Sire Guitars Unveils Z-Series Basses
Sire attended the 2024 NAMM Show to launch several new lines of basses, including the Z Series. It has two basses – the Z3 and the Z7 – that are their take on a classic bass design.
The Z3 has a mahogany body in rose gold, antique white, blue, and sparkle black finishes. Its hard maple neck has a c-shape profile and a hard maple edgeless fingerboard, meaning it has rolled fretboard edges. It is fitted with a single Sire standard MM pickup and the Marcus Heritage-3 preamp.
The Z7 steps things up with an alder body (swamp ash for the natural finish), a roasted maple neck, and various fingerboard materials: roasted maple for the natural finish, hard maple for mint and 3-tone sunburst, and ebony for burgundy or antique white. It also adds a J pickup in the neck position.
The Sire Marcus Miller Z3 is priced at $449 for the 4-string and $499 for the 5-string. The Z7 starts at $599 for the 4-string and $699 for the 5-string.
Sire Marcus Miller Z3 Bass Photos:
Sire Marcus Miller Z3 Bass Specs:
| Scale: | 34″ |
| Neck Joint: | Five Bolt Steel Plate |
| Body: | Mahogany |
| Neck: | Hard Maple |
| Neck Shape: | C-Shape |
| Fingerboard Material: | Hardmaple Edgeless™ (Rolled Fretboard Edges) |
| Fingerboard Radius: | 12″ |
| Frets: | 2.7mm Medium Jumbo, 22 Frets |
| String Nut: | Bone Nut, 42mm Width |
| Inlay: | White Dot (Rosewood FB) or Black Dot (Maple FB) |
| Pickups: | Sire Standard MM Pickup |
| Preamp: | Marcus Heritage-3 (No Mid-Freq) |
| Controls: | Volume, Treble, Middle, Bass |
| Knobs: | Metal Dome Knob |
| Bridge: | Sire Standard MM Bridge |
| Tuning Gear: | Standard Open Gear |
| Hardware Finish: | None |
| Pick guard: | Black 3ply (AWH, SP.BK), Mint Green(Blue), Tortoise(Rosegold) |
| Body Color: | ROSEGOLD (Rosegold), AWH (Antique White), BLUE (Blue), SPBK (Sparkle Black) |
Sire Marcus Miller Z7 Bass Specs:
| Scale: | 34″ |
| Neck Joint: | Five Bolt Steel Plate |
| Body: | Swamp Ash(NT) or Alder |
| Neck: | Roasted Maple (NT) or Hard Maple |
| Neck Shape: | C-Shape |
| Fingerboard Material: | Roasted Maple (NT) |
| Fingerboard Radius: | 12″ |
| Frets: | 2.7mm Medium Jumbo, 22 Stainless Frets |
| String Nut: | Bone Nut, 42mm Width |
| Inlay: | White Dot (Rosewood FB) or Black Dot (Maple FB) |
| Pickups: | Sire Premium J+MM Pickup set |
| Preamp: | Marcus Heritage-3 with Middle Frequency Control |
| Controls: | Volume/Tone, Blender, Treble, Middle/Freq, Bass |
| Knobs: | Aluminum Knob sets |
| Bridge: | Sire Premium MM Bridge |
| Tuning Gear: | Premium Open Gear |
| Hardware Finish: | Chrome |
| Pick guard: | Black 3ply (NT, AWH, BUR), Tortoise (3TS), Mint Green(MT) |
| Body: | NT (Natural), AWH (Antique White), BUR (Burgundy), MINT (Mint), 3TS (3 Tone Sunburst) |
Check out our NAMM 2024 index for all the bass news from the show.
