@@TSFAHTPS The one with the beard and glasses of course... :) Jokes aside Gabor looks a bit like Jürgen but only from his chocolate side... :D Since BF is tomorrow, are these S7 HSS recommendable over a Fender's player strat (plus or some higher end models) when it comes to the overall package? Do pickups need a swap or are they good to go for blues-rock stuff? ( SRV, Sayce, Rory Gallagher type of music) Thomann Germany has the sunburst version listed for 499 euros and I'm almost ready to jump the gun. Greets from Austria!
I just purchased the blue flame maple one and absolutely love it. It is my first strat ever and I have been playing 40 years. Love the tone and the neck is amazing.
I bought the S7-FM-TBL right there, was make to order (April), delivered just before my bday in Oct. It's simply awesome! I already owned a Fender American Standard Stratocaster HSS Sienna Burst 2008, Gibson Les Paul Custom Studio 50s Tribute Gold Top with P90s, Epi ES-339 Pro with P90s and a few others. The Sire was well worth the price and the wait. Cheers!
I recently purchased a T7 through Gsus4. I am just a beginner, however the T7 is an outstanding piece of kit. As a matter of fact, the Sire Larry Carlton range is well worth trying.
Back in February/March I ordered an L7 it still hasn't come in yet, but in the mean while I found a second hand S7 (Alex's variant) the previous owner "isn't a strat kinda guy" so after losing the whammy bar, and swapping the knobs for no reason, he sold it. After playing it I didn't touch my other guitars for weeks I instantly fell in love with the feel of the neck it was a massive improvement over what I'm use to its hard to wanna play on a gloss neck now. Satin is just so smooth, and the shape is just perfect for me. My only complaint was the treble bleed circuit, and some of its side effects. I had it removed while my luthier was setting it up, and now it's pretty perfect in my eyes.
@@kenpg31 Mine will probably also be around that time It was initially supposed to be August but we all know how these things work. I feel it's worth the wait how about you?
@@thelastgreyhawk2161 mine was supposed to show up in August then it changed to mid sept now they say august 8. Its a nice guitar ,i think it is worth the wait. I have a friend that ordered a schecter guitar last dec and he just received it a few days ago. So i think guitar manufacturers are trying to catch up after covid had everthing shut down last couple years. I hope you enjoy it once you receive it.
@@kenpg31 yeah they've got a lot of orders to fill especially for Sire as demand for them has far surpassed their supply, likewise :) by chance did you order from sweetwater as well?
I bought mine a couple months ago from Sweetwater for around 650.00. I just looked and they have gone up to 705.00. Still waiting on mine to ship, should be here next month.
Hello from France. I got my sire blue fm s7 this beginning of the year, in a nice small music shop in Le Mans, and I can't stop playing it. I love so much this neck, and how good the pickups sounds. Nice to see some demos about those guitars ! Good to hear also that it can handle a heavier sets of strings ! Keep rocking !
@@thymick5581 hello, j'ai déjà plusieurs guitares, dont une strat en sss typé 60s. La sire est bien plus agréable à jouer pour moi, jamais eu aucun souci avec les bords, au contraire. Et j'aime bien ses micros, avec le micro double en chevalet c'est top. Bref, je suis tombé dessus par hasard en boutique et ça à été un coup de coeur.
@@thymick5581 ça dépend ce que tu veux jouer. Une Telecaster est assez typée rock, même si ça reste une guitare assez polyvalente. Les strat c'est plutôt fait pour du son clean, même si le humbucker de la S7 lui donne pas mal de caractère et un bon son gras. Perso, je joue plus à la Telecaster qu'à la strat, mais cette dernière est plus facile, car son diapason (distance entre la frette 0 et la 12) est plus petit, ce qui rend les bends plus facile (la corde est moins longue), et la taille des touches plus petites. En terme de polyvalence, pour une première guitare, avant d'avoir affirmé son vrai goût, moi je prendrai celle qui me plaît le plus sur le look. L'une et l'autre sont très bien faites et te permettront de jouer tout ce que tu veux.
Hello! Je profite de voir un commentaire en français pour rebondir dessus. As-tu eu la possibilité de comparer la sire S7 avec la G&L Tribute Legacy HSS? Même gamme de prix et config micro similaire :). Merci !
@@wasio44hello, non je ne l'ai pas comparer à ce modèle. J'avais un strate fender japonaise typé années 60, manche fin et plat, frettes fines, et j'ai été beaucoup plus à l'aise avec la sire. Gros coup de foudre pour son manche.
One thing that actually stood out for me was how in tune the guitar stayed when using the whammy bar. I know there are locking tuners but so many guitars of this type fall down where the strings do not move freely through the neck head stock nut and need some kind of sanding or chalking.
