I like Sire’s approach to how they build their guitars and for the cost of a Gibson ES335 I can buy pretty much one of each from the Sire lineup.

@monmixer

2 жыл бұрын

I made my post before I read yours. EXACTLY

I liked the vintage burst, but man, seeing you show this cherry burst is really a beautiful guitar! How dare you make me change me mind! GLORIOUS!!!

As someone who has owned both the Epi BB King Lucille and a Sheraton II, this SIRE is more affordable, and in my opinion, better built than ether of those! Guitar link - imp.i114863.net/Yg2aLJ Enjoy :)

@markcampbell7554

2 жыл бұрын

Darrell, this look's like a great guitar and I really don't want to pay for a Gibson 335 right now. How much does this model sell for? Great video, thanks!

@MB57

2 жыл бұрын

I also have a Sheraton II & this seems a significant step up. Might have to move some gear.

@myshow667

2 жыл бұрын

Epi 335's are cheaper tho, or less expensive i should say

@gregorywilson3318

2 жыл бұрын

☯️

@gillesgenete9598

2 жыл бұрын

My 2012 Sheraton 2 is as good as this Sire H7. No bone nut but beautiful 5 pieces neck. Rosewood fretboard (now PauFerro closer to ebony feel while rosewood look grain), no flamed maple top but beautiful plain grain maple, vintage sunburst as the John Lee Hooker one. Perfect built. Maybe can we discuss the pickups on my 2012, but Epiphone improved them from 2012 with good Probuckers. So that Sire H7 is no better than Sheraton 2 pro, even price wise. Please Darrell , review your thoughts.

Darrell, you always have the most consistent quality videos. Great content, sweeet licks, top notch video quality and the sound is perfectly mixed with you voice! Awesome review, might get onto the Christmas list...

I’m sold! I am going to get one of those! Thanks for the excellent review! Love your presentations…well balanced, thorough, concise, and interesting!

I got to play one of those in a small guitar shop in the netherlands. Such an amazing guitar really it was oozing personality. Talked to the shop owner about them and you could hear that he was proud to be able to sell those guitars. Its an affordable guitar that looks stunning and plays just as good.

I played one six months ago. Took it home to compare it to my H535 (almost 3k retail). I played them both for a week and promptly sold the H535 and put some money back in savings. This guitar has been amazingly good for the price. The alnico 2 pickups have a sweet vintage thing going on and the neck is better than some guitars costing three times as much. I highly recommend the H7.

Thanks Darrell for doing this series, never heard of the brand until u started singing or shall I say playing their praises..Well done ill have to order 1 when it's back in stock at Sweetwater.

Love the close-up shots, which I don’t remember from your other reviews.

Very nice Darrell. Watching this channel is always informative and creative.

Watched your reviews of all the Sire series. Thank you so much! Looks like a great group of guitars for the budget minded player. Will definitely consider this brand based on your videos. Thanks again!

Darrell I love your playing. This seems like a well built guitar and the sound is amazing. I don't typically like "bursts" but this color combo is stunning. Cheers.

Really nice demo and beautiful guitar! That middle position was hot, loved the sound.

I literally spoke to my mum back in the UK last night and asked her to buy one and ship it to me as I can't source anywhere here in NZ. This guitar and the things Sire are doing are brilliant for the intermediate guitar world. Thanks for taking a good look over it for me tho... good to know it's worth it

I’m actually impressed! Love the color! Great review Darrell

Bought one yesterday, love it.😊

What the heck? This has been the most enjoyable video you’ve ever done. What a machine?!? Sounds incredible! Looks great. Any trouble with the switch placement?

Nice video series Darrell. Amazing guitar,can't wait for the next one. I got the Marcus Miller V3 bass and it's fantastic. Best regards from Portugal

Glad you took a look at one of these sires!

Boy this thing sounds great! Guess I found the perfect Christmas gift for myself. Or shall I wait for the other Sire guitars video? As always, thanks for an excellent review, Darrell.

🔥 that's a nice two tone beauty, F Holes to the headstock 👏. Great presentation DBG🤘

Okay, I've been waiting for this one!

Those licks are sweet as maple syrup! Great reviews. I always search your channel prior to buying a guitar to see if you demoed it. Great attention to detail, and you seem cool. Keep the vids coming.

