Thanks for this. Supper helpful. I've watched many Sire reviews and I like how comprehensive yours is. You covered a lot of territory and it was great hearing you put it through the paces with pedals. Lots of meat in your review. Looking forward to watching more of them.
Great video. Just picked one of these up on a trade and I love it. I had an S7 and unfortunately I had to sell it. I fell in love with Sire necks and I’ll figure out the rest. Thanks!
Really good video. You have an attention for detail most reviewers (big or small) lack completely. Thanks! Edit: if you would mic your amp for better sound quality it would improve your videos even further
Love this guitar, been researching to buy a Tele, think I'm going with this T3. Cool vids, your playing sounds Awesome. Thanks for all the different types of playing and Tones. I beleive the gritty frets will play out?
The scratch on the pick guard will probably disappear when you peel the plastic off, I noticed the round sticker which is on top of the plastic protection as it was on mine and others in the shop. Like you say it’s different from the Fender but not in a bad way. The quality compared to the fender is very good ( I think better) and the price I paid £330. V and my Fender player series was a little over £600. I’ve decided to sell my player strat and replace it with an S7.
You can sand plastic, just use ultra fine grit, totally looks like a Suhr Headstock, there's some really great cheap guitars lately lighting a fire under the big brands butts, stainless steel frets , locking tuners, great electronics, too many to list here, only a guitar player knows what hes playing your usual audience member usually couldn't tell or care what the name of your guitar is, the heydey of great cheap guitars lately , i just wish they were around when I started playing, cheap meant junk, my rant for the day lol great review!!
Thanks for the great review. To my ears it doesn’t sound anything like a tele. I have one and it’s surprising how the mahogany “cancels” out the tele twang. It probably sounds more like an SG with P-90’s. Mine came with 10’s, I put 9’s on it and now the high E string keeps popping out of the nut slot. I think it needs a string tree and I don’t see why having one is a problem. The hardware (bridge, saddles, switches, pots, jack) are pretty low quality but it all works fine. My input jack is loose and there’s no nut to tighten that one can get to without taking the guitar apart. Unfortunately I would not recommend this guitar to anyone.
Even the rosewood fingerboard sounds slightly warmer than a maple fingerboard (I just listened to a side-by-side comparison) but that’s almost a moot point with the mahogany body.
You mentioned 10 gauge strings on a Tele, what type of strings would you use? I'm a newbie in a way though I have played for about 12 years, self taught and still not that good, I just play a few chords to go with my songs I wrote...thanks for this vid, dang good info you gave us all...Peace to You and Yours ABD....Power to the people, every day people...
9 gauge is a little lighter. More common in strats and teles. 10s more common on Les Paul’s. I myself like 10 gauge in everything. Thanks for watching!
I am sure this guitar is just as good as my 2013 american tele, i can already see in some ways its better, like the neck joint, that would be a joy to play regarding upper fret access
excellent presentation. i think i will pick up the same guitar in Vintage White and do a relic on it, which is something I have been wanting to attempt.
I've Just Bought One of these T3's from Andertons, Black Friday Sale for £249, Vintage White, Absolute Bargain They are a great Tele, alternative, I have a 52 Blackface Tele, and the T3 deffo has a Softer More Warm tone But is Capable of all the Tele Spank you need!! Chicken Pickin or Rock, it can be that Guitar, but as an Option for a Smoother Tele tone, Is Perfect. the Rolled Edges and Fret treatment are Bang on too, Beautiful slab of Rosewood too Almost black ebony looking
How’s the lack of string tree i notice at 2:47 that there seems to be little break angle behind the nut to the tuners, have you noticed any tuning stability issues
I talk about it for a quick second in the video. The tuners are staggered. So they get lower (shorter) as it goes from low E to high E. So there’s no need for string trees
@@TheMixWithABD yeah I did watch and see what you said in the video I was just wondering how the tuning was as the break angle does still seem shallow with the staggered tuners (without the string tree), I’m interested in purchasing one just good to find out from an owner how the tuning is and have sire got it right 👌🏻
@@laurenconway7153 the tuning is actually very solid. The break angle works perfectly. I have staggered tuners on a custom strat and these work just as well. The T7 has locking tuners. These are not. But they are indeed solid. The nut is cut very well and the strings don’t get stuck in the slots at all. Sire makes unreal quality instruments for very little money. You can pick up any sire and expect high quality.