The Trem is great! The quality of all the parts is really good…very impressive guitars!! It reminds me a lot of a Japanese made Ibanez AZ I played a few years ago at 42 Gear Street…which was a killer guitar!
I've had my FM Grey for some time and find its a beast. It takes nothing to get some awesome sustain. Bought from Andertons in the middle of Lockdown. Price £550.
I ordered an S7FM with the Blue. I should get it by sometime in December of 2022. It will come with 10s as far as the strings go, but I may change to 11s as I do use 11s on a Gretsch Electromatic which I have owned for years now. I liked every thing you guys said about the Sire S7.
Thise pickups sound better than pearly gates. Amazing for this price. I'm considering the S-7FM. Currently I'm torn between the S-7 FM and the T-7 FM that has two humbuckers and two single coils. One bridge and one neck. Then again I could just buy an S-3 for 400 bucks and call it a day.
I really like these Sire guitars. They sound all really good and I was impressed by their high quality. I tryed out also the T7 AWH Telecaster model and it sounds great. With this guitar you can play all types of rock music and also metal. I just have to find a way to tell my wife that I need more that 5 e-guitars at home... And there are still so many wonderful guitars all around the world...
I bought the Sire Larry Carlton S7 FM in trans-black - I can't wait to get it.... at the same time I also bought a "Ibanez SA360NQM-BMG" as well just to have it.... -Tnx for a great review of the Sire guys! - I will now smash that subscribe-button! -KK from Norway.
I have the S7 HSS but found the pickups to be too bright rather than dark as mentioned in the vid. I swapped them out for a different set but of course this increases the overall price. The neck is very nice to play however. I'm interested to see if Sire go down the push/pull knob or switch for a guitar with more tonal options in the next model line up batch. I hope they do.
@@MehediHasan-iy6qs I purchased a boutique set on recommendation from a guy from NYC but lives and works in the UK, House of Tone Pickups . I chose Alnico 2/2/5 magnets from his recommendation. They were hand wound. He was very helpful with pickup information in this pickup swap. I didn't feel the need to change the pots etc but I added a Freeway Switch selector mod to give a total of x10 series/parallel tonal options rather than the stock x5 tones. Therer are many pickup sets available off the shelf too eg Seymour Duncan, Bare Knuckle, etc etc. It just depends if you want a vintage Strat sound or something more modern and wirh higher output etc. Good luck with your search. I'm much happier with my Sire S7 guitar pickups now.
@@keithb5612 Thanks Keith. Actually I love low output vintage fender tone as I tend to play more in clean than distortion. I primarily thought to install fender 57/62 on the neck and middle and SD Pearly gates on the bridge. What do you think? Will it be a good investment?
@@MehediHasan-iy6qs Hi. Seymour Duncan have sound samples on their pickup website of individual pickups in clean/crunch tones etc which may be helpful.. Even contact/email a boutique pickup company local to you and ask for advice on your tonal preferences. You are under no obligation to buy from them but the info/conversation with them may colour your choice on pickups selection for your S7. I chose my middle pickup to be RWRP so that the 2nd and 4th selector switch positions would be hum cancelling so this may be useful to you too as some middle pickups are not RWRP.
The champagne one is out with the aged white pickups... The way it should look. If I was being picky I'd want a black rosewood fingerboard on a roasted maple neck too.
Def like these Sire's, I think the combo that I'd go for it the black flame top S7. Heres a numpty Q; I'm considering trying to get one (S7 FM black) or a Fender MIM player plus top in Cherry burst SSS. They are similar price, which would you guys go for? Obv the fender is available everywhere so that something to consider too... Cheers, great vid guys, cheers!
If it is the sound you are going for, they are both great guitars. Both are also very comfortable to play. If you like your guitar to look great, you are better off with the Player plus. Tried them both today, planning to buy the S7 because of the price difference, but came home with the Player plus.
I was hesitating between a Fender Player plus and this Sire S7, which is a hype these days. So I went to the guitar shop to try them both out. There is nothing wrong with the sound and tone of the Sire, but I was disappointed with the paintwork. The one I tried was the Champagne Gold, which looked really nice on all the you tube channels and pictures, but In reality I thought it looked a bit cheap compared to the Player. Since everybody was saying that the finish of the Sire was impeccable, I was a bit disappointed. Overall I thought the Player looked a lot better and sounded more like a strat. I know there is a considerable price difference, but in the end I doubt if the S7 will keep its value.
