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Dave W:
Sire Announces GB Series Acoustic/Electric Basses

Alanko:
I've owned two Sire basses. Fretwork was brilliant on both, as was the electronics (pickups being a bit tame). The headstocks were very heavy on both, due to the dollar store tuners.

Dave W:
My older son bought a Sire last year as an emergency backup to his Sadowsky. He likes it.

Alanko:
I wouldn't be too surprised if the Sire basses and import Sadowsky Metro Express basses are coming from the same factories.


My second Sire bass was a P5R. A basic P Bass copy. The one weird thing was the roasted maple neck. It was dark brown, like it had been hit with walnut wood stain. Far darker than any torrified maple I've seen elsewhere. Even the budget brands like Harley Benton are using this supposedly roasted maple, but it is suspiciously dark.

Chris P.:
A lot is made by Cort.

Of course Warwick makes almost all Sadowsky's now, except for a handfull yearly from Roger himself. I think Sadowsky's are made in the Chinese Warwick factory, which is their own, if I'm right.

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