Sire Larry Carlton S7 Review - Did I Just Get A Bad One? 

Thanks for the kind words! I’ve had a bit of a break from RU-vid over the last 6 months or so but hoping to get back to uploading again some time soon. Thanks again!

Thanks for the comment NOMIS. It’s hard to tell what you’re going to get when buying B-Stock and, depending where in the world you live, returning an item to Thomann can be a bit more hassle if it’s overseas, so you’re probably making the right choice not going with the B Stock model from Thomann. I’ve just finished putting together a review of the S3 which will be uploaded in a couple days - it is much better than the S7 in this video. Hoping to get my hands on another S7 at some point to give it another fair shot! Best of luck in your pursuit for a new guitar, whether it be Sire or otherwise!

Ill check that out when you release it, thanks a lot!

Thanks so much for the kind words! Andertons were brilliant with the return. They collected this one and sent the replacement the same day! I got an S3 instead which is an awesome guitar, I’ve done a couple videos about it. Thanks again for the comment! Glad you liked the video!

Having now purchased the Sire S3, that I’m extremely happy with, I do believe the fact that this S7 was B stock must be one of the reasons this guitar was not so good. However, I’m not sure that accounts for all of the issues the guitar had, such as gap in the neck pockets which I think must have been an issue from the factory.

I’ve just bought a B-stock Champagne Gold S7 from Andertons and I had to send it back to have the nut replaced. It was badly cut and had a chip in it. Also, the two cosmetic flaws that were noted on the website were just the tip of the iceberg. They hadn’t noted a chip on the headstock, scuff marks on the tip of the headstock, black mark on the top horn, scuff marks on the neck join, two small cracks on the neck join and a very scuffed pick guard. Because the nut was so bad the guitar wouldn’t hold tuning. So I demanded a replacement nut and money off for the extra cosmetic issues. They agreed to take a further £20 off the b stock price plus it was in a sale so had a further £50 taken off, so in the end I got the guitar for £430. It just came back to me yesterday and it plays like butter. And unless I pointed out the cosmetic issues you wouldn’t know it had any. B-stock is definitely a gamble. But I’m happy with it now.

Don't be too off-put about trying one - like I say in the video, my two students' S7s are fantastic guitars. I feel like I just got unlucky with this one, whether it be a quality control issue, or just that something happened to this one between leaving the factory and arriving with me.. I've just uploaded a review of the Sire S3, which is a fantastic guitar and I'm very happy with, which again makes me think my S7 must have just been a bad one! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-fMv4Jgy82Nc.html

For sure, the issues must have been due to the guitar being B-stock. Whether a previous owner had attempted a setup and done a bad job, or whether it was b-stock due to these issues from factory.. Like I mentioned, a couple of my students have S7s and they’re brilliant guitars!

Both. The guitar was B Stock due to a little dink on the head. The other issues with the guitar should not be present regardless of whether it’s B Stock or not really.

@@DomHawthorn Every time I hear b stock I think of a defective guitar I would never get.