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Why do you like or dislike the Peavey Cirrus??

The Peavey Cirrus is...

  • Great bass...I own one!!

    Votes: 46 30.5%

  • I like it, but it's not for me

    Votes: 33 21.9%

  • Don't like...too hi-fi

    Votes: 10 6.6%

  • Don't like 35" scale...might like it more if it was 34"

    Votes: 17 11.3%

  • meh...it's alright

    Votes: 17 11.3%

  • Stop it with these polls already!!!

    Votes: 28 18.5%
  • Total voters
    151
  • Poll closed .
#101
spade2you said:
What slabs down the middle?
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The lines, different woods, whatever those stripes going down the center of the body are there for. Never looked closesly before, but seeing the bass just posted looks like it's just painted that way for reasons I'm not sure of.

And for real, I'm not looking for trouble, and I can completely understand somebody loving that stuff and it adding beauty to the wood for them. I'm just not a fan of woodsy looking basses, even without that stuff going on. I'm thinking it might actually have something to do with growing up with wood paneling in my bedroom when I really liked the ocean blue paint that was there before. :)
 
#102
zuma said:
My criticisms of the bass itself - I am more of a "dig in" type of player and sometimes that front pickup feels like its in the way. Perhaps I should lower the pickups...they are pretty darned hot anyway. I am not a big fan of gold hardware either.
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I occasionally dig in myself, but notice that at least you don't get as much noise as when striking pickups with exposed poles.

Also, if you don't like the gold, you could always replace it with black hardware. A picture of mine is in the very first post of this thread. I think I paid $129 for the bridge and $79 for the Hipshot ultralites.


spade2you said:
Redwood is generally soft and tends to have an overall warmer tone. I think the alder/maple or alder/redwood tend to be the deeper of the Cirrus tones, although I'll admit that I never played one with a maple fingerboard. To be honest, not too keen on oiled maple fingerboards for the sake of keeping it clean looking.

The walnut variants have more bite. An ebony fingerboard tends to add a little more bite to the equation.
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That's what I figured as well. I love the top too (Redwood). I do notice that they all tend to have an inherent tone...a Cirrus-tone...they all sound somewhat similar no matter the top or wood type. I'm not sure if this is due to the pickups or the preamp. I've seen some folks exchange preamps for Barts, but I'm not sure what difference it actually makes. In my opinion it's like a Musicman...you buy it, and leave the original preamp. If you don't like that tone...then buy a different bass.

Joe Nerve said:
Never owned a cirrus. Only fiddled with one once at a gig, when the guy in the next band had one. It felt awesome and it was the holy grail for this guy. I always loved peavey products, BUT...

I'm predjudiced to any bass that has those slabs or whatever you call them going down the middle. I HATE the way that looks. Also really dislike the looks in general (even if they didn't have the different color thing going on). To me they look either super nerdy, or jazzy. Not rock and roll. Not trolling or instigating a flame war. This is just the honest opinion of a Bongo/Big Al player. :) Again, I think Peaveys play and sound great. Just can't see myself wearing one around my neck.
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Hey Joe...I know you're not a troll! :scowl::D

I actually want people to post opinions...experiences...whether it's negative or positive...but tasteful of course.

The slabs help neck through stability, and several manufacturers that build neck through basses use them. Personally, I like the way it looks, but understand that someone may prefer a solid color or top on their bass.

Perhaps because Rudy Sarzo plays them, I see them as a rock n' roll bass...I've owned Bongos before, and I don't see those being any more rock n' roll...unique basses if anything.
 
#103
Joe Nerve said:
Never looked closesly before, but seeing the bass just posted looks like it's just painted that way for reasons I'm not sure of.
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Not painted, trust me. There is a stark contrast amongst the maple, walnut, and whatever laminates & stringers. Here's the neck-thru explanation:

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Riis
 
#104
Joe Nerve said:
I'm just not a fan of woodsy looking basses, even without that stuff going on. I'm thinking it might actually have something to do with growing up with wood paneling in my bedroom when I really liked the ocean blue paint that was there before. :)
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haha...I think we all had that crap in at least one room in the house if you grew up in the 70's. :)
 
#105
RaginRog said:
That's what I figured as well. I love the top too (Redwood). I do notice that they all tend to have an inherent tone...a Cirrus-tone...they all sound somewhat similar no matter the top or wood type. I'm not sure if this is due to the pickups or the preamp. I've seen some folks exchange preamps for Barts, but I'm not sure what difference it actually makes. In my opinion it's like a Musicman...you buy it, and leave the original preamp. If you don't like that tone...then buy a different bass.
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IMO, IME, etc., I think the top has minimal impact. Body/neck has perhaps the most impact with fingerboard having some impact. I've heard that the different Peavey pre-amps have a different sound when set flat, but I can't say that I notice that. I definitely notice when I change the mid frequencies, but that's about my extent.

I agree that if I want different tones, I'll grab a different bass. I'll admit that I tried to get Peavey to build me something custom with totally different pickups, but the custom shop wasn't quite ready for something like that yet.
 
#106
RaginRog said:
I occasionally dig in myself, but notice that at least you don't get as much noise as when striking pickups with exposed poles.

Also, if you don't like the gold, you could always replace it with black hardware. A picture of mine is in the very first post of this thread. I think I paid $129 for the bridge and $79 for the Hipshot ultralites.

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I was being really picky about those two criticisms. The pickup thing is certainly not a deal breaker. I think I will lower them just a bit, though. You are right about the pole pieces. No noise coming from these babies.

As far as the gold hardware...damn! Where did you buy the Ultralites for so cheap? Hipshot wants $40 a pop and Peavey wanted over $50 each for a replacement when I thought I needed one. The bridge(s) are the individual rails on mine as well. I have never seen those for sale. Are they generic enough or Peavey only? When I add up what it would cost to go to black or chrome hardware the gold looks really nice. ;)
 
#109
electracoyote said:
After all the comments about Bongos looking like toilet seats, you're certainly entitled to your opinion.
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That's for sure! The Big Als are kinda' cool but a little too space-age and angled for me. I love the way the Cirrus basses look. The upper horn may look a little long to some people but the shape is fairly conventional. To those that don't like the "slab" neck-thru, heck, try a bolt on. I love the way my sleek black 5-string bolt-on looks.
 
#111
zuma said:
As far as the gold hardware...damn! Where did you buy the Ultralites for so cheap? Hipshot wants $40 a pop and Peavey wanted over $50 each for a replacement when I thought I needed one. The bridge(s) are the individual rails on mine as well. I have never seen those for sale. Are they generic enough or Peavey only? When I add up what it would cost to go to black or chrome hardware the gold looks really nice. ;)
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Whoops...my bad..they're not ultralights! lol They're so small...I just assumed they were! :D

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#113
tnickk said:
The answer to my like, and dislike is the same: It's a peavey. No definable character for me. May be better than fender, or musicman, but those instruments have identifiable voices that have played a major part in shaping music. I've never heard a record and identified the bassist as playing a peavey cirrus. That doesn't make it a bad instrument, just one I have no need of.
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Show me how many recordings other than your own you have heard with a Ritter in the mix :/
 
#120
I have owned a walnut and an alder/maple Cirrus.

The neckthru design results in a a tone that lacks punch. it just doesn't jump out like on a bolt on bass. The alder/maple was much better than the walnut as far as punch was concerned, but still nothing compared to say my bolt on Fenders and Warwick.
 

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