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4 beasts, one choice...which route do I choose?
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I've owned a couple Cirruses (one neck thru, one US bolt on), never have seen the others in the flesh, so take this for what its worth. I love the tone of the Cirrus. Put some DR Fat Beams on it and it sings! My only issue with the Cirrus is the neck is just a little too flat from front to back for me - my hand doesn't like it at the end of the night, although it feels like heaven when I first start playing it.... go figure.
Okay, narrowed it down to these three, and I'm fine with them all, just need to go with one (and all of them are nice, imo):
Bacchus DX5-AC/M
Kinal SK24 (correct model name?)
Peavey US Cirrus bolt-on
Here are the links:
Bacchus Handmade Japan series DX5-AC/M - 5 string active bass, natural oil
Kinal 5 String Bass 2002 Trans Aqua Green MM-J Pickups
Cort B5 and USA Peavey Cirrus Bolt-On - FS
The Peavey is, by far, the most affordable of the bunch, and it's a US Cirrus...and it's the same color as my car.Also, the owner does indeed have the Peavey, just that he's not around much. I don't mind paying more for the Bacchus or Kinal, aaaaand I need your help to pick one!
Thanks,
Ben
Big Ben,
I personally liked the finish on the Kinal... It was sad seeing the Peavey, running around the yard, all free and everything, while the tree was tied up.
"As the maples scream 'oppression!'
And the oaks, just shake their heads..."
I agree with others as to none, but of those three the Bacchus. The other two are odd colors, and reselling them would be a nightmare.
+1 these basses are awesome! I'd probably own one if it weren't for the price.
Kinal 100%. Custom made in Canada by a guy who knows his work inside and out. Has some of the best finishing skills in the industry. I would not hesitate to buy a Kinal bass, sight unseen.
I have a few reasons that I would go with the Kinal.
First, and most frivilous, is looks. That bass is by far, to my eye, the best looking. Stunning, in fact. The other two......meh.
Second, is the electronics. The Kinal looks to be very close to a Peavey Millennium. In fact, if you can find, and they are not that hard to find, a used USA Millennium, you could save yourself a grand over the Kinal and likely have a bass with very similar quality, feel, and sound. But it's not on your list.
The MM/J with is very versitile. It looks like the Kinal might even have a variable mid like the Millennium. All in all, a more useful setup than the Cirrus, but the Cirrus does have a clear, clean, and powerful tone all its own.
However.....this particular Cirrus does have the upgrade to the Millennium preamp with sweepable mids, which is a step up.
Third, Re: Cirrus having a flat neck. I only have 4 strings, but I can say with the few Cirri in my stable, the older ones with the block logo have a flatter, thinner from front to back profile than the later ones with the script logo, like the one you are looking at. I prefer the older, flatter ones. But the feel of the neck is important and a matter of personal preference. I have no way to compare these three.
Fourth, you can't lean a jazz bass against a wall without it falling over.
There you go.
First, and most frivilous, is looks. That bass is by far, to my eye, the best looking. Stunning, in fact. The other two......meh.
Second, is the electronics. The Kinal looks to be very close to a Peavey Millennium. In fact, if you can find, and they are not that hard to find, a used USA Millennium, you could save yourself a grand over the Kinal and likely have a bass with very similar quality, feel, and sound. But it's not on your list.
The MM/J with is very versitile. It looks like the Kinal might even have a variable mid like the Millennium. All in all, a more useful setup than the Cirrus, but the Cirrus does have a clear, clean, and powerful tone all its own.
However.....this particular Cirrus does have the upgrade to the Millennium preamp with sweepable mids, which is a step up.
Third, Re: Cirrus having a flat neck. I only have 4 strings, but I can say with the few Cirri in my stable, the older ones with the block logo have a flatter, thinner from front to back profile than the later ones with the script logo, like the one you are looking at. I prefer the older, flatter ones. But the feel of the neck is important and a matter of personal preference. I have no way to compare these three.
Fourth, you can't lean a jazz bass against a wall without it falling over.
There you go.
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I am about to list one of these for sale. Like new condition with upgraded Bart 3 band preamp. Need to sell to fund my stambaugh build.
buldog5151bass
Kibble, milkbones, and P Basses. And redheads.
This bass I have tried, also via Sweetwater. I wasn't happy with the slap tone, as it felt blanketed to me, and the neck was way too narrow. Otherwise, it was constructed very well...beautiful bass!
They are by far the best basses I've owned in the $2000 or less price range. Plays as good and sounds better than the 3-5000 price range basses I've owned.
Believe me, I'd go that route, but all of the stores around here have tanked ever since the economy did. Too bad, because we used to have some nice stuff in these stores, sooooo my only real choice is online. The good thing, is that I only buy basses now, that offer a return period, like the Kinal does, along with the Bacchus, but not the Peavey, so I that one is out. I forgot that my hands don't really dig the tighter spacing of the Peavey necks, so probably not going that route anymore.
I have pondered the Nathan East model, but I'd want new, and they're just too much out of my price range. The black one on Sweetwater's site...dude, I have been tempted numerous times with SW's 36-month financing!
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That Black NE Yamaha is the only bass I'm really gassing for right now. I would love to play one and see how good it sounds. I have also had to fight off the urge from Sweetwaters 36 month deal lol.
I've already ruled out the Cirrus...too narrow for my preference now, as I forgot that their necks are like a Foundation that I just got, and I'll be selling that one. Btw, fwiw, it's a gold maple/maple Foundation 2000 5-string, which I've heard are fairly rare....
Anyway, I've also had a few Milleniums, and the feel just wasn't right to me. I love the preamp, just not the neck.
The Kinal, per email response yesterday, has a coil-tap switch, as well as a 3-freq mid switch, soooo kind of like the sweep knob on the Milli, just with fixed frequenices, which I actually prefer in a live setting, as opposed to searching around with a sweep knob. Live attributes are very important to me.
