Fender Jazz Bass '77 VS Sire Marcus Miller V5

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This is my third video of comparising original Fender Jazz Bass from 1977 with other different basses. This time it is a new Sire Marcus Miller V5, with roasted neck and 70s specs.
Let me know in the comments what you think about the sound differences :)
Fender Jazz Bass 1977 - Maple neck with block inlays, Black over Mocha colour, with Hipshot KickAss bridge and brass saddle inserts.
DR Pure Blues 40-100 strings on Fender.
Sire Marcus Miller V5 - Marcus Vintage-J Revolution Pickup Set, Roasted Hard Maple neck with rolled fretboard edges, North American Alder body.
Stock factory 45-105 strings on Sire.
0:10 Both Pickups, Tone 100% Off
2:37 Neck Pickup, Tone 100% Off, Muted
3:45 Both Pickups, Tone 100% On
5:04 Bridge Pickup, Tone 100% Off
7:14 Both Pickups, Tone 100% ON, Muted, Pick
9:39 Neck Pickup, Tone 100% Off
Recorded through Focusrite Scarlet 2i2 with just a bit of compression on both basses.
Music themes in this video:
-A Taste of Honey - Boogie Oogie Oogie
-Led Zeppelin - Dazed and Confused
-RATM - Killing In The Name
-Jaco Pastorius - Chicken
-Led Zeppelin - Good Times Bad Times
-Led Zeppelin - Rumble On
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@NotoriousOzTheMan 5 месяцев назад

Honestly, one of the best reviews comparing the Sire with a classic Fender Bass. No better way for us to be able to hear difference. If you're using the bass to record and go through a DI Box, you can make EQ adjustments or do EQ on the DAW to change the tone. If you're live, you can go through a Bass pedal and use EQ to find the ideal sound. You did great Obrad, thank you!

@ObraBass 5 месяцев назад

Thanks

@arlenvandersmagt5560 10 месяцев назад

I really like how he shows the different tone settings and plays the exact same bass lines on both basses….Drives me nuts when dudes compare basses and play totally different bass lines … makes it so hard to compare!!

@TraceElliot42 5 месяцев назад

If money is not a problem, I pick the Fender in this video. If you consider the money, Sire is a crazy good deal for the quality.

@enricoviappiani4305 Год назад

The midrange growl of the fender is very present. Love it

@simonbowkett124 2 года назад

According to 'Reverb' a 77 Jazz goes for around 2750 to 5000 dollars. The Sire is 500 dollars. I have the Sire and a Fender Flea, and the pickups in the Sire are definitely a bit anemic .... but can easily be replaced. And it plays like a dream.

@Blakelysworld358 Год назад

even then that can be an appeal to amplification, cabinets, or pre-amp without messing with the voicing of the instrument. My Sire U5 is on the quiet side, for me I just found I had to eq it differently.

@marlen2801 2 года назад

The V5 is amazing build, just a dream and incredible to play... under 500 Dollars..if you want, change the pickups to Area J .DiMarzio...to get near to the Fender 77... or.perhaps better..You can because the bones and build quality is outstanding for the price...Fender create this unique 70 sound .. amazing...Fabuloso !! Thank you for the soundcheck

@levondarratt787 Год назад

not UNDER 500. it's 599 = 10% tax so 650.... no discounts given either. So don't troll...

@hanorokpony420 Год назад

The Fender has the edge in look and sound but those Marcus basses come damn close for much less money

@dirkjanklijn9949 2 года назад

I honestly like the sound of the Fender better, it sounds more clear, the sire sounds a bit muffled to me.

@atrillado Год назад

More vol on the mix and fixed. Sire rocks and funks.

@HvyMetal4Ever 7 месяцев назад

The fact that you tested these by getting the Led out makes my respect for this video go up 10 fold. That tone you achieved with the Sire on Dazed was incredibly accurate. I really think I need to add one of these to the collection. And you just can't beat them for the price.

@RF_Burns Месяц назад

Fender. Play it, enjoy it, and watch it go up, up, up in value!

