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Unboxing the BEST BUDGET Strat I've EVER Played...
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- Опубліковано 18 сер 2024
- This guitar is proof that you DON'T have to sped a lot of cash to get a beautiful guitar!
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Man, Sire guitars are straight up amazing for the $$$
This guitar can definitely compete with other mid-range guitars, but at a fraction of the price
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agreed gr8 value and beauty
Better value than any Fender for sure. The block actually looks like a cheap Zinc alloy, but Steel or Brass blocks can be had pretty cheap if you think it matters much.
How’s the shipping and duties when buying from Canada?
The S7 is available on Thomann.
Unfortunately us Lefties are left out . . . . .
I'm terrible at guitar but I can't stop watching this channel.
Keep practising
Being fascinated is not the worst start to keep keeping at it, @Scott. It'll all come together for you eventually, I've seen it happen with others (and myself at times).
I am brilliant at guitar and can't stop watching this channel
@@Nathan-hc2bb 😆
I'm worse than you 🤘🏼
My S7 just came in a few weeks ago. It's an incredible value! I highly recommend them.
Congrats Shawn!
Darrell. Tip from a shop repairer. To find out the way they wire the pickup use a screwdriver and gently tap the pickup poles to see which are active. Turn up a bit and watch your speaker cone and you can see the polarity of each coil by seeing if the cone "pushes" or "pulls" as the screwdriver contacts the pickup.
I like it when you play clean through all the pickup settings. It helps illustrate how the pickups actually sound. After that, it’s mostly the amp. Also describing the feel of playing, neck shape, string action, and fret finishing.
THROUGH ALL THE ?
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my s7 fm came in last week, i’m in complete love with the quality of it. if you call a sweetwater sales engineer you can choose from their whole stock not just the 4 models they show you. for a 15 minute call i was able to grab one where all the flames align and the neck/ fretboard were 1 color!
Do you mean that the neck and fretboard are both maple?
I saw your review of the S7 and immediately it was on my radar. It was hard to find but Sweetwater was waiting on a shipment and they contacted me. It’s now home with me and I absolutely love it. It feels and plays like a 1k+ guitar to be sure. It’s absolutely flawless!
I love my S7 vintage I got a few months back. Easily worth the $700 I paid for it. Better than pretty much anything else at this price point, and they're absolutely beautiful instruments from afar and close up. Sire is a great brand to get into guitar with, highly recommend!
player series mexican strat for me
Man I absolutely LOVE what sire is doing with their ability to provide quality sound and construction with affordable instruments. I have 2 of their basses and QC is out of this world. I wish other makers would follow suit, but theyre afraid to let people into quality for cheap, might kill their high end market 😂😂😂
Darrell- you're killing me. I've bought 3 guitars in the last 2 years from watching your reviews. We ordered the Dakota Red Sire S3 last night. I'd looked at Fender player series previously but was unimpressed by the neck/ fret edges. My Indio's neck was nicer. But after seeing that S3 it looked like it was everything the player was and more for about half the money. My Revstar finally came-it took 295 days from order to delivery but love it. The S3 is going to be a shared one with my husband. Sweetwater had 2 when I looked, then hours later they were gone. Had to order straight from Sire. Update: "The Darrell Braun Effect"- the S3 is sold out everywhere except directly from Sire. UPDATE: Ordered it Saturday or Sunday night- arrived on Thursday (today). It is every bit as amazing as you said. The rolled neck and fret ends are killer! I checked out a limited edition fender player last summer and the neck can't compare to this. Now I have to quit your channel before I see any more reviews lol. (kidding). Thanks!
Thanks for getting budget guitars back on the channel!
I have a vintage Sire S7. When I bought it, I was on the verge of buying a Fender Player series Strat. However, I saw your review of the S7 and you made such a compelling case for it that I took the plunge. So glad I did, it's a true thing of beauty. Apart from sounding great, the neck is outstanding. Streets ahead of my more expensive big brand guitars. Sire are working some magic in their factories.
I love my S7. The S3 would be awesome platform for someone wanting to do some modding. You would wind up with a way better guitar than say using a Squire. Just a fender neck costs as much as a whole S3 and it’s not as good. Sire guitars are bound to increase in price as they become more well known. I would buy one now if you are interested.
Sire makes great stuff. We are living in a great time, where affordable quality guitars are possible now.
Amen. Right now the quality around $500 is pretty mind blowing for those of us gray enough to remember when locking trems were starting to show up before Floyd Rose became the standard. If I had been born in the 90's I would never have owned a guitar with more than $1000 price tag.
