indiebassist
Post-Delivery FeedbackSep 20, 2026
I ordered the sire Marcus miller z7 5 string. I’m very new to 5 string basses, and this one needed a setup badly. I’ve gotten it playable but still needs some tweaking. This isn’t on zZounds at all, because I didn’t ask for a setup. I would say have caution though because some guitars and basses and other instruments need a setup. They aren’t always ready to play out of the box. It’s just a fact of getting instruments, especially cheaper ones. No a near $800 instrument isn’t cheap for a lot of people, but it is a lower maybe mid teir than something over $1k. This being said, I’m not unhappy and I’m not returning it and I’m not blaming anyone, I’m saying know your way around setups or ask if the company does setups. If they don’t, have a trusted setup company or a trusted friend to get it playable. I like this bass a lot. It’s truly a learning experience I needed when jumping to a 5 string after playing 4 strings for over 20 years. zZounds did everything I asked. I said hey I want that, they took my money and sent me the bass I said I wanted, and they sent it fast, shipped free, and it arrived with great packaging. I have zero complaints on how zZounds did the transaction!