@iamgribs Год назад

The fender has more of a character and more "ping". Not to say sire sounds bad. Sire are awesome. I think if i had the sire i would change pickups.

@jonathanchevallier7046 2 года назад

The fender have the growly side on his sound, the sire don't have or less. But in the mix can we notice that ? A very nice comparison ! Bravo ;-)

@ObraBass 2 года назад

Thank You

@davidderosi5552 Год назад

No one would know how to distinguish them in a blind test, wonderful work Obrad! Sire did an amazing job with these basses. I have the 5-string v5 and it doesn't need any upgrade, it never goes out of tune and the pickups sound with an impressive mojo and growl!

@ObraBass Год назад

Thank You very much 👍

@radiantmind8729 10 месяцев назад

I can tell the difference between them even on my tiny iPad speaker.

@Moleskineman 3 месяца назад

@@radiantmind8729 lol okay, just like you can probably tell the difference between 320kbps MP3 and lossless audio

@hushpuppykl 2 месяца назад

@@Moleskineman ... the Sire sound is brilliant for the price, very high value for money BUT the difference is very noticeable. If you can't distinguish it then tough luck. And yes, I own a '78 Jazz Bass.

@Moleskineman 2 месяца назад

@@hushpuppykl my guy is listening on a 2mm iPad speaker, there's no way he can tell the difference

@arlenvandersmagt5560 10 месяцев назад

It’s amazing how good the jazz sounds with tone on Zero!!! It’s awesome

@barberq210 Год назад

The Sire sounds good but the Fender is on a whole different level

@wendellbatista9649 8 месяцев назад

It’s that vintage tone.

@TheBartostock 2 года назад

The Sire tone rolls off a lot more treble than the Fender! It's amazing!

@ObraBass 2 года назад

I Agree. It looks like the sound is more similar with tone all the way on.

@TheBartostock 2 года назад

@@ObraBass By the way, your mute looks interesting! Did you make it or buy it somewhere?

@ObraBass 2 года назад

@@TheBartostock It’s just a piece of sponge from the pyramidal soundproof wall insulation

@TheBartostock 2 года назад

@@ObraBass Wow, it looks like it's both above and below the strings- I guess it's just a thick piece!

@arlenvandersmagt5560 10 месяцев назад

I love how good the jazz sounds on the RAGE track….

@joshmcdzz6925 Год назад

You can't judge the true sound of either bass from what you just watched and heard because 1. they both have different strings ( which plays a major factor in the sound ) 2. age of instrument 3. amplication and eq etc... so this test is not really one you should base your decision by.

@MarkGerardBottomLine 5 месяцев назад

The Sire has no chance against the Godzilla of Basses, a 70's Fender Jazz bass

@TLBJ24 2 года назад

Excellent video and great playing! I own both basses and feel you did a great job showing them accurately. The Fender sounds richer, but for the money, the Sire is hands down the value for the money! I have basses that cost over $5k, but I proudly also own 4 Sire basses (V7 Vintage, P7, M7, & D5).

@ObraBass 2 года назад

Thank You. It looks like we have similar taste...P Bass Postmodern and Sandberg

@emiel1928 Год назад

Hey man! Im looking for a new bass and I’m interested in Sire but I don’t really need the preamp most of them get built with. Volume and tone is enough for me really, the problem that I’m facing is the question: are the cheaper passive Sire basses from the same quality as the more expensive ones and are you really paying for the preamp if you buy a more expensive one?

@colin_a Год назад

The difference that the swapped-out bridge makes over the stock one on the Fender is enormous... I did this with my Fender Jazz bass, I swapped it with a BadAss.., it was a different planet... I would argue this is not a fair comparison... I would wager if you put the original Fender bridge back on, then did the test against the Sire would win hands down.. Just my opinion..😉

@handgunner1911 Год назад

ive been using fenders for years i have a japan fender marcus bass i love it i needed a 5 string so i bought a sire v3 i got it really cheap its a mahagony body i left the stock pre amp and i had these old alembic jazz pick ups oh my god does the sire sound killer and as far as craftsmanship the sires are made well ans honestly it didnt sound bad stock for what you pay.anyway sires are well made and to pay 300 for a new 5 string active etc plus it played great right out of the box is it a fender no but they are great basses ive only been playing 42 years lolol my first bass was nowhere as good as a sire thanks for the video bro!!!!