So true. Cheap guitars, usually made in Japan at the time, were just terrible back in the early to mid seventies. Kids with not much money to spend for their first guitar, are so lucky today.
Master the old ones, then you can become a master like me
Don't know what you mean by affordable I bought my fender telecaster when I was in high-school for 300 now they are twice that
This is EXACTLY what I was looking for. Thanks for the review!
So when you were talking about trem systems on cheap guitars I could see you looking at my Glarry in the corner of my office. This S3 is one of the most beautiful looking guitars I"ve seen come along. Nice review!
Darrell/Sire never disappoints. love the videos man, always fun to watch.
Great review as usual. Sweet sounding guitar. Sire makes nice gear.
One note about the tremolo block. You mentioned that at least its not a cheap forged block. Think you're referring to the cheap cast blocks some companies use. A true forged block would generally be stronger that a machined from billet one, and more expensive. Yea, I spent too many years in the machining and steel making industry.
He's talking about the cheap blocks made out of pot steal.
@@timtime9167hi Time. I know what he meant, I'm just a stickler for metal terminology. Just saying that when he mentioned cheap forged block he meant cheap cast. And some of the cheap ones are pot metals like zamak or really low grade steel alloy.
Lots of people get forging and casting mixed up. Casting quality can be all over the place quality wise. A forged part will be stronger and denser than either cast or machined parts.
@sunn_bass8724 I actually help manage a foundry started as a pattern maker in 84' I'm familiar with it.
@@timtime9167 Bet you have some cool experiences from that. Metal is fascinating. So many misconceptions in the general public about metal.
I've worked with 100 pound capacity induction furnace for investment castings up to 125 ton EAF. Fun times. Miss being in the steel mill.
Worth a second look, and it looks great. I'm impressed with the features for the price.
I am super pleased with my new Sire S3. It sounds amazing.
This is insane value. The black with T shell plate looks great.
I saw an interview with Larry Carlton a few years back. He said he had worn out his Fender Stratocaster and just didn't want to get the frets replaced again, IIRC. Then he found the Sire series of Strats and to say he was pleased was an understatement. He especially loved the stainless steel frets and the rest of the handiwork on the instrument and again it left him more than pleased. At $399 US that is an absolutely awesome guitar. Period. 🎸💘💥🎙👽
I have now owned my new S3 for two weeks. I am absolutely thrilled with the way it sounds. I would put it up against any bone stock Fender.
That particular specimen is absolutely gorgeous. I'm not a sunburst guy. Not a tobacco burst guy. And not a tortoise pick-guard guy. But that particular guitar is stunning. Aaaaaaaaaaand....... already out of stock. LOL
I agree. The color and pick guard are wrong for me too. But wow, this is good.
@@judih.8754 I know.... right ?
I’m building my second guitar kit next week, a solo Strat kit! Super excited!
Good luck with the build!
@@DarrellBraunGuitar Thank you so much, loved the video. Hopefully with the obsidian wiring and fret leveling may be able to get my strat to sound like the Sire in the video. 🤞
Not all Sire guitars are great. My S7 just came in and it’s riddled with cosmetic issues: chipped headstock, chipped nut, two cracks in the neck joint, marks on the body and pick guard. The nut wasn’t cut properly so the guitar can’t hold tuning. It’s going back to the shop tomorrow! The neck is sublime though and the overall aesthetic is very nice. This was clearly the runt of the litter!
Sire is really on it with quality and budget. I've seen higher end guitars that don't have workmanship that nice.
I rolled my fingerboard edges on two guitars based on your previous videos. I rolled my Parker PDF35 and my JS100. They feel like a friendly handshake rather than a formal greeting.
If I had to replace my American Standard Strat like I did then, I'd have definitely gone for one of these, no doubt! The MusicMan Sterling Cutlass could've been a contender, but no longer after watching this, simply amazing bang for the buck, thanks so much! (it shows that you really enjoyed this one :) )
For me it still comes down to the neck profile. I wouldn't buy one of these without trying the sterling cutlass.
@@j_freed I hear you. That is actually one of the aspects I'd definitely need to check out prior to actually owning one as my fingers are short, so I typically handle flat, modern C shaped necks better than the chunkier ones, which the Cutlass is supposed to provide. Not like a vintage Fender "baseball bat" type of neck contour, but def. chunkier, someone said when demoing and testing them). But to each their own, more power to everyone ;-)
@zackpack8 , sounds great!