Man , that is one sweet guitar Darrell! Aesthetically beautiful and sounds excellent. Sire has created a truly fine instrument ! My hat is off to them. Thanks for the demo and showing the build quality of this jewel. Can't wait to see the other models.

This sounds sooo good!! Will look out for them here in Australia

I have that exact same Guitar.After taking it to my Guitar Doctor and got professional set up it became a great guitar . Great playability and tone ... Nothing less than a Gibson with that price ....

Hey Darrell, Very well done demo (as always). The pickups remind me of the Gibson 490t and 490r that came on the Gibson SG that I recently purchased. Very clear and chimey, but not overly bright. Yet able to roar with some good drive applied to them. Remarkable at that price point.

Thanks for the close up on this guitar, I wondered about it!

Thanks for taking a closer look at Sire! I just found out about them and can't wait to hear about their Tele version also. You're reviews are REALLY helpful! I was curious about the action on the guitar. Often reviewers talk about fretwork, rolled edges etc but they don't mention the playability and how tight the action is. Did you make any set up adjustments to or play it straight out of the box? I'm curious is you measured the fret to string distance on the 12th? 2mm, 1.5mm, 1mm? Thanks Darrel!

Beautiful great sounding guitar! I really liked the improv over the jam track! You should do it more often ;-) Cheers!

GREAT REVIEW! I have to consider trying one out now. Just got the Donner DJP-1000 335 clone and i cannot imagine anything better for the price, but at 70 years old i still get surprised sometimes. Thank you!

Doin' those sweet Carlton licks, nice!

Great vid Darrell. If Larry and you are behind it , that speaks volumes.

Thanks for letting me know about this instrument. It looks like a fine one!

Quality sounds from this beauty. I could see myself buying this guitar.

Very nice. Love the headstock and logo.

Sounds sweet, thanks, Larry made sure that quality goes with his name on the Site guitar! Good video

Played one of these today at the local GC and was knocked out by the sweetness of the neck. Played clean and true all the way up and was SO easy to cleanly articulate upper register chords. Super impressed.

@itsmark72

2 жыл бұрын

Finally someone on here whose played one! The neck action really that great? Cause to me that's the big deal. I can upgrade the tuners and even change the pickups if need be, but the body and neck is something I'm not upgrading.

@kcartwright2772

2 жыл бұрын

@@itsmark72 Played a H7 today at GC myself and it was awesome. Wasnt the color i wanted or else i would have taken it home. FYI.. I have the S7 and it is just as sweet and the neck is better than my Fender AMPRO strat.. Not joking. I have 3 fender strats and these necks are better. Tuners have been rock solid on mine so no need to upgrade there. I did upgrade the switch in my S7 for more options but that was an easy $80 upgrade.

@itsmark72

2 жыл бұрын

@@kcartwright2772 Thanks! My big worry is I'm a Gibson guy and won't like a Fender neck.

Just got me one. I got it set up the way I like…now it is fantastic. Just an amazing player!

Killer demo, Darrell! 👍

Great sounds! Great looking guitar!

Beautiful tones !

I have played this guitar and I also own an Epiphone ES-335in Cherry, the Sire's neck has a much nicer feel out of the box, but the neck is very narrow at 39.9mm. The f-hole binding is a super nice touch. I'd say the pick ups in each are fairly equivalent with the Epi's Probuckers being a little hotter, which I like, but can be easily tamed on the neck pick up for jazz and pure cleans. Now I have filed and dressed my Epi's fret ends so they are very comfortable, I also added a Graphtech nut (width 42mm). Total into the Epiphone is around 500. Cost of the Sire is 659. It's really a matter of how much someone wants to pay for a few more upgrades that can be done by oneself. If I were starting from scratch, I would be hard pressed to choose between them, but my gut says I would still go Epiphone, do the fixes myself and still have a reliable resale value. Not that I'm selling. Lol

@blueleaftuber

2 жыл бұрын

I'm glad to hear a level comparison for the other side too. However right now on Sweetwater, the Epiphone with a flame top is just 10$ less than the Sire H7. It does come with a graphtech nut now, so I think the only real difference would be the quality of the fretwork on the neck, and fingerboard material of indian laurel vs ebony. So I'm not sure when you got yours, but it's not a cheaper deal anymore.

@itsmark72

2 жыл бұрын

I'm one of those guys with stubby fat hands, so a smaller neck actually sounds more appealing to me. I played an Epi and out of the box I have to say I didn't like it in regards to the neck. I probably would change the tuners either way - but you've given me food for thought. Thanks!

