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Peavey Cirrus?

wimpy

wimpy

Aug 1, 2004
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#1
Hi, is this Cirrus?...can't see "Cirrus" on headstock....thanks for help W.

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#6
Definitely a Grind. As someone pointed out, nice bass for the money. Cirrus basses are sorely underrated IMHO due to "Peavey Prejudice" dating from back in the 70s when the name was synonymous with big heavy noisy amps with ugly angular logos that you'd see with Country or Gospel Acts.
 
#7
Roy Vogt said:
Definitely a Grind. As someone pointed out, nice bass for the money. Cirrus basses are sorely underrated IMHO due to "Peavey Prejudice" dating from back in the 70s when the name was synonymous with big heavy noisy amps with ugly angular logos that you'd see with Country or Gospel Acts.
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I concur! Peavey Cirrus is an excellent bass. In fact, several Ken Smith owners who have both have specifically told me that the Cirrus was a nicer bass AND a much better value.
 
#10
wimpy said:
thank you all!...is there big difference between Cirrus and Grind?...I mean in sound ...thanks again W.
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Huge difference. The Grind isn't a bad bass, in fact it's quite a nice bass at the price point, but it's passive, with different pickups. To my ears it sounds nothing like the Cirrus which is clearer, punchier, more hi-fi and far more versatile.

If you were to change the electronics, you could get closer to a cirrus sound, but by the $ you'd invest in new pups and pre would get you pretty near the price of a used Cirrus. They aren't terribly expensive used and are a much better bass.
 
#13
Here's the specs on both:
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It's a passive bass made in China, the earlier ones were made in Vietnam.
Here's the Cirrus:
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It's made in the US and significantly more expensive.
 
#15
I am pretty sure the bass in the OP is not a Grind, not even a modified one. They always had black hardware and the name "Grind" on the headstock somewhere. Only the very earliest models had dot inlays, and those also had P-J pickups, not soapbars. Grinds also have string-through bridges, but this one does not. It's a puzzle.

Here's the earliest Grind bass I know of, for sale on eBay. It was made about 2001.
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#16
There are many things visible that are not Cirrus at all.
1) The PUPs are not the right soap bars, but have different mounts.
2) A Cirrus should have the stylized C logo at the 12th fret.
3) A Cirrus pre has 5 knobs
4) A Cirrus has a different Bridge - more of a solid block
5) A Cirrus has a graphite laminate on the head.

It definitely does look like a Cirrus NT body, though. Either it's a custom order, or somebody's project.
 
#17
From your pix what I see are:

1. 4 knobs - Cirrus has 5
2. Bridge is silver, most (not all) Cirrus bridges are gold
3. Back does not have a battery compartment, Cirrus does
4. No carbon fiber neck inlay, Cirrus does
5. No Cirrus logo

Play it and if u like it, go for it. Don't think it is a USA Cirrus.
 
#20
wimpy said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hA8UnTh2Os8

Cirrus vs. Ken Smith :smug:
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I didn't see no one playin' a Smith in the clip:confused:. Any gospel vids that's recommended with a Smith being played? The same style of music/video quality would be preferred.

BTW, I sure wish there was a church around here that played that stuff. I'd camp out on the steps of the church every service.:D
 

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