08:55, if you want to see which coil of the pickup is activated you can lightly tap on it with a small screwdriver , slug side and screw side.
Nice review as always Darrell.
Over the last few months I've acquired a Sire T7 (blonde Tele style) and an H7V (think Lucille with p90s). They are *excellent* repeat *excellent* guitars. Fantastic necks and fretboards, solid pickups, excellent materials and super construction. They sound fantastic pushed through my Fender Deluxe Reverb. I'm not the type who goes after gear just for gear's sake. But ... I'm giving some thought to getting rid of my Les Paul Custom in favor of a Sire L7. Man! Those necks are *great*!
Great initial review Darrell. Wow this is nice! Thanks a lot!
EVERYTHING YOU TOUCH IS THE BEST,, you never find any bad ones!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The obsession with "full size" pots is really baffling to me. The only reason to have a larger potentiometer is handle more current, and unless you have a serious problem with your amp, there's not much current flowing through your guitar at all. Bigger doesn't mean better in the electronic world...pretty much ever. I'd definitely take a quality dime-sized pot over a cheap full-sized one any day.
High praise, indeed! I have the T7, and frankly I can’t think of any way to improve it… at ANY price. Now I’ve got my eye on their new P90-loaded models; the H7V “335” and the L7V “LP”. You MUST review those…. please!
@zackpack8 Congrats! I never did order the H7V or L7V, but I'v had a T7TM in Rose Gold on pre-order since March 11 (should arrive late Aug - Sept). This is their new "Tele" F-hole thinline loaded with two P-90s. I nearly fainted when I saw them release all of their new models in January. This T7TM is exactly what I've been looking for, and for SIRE (of all brands) to come out with it is a dream come true. I've also been drooling over their new LP Jr model, the L3 P90 ($399.00??). Not that I had anything to do with it, but I had written Sire a couple years ago and suggested that an LP Jr model would probably fly off the shelves, although I was asking for a double-cut version. I've already got a cheap Epiphone LP Jr rebuild project, so I'm going to wait and see how it turns out before I decide whether to order Sire's version. Let me know how you lke the H7V!
Nice from you that you have now in your reviews more „chord and riff“ stuff! That serves me very well! Thank you or this good test!
I always liked the combination of Sienna Sunburst with tortoise and rosewood. Very pretty. Specs look good. Sounds fine.
The unfortunate headstock outline is my only critique.
Isn't it tobacco sunburst?
No, it's Sienna. Tobacco sunburst is typically black or EXTREMELY dark brown around the perimeter.
Do Sire even sell this in sienna sunburst? The only burst I see in this model for sale is tobacco burst.
Wow! This is a $399 guitar. Sounds just as good as my USA Fenders. Gonna play it.
Great video, Darrell, but I have a suggestion. I like that you opened the back vibrato cover and looked in at the vibrato block, but you might consider testing the block with a small magnet to illustrate that the block is magnetic like steel. I've seen zinc blocks that LOOK like steel, but magnets are harder to fool than eyes. That Sire is turning my head, too! Darn!😇
Yes sir...all colors are backordered on Sweetwater. Thanks for the demo. Wasn't really thinking about another S style guitar... TILL NOW.
Darrell, when you were first checking out the tremolo, I think you forgot a technique (which I believe I learned from you) where, when you're finished with each particular tremolo bend, you give it one more quick push down and let it snap back up.
That helps (at least for me) with non-locking tremolo systems.
Deus benedicat tibi
Those pickups are great. What
fantastic clean tones.
I have never been big on Strat style guitars ... but this is a great axe , especially for the $$. Yes I will buy one of these. And they are in stock , today anyway, at my favorite dealer. Thanks for sharing this video. Great job. As always.
Before Christmas 2022 I went to two local distributors and checked out two Sire guitars, an LP style and an ST style (I was looking for a low-cost Strat), and they were both pretty terrible, considering the price point. Finish flaws, which you wouldn't find on a Harley Benton, and both with terrible set up's, out of the box. I finally bought a Squire (which was/still is, excellent out of the box).
Gotta love that they have the updated saddles and cutaways for comfort as opposed to that traditional outdated design. Very cool
I have a Sire H7 and I was shocked at just how much better it was than the Gibson Les Paul Classic I had. It actually stays in tune!
That's a stunning finish on that strat
Great auto focus; precisely zooming in on fretboard! Very enjoyable. Thx.
Have a T3 and its a blast just to pick up and strum away, feels amazing in the hand for the value!
