THE SHORT-SCALE SIRE BASS GUITAR

A passive short-scale bass for beginners and experienced players looking for extra playing comfort. It produces a warm, rounded, and a more articulate sound from the P & J pickup configuration preferred by Marcus Miller. It comes with custom shop features like the rolled fretboard edges and added fun mint finished variant.

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SIRE SHORT-SCALE BASS

Contemporary bass shape made of North America Alder known to express fine-tuned quality build and sound in an instrument; topped with solid flamed Maple for luxurious finish. Its neck is made from 5-piece wood (Maple/ Mahogany) complementing highly tensioned 6 strings paired with Rosewood fingerboard.

LIGHTWEIGHT BASS

Compared to normal scaled basses, the Sire U5 is suited for players who don't want a weighty gear.

MARCUS MILLER SUPER-PJ REVOLUTION PICKUP

A special combination of Marcus-signature humbucker and single coil pickups allowing precise expressions of both the clear bass and jazz bass tones.

BODY

Body Material: North American Alder
Body Shape: Marcus Miller Small J-Style (Slim Carved Body)
Body Color: NT (Natural), TS (Tobacco Sunburst), MINT (Mint)

NECK

Neck Material: Hard Maple
Neck Shape: C-Shape
Scale: 30” (Short Scale)
Fingerboard Material: Hard Maple, Edgeless™ (Rolled Fretboard Edges)
Fingerboard Radius: 9.5”
Frets: 2.4mm Medium
String Nut: Bone Nut, 38mm width
Binding: None
Inlay: BK Dot
Neck Joint: Four Bolt Steel Square Plate

ELECTRONICS

Pickups: Marcus Super PJ Revolution Set
Preamp: Marcus Miller Heritage-3 with Middle Frequency Control
Controls: Passive Volume and Tone Control | Volume (Neck PU), Volume (Bridge PU), Tone (Master)
Knobs: Modern Black Aluminum

HARDWARE

Bridge: Marcus Miller Vintage-S
String Spacing: 20mm
Tuning Gear: Premium Open-Gear
Hardware Finish: Chrome
Pick guard: None

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Sire Marcus Miller U5 4-String