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Peavey Cirrus woods

#24
Originally posted by ebozzz
Schwinn,

What were your impressions of the tonal differences between the combinations that you tried?
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I tried every Cirrus I could get my hands on yesterday: a redwood fretted 6, a walnut fretted 5 and 4, and a maple fretless 5.

It's hard to compare the maple one to the others (walnut, redwood) because it was fretless and had its own sound. Which, by the way, was great! It was strung with roundwounds and was very punchy for a fretless. I think I would use it alot in my rock band. It's the reason I've decided to go fretless on this purchase.

Between the walnut (oil finish) and the redwood (gloss finish)...the walnut was more to my liking. It had a better all-around tone. However, the E string on the redwood had a different tonal character, which I'm sure makes me a little biased. It didn't sound like the other strings. But overall, I felt like the walnut was fuller and had a warmer tone. The redwood seemed to have a little more high mids to it. By the way, I made sure the EQ was set flat on each one for comparison. Tweaking of the redwood made it sound better. I played through an Ampeg SVT-3 and an Aguilar 210 with both.

This is all very subjective. It's hard to describe subtle differences in words, but I liked the sound of the walnut ones better than the single redwood I tried.

Now! I wish I could find more than one fretless to compare. There is one maple I'm seriously looking at, and if I can get a good deal on it, it's mine.



It's funny because I usually don't research purchases this much! I'm more of an impulsive buyer. :confused:
 
#25
Originally posted by Schwinn
It's hard to describe subtle differences in words, but I liked the sound of the walnut ones better than the single redwood I tried.
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So did I. :)

Originally posted by rickreyn
I think the big differences in sound with Cirrus basses are between the walnut and maple bodies. I don't think the tops add much. The walnut provides a darker warmer tone. The maple is a brighter sound. Same Cirrus tone buried in there though.
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Thanks Rick!
 
#26
Originally posted by rickreyn
I think the big differences in sound with Cirrus basses are between the walnut and maple bodies. I don't think the tops add much. The walnut provides a darker warmer tone. The maple is a brighter sound. Same Cirrus tone buried in there though.
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Ahem... You mean between the walnut and alder bodies... right? ;)

Rick, by the way... I think I asked this already but I haven't been able to find the thread to get your response... Why did you dump the TigerEye? Might I pursuade you to offer a comparison of your Quantum 5 vs. the Cirrus(s) you owned?

Peace,

- Frank.
 
#27
I've played Cirrus basses for the last five years or so and the two that I own are a fretted flamed maple (gloss finish) and a fretless Claro walnut (also gloss). Pic attached.
The maple/alder combo is very punchy and agressive sounding. The walnut is noticeably warmer, more mellow and has a fuller mid-range to my ears.
It's really a matter of chosing the combo that you prefer. I think each has its own voicing and purpose. I love 'em both!
Good luck chosing....you're gonna need it.
 

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