Cirrus modified?

[pedulla1]

Hi all. Has anyone ever modified a Peavey Cirrus by replacing the p/u's with Ken Smith soapbars? Did it sound closer to a Smith? Thanks for your help. I am trying to obtain a NT Smith (I have to sell my Roscoe first). I once played a Cirrus that had similar growl to NT a Smith and I am wondering if I can obtain my target sound cheaper.


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[bottomzone]

A Cirrus already sounds as close as you can get to a Smith without being a Smith. I own a Cirrus 5 Bubinga/Walnut and am thrilled with it!!!!! Here are some clips of Cirrus basses that I think are great examples of how awesome they sound.

-Mike Hill playing a Cirrus 5 Tiger Eye:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0pzfmCoo8A

-Maurice Fitgerald playing a Cirrus 5 Bubinga/Walnut:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWEjrFxfaBE

The Cirrus, while not a Smith (what other bass is?), is one of the most underrated basses made-and I am extremely blessed to have mine!!!


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[MyUsernameHere]

Not a lot of people replace the pups on the Cirrus (or at least I haven't seen any posts with someone saying they have). Peavey uses unusual sized pups, so its hard to find direct replacements for them.
+1 an the stock pups being good though. If you end up buying one, a better and cheaper mod would be to replace the pre with one from a US millennium (custom shop version for the Cirrus) with sweepable mids if it doesn't have it already.

[pedulla1]

Thanks for the tips, guys. Do you think I can still drop Smith p/u's in even though the Peaveys are bigger? Would it look ugly with the smaller Smith's in there?

[MODNY]

of course it would look ugly

do belly tops look good on fat chicks?

[WarriorJoe7]

get some pickup rings made (make the fat chick with the belly top on wear a trenchcoat)

[pedulla1]

Maybe Kent Armstrong makes custom p/u's for the Cirrus. I may have to check those out.