That’s a real shame…I find the finish on our guitars pretty much flawless! But yeah that’s the great thing about going to a shop and trying out gear…different people like different things and that way you get to find out what works best for you
@@TSFAHTPS Hummmm... i am in doubt again. Visited a friend that recently bought a S7, and no problem what so ever with that one. So maybe they are not consistent and I just had bad luck playing a bad one. Anyway, I am gonna try another one, to see if you are right. This time I will go for the S7 2 gen in white. Hope that one will make me happy. If not I will switch to the Player Plus. I will let you know.
Must admit I sold mine which was the Blue Tiger Stripe but I did have this for over a year. Pretty decent spec for a budget guitar but I eventually picked up a PRS Sliver Sky SE. It's a personal taste to be honest. Thanks for sharing this with us. Best Wishes 👍👍👍👍
@@Spoilnins Hello there. I happy to. So I started to play the guitar in 1983 well before the RUclips and Social Media and I always wanted to try a Valley Arts Guitar as Larry endorsed the brand probably before recording "On Solid Ground". I was hoping that the Sire would capture some of the sound textures that Larry was world famous for. I was lucky to watch Larry perform at the Baked Potato with Terry Trotter and a few other LA's artists. After his first set I was lucky to speak to him and also managed to have a look at his Valley Arts guitar which I though was really lovely at it sounded amazing through his Dumble Amp. I knew that you could never truly create that feeling and also comfort from such an incredible guitar but thought I'd try the Sire which I bought from Andertons and was a little disappointed for many reasons I didn't like the neck at all and felt it was to chunky but that's a personal thing as I like the modern "C" shape. I didn't like the pickups as they sounded a little flat but you can always change those but it was the neck for me. The guitar is a lovely looking guitar and for the money it's perfect but it wasn't for me. So I traded it in for a PRS Silver Sky which was an incredible guitar and everything just fell into place. The neck was very nice to play and the pickups (which you can change) felt perfectly balanced and this for me was a really nice guitar however slightly higher priced. Both guitar in my opinion offer different experiences and comfort over electrics always comes first for me but also the cost of the guitar. I trade a lot of my old equipment against new guitars but have not got hold of my ultimate guitar yet but I don't think I ever will as it's one of the hardest guitars to find. Cost is a big factor but also I actually managed to pay the PRS in my local guitar shop where as the Sire I didn't as Andertons is a few hundred miles away. I'd like to mention that if you can I would always advise anyone just to try a guitar, pedal amp etc.. before you make that final decision. Bearing in mind I have just bought the Headrush Prime which I have been using for over a month. Thanks for the comment and all my best wishes and I hope that if people read this trying is sometime better than actually buying but sometime location is a factor as in the UK most of the guitar shops are now closing due to the bigger chains like Andertons so it's best to support your local guitar shop as once they are gone they won't be coming back. 😊😊😊😊😎😎👍👍
I love the blue flames top. It is not traditional but if you love Les Pauls and want to try Strat it is somehow easier transition :) But what I still hate is the volume pot position - so many space to get it out from your strumming hand and they did not use it. A modern guitar should have it.
So after so many hours of trial and error, I found quite a few defects with it and I'm considering returning it to be honest. so I was mega hyped by this guitar and everyone on the internet had only good things to say about it , I like how it sounds but for someone that is used to play an Ibanez S520 for almost 10 years, this guitar seems like a downgrade to be honest ..... where to start: - ah yea, the damn tremolo didn't fit unless I literally hammered it in with a rubber mallet because of a fabrication defect (i had looked inside the tremolo hole and it wasn't finished so a lot of metal is in there) - the action was too high and when I adjusted it a bit lower the frets started buzzing like hell - the backplate is not cut properly, I noticed this while re-stringing the guitar - scratchy frets, so while playing it and doing some good 'ol regular bends I immediately got cringed by the feel of starching strings over the frets ( i guess this will go away in time but it's horrible ) So all of these for me are kind of a deal-breaker, however I will take the guitar to a skilled luthier and let him give it a go at it and then play with it some more. I'm sorry to make this post into a rant but I'm extremely disappointed. Despite of all the above I do have some good things to say about the guitar: - it sounds awesome, the s-s-h combo makes it an incredible versatile instrument and I really enjoyed so far the sounds it came out of it (this is the main reason I decided to give it another swing and postpone the return of the guitar) - locking tuners - electronics are super responsive and I love it (volume/tone/switch are good quality) - the neck feels good - the overall design & visuals are great Conclusion: I got way too hyped for what it has to offer in terms of price/quality, at first contact I am disappointed but looking forward to test it more after I take it to my luthier and have him take a look of all the issues I'm having with it. Again this is my initial review of the guitar and I will follow up later.
Sorry to hear you had a bunch of problems with your - I have to honestly say that the guitars we received were pretty much flawless! Mind you...I am used to always setting up new guitars when they arrive as I always put heavier strings on them and I have a particular way of setting guitars up so I always play with the nut slots, the bridge and the truss rod - backplates always come off right away too.
