r/SireGuitars

Hello. Yesterday I made a mistake. I wanted to polish the frets on my Sire V5 and I used very coarse sandpaper (P120). I don’t think I sanded too deeply—the frets are still rounded on top—but the scratches can be seen and felt under the fingers. I took the bass to a luthier, but now I’m worried that:
a) it will cost more than simple polishing, and
b) the sound will not be the same if the frets are made a bit lower.
What do you think?

I've ben playing acoustic for a long time and have been thinking about getting an electric. Right now, I'm kind of all over the place - considering strats, teles and ES335-style guitars.

For strats and teles, I'm looking at Fender Player IIs, and Sire S7/T7s. For the ES-335 route, I'm looking at the the Epiphone 1962 ES-335 reissue and the Sire H7 or H7V.

I keep hearing that Sires are great "for the money". Are they good "for the money", or are they good? I understand that they punch above their weight, but how much above?

In terms of overall quality, would I be better off with an ~$800 Sire, or do I get something better spending a little more for a MiM Fender or the Epiphone?

Are Sires genuinely competing with those guitars, or mostly just overperforming in the sub-$1000 price bracket?