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Cirrus Custom Shop Order

Ancient Mariner

Ancient Mariner

Dec 7, 2005
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Chandler, AZ
#1
OK, I got over a crisis a while ago with my Cirrus 5 USA and have discovered that I really love this bass. Then I started GASsing about ordering one from the Peavey custom shop with specs like these:

5-string, ash body, quilt maple gloss finish
maple neck with walnut stringers
rosewood fingerboard with mother of pearl dots
chrome hardware
34" neck (either bolt-on or neck through)

Pretty standard stuff so far, but here's where it differs:
I want a wider string spacing like Lakland. Perhaps a 6-string neck to accommodate 5 strings? And....I want a pre-amp bypass! A true bypass similar to G&L.

So far I'm just dreaming, but I wonder if anyone knows enough about the Peavey custom shop to offer an opinion about their building to these specifications? Also, any opinions about probable cost?
 
#5
cheezewiz said:
I'm pretty sure you cannot change string spacing or specify 34 inch scale. I believe the Cirrus are all 35 inch.
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Well...except that the new USA Cirrus 5 Bolt-On Mahogany definitely is 34". As far as the string spacing....wouldn't a custom order allow you to deviate (within reason) from the standard production models? In general, I mean...otherwise, why bother with a custom order?:confused:
 
#6
Ancient Mariner said:
Well...except that the new USA Cirrus 5 Bolt-On Mahogany definitely is 34". As far as the string spacing....wouldn't a custom order allow you to deviate (within reason) from the standard production models? In general, I mean...otherwise, why bother with a custom order?:confused:
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Well, it's not as much a "custom" bass as it is a "customizable" bass..

;)
 
#7
Ancient Mariner said:
Well...except that the new USA Cirrus 5 Bolt-On Mahogany definitely is 34". As far as the string spacing....wouldn't a custom order allow you to deviate (within reason) from the standard production models? In general, I mean...otherwise, why bother with a custom order?:confused:
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Check Invalid Link Removed. They have the "custom shop" features right online.
 
#11
tellis said:
PEAVY STUFF REALLY DOESN'T HOLD UP WELL. JUST A FAIR WARNING TO YOU GUYS. I AM FROM MERIDIAN, MS. WHICH IS THE HOME OF PEAVY. AND TRUST ME, I HAVE SEEN AND HEARD SOME VERY WEIRD :crying: THINGS ABOUT THESE BASSES..
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So how many have you owned? I've had two Cirrus basses and a Patriot bass years ago.. All three were excellent instruments, durable, sounded great and IMO well worth the money I spent on them.

What is your experience with Peavey Cirrus basses and what happened that has given you this opinion?
 
#13
tellis said:
PEAVY STUFF REALLY DOESN'T HOLD UP WELL. JUST A FAIR WARNING TO YOU GUYS. I AM FROM MERIDIAN, MS. WHICH IS THE HOME OF PEAVY. AND TRUST ME, I HAVE SEEN AND HEARD SOME VERY WEIRD :crying: THINGS ABOUT THESE BASSES..
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Yeah, and there are a ton of people here who own/have owned Peavey stuff (myself included, owned a Cirrus 5 and gigged it very, very heavily). And I think the general consensus here is that Peavey stuff holds up great.

And I am from ND, which is not the home of Peavey, but has some very drastic climate changes (hot, humid in summer to extremely cold and dry in the winter). And my Cirrus' neck never, ever moved. So, doesn't hold up well, eh??:rolleyes:
 
#18
tellis said:
PEAVY STUFF REALLY DOESN'T HOLD UP WELL. JUST A FAIR WARNING TO YOU GUYS. I AM FROM MERIDIAN, MS. WHICH IS THE HOME OF PEAVY. AND TRUST ME, I HAVE SEEN AND HEARD SOME VERY WEIRD :crying: THINGS ABOUT THESE BASSES..
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Why don't you back up your post with some facts, instead of saying you've 'seen and heard some very weird things'?

I have had my Cirrus 6 for almost three years, and have had no problems with it.

I have a Foundation that I bought new in 1988 and it is solid as a tank.

I have a 24 year old T-40 that is still going strong.

Put up, or shut up.
 
#19
tellis said:
PEAVY STUFF REALLY DOESN'T HOLD UP WELL. JUST A FAIR WARNING TO YOU GUYS. I AM FROM MERIDIAN, MS. WHICH IS THE HOME OF PEAVY. AND TRUST ME, I HAVE SEEN AND HEARD SOME VERY WEIRD :crying: THINGS ABOUT THESE BASSES..
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I'd like to see what these "very weird things" are. I'm a Cirrus owner, and love it every bit as much as my high-end and truely custom basses. I'm not from Meridian, but have been to most, if not all of the Peavey facilities throughout Mississippi and Alabama. I had family that worked for Peavey. My escorted my father when he was asked to come in as an outside expert consultant on the production of thier hand-made lines like the Cirrus and EVH Wolfgang. I've seen goods and bads in Peavey's lines over the past 10 or so years that I've been keen to it, but what Peavey releases in thier highest-end products they do so only with the highest in quality control and pride.

Edit: back to the original content: I'm of the belief, too, that the Cirrus is not a true "custom" bass in the sense that most around here think of customs, but a "customizable" bass. AFAIK, the only way to get that wide spacing would be to get a 6er and swap out the nut and bridge for a 5 from someone like ABM or Hipshot that will allow you to adjust your spacing.
 

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