@stevebadachmusic 2 года назад

I think I do prefer the Fender, but it's not like the Sire sounds bad!

@MrThelonliestpunk 2 года назад

The Fender for me ,it’s got a kind of aggressive tone the sire doesn’t manage.

@JohnFossbass 3 месяца назад

Sire sounds good but the Fender is simply better

@AllAboutBasses 8 месяцев назад

Love that V5! I have a P8 that sounds amazing too.

@marcinszadyn5026 2 года назад

Federazione Italiana, Maldini, Baresi, Costacurta, Nesta, Cannavaro and Sire👍🙂🤘Sire got more middle range so its louder than Fender, and price of the Sire is so fantastic for the quality and sound.

@kimlombardy3393 Месяц назад

I believe the newer Sire pickups have been upgraded as my new V5 sounds some better than this one a little more dynamic and less muffled. Although this sound was greatly influenced by whatever amp he’s using and how it was EQ’d, great playing by the way. For the $ Sire all the way a better value!👏👍

@newfarmerfilms Год назад

Listening with good headphones, I thought the Fender sounded a lot clearer. The V5 had no treble.

@corlissimo Год назад

Nice job! However, I would have really enjoyed this comparison even more if both basses were strung with the same exact strings. Factory strings rarely sound as good as a fresh set, let alone a higher quality set. While I don’t know what Sire ships with, they’re likely a relatively low cost string. All that said, I think the Sire holds its own against the Fender quite well, especially when you factor in price point.

@Whos-That-Guy 10 месяцев назад

Sire come with decent strings. D'addario

@invisAG Месяц назад

This really shows how great Sires are for the money

@bluesmanshoes 6 месяцев назад

Tonewise both are nice. More mids on the 77, more scoop/bass on the Sire. But my ears tell me you are way more confident on the 77. Playing juicier licks and with more precision.

@glenndjubilee Год назад

The J bass has a distinct advantage w/the Kickass bridge. I put one on my '75 P bass and it never sounded better or clearer. I also put one on my 2021 Squire Paranormal '54 J bass and it too ROCKS. The Sire needs a pickup and bridge upgrade IMHO. I also just purchased a Sire V5 5 string fretless and am waiting for its mfg.

@ObraBass Год назад

Thanks for the comment, it's appreciated. However, I have a completely different opinion about the kickass bridge or any other "massive" bridges. I think that sustain (often associated with massive bridges) is an overrated fictional thing. On my basses, I always replaced massive bridges with vintage ones 🙂.

@Dariotoma Год назад

This is a very well done test.. chapeau 👍👍👍

@duartebriz 2 года назад

They both sound great to me. But probably they feel much different in the hands.

@ObraBass 2 года назад

You are absolutely right

@mrebear9758 2 года назад

Sire definitely plays better for me. But you can't beat the sounds of a good 70s Fender IMO.

@aronturcsanyi7146 2 года назад

The Fender just sounds like raw power, Sire is more sophisticated.

@alexfeedback5643 2 года назад

Man, its good job! Thanks!

@ObraBass 2 года назад

Thank You for watching :)

@atrillado Год назад

For the price no doubt the Sire V5

@jesperdelacruz7848 4 месяца назад

fender all the way

@EricT43 23 дня назад

The tone control seems to be more powerful on the Sire. The Fender has more treble with the tone 100% off.

@douglas364 9 месяцев назад

the price diference is huge, but fender still sounds better

@luisj.sanchez6983 Год назад

Definivamente el Fender 77' Equilibrio perfecto

@jrosner6123 4 месяца назад

If the sire feels good to play, switch out the pickups with, say, fender cs 60's, or nordstrand j type. On the sire, i truly think its the preamp choking the tone- marcus had his j bass modded with a bartolini preamp.

