First let me say I read many posts praising the Cirrus bass here but didnt think much about it. Today, I went into a new music store that just opened up in the area and saw a claro walnut 5 string Cirrus hanging on the wall and thought what the hell, give it a try. I should have never went in there! This was simply the best bass I ever played! The action, the feel, the incredibly huge sound. The electronics were dead quiet and very versatile. It reminded me of a $7000 Alembic I once tried out. It was so effortless to play. After awhile the wife came in and saw that look in my eyes. (I only went in to buy a patch cord.) Anyway...I talked to the sales guy about ordering a new 4 stringer and he quoted my a price of $1119.00 Is this a good deal?
If you go used you may be able to pic one up in great condition for a little more than half of that. Somewhere in the $700 range or so. Watch Ebay. Their pretty common there. I agree there great basses. Now if only I can find an affordable 6-string .Here's one Here's another Here's the last one
Heehee... I know the feeling. First time I picked one up, my eyes practically turned to hypnotized cartoon spirals and my voice dropped to a monotone: Must... have... this... bass. $1119 is not a bad deal at all for a new one. I paid a little more than that for my Cirrus four. Welcome to the club... in advance!
$1119 is a good price for a new Cirrus 4. But if you go used, you can save a lot of $$$. I had the same experience when I played my first Cirrus. I have owned a few Peaveys, and had a generally higher opinion of their basses than a lot of other people, but after buying a Pedulla I thought that I would never look at another Peavey. Well, one day when I was in a local dealer that had 5 Cirri in stock, I decided that I would see what all of the fuss was about. Man! I fell in love. It was another year before I bought one, but I knew that one was in my future. When I finally broke down and bought my tigereye 6, the Pedulla's days were numbered. The Cirrus was so much easier to play, and sounded so much better, that I quit playing the Pedulla. Wound up selling it about 6 months later.
If the cirrus had wider spacing on a 5 or 6, I would strictly be a cirrus player, and my bass searching would be much easier. Other than the spacing (which is a personal preference) they are one of the best feeling basses out there. And to think, they also made the T-40. Giant steps....
I'm loving my cirrus 5-string. great basses. I agree with buying one used I think that is the best way to go. I was able to get mine for $750.
Man I still havent gotten over my initial shock. This is a Peavey for Gods sake! I quit playing for most of the 90's and my opinion about Peavey gear is that it was "Budget." Mind you, reliable stuff but certainly not high-end in any sense of the word. While I was out of the mix Peavey certainly took a couple giant leaps forward. Off topic: A side note, my personal take on a previous Peavey experience. (This memory just came back to me so...) We had a couple CS-800 poweramps racked in our guitar players basement where we rehearsed. The basement got flooded, like one foot of water. The bottom CS-800 was completely submerged while plugged into the wall. Toast right? Wrong! We took the cover off, let it sit for a couple days and blew out the water with an air compressor. worked perfectly for a couple years and as I know still works today. OK. THis memory just serves to make me want this bass even more. Man I am gassin bad! THanks, I think I will look at the used market. Got to come up with some cash though...
the peavey is an awesome deal. i was originally going to purchase a four string bass, and my main music store had a used cirrus 5er for $999. i gave it a shot, and could not believe how easy it was to play, the neck was so thin and smooth and i just loved the sound. i went from a $500 soundgear 405 to the cirrus and i cannot imagine playing something less than this now. I looked into warwicks, i think mainly because most bands i listen to have warwick basses, but i would only have been able to afford an entry level one. the cirrus was in immaculate condition, the owner only traded it b/c he was moving up to a custom conklin. go for the cirrus. Also for you cirrus owners, what kind of wood is mine, i am not quite sure. i have enclosed a pic. The pic is someone else's cirrus, i cannot find my digital camera, but its the same as mine. thanks- =smitcat=
thanks schwinn, i thought it was bubinga, but i thought bubinga had wavier lines than that. anyways, the guy that owned mine replaced the tuner knobs with these, i love the way they look!
What happened to the "sound library" idea? Man. You all give me that GAS but I have no idea about the sounds only the subjective thoughts...