They both look great and sound awesome to me. Interesting that Sire have just announced a new guitar, the S5, that seems to sit between the S3 & S7. Good times 🙂
Because he’s a dull negative Nellie? It’s awesome looking..but I didn’t hear enough of the instrument?! I heard of how professional the company is for under budget instruments; and how awesome the guitar is..but really not too much of how it can sound with different pedal gear plugged into it?! Let’s hear more?!!!
@zackpack8 Same here. I want to hear the clean sound! Too many YT sites play their guitars all dressed up with high dollar amps and pedals and you never get to hear the actual sound of the guitar by itself.
Haha...I'm with Gabor, I'd never choose that kinda 'fancy' top in that shade of blue. As for them sounding a tad 'darker', I thought they had a really harsh/bright/brittle top end. I guess it's hard to tell over RUclips compression and without any form of comparison. Odd you're reviewing these now... Gsus hasn't had any in stock for months (not that I've specifically been checking). I assume therefore that this is in support of pre order sales. 🤔 Not a fan of pre order at all. Whilst it may not be the fault of the retailer, there seem to be keen sales, yet customers left to wait due to a myriad of reasons/excuses of course beyond control of the retailer. Enjoyable review... Nicely done. 😎
Thank you!! Gsus4 didn’t ask us to make this video…we just mentioned them because they seem to be the only Australian dealer! Sire sent us the guitars direct about a year ago. We are just a bit slow with making these videos 😜 We should do a video where we compare these to other Strats! To me the pickups seem to be less bright and tinny…but I never got on with Strats in the past
@@TSFAHTPS Thanks Gabor, I must have read too deeply between the spoken lines. 🤣 Yup, I know you've had the Sires for quite some time now....happy to stand corrected. 😎 And similarly how they sound. Given you've been playing or hearing them, you'd definitely know how they sound. I was only listening on my phone...just chilling after a long day of work, so hadn't fired up the 'real' listening system, but was conscious of an unpleasant shrill sound I'd occasionally hear. A Fender comparison would be great, although you'd need to have an hss or you may have a S7 vintage just hanging round. Cheers. ✌️😎
Yes... I found the S7 Pickups to be harsh and bright too. I swapped them out because of this which increased the overall cost. I heard that the T7 pickups are also bright and harsh. I hope Sire revoice their Pickups in future models as I like the feel of the guitar apart from the stock pups.
@@TSFAHTPS I also have a G&L Strat with MFD Pickups. The MFD Pickups seem for, me anyway, much better than the stock S7 pups. I am also much happier with the hand wound pick up set I swapped the original S7 pups out for. Have Sire revoiced any S7 Pickups from the first batch originals? Maybe you possibly got a better pickup voicing in your S7.
Never bonded with mine l couldn’t really get going at all. Feels quite stiff and the necks are too rounded for my tastes , feels very baseball bat . Well made guitars maybe a pro set up would help but still don’t think I would like the neck
I just started guitar a couple of years ago. To my surprise, Guitarists have a lot of hang ups.... and not only color! Wow, what a worm hole I have discovered the idiosyncrasies of you players!
Never knew that Jürgen Klopp could play an electric guitar so well. :)
Which one of us is Jürgen Klopp?
@@TSFAHTPS
The one with the beard and glasses of course... :)
Jokes aside Gabor looks a bit like Jürgen but only from his chocolate side... :D
Since BF is tomorrow, are these S7 HSS recommendable over a Fender's player strat (plus or some higher end models) when it comes to the overall package? Do pickups need a swap or are they good to go for blues-rock stuff? ( SRV, Sayce, Rory Gallagher type of music)
Thomann Germany has the sunburst version listed for 499 euros and I'm almost ready to jump the gun.
Greets from Austria!
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I just purchased the blue flame maple one and absolutely love it. It is my first strat ever and I have been playing 40 years. Love the tone and the neck is amazing.
Not only Good but extremely good!! I have a Fender Custom but this is just at his level for a fraction of it’s price.
Good to see Jurgen Klopp picking up a new hobby.
Thanks for doing this review. I'm a little late to the party I see. Anyway, ALEX! WHAT A LEAD! Awesome job man!
I bought the S7-FM-TBL right there, was make to order (April), delivered just before my bday in Oct. It's simply awesome! I already owned a Fender American Standard Stratocaster HSS Sienna Burst 2008, Gibson Les Paul Custom Studio 50s Tribute Gold Top with P90s, Epi ES-339 Pro with P90s and a few others. The Sire was well worth the price and the wait.
Cheers!
what differences are there between s7fm and s7
These are well made guitars for a budget price. I especially like the green metallic finish.
