Description
The Sire Marcus Miller V5R Bass is a passive four-string built around vintage-inspired feel straightforward control and punchy 70s-style character. Its alder body is paired with a roasted hard maple neck and rosewood fingerboard creating a classic combination with Sires Edgeless treatment for smoothly rolled fretboard edges. The comfortable C-shaped neck 9.5″ radius 34″ scale and medium frets give you an inviting platform for everything from supportive grooves to more expressive techniques while ivory binding and square block inlays complete the traditional aesthetic. Marcus Vintage-J Revolution pickups use formvar construction and 70s-style spacing with the bridge pickup positioned closer to the bridge for a punchier response. The passive electronics keep operation simple with individual volume controls for the pickups plus a master tone control. This lets you blend the pickups and shape the character without active circuitry. A Marcus Miller Vintage-S bridge premium open-gear tuners bone nut and chrome hardware round out the specification making the V5R ideal for players who want familiar J-style sounds traditional control and modern playability.
