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COMING SOON! Peavey versus.....
- Thread starter benthughes
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Thats a beautiful Peavey. I have played the Cirrus BXPs and was very very very impressed with them. I bet the American models are even nicer.
Other than the name, why are you doubtful about Peavey quality? If you know Peavey history, they have been producing quality basses for around thirty years now. The Cirrus is as a high quality a mass produced bass as you will ever see and the TL-5 and TL-6 before it were equally high quality. True enough, Peavey has always produced mainly budget gear, but they have always also produced basses equal to the best out there.
So the bass is all setup, action down to the deck and buzz free. The bass really plays amazingly well and feels nice. I think Papersen hit it on the head saying it would sound more like the Spector Euro than the Zon.
Not as aggressive sounding as the Spector and doesn't quite ring out like the Zon but is really a very nice middle ground. ABsolutely no dead spots that I can find. Overall it's a very clean sounding bass.
I'm most impressed by the playability and build quality, it stands up to any bass I've ever played. I'll have to play with it a bit more but so far it's a great bass. I wouldn't use it over my Spector or G&L in a rock band setting but it could easily cut it!
To Dr.Cheese. Admittedly Peavey gets a bad rap, they do make a good product. My past experience has been with their low end models which....well.... stack up well with other similarly priced goods. I'm now a believer!
Not as aggressive sounding as the Spector and doesn't quite ring out like the Zon but is really a very nice middle ground. ABsolutely no dead spots that I can find. Overall it's a very clean sounding bass.
I'm most impressed by the playability and build quality, it stands up to any bass I've ever played. I'll have to play with it a bit more but so far it's a great bass. I wouldn't use it over my Spector or G&L in a rock band setting but it could easily cut it!
To Dr.Cheese. Admittedly Peavey gets a bad rap, they do make a good product. My past experience has been with their low end models which....well.... stack up well with other similarly priced goods. I'm now a believer!
I played a Cirrus at Sam Ash and I was very impressed with the tightness of the B string... I think it might have been a 35" scale bass though.
As far as the modern Peaveys go, Cirrii and Grinds are 35", Milleniums and Zodiacs are 34".
Not so! My Millennium Plus 4 is 35" scale.
Here's a snapshot out of the Millennium Plus line's manual:
I think the Millennium BXP line are 34" scale.
Not so! My Millennium Plus 4 is 35" scale.
Here's a snapshot out of the Millennium Plus line's manual:
I think the Millennium BXP line are 34" scale.
You are both right. The older USA Millenniums are 35", the current BXP Millenniums are 34".
I thought it might be a problem for my Plus 4 to be 35" scale, but it's a really easy bass to play!
And the never sold in stores but blown out by Musician's Friend a year or two ago - USA Millennium Standard P/Js are 34" scale.
hmmm... did not know that!
Did they sell a 34"scale USA 5 string also?
I see the OP has the Cirrus up for sale in the classifieds.
Looks like a nice one!
I love my Cirrus 4 (USA Claro Walnut Top). It's my main bass. I won't trade it for anything! I can vouch for th quality too. My never goes out of tune, even after leaving it in the car for a week or so.... I'm harsh on my basses.
There are a few running around TB as we were tipped off by an alert member. A side benefit was the hard shell case that fits my 35" scale Millennium.
I don't think they ever released a USA version of a 5-string 34" scale.
Here is the thread from the sale - it was Vic that got it started - http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=216370&highlight=Millennium+Standard
