Multi-Scale

[halcyo]

Yes, do the nicest MS 5 you can make for around the $2k range and I think you have a chance at a really weird gap in this market. Make it headless and I probably won't be able to resist it. Give it a singlecut-ish looking body shape and you basically have a customer, especially if the finishes look nice!

 

[AudioTaper]

I've been on the hunt for a cirrus 5 string tiger eye with the metal plate behind the headstock.... But not multiscale, regular frets will do fine in 35" scale

Just out of curiosity, why do you want the import over the USA model?

 

[wvbass]

Getting ready to show you

Just so you know, you aren't the first person on the internet to tease me, get me all excited, and then completely disappear!

 

[Modulus 96]

Where does one go to look at the overseas models?

Just out of curiosity, why do you want the import over the USA model?

I prefer the USA whenever it happens to appear.

There was a Cirrus with the metal plate in the headstock in tiger eye that showed up recently but I didn't know what it was. It sold while I was researching it. I've no idea if it was USA or an import. But, someone said its not so rare elsewhere in the world so it's an option should I discover how one goes about purchasing it provided I can tolerate the additional fees. But I could be patient if these show up locally in a few months.

 

[AudioTaper]

Where does one go to look at the overseas models?


I prefer the USA whenever it happens to appear.

There was a Cirrus with the metal plate in the headstock in tiger eye that showed up recently but I didn't know what it was. It sold while I was researching it. I've no idea if it was USA or an import. But, someone said its not so rare elsewhere in the world so it's an option should I discover how one goes about purchasing it provided I can tolerate the additional fees. But I could be patient if these show up locally in a few months.

The ones with the metal plate ( wasnt it called the PowerPlate?) are not USA models. They're still nice basses, but I would rather get a USA model myself....

 

[AudioTaper]

Looking for some input -

Getting ready to re-introduce some bass guitars and wondered what y'all prefer. I was thinking for a 5 String a multi-scale bass might be cool, but at the same time I don't think there is a need for it on a 4 string. What would y'all think about a series where the 4 is standard 35" and the 5 is Multi?

Or what do you think about multi-scale in general

-Fred

Hey Fred, I've been lurking on here for a few days and gathering my thoughts.

I'm a former tech at a Peavey repair center in SW Ohio and a Huge Cirrus fan. (I worked sales a bit also, but I suck as a salesman) I would love to see the Peavey name come back in force. I started out with an old beat up Combo 300 in high school and moved to a T-Max with a 410TXF and a 210TXF. Great cabinets, just too heavy when I have no help.

I dont really have much to add to the multi scale aspect of this thread. The small chain store I used to work for closed due to the big box stores moving in. Those same big box stores have a poor selection of mid to high end basses. They might have the Ibanez, but no Dingwall or anything else.

That said, I would definitely be interested in trying out a Cirrus 34-37". I love the 35" scale, the string tension just feels right. I actually have more of an issue with 34" and especially shorter basses. Short scales are a hard pass.

Given the opportunity to build my own bass, I would actually have a Cirrus with a few changes. Keep the 2x2 angled headstock, laminated neck trough, nice top...
I would want to add a volute, USA Hipshot hardware (string through the body optional) piezo bridge, 3-band onboard with an active/passive switch, and the (passive) pickup arrangement of a Peavey Millennium plus an extra bridge pickup to mimic a Warwick Thumb. I bought a USA Cirrus to modify, adding most of these wants (no volute) with some other goodies, thread is here if anyone is interested. The North coil of the MM and the bridge single coil are where the Thumb bass pickups are located. Time will tell if it pulls it off.
Peavey FrankenCirrus mod thread
The neck pickup can't be closer to the neck than the neck pickup on the Cirrus.

When I worked at the retail store, the Cirrus generated a lot of interest. I hate to say it, but the most common reason customers would get something else was that it said Peavey on the headstock. "Why would I want to spend this much money for a Peavey when I could get a USA Fender?". Our store also carried Pedulla, Roscoe, Zon, Fender, and US Masters. So there was some stiff competition. Minus the US Masters, they were kind of odd. I truly think a modern bass from Peavey would do better if it had a different name on the headstock. The vintage-appreciating crowd wanting Super Ferrites and such would buy a Peavey because they can look past a name and see the value offered. My 2 cents.