I recently purchased a T7 through Gsus4. I am just a beginner, however the T7 is an outstanding piece of kit. As a matter of fact, the Sire Larry Carlton range is well worth trying.
Sire S7 vintage!!! Awesome
Back in February/March I ordered an L7 it still hasn't come in yet, but in the mean while I found a second hand S7 (Alex's variant) the previous owner "isn't a strat kinda guy" so after losing the whammy bar, and swapping the knobs for no reason, he sold it. After playing it I didn't touch my other guitars for weeks I instantly fell in love with the feel of the neck it was a massive improvement over what I'm use to its hard to wanna play on a gloss neck now. Satin is just so smooth, and the shape is just perfect for me. My only complaint was the treble bleed circuit, and some of its side effects. I had it removed while my luthier was setting it up, and now it's pretty perfect in my eyes.
I ordered my around the same time. Last update is nov 8 i should be getting it. Im in canada
@@kenpg31 Mine will probably also be around that time It was initially supposed to be August but we all know how these things work. I feel it's worth the wait how about you?
@@thelastgreyhawk2161 mine was supposed to show up in August then it changed to mid sept now they say august 8. Its a nice guitar ,i think it is worth the wait. I have a friend that ordered a schecter guitar last dec and he just received it a few days ago. So i think guitar manufacturers are trying to catch up after covid had everthing shut down last couple years. I hope you enjoy it once you receive it.
@@kenpg31 yeah they've got a lot of orders to fill especially for Sire as demand for them has far surpassed their supply, likewise :)
by chance did you order from sweetwater as well?
@@thelastgreyhawk2161 I ordered mine from a music store in Toronto and im from British Columbia Canada.
I bought mine a couple months ago from Sweetwater for around 650.00. I just looked and they have gone up to 705.00. Still waiting on mine to ship, should be here next month.
Hello from France. I got my sire blue fm s7 this beginning of the year, in a nice small music shop in Le Mans, and I can't stop playing it. I love so much this neck, and how good the pickups sounds. Nice to see some demos about those guitars ! Good to hear also that it can handle a heavier sets of strings ! Keep rocking !
@@thymick5581 hello, j'ai déjà plusieurs guitares, dont une strat en sss typé 60s. La sire est bien plus agréable à jouer pour moi, jamais eu aucun souci avec les bords, au contraire. Et j'aime bien ses micros, avec le micro double en chevalet c'est top. Bref, je suis tombé dessus par hasard en boutique et ça à été un coup de coeur.
@@thymick5581 ça dépend ce que tu veux jouer.
Une Telecaster est assez typée rock, même si ça reste une guitare assez polyvalente.
Les strat c'est plutôt fait pour du son clean, même si le humbucker de la S7 lui donne pas mal de caractère et un bon son gras.
Perso, je joue plus à la Telecaster qu'à la strat, mais cette dernière est plus facile, car son diapason (distance entre la frette 0 et la 12) est plus petit, ce qui rend les bends plus facile (la corde est moins longue), et la taille des touches plus petites.
En terme de polyvalence, pour une première guitare, avant d'avoir affirmé son vrai goût, moi je prendrai celle qui me plaît le plus sur le look. L'une et l'autre sont très bien faites et te permettront de jouer tout ce que tu veux.
Hello! Je profite de voir un commentaire en français pour rebondir dessus. As-tu eu la possibilité de comparer la sire S7 avec la G&L Tribute Legacy HSS? Même gamme de prix et config micro similaire :). Merci !
@@wasio44hello, non je ne l'ai pas comparer à ce modèle. J'avais un strate fender japonaise typé années 60, manche fin et plat, frettes fines, et j'ai été beaucoup plus à l'aise avec la sire. Gros coup de foudre pour son manche.
One thing that actually stood out for me was how in tune the guitar stayed when using the whammy bar. I know there are locking tuners but so many guitars of this type fall down where the strings do not move freely through the neck head stock nut and need some kind of sanding or chalking.
The Trem is great! The quality of all the parts is really good…very impressive guitars!!
It reminds me a lot of a Japanese made Ibanez AZ I played a few years ago at 42 Gear Street…which was a killer guitar!
I've had my FM Grey for some time and find its a beast. It takes nothing to get some awesome sustain. Bought from Andertons in the middle of Lockdown. Price £550.
I ordered an S7FM with the Blue. I should get it by sometime in December of 2022. It will come with 10s as far as the strings go, but I may change to 11s as I do use 11s on a Gretsch Electromatic which I have owned for years now. I liked every thing you guys said about the Sire S7.
These have knocked PRS out of my top spot!
Nice job, guys!
Thanks Dan!!
