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U.S. Peavey Club
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Hey that looks familiar! How are y’all getting along?
Good! I never thought I'd own one, so its a bit of a blind date, so to speak lol. It's the first 35" I've owned so I find myself a fret off every once in awhile, but that will pass with time. I'm already scheming to do a blackout on the hardware lol, just waiting for a deal on a schaller roller bridge. Thanks for the bass!
Awesome!! Really, really happy to hear that. I think you’ll get used to the 35” scale quickly. It became second nature to me in a few days.
I've always subscribed to the idea that higher tension can yield lower action, so I always thought I'd be at home on a 35". That said, I can't wait to have to research every set of strings to see if they'll fit lol
Does it do something special? No, not really. But it does have a characteristic sound, so if you want a classic Cirrus sound you'll want one. The Millennium has the same sound, just with the variable mid.
It would be fairly extensive but not out of the question. It would almost be cheaper and easier to respin (copy and have more made) the board than retrofit an old one. Also, the factory 20K blend pots are non-existent and I'm sure the factory stacked mids are getting there.
Characteristic sound, but my maple 5 is *probably getting a Nordstrand 3B soon. It has a higher, almost boutique sound vs the stock preamp. It's like taking a blanket off the speaker cabinet. I rigged up a Millennium and the Nordstrand on an outboard panel and used a switch to compare them in real time. It comes down to what you are looking for, but the Nordstrand made it better IMO.
*probably because I have a quick swap preamp system made up on my Summer Buildoff 2022 bass that I'll be copying on the Cirrus. I can literally pull the preamp out with a connector and replace it in about 10 seconds. I already have the Nordstrand, a custom made Passinwind 3 band, MEC 2 band, Aguilar OBP2, Uncle Fluffy Stingray 2 band, and a few others.
TRUE PEAVEY STORY - RECORDING (Millenium 5)
Context - Profile Country Recording Gig
BASS 1 = USA Fender with Upgraded Guts and $$$$$$ Strings
BASS 2 = USA Millenium 5 Deluxe with old Dead Strings
PROJECT = HeeHaw (think 60s Buck Owens or 70s Jerry Reed)
STUDIO - The artist rented out a profile studio for 10 days - 10 hour days
Bass 1 "looked" what they wanted... I offered to bring in multiple $$$$$$$$ basses to test.
Guess which bass they wanted?
Context - Profile Country Recording Gig
BASS 1 = USA Fender with Upgraded Guts and $$$$$$ Strings
BASS 2 = USA Millenium 5 Deluxe with old Dead Strings
PROJECT = HeeHaw (think 60s Buck Owens or 70s Jerry Reed)
STUDIO - The artist rented out a profile studio for 10 days - 10 hour days
Bass 1 "looked" what they wanted... I offered to bring in multiple $$$$$$$$ basses to test.
Guess which bass they wanted?
Haha! No question when the desired tone is 60s Bakersfield/70s Outlaw country: gotta have the old, dead strings.
...which reminds me. My #1 '84 Foundation's Cobalt Flats are looking pretty worn. They have had that nice, thumpy tone, but they are visibly deformed from the 1st to 10th fret contact on all strings. I have noticed the intonation is a little off because of this, too. I put those on about 8 years ago and it took a solid 40-ish hours of play time to get them broken in. If they won't possibly fall into place with a little intonation adjustment, well, here we go again...
I guess one shouldn't be so exasperated with breaking in a new set of strings after getting nearly a decade of use out of them. haha. Chromes break in to a nice thump after about 15-20 hours of play. Maybe I'll do my hybrid set..? Cobalts are offered in a 45-105 set, which I prefer, as they feel pretty even in tension from string to string. Chromes are either 45-100 or 50-105, both of which don't feel tensionally balanced-the D & G are too stiff. I have bought both sets, pulled the 45 & 65 from one, the 85 and 105 from the other, sold off or gave away the unused singles and had a much more even feeling set.
