Cirrus 5- String--Need Lowdown!

You should... they're nice basses. New or used? There are two used Maple Cirrus 5's at a local store here in MD for ~$800.

 

yes. the cirrus is a great bass. I think you should get it

 

There was a Cirrus 6 on eBay with a "Buy it now" price of $800... including a Nathan East outboard EQ.

I've played both of the fives here... they're in mint condition.

 

best b string ever!

 

The Cirrus is a phenomenal bass. I've owned a fretless six for a while, and I love it.

You would be very hard pressed to find a better value than a Cirrus or Millenium. I got compliments on my Cirrus almost every time it came out of the gig bag! Snobs would drool even after looking at the brand name.

If you're dying for a new bass, shop around for good prices - I got a six for $1,200 at Brook Mays here in Dallas. Otherwise, eBay has good deals, too.

BTW - you can order your preferred wood combination (I took walnut/wenge).

 

Rick, put your wallet away. You just got that MM5.
(like I should talk)

Mike J.

 

I own a Cirrus Custom 6, and it is better than any of the basses I own, with the exception of my Zon Sonus Custom fretless 5.

 

When are you going to put a picture up on your gear page? You also need a "family picture"!

Lee

 

I know.

I need to get a digital camera.

I have attached a pic of a Cirrus Custom 6 that looks just like mine.

 

three words for ya, rickreyn:



35" scale!!!!

 

Oh, Embellisher,
you shouldn't have posted that picture. Now I'm really drooling.
Digs

 

rickreyn,

I bought a Cirrus 5, Redwood/Alder model about two months ago (paid $1250 U.S. new). To find out how everyone here feels about the Cirrus, just go to the search page ( http://www.talkbass.com/forum/search.php?s= ), and do a search on "Cirrus".

To summarize, just about everyone who's played one (including myself), has the same reaction... This bass is incredible, can this really be a Peavey????? It's got one of the fastest, most comfortable necks I've ever played. I checked out every wood combination available (except the Tiger-Eye model, which I couldn't find). I must have played at least a dozen different axes (including several 4 and 6 strings), and with the exception of one bass at SamAsh that was poorly setup, every one played like butter.

- Frank.

 

There is not a better bass made, IMHO, for under $3000. And since I've never played a bass over $3K, I don't know that there's a better bass made for any amount of money. $1400 is too much, that's retail, and retail's for suckers, you know that!

You should be able to get a new one for $1200 or less, maybe even a grand. Used, about $800 or so.

Pay close attention to the woods used, they do sound very different. I found Bubinga very dark and warm, but not bright enough for me. I have maple/alder, and it's got a great mid-range HONK, but also plenty of bass and nice treble. My next bass is a 5er just like my 4.

This bass plays so nicely and easily, it has made me a better player, really! I have Elixirs on mine; the perfect set-up!

Mark

 

The Peavey Cirrus 5 that I bought (Maple, walnut neck with a Bubinga top) is the first electric bass I've ever played that is acoustically perfect.

I bought it after playing on it every lunch hour for a week, without ever plugging it in. I knew that a bass with that rich of a sound from the wood alone would be great no matter what the electronics.

I was right. Though the electronics of it are first class too. I'd owned quite a few "boutique" basses before I left music altogether, but after coming back from a 5 year hiatus...this bass is up there with them all.

It is a Peavey, so it does not have "snob appeal"...yet.

 

My favorite woods have always been alder, ash, and maple. Then again, the pickups and circuit have an awful lot to do with how the wood's tonal properties come across. The wood alone will not do it, but the right wood with the right electronics seems to really make it happen.

I would love to play an Alder/Maple Cirrus 6 if I could find one, but the stores around me seem to dedicate 80% or more of the wall space to more mainstream brands. The asking prices for new ones are also quite high.