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Peavey Basses
- Thread starter bassmasta55
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probably not... seeing as how a Jazz Bass carries the name. i wouldn't know since i've never played them side by side, nor do i play jazz. all i know is that the Cirrus is an excellent excellent bass. so is the Fender, if you find a good one, that is.
Cirrus is a great bass.
If you like the neck dimensions and low action, it would probably make all your dreams come true.
I use mine for metal, but have a metal setup (steel strings, Sansamp BDDI, Mesa stack). I feel like my bubinga/walnut might have a bit more of an orietnation to mellow tonal ranges.
If you like the neck dimensions and low action, it would probably make all your dreams come true.
I use mine for metal, but have a metal setup (steel strings, Sansamp BDDI, Mesa stack). I feel like my bubinga/walnut might have a bit more of an orietnation to mellow tonal ranges.
bassmasta55 said:
You can get great jazz sounds out of Cirrus. You would have to play both and then decide which sounds more right to you.
I think Peavey basses in general are underrated. Not so much the Cirrus, because that gets pretty good reviews all around.
I had a B-Quad 4 and it blew my mind.
The only reason I don't have a Cirrus is the longer scale. I have little baby arms.
I had a B-Quad 4 and it blew my mind.
The only reason I don't have a Cirrus is the longer scale. I have little baby arms.
I'm a huge Peavey fan, especially USA made Peaveys. Unfortunately, the wide range of USA made Peaveys is a thing of the past. Still, I encourage anyone who wants great quality on a budget to seek out the older USA Peaveys. The newer offshore Peaveys are nice too, but the classics really get me going. Off course, the Cirrus is a great bass that is still made stateside. I have feard that the USA Millenniums will be reintroduced, but I haven't seen anything confirming that yet.
I love my Cirrus BXP 5. If you want that Cirrus sound but you dont want to spend 1,000+ on a USA model, then look into them. Every now and again you'll find a used USA model for 700-800$.
As someone said, a Fender Jazz and a Peavey Cirrus are two completley different basses. Jazzes are passive with single coils. Cirrus is active with humbuckers. You really need to get your hands on one and hear it for yourself, but my Cirrus works just fine for jazz. I use my Cirrus for everything and I love it in every setting.
As someone said, a Fender Jazz and a Peavey Cirrus are two completley different basses. Jazzes are passive with single coils. Cirrus is active with humbuckers. You really need to get your hands on one and hear it for yourself, but my Cirrus works just fine for jazz. I use my Cirrus for everything and I love it in every setting.
+1 on the Cirrus BXP 5. LAst week, I A/B'd one with a USA Cirrus and was suitably impressed.SnakeAnthony said:
It's a lot of bass for $575.
I just got to hear a recording at band rehearsal tonight that one of the guys made of a benefit gig we did last week along with a couple of other bands in a local H.S. Auditorium. I was actually quite pleased with the sound of my rig (USA Peavey Cirrus Six --> GK1001RB-II --> Schroeder 1210). It was deep, tight and focused with plenty of detail that abolutely commanded the bottom end 
. In contrast, when I listened to a few songs from one of the other bands (American Fender Jazz --> Eden WT400 --> Eden 2x10 & 1x15 cabs), I found the bass to be somewhat muddy and undefined (at least for my taste anyway). The recording was made with an Invalid Link Removed inside one of these SonoPaks fannypacks placed just off stage. I was amazed at the quality of the recording from that little thing.
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. In contrast, when I listened to a few songs from one of the other bands (American Fender Jazz --> Eden WT400 --> Eden 2x10 & 1x15 cabs), I found the bass to be somewhat muddy and undefined (at least for my taste anyway). The recording was made with an Invalid Link Removed inside one of these SonoPaks fannypacks placed just off stage. I was amazed at the quality of the recording from that little thing.- Ugly.
Peavey's rule! I have a lot of basses - Zon, Modulus, Fender, Lakland, Yamaha, etc, and among them are 2 Peavs - a B-Quad 4 and a 78 T-40. Both are killer basses in their own ways.
But I have to say - about a comment earlier - just because Fender called their second model the "Jazz" bass doesn't mean they're better suited to jazz music. Leo just thought the slimmer neck and fancy-dancy stylings would appeal to the more "sophisticated" jazz players of the time - it really was nothing more than a marketing term to expand Fender's customer base.
That said, there's nothing that sounds more like a Fender Jazz than, you guessed it, a Fender Jazz. It's a different flavor than the spazoo active Cirrus (a great bass). The mistake is to think that any particular bass will "do the Fender thing" as well as a Fender. It just won't. Even the "SuperFenders" like Sadowskys and Laklands don't sound like Fenders. They sound like Sadowsky's and Lakland's interpretations of Fenders - which ain't a bad thing.
My 2 cents - everybody needs 2 Fenders in the stable - a great sounding J and a great sounding P - if you got those covered, then go nuts with the active electronic equipped basses.
But I have to say - about a comment earlier - just because Fender called their second model the "Jazz" bass doesn't mean they're better suited to jazz music. Leo just thought the slimmer neck and fancy-dancy stylings would appeal to the more "sophisticated" jazz players of the time - it really was nothing more than a marketing term to expand Fender's customer base.
That said, there's nothing that sounds more like a Fender Jazz than, you guessed it, a Fender Jazz. It's a different flavor than the spazoo active Cirrus (a great bass). The mistake is to think that any particular bass will "do the Fender thing" as well as a Fender. It just won't. Even the "SuperFenders" like Sadowskys and Laklands don't sound like Fenders. They sound like Sadowsky's and Lakland's interpretations of Fenders - which ain't a bad thing.
My 2 cents - everybody needs 2 Fenders in the stable - a great sounding J and a great sounding P - if you got those covered, then go nuts with the active electronic equipped basses.
Not to get off subject but those who have played Cirrus basses and Modulus basses: do you all find the neck profiles similiar? I really like the neck profile on my Modulus but would like a more organic sound.. Ive played a couple Cirrus basses and they felt similar.
Just seeing if anyone has had the same experience.
Just seeing if anyone has had the same experience.
I just picked up this USA Millennium through a fellow TB'er. It has a birdseye maple neck and maple fingerboard. It feels like it only weighs maybe 8 lbs.! I sure hope these make a come back, they are among the greatest basses I have ever played.