I guess one shouldn't be so exasperated with breaking in a new set of strings after getting nearly a decade of use out of them. haha. Chromes break in to a nice thump after about 15-20 hours of play. Maybe I'll do my hybrid set..? Cobalts are offered in a 45-105 set, which I prefer, as they feel pretty even in tension from string to string. Chromes are either 45-100 or 50-105, both of which don't feel tensionally balanced-the D & G are too stiff. I have bought both sets, pulled the 45 & 65 from one, the 85 and 105 from the other, sold off or gave away the unused singles and had a much more even feeling set.
I have used the Peavey Cirrus preamp in many custom boutique basses. They are just amazing, aside from being big.
As to @wild4oldcars , I find that the stock Cirrus pre has a wider bandwidth overall than the Milli pre, and is a little more musical. I will admit that I own both preamps and like both for different reasons. The mid sweep really comes in handy to add more low mids, as opposed to just lows, so it's not boomy.
songwriter21
I have an obsession for wood. The musical kind.
I respectfully disagree, but don't take my word for it. I think the players that might say that are innocently ignorant and have drank the anti-Peavey cool-aid.
I know some people swear by EMG, but I find the stock to be warmer around the edges, whereas an EMG could be a bit brittle, depending on the model you order, maybe.
I don't know for sure, but @Thundar has a lot of first hand experience.
Alright fellers, need some help. I acquired the Sarzo in question for $25. The neck as you will see is beyond repair. I tried and miserably failed, may not have been salvageable. I am ambitiously going to try and build a new neck for it. I was watching the Mulkleroy bass guy's neck building video and he said all of his basses have the body tilted in relation to the neck. I know my Cirrus' are this way and with the shape the Sarzo is in, I can't tell. From what I can tell, it does not look like it has this.
Does anyone know if the Sarzo has this tilt and if someone could maybe take a pic looking down the bass, from the top to the headstock to where it may show this tilt?
Any and all help is appreciated.
Oh yeah, I'm using a solid piece of maple in the center instead of two pieces.
Does anyone know if the Sarzo has this tilt and if someone could maybe take a pic looking down the bass, from the top to the headstock to where it may show this tilt?
Any and all help is appreciated.
Oh yeah, I'm using a solid piece of maple in the center instead of two pieces.
Do you plan on doing a bolt-on conversion, or some other joinery? In any case, your neck angle is more or less dictated by the bridge you plan on using, to be able to get enough height adjustment to set the bass up for different players' ideal neck relief, among other specs. I'm assuming this is what you mean by "tilted" as I feel like rotating the plane of the neck away from the plane of the body laterally would be a strange decision at best.
I wish I did have some experience with mating the EMG preamps with the Cirrus/Milly pickups..Id love to hear that! But all my experience is with EMG to EMG, which I love
I have everything to do a neck through like the original. Using the same bridge, pickups, and electronics.
This is one of the ones with the factory yellow wood I've been looking for!! A little pricey though! 
Peavey Patriot bass guitar 1986 - white, with factory yellow wood, and player modified with natural wood, NEEDS ELECTRONIC CONNECTION5Used
Peavey Patriot bass guitar 1986 - white, with factory yellow wood, and player modified with natural wood, NEEDS ELECTRONIC CONNECTION5Used
I tried to make him an offer on just the body (it is maple...like I'm looking for...my favorite "yellow wood"This is one of the ones with the factory yellow wood I've been looking for!! A little pricey though!
Peavey Patriot bass guitar 1986 - white, with factory yellow wood, and player modified with natural wood, NEEDS ELECTRONIC CONNECTION5Used
). He said he was receptive to selling just the body and having the shipping be less...he asked me what I'd offer. I offered him $100 shipped for the body alone...rather than offering me a counter offer he just messaged me "that is nonsense". Ah well...
He also says "the neck alone is worth $225"...on what planet is that sir?This is one of the ones with the factory yellow wood I've been looking for!! A little pricey though!
Peavey Patriot bass guitar 1986 - white, with factory yellow wood, and player modified with natural wood, NEEDS ELECTRONIC CONNECTION5Used