@@TheMixWithABD thanks for that I have been wanting to pull the plug on one of these for a while but keep backing out but you have echoed others so sonic blue Strat it is then thanks for all the help really appreciate it, and great informative video covered a lot which was very helpful, thank you
Actually it’s a player series neck (Mexico) on a Chinese body lol. I have a video coming soon on building it and relic-ing it. It’s an absolutely killer guitar. Thanks for watching. And maybe subscribe if you’re not because that video is gunna SLAP
mahogany would not be my first choice of wood for a tele. Just like alder would not be my first choice for a LP. The fender sounded way more lively and had better clarity.
Good review (and fun outtakes at the end). I am definitely thinking of getting a T3. How is its Tele "country spank" compared to the Fender? Probably not your style, but for me the ability of the bridge pick up to get that sound will be the decider.
It may not be a real telecaster but it’s still a real guitar if that still means anything. To tell you the truth I’m still deciding between sire T3/7 or Schecter PT/special
Well when I bought the Sire T3 I wondered if I’d regret not buying the T7, in short the answer was NO the only discernible difference was locking tuners and a baked maple neck. Vanson locking tuners are fine reasonably cheap and drop straight in and I preferred the rosewood neck. Also the difference in price between the two didn’t really add up.
Got my new T3, same color as yours. Going to replace the bridge saddles. Too much buzzing and secondary after tones from the bridge. Typical with an Asian made guitar. Output jack was loose, will have to tighten and apply some thread lock.
@@TheMixWithABD Ahh thanks for the quick response! Moved to Canada about a year ago and most of my guitars are still at my dad's house in South Africa so I've been dying to buy a telecaster to accompany the S2 starla I bought here No idea if I should buy a 2nd hand mexican telecaster, new sire T3 or T7
T7 even nicer...still less expensive and a nicer neck and tuners than the Fender Player series. Not sure WHICH model Fender you are com[aring the Sire to. Apples to apples...
@@TheMixWithABD There are many reviews of both the S and T series Sires which and although it's subjective, offer better features than the Fender Player series. I will never understand why an almost $900 Fender can't even stick a bone nut on it or locking tuners..and even the $250 less T Sires give you locking tuners. Anyway, again instruments and the features, aesthetics we want, coupled with playability are truly subjective.
Yea sire really only has a modern c shaped neck. Maybe you could call it 60s. But they don’t have a 50s thick neck. That would be a nice option for them to add now that they have the P90 LPs. I can’t wait for them to do the J7. (Jazzmaster)
@@TheMixWithABD intriguing options in guitars. I'm glad Larry got into the game with affordable quality as the goal. Most big legends are out to maximize their name for the dollar. Great review.
Thanks for this. Supper helpful. I've watched many Sire reviews and I like how comprehensive yours is. You covered a lot of territory and it was great hearing you put it through the paces with pedals. Lots of meat in your review. Looking forward to watching more of them.
You nailed this. This is how a guitar review should be. Thanks. Subbed!
Great video. Just picked one of these up on a trade and I love it. I had an S7 and unfortunately I had to sell it. I fell in love with Sire necks and I’ll figure out the rest. Thanks!
Really good video. You have an attention for detail most reviewers (big or small) lack completely. Thanks!
Edit: if you would mic your amp for better sound quality it would improve your videos even further
Love this guitar, been researching to buy a Tele, think I'm going with this T3.
Cool vids, your playing sounds Awesome.
Thanks for all the different types of playing and Tones. I beleive the gritty frets will play out?
The scratch on the pick guard will probably disappear when you peel the plastic off, I noticed the round sticker which is on top of the plastic protection as it was on mine and others in the shop. Like you say it’s different from the Fender but not in a bad way. The quality compared to the fender is very good ( I think better) and the price I paid £330. V and my Fender player series was a little over £600. I’ve decided to sell my player strat and replace it with an S7.
The quality is certainly above fender MIM but the vibes of the instrument are also different. From the shape and weight to the pickups.
You can sand plastic, just use ultra fine grit, totally looks like a Suhr Headstock, there's some really great cheap guitars lately lighting a fire under the big brands butts, stainless steel frets , locking tuners, great electronics, too many to list here, only a guitar player knows what hes playing your usual audience member usually couldn't tell or care what the name of your guitar is, the heydey of great cheap guitars lately , i just wish they were around when I started playing, cheap meant junk, my rant for the day lol great review!!
Awesome review. You are good at this!
Thanks for the great review. To my ears it doesn’t sound anything like a tele. I have one and it’s surprising how the mahogany “cancels” out the tele twang. It probably sounds more like an SG with P-90’s. Mine came with 10’s, I put 9’s on it and now the high E string keeps popping out of the nut slot. I think it needs a string tree and I don’t see why having one is a problem. The hardware (bridge, saddles, switches, pots, jack) are pretty low quality but it all works fine. My input jack is loose and there’s no nut to tighten that one can get to without taking the guitar apart. Unfortunately I would not recommend this guitar to anyone.