Looks super cool and That 4th position sounds distinct! I just just picked up a very similar Schecter, Diamond series California Classic and It's an amazing guitar but it's not mahogany lol. It's like Murphy's law of guitars. A month after I finance a nice, used guitar, someone will start selling an even better, brand new one for less $. Rock n Roll!
Ah but isn't there always another guitar? I mean you can't get caught cheating on your Strat with a Les Paul lol. I think the mahogany gives it a unique look and for tone it gives off rich texture. I am currently leaning toward ordering one I really prefer to buy new in person but this is a solid strat for under $500 that would look pretty sweet onstage
Hey Darrell, I just picked one up about a month ago and agree with the initial unboxing for sure. the only issue I had was developing fret sprout, and that in my opinion is just because its so fricking dry in our home in michigan right now. easily fixed and lovine the neck for sure. the only think I would change is the weight. the Mahogany is deffinitly heavier but not bad. Thanks again. I would like to check out the T3 but I will wait for next weeks video first lol. God Bless
"Fret Sprout " ??? H'mmm maybe that's where the S7 with its roasted neck comes in . I'm thinking that as good as the guitar is ... in todays manufacturing environment (grab that wood as fast as you can as opposed to letting it lay around and age) Roasting makes any makers neck more stable . My Sire is a T 7 (stable so far in Crappy Chicago---I'm from Detroit !) and I have a H7V ordered (mahogany neck ? ) but not roasted ...
Typically fresh strings are still getting set, as there might have been slack around the tuning pegs and a little bit of string stretching too. It may not necesarily be the trem. I like it, but I like my maple flamed Strat better. I also like humbuckers in the bridge position but if they are splittable. After all it is a strat style.
Never heard a split coil sound decent though.
My big takeaway: As a bass player, I REALLY wish they used a more calligraphic font for the Marcus Miller basses. That Larry Carlton signature looks so much more premium than the derpy font they picked for the Marcus Miller headstocks. 😅
I bought the S7 and returned it, lots of issues with the guitar and horrible QC. Bought the Schecter Nick Johnson and liked it much more as an S series. I did buy the Sire L7 and was very happy with it.
Sire are the top dogs of budget and mid-range guitars at this point 🎸 ❤
It does sound good
Great review I’m going to have to purchase one of these soon. I was toying with a parts caster or upgrading a Firefly, but this is already together and is very close to what I would have had. I want the three single coil version but the review had everything I wanted to know except the bridge pickup. Great job Darrell! Thanks!
I picked up the Sire S7 Vintage in black for £399. Love it. Fabulous guitar.
I wonder if the S3 can pull metal tones..if it could then it would be a dream guitar
Darrell that Sire sounded great. Could you please tell us what amp you played in the video? You have so many cool amps, it would be helpful to know what your playing through. Thank you
Nice.. very clean and clear.
The budget guitar to you become some guitar that we'll never got to play to us in our third world country
I'm sorry to hear that. I hope you can get a good guitar at some point.
Yes, full size pots... Did not check the switch - relizes it is a cheap pcd switch - so.. Full size pots. What a pleasant surprise!
Bought a sire s7 with flamed mapel top and it arrived today! So happy with it and sound sick. Love the split coil in the bridge humbucker and gets me all the sounds I like! Recommend!
great review as usual. this s3 sounds as nice as the s7. I'm very excited, I've got the blue t7fm arriving from sweet water this friday, can't wait.!!!
Crazy, I wanted the S7 but the glossy fretboard was a killer for me. Now the cheaper one is in my sights
Fender cant touch this unfortunately. Good price/good quality! Thanks DBG!
Was watching this during a late lunch.
Sire S3/7, Ibanez Azes31/40 and Squier CV series seem to be appealing guitars between €300-600.
The Gretsch Electromatics are also solid guitars (got a G5421).
Nice video 👌🤠
Would be good to see a follow up video after you've had a chance to really use the trem for a while
sweet mahogany strat-ish sounds...
i like it.
on that price range, I would go for the Ibanez - AZES 40 MGR. Much more versatile guitar with their 9 pickups positions 😉 I tried the S7 and I was quite disappointed with the neck feeling ... I went to the store to buy one but did not get one and ended up taking a far more cheaper guitar, the Ibanez (for 320 euros !) and was blown away with the sounds and playability. Still, there are some flaws, like you need to put locking tuners and if you want more stability, maybe change the trem system which, overall, will still cost you less than the Sire S3 ... 😃
I don't usually like Strat copies unless they take steps to look more original like the Yamaha Pacifica 612, but it's hard to deny all those good features on the Sire.
