Marcus Miller M2 TBK 2nd Gen

To give a little background to this review: I'm 38, this is my first ever instrument, and I have no desire to ever play anywhere except in my home, for my own enjoyment.

That being said, before buying this I borrowed a from a friend... and I did not like it. Very heavy, no matter what I did to it the string action was too high (probably needed a new nut), the neck felt too thick (I'm 1.9m tall and have fairly large hands btw). But still, I was conviced I liked to play bass.

So after a lot of research I decided to try this one as my first, only, and last ever bass. Because, as I said in the beginning, I'm just looking to learn and do some solo stoner doom jamming, and nothing else.

So I decided to not buy a cheap guitar and "upgrade later" because there was no point. I got a decent guitar that I can use for a long time. Worst case it ends up as a wall decoration.

Now to the actual review... the guitar is super light compared to the Squier. I did not weigh them but it's like 50% lighter, the difference is huge.

The neck is thin and oh so nice to play... it's also narrower than the Squier I think and that helps with reaching around the frets. And speaking of neck and fretboard... it is superbly finished. The rounded edges Sire does make it feel so nice on your fingers.

And, I'm not sure if credit for this one should go to Thomann or Sire, but it came perfectly set up. I only had to tune it and started playing... The action and string height was perfect out of the box.

The body shape is very comfortable as well... fits nice on your leg if playing sitting down.

Minimal neckdive as well.

The one thing on the instrument that does not feel as high quality as the rest... are the nobs on the preamp. They feel a bit flimsy.

Also I'm either not using it right, or the tone control doesn't really do all that much, be it in active or passive mode.

Speaking of active mode, it came with 2 9V batteries in the box.
And speaking of the box, it came very well packaged in its own box, and then Thomman put it in another box with extra padding around it. Being double-boxed, it arrived in perfect condition.

Very happy with the purchase... probably my favorite part is the neck because it make playing so much nicer than the Squier neck.

Bought this one as my entry to the world of bass guitar and have been playing it for about 2-3 weeks at the time of writing this.

While I have nothing to compare it to, the build feels solid and there's nothing outstanding that I would complain about. Unlike what some beginner bass guides state, the volume/tone/EQ knobs are pretty easy to figure out even for an absolute beginner. You can also just play in passive mode, where you don't need to worry about the EQ knobs if you're not comfortable with that yet.

Since it's a "modern bass" with 2 humbuckers, the out-of-the-box sound is different than what you'd get with a typical P or J bass, so keep that in mind if you want a specific sound out of your bass.

At it's price, I feel like I got a lot of features and a well built bass so I can only recommend it to any beginner looking for a modern bass.

Top quality, amaaAAazing sound, and absolutely beautiful bass. But don't just take my word for it, do as I did and check out EVERY SINGLE review of it on YouTube also before buying.

I'm pretty sure it's the best bass (on this price range, granted) your money can buy. VERY SURE it holds the best preamp too. You can get any tone you need out of it.

It parks my Fender at a corner in every single field of comparison, from weight to sound, from aesthetics to neck feel. ...in fact,..even my cheap-ass Cort parks the Fender..but that's not subject for this review.

Sire Marcus Miller M2,..AMAZING.