@bassimprovjams3772 2 года назад

I’d have to go with that Jazz!! However the price you can not beat the sire . And let’s not forget that the sire was made for beginner players who do not want or have the funds to go big on a bass yet. I love that black and maple!!! With the tone at 100% on the sire it definitely has more comparable fender tone then with the tone off,

@book3100 Год назад

Not a lot off difference. I've heard similar differences in two guitars from the same brand.

@ivankostadinov9687 2 года назад

Odlican video, pozdrav iz Nisa! Da li mislis da Sire V5 moze da se koristi za profesionalna snimanja (metal, rock, prog rock, hc)? Ako ne, koju bi preporucio u nekom pristupacnom cenovnom rangu?

@ObraBass 2 года назад

Hvala i pozdrav iz Novog Sada. Iz mog skromnog iskustva sa Sire brendom, mogu slobodno reci da se ti basovi apsolutno mogu koristiti za sve profesionalne aktivnosti, od lajv svirki do snimanja svih vrsta. Sitni dodaci ne bi skodili, tipa obaranje ivica pragova, ili eventualna zamena magneta kome ne odgoaraju. Svirljivost i kvalitet su nesporni, pogotovo u odnosu na njihovu cenu.

@ka-bar5060 10 месяцев назад

The Sire has a warmer tone which I prefer over the '77 Fender.

@michaelbrohl1625 6 месяцев назад

The Fender sounds better, but the modern day equivalent of that bass would cost triple the price of the Sire.

@arlenvandersmagt5560 10 месяцев назад

Does anyone know if JACO played ,”The Chicken “, with the tone on zero? I’m really surprised how good the jazz sounds with no tone for finger funk!

@djeric1000 Год назад

i'd like to have a Sire sounding like this black JB :)

@Zip2461996 Год назад

I listened to the samples without watching the videos. It was like hearing the same thing twice and any small difference between can be fixed with eq. That difference is not worth 1000+ dollars for sure.

@bassape207 2 года назад

Fender obviously sounds better but the sire does a great job. Fully open A lot of it is in the body of the note and I wonder how much a high mass bridge would affect that and same strings. It's never going to get all the way there but it would be a bit closer. I love my sire. I have the albridge on my 4 string v5 but it gave it a weird sound in the top end I didn't really like because of the material it's made of I think. I want to try the kickass bridge on my 5 string v5 when it comes in.

@levondarratt787 Год назад

obviously? Who are you - clown. Keep your opinion yo yourself. Nothing is obvious. Teh V5 won this - here...pbviously.

@guidorusso60. Год назад

Sire sounds Better no doubt

@Mudncheese Год назад

So beginner's question.. If you put Fender's pickup on the sire, will they sound the same?

@ObraBass Год назад

My experience says if not the same, then pretty damn close, You probably wouldn't recognize it. There will be a big pickup test at my channel for holidays as a lot of comparison in that area soon. Follow my channel for new videos that are coming.

@haririod1139 11 месяцев назад

why is the tone knob more turned back at the sire bass???

@ObraBass 11 месяцев назад

It's not. It on the same percentage. Only the knob with its line is not screwed at the same angle.

@barondavis5692 2 года назад

Nice comparison.

@ObraBass 2 года назад

Thanks :)

@radiantmind8729 10 месяцев назад

Are the Fender pickups original from ‘77?

@ObraBass 10 месяцев назад

Yes

@andreasfranzke3787 2 года назад

Which strings did you use on both?

@ObraBass 2 года назад

I recorded Fender a year ago and Sire a few months ago, so unfortunately the strings was not the same. Fender had DR Pure Blues 40-100, and Sire had stock factory 45-105.

@atrillado 2 года назад

@@ObraBass No way you can compare with diferent strings, in both with 40-100 probably the sound gets nearer, i own sire V5 5 and 4 the sound is great and for the price awsom.

