadays, they measure 43mm
Like everything about this guitar except for it's weird neck profile.
@@florisvanlingen a close but no cigar guitar.
The pickups on the Sire you demo don't sound even close to Filtertrons.
Filtertrons are more midrange, much brighter.
I have 2 guitars with TV-Jones (a 2002 Orange Gretsch 6120 Junior with Setzer TV-Jones, and a modded Ibanez AF75D-TOR with TV-Jones Classics), they sound pretty darn close one to the other with the Gretsch being slightly more "punchy" (a tiny little more output).
I guess all is not in the design of the pickup covers as it seems.
And adding real Filtertrons to such a guitar as the Sire is 1stly a pain in the b***, and 2ndly not really worth the value of the guitar.
Yeah to me they also sounded more like revoiced humbuckers, which it what they probably are at this budget. At since it's a pain to swap them, just like you mentioned, I didn't want to bother. Especially since it's not the only aspect that didn't really work for me. Still a shame though, the concept of this guitar is awesome, the execution is just not there all the way.
@@StevenAnthonyGuitar
Really! (I'm old, believe me!) If you're looking for a budget guitar, you need to physically go to music shops and play some copies of your model of choice until you find one that's good, which is sometimes problematic as you said when models are somewhat rare ('cause they're not really wanted).
Inconsistency is one of the problems with mass produced budget guitars.
Or, you need to start doing basic luthier work (fret leveling, crowning, etc) and invest a little bit in luthier tools (files, etc ... see Stewart MacDonald).
@TheWorstManOnEarth trying in a shop is always better of course. If I'm going to buy a Gibson Les Paul, I'm going to a store to compare at least 5 and pick the best. With a less expensive guitar I don't expect the same thing. I've had plenty of Epiphones cheaper than this Sire that were great out of the box.
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My ESP LTD EC-1000 Deluxe (sunburst with, locking tuners, Seymour Duncan + the whole decoration shebang) is not a cheap guitar but not in the Gibson Les Paul price ranges either.
I spent 2 weeks trying quite a bunch of copies of that model and finally found one which was exceptional, and I'd say far far better than any of the 3 Gibson I have (Les Paul Gold Top, Midtown Custom, SG).
But on the practical side, music online stores tend to have replaced a lot of street stores, so the opportunity of actually trying many copies of a same model of a guitar BEFORE PURCHASE has become less convenient with time.
Still, if you don't live too far from a big city with a good amount of music stores, the best way to pick a guitar is to do it the old fashion way ... my opinion.
@TheWorstManOnEarth I highly prefer that as well, especially non-franchise stores.
Too much sustain!
@@carlmartinez7399 is there such a thing?