Thise pickups sound better than pearly gates. Amazing for this price. I'm considering the S-7FM. Currently I'm torn between the S-7 FM and the T-7 FM that has two humbuckers and two single coils. One bridge and one neck. Then again I could just buy an S-3 for 400 bucks and call it a day.
I've got the T7 FM and I love it.
Really like Sire guitars hope to get the Sire 335 style guitar!🙂
Does the fm stand for flamed maple?
I think so…
I really like these Sire guitars. They sound all really good and I was impressed by their high quality. I tryed out also the T7 AWH Telecaster model and it sounds great. With this guitar you can play all types of rock music and also metal. I just have to find a way to tell my wife that I need more that 5 e-guitars at home... And there are still so many wonderful guitars all around the world...
Haha…yep…I know that feeling!
The last woman in my life told me to choose between her and my guitars and I really miss her.
@@bluzedogg 🤣.
Tempted for a s7 or t7 but the super shining fretboard puts me off!
I thought I wouldn’t like it too…but I kinda like it now
Fenders aren't as shiny, think it look extra shiny because of the roasted choco neck
@@derekjohnson5720 Hmm maybe? All I know is it makes them super easy to clean and no extra time spent on oiling the neck.
Not fade away on FB is a big fan of
I should be receiving mine nov 8 2022 ....lately it seems we have to wait 7 months or so when ordering guitars. Im getting the trans blue.
Don't these have a split coil push/pull knob for the humbucker?
No it doesn’t come with a coil split
@@TSFAHTPSI wonder why the website would list that does then. Thank you for the response
@@greg6509 maybe they changed it with newer models…ours definitely don’t do it
Gen 2 models have a push push coil split
I bought the Sire Larry Carlton S7 FM in trans-black - I can't wait to get it.... at the same time I also bought a "Ibanez SA360NQM-BMG" as well just to have it.... -Tnx for a great review of the Sire guys! - I will now smash that subscribe-button! -KK from Norway.
Thank you…hope you’ll like both guitars!! Let us know how you like the Sire!
@@TSFAHTPS I will do that 🙂
Great guitar
I have the S7 HSS but found the pickups to be too bright rather than dark as mentioned in the vid. I swapped them out for a different set but of course this increases the overall price. The neck is very nice to play however.
I'm interested to see if Sire go down the push/pull knob or switch for a guitar with more tonal options in the next model line up batch. I hope they do.
I m also thinking of changing the pickups. Would you please tell me which pickups you installed? Did you change the pots and the selector switch too?
@@MehediHasan-iy6qs I purchased a boutique set on recommendation from a guy from NYC but lives and works in the UK, House of Tone Pickups . I chose Alnico 2/2/5 magnets from his recommendation. They were hand wound. He was very helpful with pickup information in this pickup swap. I didn't feel the need to change the pots etc but I added a Freeway Switch selector mod to give a total of x10 series/parallel tonal options rather than the stock x5 tones.
Therer are many pickup sets available off the shelf too eg Seymour Duncan, Bare Knuckle, etc etc. It just depends if you want a vintage Strat sound or something more modern and wirh higher output etc. Good luck with your search. I'm much happier with my Sire S7 guitar pickups now.
@@keithb5612 Thanks Keith. Actually I love low output vintage fender tone as I tend to play more in clean than distortion. I primarily thought to install fender 57/62 on the neck and middle and SD Pearly gates on the bridge. What do you think? Will it be a good investment?
@@MehediHasan-iy6qs Hi. Seymour Duncan have sound samples on their pickup website of individual pickups in clean/crunch tones etc which may be helpful.. Even contact/email a boutique pickup company local to you and ask for advice on your tonal preferences. You are under no obligation to buy from them but the info/conversation with them may colour your choice on pickups selection for your S7. I chose my middle pickup to be RWRP so that the 2nd and 4th selector switch positions would be hum cancelling so this may be useful to you too as some middle pickups are not RWRP.
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Absolutely…I agree!!
The champagne one is out with the aged white pickups... The way it should look. If I was being picky I'd want a black rosewood fingerboard on a roasted maple neck too.
Def like these Sire's, I think the combo that I'd go for it the black flame top S7. Heres a numpty Q; I'm considering trying to get one (S7 FM black) or a Fender MIM player plus top in Cherry burst SSS. They are similar price, which would you guys go for? Obv the fender is available everywhere so that something to consider too... Cheers, great vid guys, cheers!
If it is the sound you are going for, they are both great guitars. Both are also very comfortable to play. If you like your guitar to look great, you are better off with the Player plus. Tried them both today, planning to buy the S7 because of the price difference, but came home with the Player plus.