The Strats aren't always good , that's the problem ....Here there's only one volume and tone knob , and the tone is adjustable on the neck position ( i suppose ) ....
The sound looks amazing or am i too optimistic ?
If you want a made in USA Strat on par with that little panther , you can't buy it on internet , you have to go to the shop , trying several , in principle , and be ready to spend at least 2000 $ ....
The Fender logo doesn't mean nothing nowadays , they should add PTM too , next to Stratocaster : " Pass The Money" ....
They sleep on Leo's legacy , no evolution , i sincerely admire the guys that play with the bridge pickup , appart from reggae rythm , i find the sound atrocious , too trebly ....
Of course i'm not Jimi Hendrix , the " Castles made of sand "intro is perfect with that sound .....
I like the Strats or the good copies ( better than the originals sometimes ) but i use the neck pickup 99% of the time ....
A Strat with only one neck pickup , but a good one , and i would be satisfied ....
I will try to resist , the Vintage series are really good , i got one , it's like a good Strat ....
And you can buy a good little amp , a good Tubescreamer copy and you're good to go , less than 750 $ and NO priceless and useless Fender logo ....
Sorry i think i tell my life story to resist to this guitar temptation ...
This looks nice and sounds great. You can test if the trem block is steel with a magnet btw.
The best budget strat I've experienced is the glarry gst...lots of cool color options too...I got the red and black one and with the locking tuners on it I love this thing...
Love my s7 , its amazing!
Body reminds me of my 90's Charvel Deluxe STX, nice contours!
so this is in the classic vibe price range? I like it but man I love the guitars I have atm
It has been a long time since I saw a guitar review and was searching for one to buy before the video ended. Love the contours and beautiful wood but its the tone... Very nice
Competition is the best thing for progress and pricing. Sire looks like they are amping things up, should benefit us all as the other companies try and catch up..
never owned electric guitar, only acoustic electric. This one has me intrigued, ty for the in depth and knowledgeable review. Electric guitar seems much more complicated than acoustic.....
Another time I want the guitar after you present it! This time I can possibly afford it! Thanks for your videos!
WOW. YOU WERE REALLY PUMPED ABOUT THIS GUITAR. Can't wait to see you revisit this guitar and let us know if you are going to mod it in any way. Great video as always!
Very nice, saw a few other reviews and all giving it thumbs up. I love my S7-FM-TBL, but if my budget had been limited and I were still looking for an alternative more affordable guitar, and a HSS at that...yeah!
Love your reviews. Also, your voice has perfect articulation. You could be an announcer or talk show host.
Darrell is right about the demand for the Sire S-3. I'm seeing at several shops that it's on backorder, but they say "more's on the way."
This seems like an amazing value guitar. Thanks as always for an excellent video. Hang in there, rumour is that spring will arrive in SA.
Darell you deserve 1 million subscribers. Thank you so much for this info!
Nice find! Chords sounded a little gnarly; need to go back and play the S7 video...
DISCLAIMER:
If you are living in Australia you can only purchase the S7 or T7.
The budget range isn't available.
Depending on the configuration and finish the S7 or T7 is approximately between $1150 -1300 AUD.
Love everything about that Sire but the headstock. Not a deal-breaker, but wish it was a tad nicer.
The gig bag looks like a Mono. These are pretty nice guitars, not just for the money, but overall
Just bought the S7FM gen2 HSS!
Not arrived yet, but cant wait. Ive had an mexican SSS Strat 20 years ago. Missed it ever since.
But after a BIG research i thought to by a player plus.
The S7 looks WAY better on paper and design and for the price of almost third of the price in sweden.
Next week it arrives.
Just in time for my new gigs 😏
Wow, it does sound lovely. I'm impressed with those pickups
It sounds like a strat for sure!
My Sire V3P passive Jazz Bass has the same rolled edges & they make a huge difference.
Pickups sound real good !
@Darrell_Braun_Guitar1 Why dont you guys just go on do one.
Would really love to see a head-to-head with the Ibanez AZES-40.
You sold me on this..just bought it today..sounds very nice..very warm
Great video brother. Nice guitar.
It's so sad to learn that these "lo budget" models are easily considered mid budget in Mexico, stores even raise them their prices 🤕
I was considering a sire when I watched DBG's original Sire S7 vs xyz video I especially liked what he showed as really nice fret end work. Then I began to look around at other reviewers and it seemed as though they received different quality levels, they were saying and showing as an example that the fret work on their copies were bad. So im still torn between this and a Pacifica 612