Very similar color to the one on my blue Foundation. Love this color, but have been contemplating getting rid of this bass, since I have three Foundations and don't play this one as much. Has great tone, but it is heavy. On the fence about that decision.
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Yes, yours is the color that Peavey called '62 Blue and according to Ronnie (Mech) they were going for that '62 Corvette color.
I had a Foundation in that color with rosewood fb and a blue headstock too.
I still have a Gen 2 Fury in that color.
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I think she means the "scooped out" part of the body under the neck pickup/lower horn of the cutaway...the inset or routed out part
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It's a really killer blue! I would love to have that Corvette, too!
The 89 Generation I used to have. I also had a 89 Generation in black and a 90 Generation S-3 (3 pickup Nashville Tele style) in trans black flame top. As much as I love Peavey Basses, I just can't bond with their guitars at that same level. All three of these were sold.
Hoping some of you guys can help me out here-
I am nearly certain this is a USA cirrus 6 (redwood top it looks like?) but i can't figure out how to specifically ID if it's the cheaper/import lines.
I have plans to meet the seller at a half-way point between our locations in a week. we negotiated down from the listed price $100 + a gigbag, but he's 100% firm there.
so, good deal? usa model? what is that top wood?
i've played these basses before and know i like them. Just want to confirm this this is what i think it is?
thanks!!
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I brought home this bass.
always makes me laugh what other people refer to as "plays great." it was in sorta sad shape (setup wise) when i got it. previous owner was a fairly well established NYC jazz guy who primarily plays upright.
After..
new batteries (2! 18v), removing pickups and adding foam underneath for adjustments, truss rod, string height, string spacing (nightmare!), new strings, finely adjusted pickup height..
now, she plays great. .010 neck releif, 1/16" string height.
radiused pickup covers are very very underrated.
It also reminds me why 35" was popular for so long. not better or worse but man, there is something to it.
not too heavy. feels good on the strap. the pickups were dated to 2002, so it's 20 years old exactly.
fun bass i'll have to make a demo of soon. for the junk i do, solo bass, multibass arrangements, this is a really useful bass to have.
The Cirrus PU's are quite sensitive to string to PU distance. I have had several come through my collection that had B strings that were down in volume. I raised the PU on the bass side and the B strings spoke with authority.
Cirrus is more appreciated than it used to be but is still far better than most players know.
nearly all pickups are more sensitive - and sound better close to the string - than players typically realize. there are obviously exceptions, but it's pretty common to get a fuller low end this way.
I agree completely and would even argue this pickups were probably designed specifically to be close to the string. the radiused covers would indicate that as well (no point in the radius if it's not close to the string!)
these are really interesting basses. I've never seen an example with a less than ideal piece of top wood. the 5pc maple/purpleheart neck is killer. the body is thin and the weight is very fair considering its a 35" 6 string bass. balances well. after a proper setup and work, it actually does play and sound great.
there are definitely some retro (or outdated, depending..) features. The bridge adjustments are hilarious. the screws lock them in place and you have to freely adjust. 18v preamp. the battery cover held in place with two screws rather than the latching/easy to open kind we all know and love. no active/passive toggle. 35" seems a little outdated lately as well.
all in all this is a really serious bass. the above mentioned "outdated" features are actually pretty charming, since this is the type of bass i would have drooled over 15 years ago but couldn't afford. but this is not just personal nostalgia... it's a really fine instrument. I can't believe this was only $1300 (on craigslist.)
Actually the ABM bridge is my hands down favorite. It takes some getting used to but provides every adjustment needed. The battery cover held in place with screws is actually not a bad idea. Peavey had a latching plastic cover on earlier basses and the latch broke on many leaving the owners to use tape or some other thing to hold the batteries in place. Many builders of hand made basses still use a cover held in place by screws. Roscoe comes to mind. Others have gone to the battery holder that can be opened by pushing on a little tab (lots of fun on a dark stage...screws would not be fun either) but those depend on a friction contact between the battery and holder and I have had them loose contact at a gig.
In any case, you scored a great bass for a very reasonable price considering what things cost these days. Yeah, it is a production line bass but Peavey had in place many workers doing jobs by hand. I know those fantastic fret jobs were done by hand as there were no Plek machines in those days and, in fact, my Cirrus basses usually set up with lower action than basses I own that have been through the Plek process.
I am glad you are pleased with your Cirrus.
all true!
and on the topic of battery covers, i suppose this is more aesthetic than anything else. batteries don't just stop working, it's a slow burn and you can survive a gig then replace them later if you had to. no active/passive switch combined with screwed-in cover could be argued as "not as good," but it's still not really that big of a deal.
i still insist this bridge is goofy
but it did the job nonetheless. it's a fantastic bass. my guess is these will always go up in value as time goes on. can't wait to record mine and show it off a bit.
Question for the collective:
Did Peavey ever release a blacked out Cirrus or Millennium? Black body, Pau Ferro fret board, black head stock, black hardware. Maybe through the old custom shop?
Hint hint to Peavey for a fanned fret 5er for the upcoming NAMM show.
Yes, Black Onyx Millenium Plus 5
Not my personal definition of stealth.
Last one I did was obsessive (black neck fury)... I did not alter this millenium... the era is also when they would do "upgrades" and special requests.
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Haha. It's Ok, as it is a moderately polarizing color. I find that there are a some like me that love it to death, some that find it OK, and a lot that just don't really like it.I must be the only one that doesn't like green basses
On the other end of polarization: sunburst. I just don't like it, contrary to the vast majority of the instrument world. Another generally accepted color Black: I love it as much as green. Seems most that don't like black don't like to keep it clean looking. I have really dry hands, so fingerprints are not an issue.
Haha. It's Ok, as it is a moderately polarizing color. I find that there are a some like me that love it to death, some that find it OK, and a lot that just don't really like it.
On the other end of polarization: sunburst. I just don't like it, contrary to the vast majority of the instrument world. Another generally accepted color Black: I love it as much as green. Seems most that don't like black don't like to keep it clean looking. I have really dry hands, so fingerprints are not an issue.
Yes to Black! If I found the right bass that happened to be sunburst, I wouldn't turn it away but I don't seek out sunburst either.
True not exactly stealth, but that's what I had in mind. Do you still own that bass?