@gertvanrooy428

2 жыл бұрын

Very narrow neck indeed. Then again these type guitars are probably not meant to be played with open chords 😉

Just phenomenal you always do a great job kiddo

Thanks for going through the Sires Darrell. I have one of their first acoustics with an outboard stereo preamp and it’s great. I’m torn between a Player Strat and an S7 so I can’t wait to see your review of that. And…SOLO DEO GLORIA indeed!

@noahallison4079

2 жыл бұрын

I know your comment is 2 months old, but I currently have the same dilemma re: Player Strat vs S7. The spec on the S7 looks superior on paper, but the MIM guitars have a great reputation and the Fender badge is still worth something, especially if one were to resell.

When you were playing your solos I literally felt like I was at a dark, smokey blues joint listening to this guitar on stage. Well done.

Can't wait for the L7 demo.

There are vids posted with LC playing this model in a live setting. Very cool to see him stand behind the guitar

Play getting better every month keep up the good work my friend

Great video as always Darrell,man been wanting es335 for years but at 5grand not happening especially in these times this is beautiful guitar I will be talking to my Sweetwater sales guy for sure on this baby waiting is no issue at this point, thanks u bud for this review 👍 🤘😈❄☃️🎄

Thanks for your focus on guitars in my price range.

Thanks Darrell, looks and sounds amazing.....

Beautiful guitar, your demo was very LC style, nice. I was on a tour of the Gibson factory in Memphis about 15 years ago and there were two whole racks of cherry burst 335's sitting there. The tour guide explained that they were going to be a limited run custom item, but got canceled, they all were going to be destroyed on Monday!

Really like your videos on new and good and affordable brands. What about Xaviere guitars?

I'm sold 2 mins in. Thanks great review!💪🎸

Cool review. Very informative.

That headstock was the first thing I noticed. It looks Badass!!

Good sound, Darrell. And modest price too. Above my S.S. budget, but those who can afford it, hats off! My tobacco-burst flame-top Grote @ $300 was within my budget. Chinese artisans are excellent! With this guitar, I have fun with alternate tuning playing through my Marshall half-stack & G-Major processor.

@telee19

2 жыл бұрын

I believe they are made in Indonesia, and it is a Korean company.

Sounds really, really nice!

Hi, I am a newbie to your community and I am so glad I found your KZread inputs. I have been looking for a "335 Type" guitar and I find your reviews invaluable. As I work through your back catalogue of videos I wonder can I ask a couple of questions? If a 335 type guitar was on your shopping list which would you go for within certain budget groups? Could you describe the feel of the guitar, particularly neck, a little more in reviews, maybe by comparison to other instruments? I don't have easy access to any guitar stores where I live and so I am very much influenced by reviews such as yours. Please keep up the great work I am learning so much as a 50+ year old new "player" (and I use that term loosely!!) :)

a great presentation thanks, well done cheers NZ

Hi Darrell. Yet another nice review! Thanks! When you will review the L7, please open it up! There are 2 other in-depth reviews (The guitaristas and Phillip MacKnight), both reviews are from 2021, but the hardware for that L7s is different (different pots and one has treble bleeding). It is strange!

I have the S7 HM and it is a very playable and beautiful guitar. It sits on stage as a backup to my PRS Cu22 and people are always coming up and asking what kind of guitar it is just based on the appearance.

Darrell that is a nice guitar. I’m not usually a fan of anything red but I’d buy this one. Again thanks for playing the middle position clean - I thought it sounded awesome and TBH I’d probably be there and the neck position on this one. Good review mate 🎸🍻😎 EDIT: i do like the bridge pickup with your distortion/overdrive too. Ticks all boxes for me

I have the same one under another trademark called Jack and Danny. Bought in 2005 in Belgium. Thanks for the review.

Hi Darrell great video as ever, love this guitar, what amp are you using here? Sounds awesome.

The flame top is super beautiful 🤩

We really are living in a golden age of affordable quality instruments. I just bought an off brand acoustic guitar called Ruison for $59.99 and couldn't believe the quality. I am totally blown away. I will definitely check these out. Now if only they would start cranking tube amps out.