And people say tone wood isn’t real!
Even the rosewood fingerboard sounds slightly warmer than a maple fingerboard (I just listened to a side-by-side comparison) but that’s almost a moot point with the mahogany body.
Excellent review, thanks.
Great review! Thanks 👍
I've decided to get one. Just wondered if you knew what the stock string gauge is please? Cheers 🍻
Thanks for watching! I believe they are .9 gage. Cheers!
@@TheMixWithABD Great stuff! Thank you very much 😁👍
@@TheMixWithABD mine were 9-42 ( now they are 9-46) I like a little more grunt at the low end !
Needed to add string trees. The nut break was not enough and was getting sitar sounds and overtones. Trees fixed it.
You mentioned 10 gauge strings on a Tele, what type of strings would you use? I'm a newbie in a way though I have played for about 12 years, self taught and still not that good, I just play a few chords to go with my songs I wrote...thanks for this vid, dang good info you gave us all...Peace to You and Yours ABD....Power to the people, every day people...
9 gauge is a little lighter. More common in strats and teles. 10s more common on Les Paul’s. I myself like 10 gauge in everything. Thanks for watching!
Would you happen to know if these T3s are pre- routed for humbuckers in the neck position?
Unfortunately I don't but I'm going to guess no. The pickguards are also slightly different than fender
I’ve heard they are not
I am sure this guitar is just as good as my 2013 american tele, i can already see in some ways its better, like the neck joint, that would be a joy to play regarding upper fret access
excellent presentation. i think i will pick up the same guitar in Vintage White and do a relic on it, which is something I have been wanting to attempt.
Thanks for watching! I actually relic-ed a tele and I’m posting the video soon!
Sonic blue for me
@@TheMixWithABD great! I look forward to watching your relic video! Mine will be here next week and I'll get started on it right away
I've Just Bought One of these T3's from Andertons, Black Friday Sale for £249, Vintage White, Absolute Bargain
They are a great Tele, alternative, I have a 52 Blackface Tele, and the T3 deffo has a Softer More Warm tone
But is Capable of all the Tele Spank you need!! Chicken Pickin or Rock, it can be that Guitar, but as an Option
for a Smoother Tele tone, Is Perfect. the Rolled Edges and Fret treatment are Bang on too, Beautiful slab of Rosewood too
Almost black ebony looking
Are there differences between neck shapes?
Do you like both?
I mean the 52 and the sire
Great review thanks!
How’s the lack of string tree i notice at 2:47 that there seems to be little break angle behind the nut to the tuners, have you noticed any tuning stability issues
I talk about it for a quick second in the video. The tuners are staggered. So they get lower (shorter) as it goes from low E to high E. So there’s no need for string trees
@@TheMixWithABD yeah I did watch and see what you said in the video I was just wondering how the tuning was as the break angle does still seem shallow with the staggered tuners (without the string tree), I’m interested in purchasing one just good to find out from an owner how the tuning is and have sire got it right 👌🏻
@@laurenconway7153 the tuning is actually very solid. The break angle works perfectly. I have staggered tuners on a custom strat and these work just as well. The T7 has locking tuners. These are not. But they are indeed solid. The nut is cut very well and the strings don’t get stuck in the slots at all. Sire makes unreal quality instruments for very little money. You can pick up any sire and expect high quality.
@@TheMixWithABD thanks for that I have been wanting to pull the plug on one of these for a while but keep backing out but you have echoed others so sonic blue Strat it is then thanks for all the help really appreciate it, and great informative video covered a lot which was very helpful, thank you
I really like that dark chunky sound with the RATT - was that neck pickup solo?
I like most guitars through a rat lol. Yes I believe it was the neck pickup
Was that an American tele you took out when comparing the necks?
Actually it’s a player series neck (Mexico) on a Chinese body lol. I have a video coming soon on building it and relic-ing it. It’s an absolutely killer guitar. Thanks for watching. And maybe subscribe if you’re not because that video is gunna SLAP
Good demo. Just listening to you jamming while trippin' on your teddy bear jacket. Pretty cool!
Thanks for watching
Would you buy this over a Squier Telecaster?
Yes I think so
mahogany would not be my first choice of wood for a tele. Just like alder would not be my first choice for a LP. The fender sounded way more lively and had better clarity.
Very cool!❤
Tonewood matters in clean sounds mainly.High gain kills differences.I do my black metal on Tele.
Be interested to see if the body is shielded, a lot of 60hz.
