introduction:
I first had a peavey fury 5. It had flat soapbars. I liked the sound of the neck, and I had set a good action. the blend pot didn't work (only 3way-wise), but the 50/50 mix sounded good.
After crushing this bass in a rage (or a fury
) I kept the neck and immediately bought the same (or, the successor) model the same day, a millenium 5 ac bxp.
the pickup covers were rounded as the fretboard, which I liked, the knobs had rubber inlays, those were cool too, and the bridge was monorail. the blend pot didn't work (only 3way-wise), but the 50/50 mix sounded ... mmkay. The action could not be set as low as needed, in fact I still had 1/8" clearance on the lowest setting. then I removed the small blocks (intonation saddles) from the bridge and let the strings rest on the bridges themselves (monorail). It was playable, but I disliked the sound very much. boomy, muddy, unbalanced.
I left this bass at a railway station because I was tired as F***.
But, after getting a 250-bucks-ibanez I was somehow happy getting that battery-junkie (16-20 hours) off my leash.
About 6 months later my ex band was attending the finals of a national bandcontest and I won two basses, the zodiac DE signature (4 string) and ......... a cirrus 4 ac bxp.
Now the real thread starts
My thoughts on the cirrus:
they made the same fault with the bridge (very high action) again. but... it still is playable.
the blend pot is.... you guessed it, STILL NOT WORKING (AGAIN).
the EQ center frequencies are CRAP (100 Hz, 1 kHz, 6 kHz - maybe they killed a bad FOH mixer and took the EQ from there - it is the same EQ as on the the other models I mentioned).
the sound with EQ set flat is boomy, uncontrollable and unexpressive (same goes for the previous ones)
Maybe you are thinking: "just sell it, get rid of it"....
but: this bass is a trophy and has emotional value, and I won't get more than 150-200 bucks for it.
and: the acoustic sound is AWESOME. I LOVE to play this instrument without an amp - the sound is breathing, and focused. they did the neck-through job quite good.
again, but: the pickup size is so weird, I can't find anything that fits in. I just can't stand the VFL pickups, so changing only the preamp alone is not an option.
please enlighten me with your ideas what to do...
where do I get pickups which will fit this bastard?
what's wrong with the blend pot? I took the pot from the first one (fury) and put it in a guitar and it works FINE. is this a preamp design fault? if yes, it's been there for nearly 4 years.
I first had a peavey fury 5. It had flat soapbars. I liked the sound of the neck, and I had set a good action. the blend pot didn't work (only 3way-wise), but the 50/50 mix sounded good.
After crushing this bass in a rage (or a fury
) I kept the neck and immediately bought the same (or, the successor) model the same day, a millenium 5 ac bxp.the pickup covers were rounded as the fretboard, which I liked, the knobs had rubber inlays, those were cool too, and the bridge was monorail. the blend pot didn't work (only 3way-wise), but the 50/50 mix sounded ... mmkay. The action could not be set as low as needed, in fact I still had 1/8" clearance on the lowest setting. then I removed the small blocks (intonation saddles) from the bridge and let the strings rest on the bridges themselves (monorail). It was playable, but I disliked the sound very much. boomy, muddy, unbalanced.
I left this bass at a railway station because I was tired as F***.
But, after getting a 250-bucks-ibanez I was somehow happy getting that battery-junkie (16-20 hours) off my leash.
About 6 months later my ex band was attending the finals of a national bandcontest and I won two basses, the zodiac DE signature (4 string) and ......... a cirrus 4 ac bxp.
Now the real thread starts
My thoughts on the cirrus:
they made the same fault with the bridge (very high action) again. but... it still is playable.
the blend pot is.... you guessed it, STILL NOT WORKING (AGAIN).
the EQ center frequencies are CRAP (100 Hz, 1 kHz, 6 kHz - maybe they killed a bad FOH mixer and took the EQ from there - it is the same EQ as on the the other models I mentioned).
the sound with EQ set flat is boomy, uncontrollable and unexpressive (same goes for the previous ones)
Maybe you are thinking: "just sell it, get rid of it"....
but: this bass is a trophy and has emotional value, and I won't get more than 150-200 bucks for it.
and: the acoustic sound is AWESOME. I LOVE to play this instrument without an amp - the sound is breathing, and focused. they did the neck-through job quite good.
again, but: the pickup size is so weird, I can't find anything that fits in. I just can't stand the VFL pickups, so changing only the preamp alone is not an option.
please enlighten me with your ideas what to do...
where do I get pickups which will fit this bastard?
what's wrong with the blend pot? I took the pot from the first one (fury) and put it in a guitar and it works FINE. is this a preamp design fault? if yes, it's been there for nearly 4 years.