@joshfixall7938

2 жыл бұрын

@@brucifer0 brooooo I got the exact same amp. Got it on Amazon a few years ago, indeed it is good especially if you like the idea of "distortion" when you max it out, has a nice vibe where you can just hit the strings harder to activate natural fuzz.

@samboggs3499

2 жыл бұрын

@@brucifer0 I have the 5 watt 1x8 version. They are awesome amps that sound 👍...

@1066wastrel

2 жыл бұрын

Sam, the interweb glitterati all seem to be going nuts over the Harley Benton 15w tube amp, I`ve no idea where you are, but here in the UK, £200 for a brand new tube amp is a steal.

@samboggs3499

2 жыл бұрын

@@brucifer0 I thought they had EL84 power tubes. I bought the 5 watt one because it has a single 6v6 power tube and sounds exactly like a tweed eea Custom Champ.

@brucifer0

2 жыл бұрын

@@samboggs3499 mine has dual 6v6 and three preamp 12AX7 tubes

Hey Darrell, Love your reviews. That's a nice-looking rig but I can't see myself with a reddish sunburst. I recently bought a 5622T in Georgia Green sight-unseen and can't put it down. My first hollow-body, and Gretsch absolutely nailed it.

Great video helped me decide to buy one, it arrived 2 days ago. Needed the bridge lowering, and the nut lubricating. The tone pots don't really soften till you're down at 3 or 2, but it's still nice. The dye on fretboard is an unnecessary pain in the arse, and I cleaned and oiled the board thoughoughly (there's liberal use of filler here) when I put new strings on. If I was to change anything I would upgrade the tuners, as it wasn't holding tune very well. But that might be a new string thing. The more I play it the more I like it!

@andyd._______2619

Жыл бұрын

I haven’t got the Sire and I’ve never tried one but I can tell you: in my Gibson custom historic Sg (more than 4k) the tone pots work only from 0 to 3. Also in my Emerson custom wiring harness CTS pots for 335 they work from 0 to 4,5. I think it’s something usual for vintage Gibson 🤷🏼‍♂️

Nice guitar, awesome presentation

660 may seem like a steep price, but for what you get it's very affordable, the key is that it's an affordable HIGH END guitar, very good quality for a fair price

@Sticknub

2 жыл бұрын

when you're comparing it to Gibson, which is what it's trying to imitate, it doesn't seem like such a steep price at all

@Voxguitarsrock

2 жыл бұрын

A little over 600$ is right in the ball park of higher end Squier and tbh I'd much rather have this.

@the.communist

2 жыл бұрын

Not so sure these guitars are better than their asian competitors

@the.communist

2 жыл бұрын

@@Voxguitarsrock squier is much less tgan 600

@Voxguitarsrock

2 жыл бұрын

@@the.communist Squier Esquier at long and mcquade right now is $629?

Great review as always! I'm a newer subscriber, and I wanted to know what this guitar weighs? thanks, Darrell

Beautiful guitar beautiful sounds

Totally awesome guitar. I love mine to bits - tone, playability, action, looks all great. One thing -the neck is VERY narrow. I cannot believe reviewers don't mention it!? I got used to it quickly enough and it changes how you play for sure...not necessarily in a bad way either - but it is noticeable. Great guitar though and well worth buying.

@hannesganahl6384

Жыл бұрын

They now have changed rhe nut to 43mm

I played one in a Guitar Center not to long ago and it is definitely my next upgrade once I get a little better. 💯%!!

Great demo thanks! I'm wondering replacing pickups with Gibsons will be an upgrade or not needed?

Darrell, I really appreciate your reviews! You (mostly) focus on the things that I care about when buying a guitar. I say "mostly" because this time, you left out some things! I'd like to know more about the electronics, like the p'ups & pots! Also some things about the neck size, the action...y'know, some measurements. Maybe you'll do that in another review? Like maybe a comparison? Also I'd like to get your take on the tech (and specific AFFORDABLE options where they make p'ups with changeable "voices." Do ya know what I mean?! Thanks!

@tucci00

2 жыл бұрын

+1 for the electronics, I was hoping for some more info, I think this one has a treble bleed as well but I don't think it was mentioned

@christophernation4793

Жыл бұрын

Go to Phil McKnight's channel. This guy has all the techs and specs down to sub-atomic level. His review of the H7 is even called "We have to talk about this neck" ... narrow. Although I have small hands, playing chords on frets 1 -3 on really narrow necks is an issue.

nice! I'll pick one of these up. I have a Schecter Corsair not the current one but the one with the classic Bigsby. This looks like it might be better and I love Larry C.