Lights on a dimmer switch in this room. Changing my lighting in future videos
Tune please
So funny. Hilarious. Amazing insight. Thank you. Wow. What would I do without you.
Good review (and fun outtakes at the end). I am definitely thinking of getting a T3. How is its Tele "country spank" compared to the Fender? Probably not your style, but for me the ability of the bridge pick up to get that sound will be the decider.
The bridge pickup was not the spankiest I’ve played. The mahogany body definitely takes a lot of the spank away too.
@@TheMixWithABD cheers, thanks.
Apples to oranges - Sire is to Fender as rosewood is to maple.
Could be African mahogany; a more plentiful & widely used alternative to the more expensive Honduran mahogany. Great review!
More then likely it’s Nato!!
Mushroom tip…pause 😂
1:21 that pause was sus lmfao
It may not be a real telecaster but it’s still a real guitar if that still means anything. To tell you the truth I’m still deciding between sire T3/7 or Schecter PT/special
Don’t get me wrong I absolutely love Sire Guitars. You’ll be happy with any of those guitars
Well when I bought the Sire T3 I wondered if I’d regret not buying the T7, in short the answer was NO the only discernible difference was locking tuners and a baked maple neck. Vanson locking tuners are fine reasonably cheap and drop straight in and I preferred the rosewood neck. Also the difference in price between the two didn’t really add up.
@@waynetykocki3964 the roasted maple neck and maple veneer and locking tuners and alnico pickups and alder body add up
@@TheMixWithABD the T3 has Alnico pick-ups I think they are the same
@@waynetykocki3964 The T3 pickups sound like they're ceramic. I can't find any info anywhere that they're alnico.
The scratchy feeling seems to be the rosewood. Play if for a while, not long. Goes away.
The scratchy frets are the rosewood? Really?
@@jst601 The frets are smooth, the fretboard is where the “scratchy” feel is. Playing will smooth them out.
Got my new T3, same color as yours. Going to replace the bridge saddles. Too much buzzing and secondary after tones from the bridge. Typical with an Asian made guitar. Output jack was loose, will have to tighten and apply some thread lock.
is it just me or is the intonation on the T3 a little out?
It’s a little out. Factory setup
@@TheMixWithABD Ahh thanks for the quick response! Moved to Canada about a year ago and most of my guitars are still at my dad's house in South Africa so I've been dying to buy a telecaster to accompany the S2 starla I bought here
No idea if I should buy a 2nd hand mexican telecaster, new sire T3 or T7
T7 even nicer...still less expensive and a nicer neck and tuners than the Fender Player series. Not sure WHICH model Fender you are com[aring the Sire to. Apples to apples...
I have a review of the S7 on my channel
@@TheMixWithABD There are many reviews of both the S and T series Sires which and although it's subjective, offer better features than the Fender Player series. I will never understand why an almost $900 Fender can't even stick a bone nut on it or locking tuners..and even the $250 less T Sires give you locking tuners. Anyway, again instruments and the features, aesthetics we want, coupled with playability are truly subjective.
Wormer?Covered by the blanket.Deffer not wormer.And doesn't tune.
When they say the body is Mahogany it’s probably Nato.
Good chance it is
Too bad the neck is smaller. I like those old fat necked teles of the 50s and 60s. I have a fat one from warmoth i need to put on my CV 50s
Yea sire really only has a modern c shaped neck. Maybe you could call it 60s. But they don’t have a 50s thick neck. That would be a nice option for them to add now that they have the P90 LPs. I can’t wait for them to do the J7. (Jazzmaster)
@@TheMixWithABD intriguing options in guitars. I'm glad Larry got into the game with affordable quality as the goal. Most big legends are out to maximize their name for the dollar. Great review.
Ugliest headstocks on the market are on sires strats and teles
Hmmm. Idk. EVH, Dean, and music man are worse me thinks
@@TheMixWithABD Yeah to each their own at least none of those look like Tucan Sam.
@@BkBk-gy6vr follow your nose!
I would bet money you can't pass a blind test to identify type of wood by tone.
@@jonjackson8811 I will also bet money. I’ve played alder, and mahagony tele’s and Strats. And I’m sorry to tell you. They just sound different.
the guitar sounds out of tune...
Go ahead and stay at the back of the line
@@TheMixWithABDlol....😂 Matter of fact, just head back to your parking spot. He can wrap his forehead in aluminum foil
It hasn't been intonated...
Lol. Tonewood.
Good luck sanding plastic pick guards.
Whatcha mean?
Plastic used for pick guards doesn’t take sanding well like wood does. If you try it you might agree.
@@bradrapp3697 I don’t think I was talking about sanding the pickguard. I’d have to watch the part again