Marcus Miller P5R Alder-5 VWH

5 String Electric Bass

Body: Alder
Neck: roasted maple
Fingerboard: Rosewood
Neck profile: C
Scale: 34" (Long Scale)
Fingerboard radius: 241 mm
Nut width: 48 mm
Bone nut
20 Medium small frets
Pickups: Marcus Vintage-Fat Precision Revolution Split Coil
Volume and Tone controls
Tortoise pickguard
Marcus Miller Vintage-S Bridge
Chrome hardware
Colour: Vintage White
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Available since October 2022
Item number 536836
Sales Unit 1 piece(s)
Colour White
Body Alder
Neck Maple
Fingerboard Rosewood
Frets 20
Scale Longscale
Pickup System P
Electronics Passive
Including Case No
Incl. Gigbag No

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Impressive

Stan Pac 11.01.2023

1. Quality
I was impressed by the build quality. The finish is perfect, the tuners are very smooth, the bridge looks very solid. Very good frets, absolutely no sharp edges, I did't find any leveling issues.
Overall this Sire feels better built than my Fender Player Precision Bass (MIM).
Also the setup was almost perfect out of the box. Tune and play.

2. Sound
I'm happy with the sound of this bass. I saw people complaining about poor low end response in P5 basses. It seems those issues are resolved in P5R model. I think the pickups are different, the rosewood fingerboard may also help with this. This P5R has loads of low end. Much more than my Fender bass. I turned down the bass knob of my amp after the first test notes.
The sustain is insane, almost endless.
My only complaint is the definition of the B string. It is not bad, but not great either. In fact I expected worse from 34 inch scale and a single P pickup. It is a pretty OK B but keeps me from giving the full 5 stars in the sound department.

3. Conclusion
A premium instrument for a very reasonable price. Hard to beat value.
For a 4 string I will still go for MIM Fender. I just like how it sounds, more mids and bite.
If you need a 5 string P, Fender gives us only MIA options which are priced too high IMO. This Sire is quarter the price and probably 90% of the quality.
Go for it!

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Guter 5 Saiter mit kleinen Abstrichen

Jazzmattezz 09.08.2023

Die Lackierung ist 1A, der Hals fühlt sich super an, das Setup ist gut, die Hardware ist okay. Die Spielbarkeit ist gut. Ein kleines bisschen besser muss er noch eingestellt werden. Die B Saite ist absolut brauchbar.
Allerdings fehlt ihm noch ein Tikk mehr Biss im Sound. Nachdem ich eine neue E-Saite aufgezogen hatte, war diese schonmal besser als vorher. Ich werde ihm daher einen neuen Saitensatz aufziehen. Doch insgesamt ist der Bass gerade in Anbetracht des Preises wirklich ausserordentlich gut. Er ist natürlich etwas schwerer als ein 4 Saiter, aber das hält sich im Rahmen.

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Impressionnante qualité.

Jean-Gérard 09.04.2025

Très bel instrument, finition impeccable. Elle est arrivée réglée et accordée. Le réglage était correct mais j'ai tout de même baissé les cordes en jouant sur le truss rod et les pontets. Pas de frise et pas de dead spot.

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