I was hesitating between a Fender Player plus and this Sire S7, which is a hype these days. So I went to the guitar shop to try them both out. There is nothing wrong with the sound and tone of the Sire, but I was disappointed with the paintwork. The one I tried was the Champagne Gold, which looked really nice on all the you tube channels and pictures, but In reality I thought it looked a bit cheap compared to the Player. Since everybody was saying that the finish of the Sire was impeccable, I was a bit disappointed. Overall I thought the Player looked a lot better and sounded more like a strat. I know there is a considerable price difference, but in the end I doubt if the S7 will keep its value.
That’s a real shame…I find the finish on our guitars pretty much flawless! But yeah that’s the great thing about going to a shop and trying out gear…different people like different things and that way you get to find out what works best for you
@@TSFAHTPS Hummmm... i am in doubt again. Visited a friend that recently bought a S7, and no problem what so ever with that one. So maybe they are not consistent and I just had bad luck playing a bad one. Anyway, I am gonna try another one, to see if you are right. This time I will go for the S7 2 gen in white. Hope that one will make me happy. If not I will switch to the Player Plus. I will let you know.
Must admit I sold mine which was the Blue Tiger Stripe but I did have this for over a year. Pretty decent spec for a budget guitar but I eventually picked up a PRS Sliver Sky SE. It's a personal taste to be honest. Thanks for sharing this with us. Best Wishes 👍👍👍👍
Could you tell us why you preferred the Silver Sky?
@@Spoilnins Hello there. I happy to. So I started to play the guitar in 1983 well before the RUclips and Social Media and I always wanted to try a Valley Arts Guitar as Larry endorsed the brand probably before recording "On Solid Ground". I was hoping that the Sire would capture some of the sound textures that Larry was world famous for. I was lucky to watch Larry perform at the Baked Potato with Terry Trotter and a few other LA's artists. After his first set I was lucky to speak to him and also managed to have a look at his Valley Arts guitar which I though was really lovely at it sounded amazing through his Dumble Amp. I knew that you could never truly create that feeling and also comfort from such an incredible guitar but thought I'd try the Sire which I bought from Andertons and was a little disappointed for many reasons I didn't like the neck at all and felt it was to chunky but that's a personal thing as I like the modern "C" shape. I didn't like the pickups as they sounded a little flat but you can always change those but it was the neck for me. The guitar is a lovely looking guitar and for the money it's perfect but it wasn't for me. So I traded it in for a PRS Silver Sky which was an incredible guitar and everything just fell into place. The neck was very nice to play and the pickups (which you can change) felt perfectly balanced and this for me was a really nice guitar however slightly higher priced. Both guitar in my opinion offer different experiences and comfort over electrics always comes first for me but also the cost of the guitar. I trade a lot of my old equipment against new guitars but have not got hold of my ultimate guitar yet but I don't think I ever will as it's one of the hardest guitars to find. Cost is a big factor but also I actually managed to pay the PRS in my local guitar shop where as the Sire I didn't as Andertons is a few hundred miles away. I'd like to mention that if you can I would always advise anyone just to try a guitar, pedal amp etc.. before you make that final decision. Bearing in mind I have just bought the Headrush Prime which I have been using for over a month. Thanks for the comment and all my best wishes and I hope that if people read this trying is sometime better than actually buying but sometime location is a factor as in the UK most of the guitar shops are now closing due to the bigger chains like Andertons so it's best to support your local guitar shop as once they are gone they won't be coming back. 😊😊😊😊😎😎👍👍
@@digital-guitars-uk Thanks for sharing.
I love the blue flames top. It is not traditional but if you love Les Pauls and want to try Strat it is somehow easier transition :) But what I still hate is the volume pot position - so many space to get it out from your strumming hand and they did not use it. A modern guitar should have it.
I have to agree with your pot position assessment. I find that is the problem with Fender Strats also.
So after so many hours of trial and error, I found quite a few defects with it and I'm considering returning it to be honest.
so I was mega hyped by this guitar and everyone on the internet had only good things to say about it , I like how it sounds but for someone that is used to play an Ibanez S520 for almost 10 years, this guitar seems like a downgrade to be honest ..... where to start:
- ah yea, the damn tremolo didn't fit unless I literally hammered it in with a rubber mallet because of a fabrication defect (i had looked inside the tremolo hole and it wasn't finished so a lot of metal is in there)
- the action was too high and when I adjusted it a bit lower the frets started buzzing like hell
- the backplate is not cut properly, I noticed this while re-stringing the guitar
- scratchy frets, so while playing it and doing some good 'ol regular bends I immediately got cringed by the feel of starching strings over the frets ( i guess this will go away in time but it's horrible )
So all of these for me are kind of a deal-breaker, however I will take the guitar to a skilled luthier and let him give it a go at it and then play with it some more. I'm sorry to make this post into a rant but I'm extremely disappointed.
