Taria Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 I have driven a 300 mile round trip with a storming hangover today to retrieve this beautiful beautiful bass. I have wanted a Peavey Cirrus USA for some time now. Having sold my Warwick Corvette $$ last weekend I finally had some cash, and lucky me I found someone selling one on eBay which no one had bid on and I won for a ridiculously low price (in my opinion). Am I right in saying Peavey no longer make the Cirrus in the US? Anyway - I have only played it for a few hours so far but am already convinced that this is quite possibly the best bass I have ever played. I haven't played many admittedly, but I have played some which have reputations far far exceed this, and this is way better. The first thing I was very happy to find was that it is super light. My predominant reason for finally selling my Warwick was that after 2 years of playing it I think it has actually curved my spine because it is so damn heavy - certainly a problem with my left shoulder in any case. This bass also balances exceptionally well on the strap - did I mention how light it is? I did not know bass guitars could be like this! It has active pickups powered by not one, but two 9v batteries. Cycling through different positions with the various knobs can pretty much achieve any sound I could possibly need. I love the range of possibilities. It is amazing for slapping, amazing for two hand tapping stuff. The action is super low and the neck is lovely to play. Very slim but good string spacing - not too close. I am actually so excited about this bass I am at a loss. IT is amazing and I am so happy with it, well worth the difficult journey today. Here he is: [attachment=153885:IMAG0904.jpg][attachment=153886:IMAG0905.jpg][attachment=153887:IMAG0906.jpg] Added bonus of the original hard case too - very happy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 300 miles... good job you like it, really! ...Wait a minute - 'he'? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taria Posted February 1, 2014 Author Share Posted February 1, 2014 Yep - HE! Meet Cyril... I knew it was going to be a fantastic bass - but I never suspected it would blow me away quite as much as [i]he[/i] has! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 (edited) [quote name='Taria' timestamp='1391294053' post='2355554'] Yep - HE! Meet Cyril... [/quote] Hi, Cyril. Actually I don't much care for calling inanimate objects 'she', whether they be basses, cars or ships... 'Cyril' is cool though. Edited February 1, 2014 by discreet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grayn Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 Congrats on a cool bass. Sounds like Cyril is going to enjoy your attention. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 They're fantastic basses - even the bxp versions are ace. Good commitment on the round trip - well worth it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madshadows Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 Congrats on pulling Cyril , lovely looking bass John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taria Posted February 2, 2014 Author Share Posted February 2, 2014 Very much worth the trip! I try not to go too heavy in the naming of inanimate objects but Cyril fits. He is getting a large amount of my attention, it is the most awesome bass I have ever played and will be glued to my hands for the foreseeable future that's for sure. I would be keen to try a BXP version out of curiosity though. I have heard very good things about them too. It would be interesting to compare... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 Lovely bass - I bought the el cheapo Korean-made C5 Zephyr 5-string years ago 'cos I couldn't afford a "proper" Cirrus! Think I'd have gone for Cyrus rather than Cyril... Jon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taria Posted February 2, 2014 Author Share Posted February 2, 2014 I won't tell you how much I got this cirrus for then...prob same price as your zephyr! Crazy deal! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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