@majidalizadeh9354 2 года назад

@@ObraBass nice comparison video! Great job! I also own a Sire V5 and love its sound, playability and the overall quality. I recently made a cover video of Power-Marcus Miller here. Check this out: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-qqu9wPoBLGI.html

@bintangindrianto3694 9 месяцев назад

@@ObraBass ....not fair enough 😂....you must try the Sire with DR strings 🙏

@puteriaeddlysyah8456 Год назад

What is the songs you use ?

@ObraBass Год назад

-A Taste of Honey - Boogie Oogie Oogie -Led Zeppelin - Dazed and Confused -RATM - Killing In The Name -Jaco Pastorius - Chicken -Led Zeppelin - Good Times Bad Times -Led Zeppelin - Rumble On

@gary9816 Год назад

Sire sounds better

@TheAlessioGemelli 10 месяцев назад

Meglio fender . Più presente in carettere jazz bass . però sire v5 ovviamente accettabile ugualmente

@kriko8790 2 года назад

fender 77 alder body ???? sounds amazing !

@Dbb_K Год назад

Sire Is very cute...

@ponyfarma2065 Год назад

Just hate Sire headstock!

@richardstober2540 Год назад

Fender Original or a Chinese Copy of a Fender?

@ObraBass Год назад

Original

@fernandoelder4648 Год назад

Simplesmente uma cópia do Fender ! Nada mais, sem personalidade !

@tinychamberz Год назад

Tone 100% off? do you mean Tone 0%?

@ObraBass Год назад

Yes....I don't know what was I thinking 😂

@tinychamberz Год назад

@@ObraBass happens ^^

@RioDeVick 2 года назад

Pozdrav, zanimljiv kanal i zapracen :) Da li si imao prilike da sviras Sire P5 i ako jesi da li mozes da podelis svoje misljenje?

@ObraBass 2 года назад

Hvala👍. Na zalost nisam imao prilike da sviram P5. Jedini koji mi je ''podleteo pod ruku'' je ovaj V5 koji mi je ostavio utisak odlicnog instrumenta u odnosu na cenu koliko kosta.

@giannisskokos 2 года назад

It is obvious that the Sire's pickups sound more than inferior to those on Fender. But, to do a right comparison, we should put the Same pickups on both bodies to hear the truth...

@johnfrost9669 11 месяцев назад

500$ VS 4000$ ;)

@edgarojeda9288 2 года назад

Sell me your fender jazz how much ?

@ObraBass 2 года назад

Sorry, not mine...

@edgarojeda9288 2 года назад

@@ObraBass thx really nice bass

@ObraBass 2 года назад

@@edgarojeda9288 Yes it is. My friend also didn't want to sell it to me.

@edgarojeda9288 2 года назад

@@ObraBass Nice videos btw!

@adanavalos3454 Год назад

.....brought to you by Fender lol

@ObraBass Год назад

No, it's not! Nobody paid me for this video, nor are any of these basses in the test mine. I tried to make the most realistic test that I was able to make.

@kurtzolman7560 Месяц назад

Not a fair comparison! Two different studios and equipment. Come on!

@ObraBass Месяц назад

Same equipment, same studio. Strings was different, my shirt and wall painted black that day afternoon.

@roadworn61 Год назад

I have a five string V5 ,this bass is not pumped the pickups not have volume.Fender all life.

@chriscockey7649 7 месяцев назад

Tone is open , not off.

@ObraBass 7 месяцев назад

Thank You very much.

@nexus6324 7 месяцев назад

GUARDA CHE SI PIZZICA SUI PICKUP E NON IN MEZZO...MA CHE BASSISTA SEI? MA LO FAI DI LAVORO???🤣🤣🤣🤣

@ObraBass 7 месяцев назад

I really don't understand the question?

@levondarratt787 Год назад

pickups are not at the same height - so the 77 seems louder.....but if you gain match them, the Sire has way more bass power - and a more subdued, less harsh high end... Also need to use same strings. Overall Sire wins for me...

@davidderosi5552 Год назад

@ObraBass Год назад

Thank You. I hope you'll like the other videos on my channel and consider subscribing (If you haven't already) 👍