Sire guitars are just different class, i bought the S7 blue flame maple top, man its beautiful, so glad great guitarist are giving them their opinion and good reviews, Sire are onto a winner.

I always want to check your videos before I buy a guitar. Will you be reviewing the L7 Les Paul model?

Very pretty guitar... I like the Translucent Red

Nice demo and nice guitar for $659 but I got a Epiphone Dot deluxe limited edition for $340 with hard shell case and I love it. I sound tested against my friends Gibson 335 and it sounded virtually identical. For blues and jazz the neck pickup rules. For rock and edgier stuff, the bridge pickup does it very well.

@michaelcantinieri7890

Жыл бұрын

Thank you it just confirmed what I said..standard gibsin and Epiphone are almost neck and neck..gotta go Gibson Custom if you want the next level....yes it makes a huge difference

@stephenlarcovic9654

Жыл бұрын

Had a ‘69 Gibson 335 . . . played it for 20 yrs. And foolishly sold it. A yr ago I bought an Epiphone figured 335 . . . it was a P.O.S compared to what I had. Hope this Sire h7, which I have on order, stacks up.

They are beautiful, well made and I want one.

Thanks. Nice guitar.

I bought one of these a few weeks ago. Im really liking it. My only complaint was my finger tips on my left hand were getting hard to scrub off black stuff on tgrm everytime i played it. I took the strings off and cleaned the fretboard. A ton of black stuff came off. I put new strings on as well and its fine now.

I got mine a couple weeks ago and it is one of the best made guitars I've seen. The quality is the best of any Asian made one made. Love it

Great video and review, very detailed. I looked at them at my favorite free candy guitar store and I'm gassing for the white one - I'm a big RUSH fan and could never afford the Gibson special run Custom Shop Alex Lifeson white 335. (edit - 355)

Man i love that guitar, as a guy just getting back into guitar and life in general would be perfect. might have to save up for one?

Nice vid! Now the hss strat please👍

Ordered mine today!!!

Very nice!

A good test for future stuff is the blind sound test, have both guitars (the budget vs top brand; the Larry Carlton vs a real 335 for example) played to the same riff and amp settings and get the community to pick which one sounds better or if they both sound the same.

@christophernation4793

Жыл бұрын

Has been done by Anderton Music of UK. G335 v H7 v Epi Sheraton v Ibz ? v Gretch v D'angelico ? A mini review of each guitar followed by a blind test. The G335 did not 'win'.

It’s surprisingly difficult to find videos directly comparing the Sire H7 to a Gibson ES335, but in the couple of videos I could find the Sire pickups were much brighter than the Gibson pickups. Of course, you could always install original Gibson pickups in the H7.

@Newnodrogbob

2 жыл бұрын

Or, you know, roll off the tone…

Well done Darrell on a great Channel, and great reviews. So how does the Sire 335 compare with the Harley Benton and EART versions, and which would you choose and why (e.g. quality/capability vs price)? Also, I am LEFT-HANDED and live in New Zealand (both not ideal re buying new gats, eh? 8=/), so can I please suggest that you at least mention in your videos whether or not there is a L/H option of the guitars that you review? Cheers CU KC 8=)

Man this made me want a 335… I can’t wait for the L7!

Thank you Mr. Braun. Your informative video of the “ Sire” covered all aspects of what to look for in a well built guitar. I particularly paid close attention to the close up of the bone nut on the Sire, and realized all the strings sit comfortably inside the grooves. That led me to take a closer look at the nut on my Epiphone Dot, with a magnifying class. I immediately saw the “E-A-D” strings sitting on top of their respective grooves and not sitting deep inside the grooves. That explains a lot o buzzing. I’m definitely going to use a lower gauge string set. I’m also putting a “Sire”” on my Father’s Day gift list. I’ll let you know how that goes. Incidentally, what gauge strings are on your demo? I didn’t notice it in the specs.

Well isn't that a gorgeous ES335 and great sound.

It would be helpful if you would tell us what gauge strings the guitar has on it. You could also mention the fretboard radius.

Hey Darrell another great review. How does this compare to the EART? Im about to pick up a 335 type guitar and was wondering if you think the H7 is worth the extra $$$ over the EART. Thanks