Did I mention I Love USA Cirrus basses? I regret not getting a Custom Order when they were offered

 

[kodiakblair]

But, someone said its not so rare elsewhere in the world so it's an option should I discover how one goes about purchasing it provided I can tolerate the additional fees.

The 2017 Cirrus reissue (power plate) is extremely rare outside the USA.

It was launched 2 weeks after the CITES regulation on rosewood changed. Because of this added headache none of Peavey's distributors decided to carry them, 1 review model made it to Europe but that was the only one.

 

[Modulus 96]

Thank you for that bit of history... Question is will the power plate return with the new models?

 

[Modulus 96]

I would want to add a volute, USA Hipshot hardware (string through the body optional) piezo bridge

Yes to the piezo bridge! I've also been looking for a Yamaha TRB 5P which sports one of these.... A volute would be cool too. Definitely do the string through body, may as well make that standard imo.

When I worked at the retail store, the Cirrus generated a lot of interest. I hate to say it, but the most common reason customers would get something else was that it said Peavey on the headstock. "Why would I want to spend this much money for a Peavey when I could get a USA Fender?".

This i don't understand, the Cirrus neck is so much better than anything fender does. The entire instrument is for that matter.

I truly think a modern bass from Peavey would do better if it had a different name on the headstock.

Maybe. I've been a Modulus devotee for the past 20+ years. Only within the past year have I started looking outside that brand. My Peavey curiosity is by pure chance, having come across a power plate Cirrus example just recently. Prior to this I'm not sure I knew Peavey made such a quality instrument as the Cirrus.... Fighting brand ignorance will be part of the marketing challenge.

My journey to this thread fwiw: great looking instrument, you tube videos, neck construction (and still looking for more info on the neck, a cross section image would be nice )

 

[AudioTaper]

This i don't understand, the Cirrus neck is so much better than anything fender does. The entire instrument is for that matter.

.... Fighting brand ignorance will be part of the marketing challenge.

You answered your own question: brand ignorance. Fender is very popular, people see Fender and get tunnel vision- theres so much more out there. I started playing at 15 and would try out pretty much every bass I could to get an idea of what I wanted. This annoys the crap out of the store employees, but then it is their job.

 

[A9X]

This annoys the crap out of the store employees, but then it is their job.

It's even better when they're too pushy, and you're just window shopping.

 

[BBassBassington]

It's even better when they're too pushy, and you're just window shopping.

I get a bit of that from this one dude at my local L&M, but at the same time he's great to talk to and encourages trying out a ton of basses. He even insisted I play an Alembic that they didn't even have on the floor yet and he couldn't even sell me even if I could afford it. Which then made every other bass I played feel like they were all fighting me.

I'm trying to convince myself not to go back and bass shop again. lol

 

[AudioTaper]

@Fred from Peavey
Theres some brand snobbery and product ignorance going on here.

The thread to talk myself out of selling

 

[Nuage420]

@Fred from Peavey
Theres some brand snobbery and product ignorance going on here. View attachment 4330830

The thread to talk myself out of selling

That is a gorgeous bass!!! He's off his rocker to consider selling.

And as far as the snob...shag him

 

[A9X]

That is a gorgeous bass!!! He's off his rocker to consider selling.

I agree. I'd have the battery box issue fixed within an hour (others have already said what to do in the thread). I'd keep it if I had it.
Of the 4 Peavey basses and 1 guitar I've had, I'd take any of them over any equivalent FSO.

 

[Nuage420]

I agree. I'd have the battery box issue fixed within an hour (others have already said what to do in the thread). I'd keep it if I had it.
Of the 4 Peavey basses and 1 guitar I've had, I'd take any of them over any equivalent FSO.

Speaking of battery boxes... EVERYONE needs to get on board with what sandberg does...

 

[Nuage420]

Don't know why those posted out of order... but either way... I can battery swap drunk in under 5 seconds.

 

[AudioTaper]

That is a gorgeous bass!!! He's off his rocker to consider selling.

And as far as the snob...shag him

Shag him? Hes not my type. Yeah, Baby!

 

[Nuage420]

Shag him? Hes not my type. Yeah, Baby! View attachment 4330877

Man, I forget they auto censor hahahah!

 

[Moving Pictures]

Personally I would love to play a Cirrus again. I miss my old ones. I could go either way on the multi scale. It would depend on the spread. Keep it at or under $2000 and it would be a done deal.