Despite of all the above I do have some good things to say about the guitar:
- it sounds awesome, the s-s-h combo makes it an incredible versatile instrument and I really enjoyed so far the sounds it came out of it (this is the main reason I decided to give it another swing and postpone the return of the guitar)
- locking tuners
- electronics are super responsive and I love it (volume/tone/switch are good quality)
- the neck feels good
- the overall design & visuals are great
Conclusion: I got way too hyped for what it has to offer in terms of price/quality, at first contact I am disappointed but looking forward to test it more after I take it to my luthier and have him take a look of all the issues I'm having with it. Again this is my initial review of the guitar and I will follow up later.
Sorry to hear you had a bunch of problems with your - I have to honestly say that the guitars we received were pretty much flawless! Mind you...I am used to always setting up new guitars when they arrive as I always put heavier strings on them and I have a particular way of setting guitars up so I always play with the nut slots, the bridge and the truss rod - backplates always come off right away too.
@@TSFAHTPS so after giving it more patience I now am pretty happy with it and it became my main guitar (;
Would the single coils give you a jazz tone?
I’ve got a blue one ordered!!!😒🇺🇸
They both look great and sound awesome to me. Interesting that Sire have just announced a new guitar, the S5, that seems to sit between the S3 & S7. Good times 🙂
Better than fender
Because he’s a dull negative Nellie? It’s awesome looking..but I didn’t hear enough of the instrument?! I heard of how professional the company is for under budget instruments; and how awesome the guitar is..but really not too much of how it can sound with different pedal gear plugged into it?! Let’s hear more?!!!
@zackpack8 Same here. I want to hear the clean sound! Too many YT sites play their guitars all dressed up with high dollar amps and pedals and you never get to hear the actual sound of the guitar by itself.
Haha...I'm with Gabor, I'd never choose that kinda 'fancy' top in that shade of blue.
As for them sounding a tad 'darker', I thought they had a really harsh/bright/brittle top end.
I guess it's hard to tell over RUclips compression and without any form of comparison.
Odd you're reviewing these now... Gsus hasn't had any in stock for months (not that I've specifically been checking). I assume therefore that this is in support of pre order sales. 🤔
Not a fan of pre order at all. Whilst it may not be the fault of the retailer, there seem to be keen sales, yet customers left to wait due to a myriad of reasons/excuses of course beyond control of the retailer.
Enjoyable review... Nicely done. 😎
Thank you!!
Gsus4 didn’t ask us to make this video…we just mentioned them because they seem to be the only Australian dealer!
Sire sent us the guitars direct about a year ago. We are just a bit slow with making these videos 😜
We should do a video where we compare these to other Strats! To me the pickups seem to be less bright and tinny…but I never got on with Strats in the past
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Thanks Gabor,
I must have read too deeply between the spoken lines. 🤣 Yup, I know you've had the Sires for quite some time now....happy to stand corrected. 😎
And similarly how they sound. Given you've been playing or hearing them, you'd definitely know how they sound. I was only listening on my phone...just chilling after a long day of work, so hadn't fired up the 'real' listening system, but was conscious of an unpleasant shrill sound I'd occasionally hear.
A Fender comparison would be great, although you'd need to have an hss or you may have a S7 vintage just hanging round.
Cheers. ✌️😎
Yes... I found the S7 Pickups to be harsh and bright too. I swapped them out because of this which increased the overall cost. I heard that the T7 pickups are also bright and harsh. I hope Sire revoice their Pickups in future models as I like the feel of the guitar apart from the stock pups.
Thats really strange...I find them to be way less bright & harsh than my other guitars with Strat style pickups
@@TSFAHTPS I also have a G&L Strat with MFD Pickups. The MFD Pickups seem for, me anyway, much better than the stock S7 pups. I am also much happier with the hand wound pick up set I swapped the original S7 pups out for.
Have Sire revoiced any S7 Pickups from the first batch originals? Maybe you possibly got a better pickup voicing in your S7.
Fancy 😊
I actually prefer the S3 better.
Never bonded with mine l couldn’t really get going at all. Feels quite stiff and the necks are too rounded for my tastes , feels very baseball bat . Well made guitars maybe a pro set up would help but still don’t think I would like the neck
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And these are a bunch of guitars…
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Nope. Was considering it, but just watching the intro I can tell I would hate it.
Not a fan of fake Fenders but that top is insane
It's better than a Fender in my book. No fret issues for an overpriced guitar.
I just started guitar a couple of years ago. To my surprise, Guitarists have a lot of hang ups.... and not only color! Wow, what a worm hole I have discovered the idiosyncrasies of you players!
Welcome…
sounds bad lol...
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They come with crappy strings. They snapped first time I tuned it.