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Shape your sound in detail
The Marcus Heritage-3 active preamp gives you plenty of control when adjusting the Z7 to your playing style. Alongside volume/tone and pickup blend controls, you get dedicated treble, bass, middle, and mid-frequency adjustment. This means you can make broader changes to the bass and treble while also choosing where your midrange control takes effect. It’s a useful setup when you need to adapt your bass sound for different parts, playing approaches, or tonal preferences. Rather than relying on a fixed EQ character, you have the controls needed to dial in the output you want.
Get more from two pickup styles
The Sire Premium J+MM pickup set combines two distinct pickup formats, giving you flexible options for shaping your core bass tone. Its Alnico humbucker provides the groovy humbucker character central to the Z7 design, while the split Jazz pickup adds another tonal option. The Jazz pickup is also designed to reduce hum when you use it by itself or combine it with the humbucker. With the onboard blender, you can choose how much of each pickup feeds your sound — handy when you want to move between different tonal balances without changing instruments.
Play comfortably across the neck
Sire's Edgeless fingerboard uses rolled edges to create a more comfortable feel as your fretting hand moves along the neck. That sits alongside a familiar C-shaped profile, 12-inch fingerboard radius, and 34-inch scale, giving you a clear set of dimensions to work with. The natural-finish model pairs a roasted maple neck with a roasted maple fingerboard, while its 22 medium-jumbo stainless steel frets provide a smooth playing surface. A 45mm bone nut accommodates the five-string layout, and the neck joins the body through a five-bolt steel plate.
Classic influence meets practical shaping
The Z-Bass body takes inspiration from an iconic '70s bass design while adding Sire's own shaping. A rounded forearm contour gives your picking arm a smoother place to rest, while the defined lower cutaway helps open up the body around the neck area. This Natural model uses swamp ash for the body, paired with a black three-ply pickguard and chrome hardware for a straightforward finish. You also get a Sire Premium MM bridge and premium open-gear tuners, completing a five-string bass designed around traditional visual cues, modern electronics, and considered playability.
Specifications
Body
- Body Material: Swamp Ash
- Body Shape: Sire Z-Bass Shape
- Body Colour: Natural
Neck
- Neck Material: Roasted Maple
- Neck Shape: C-Shape
- Scale: 34"
- Fingerboard Material: Roasted Maple, Edgeless™ Rolled Fretboard Edges
- Fingerboard Radius: 12"
- Frets: 2.7mm Medium Jumbo, 22 Stainless Frets
- String Nut: Bone Nut, 45mm Width
- Inlay: Black Dot
- Neck Joint: Five Bolt Steel Plate
Electronics
- Pickups: Sire Premium J+Mm Pickup Set
- Preamp: Marcus Heritage-3 With Mid-Frequency Control
- Controls: Volume/Tone, Blender, Treble, Middle/Freq, Bass
- Knobs: Aluminum Knob Set
Hardware
- Bridge: Sire Premium Mm Bridge
- Tuning Gear: Premium Open Gear
- Hardware Finish: Chrome
- Pickguard: Black 3-Ply