| Reviewer
| Grant V. North Bay, Ontario, Canada (looking for a band)
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| Experience
| nearly 3 and a half
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| Email
| geddy_is_god@hotmail.com
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| Review date
| August 23 2002
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| Manufacturer
| Peavey
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| Model
| Cirrus 5 bubinga and walnut
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| Price
| 1700 CAN (used)
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| Item owned for
| Less than 1 month
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| Bass type
| 5 string fretted
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| Neck join
| Neck Through
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| Neck construction
| 7 piece, maple and walnut stringers
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| Fingerboard
| 35' scale, 24 fret Pau Ferro fingerboard, 15' radius
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| Body
| 2 piece walnut with bubinga top, seperated by black veneer
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| Finish
| tung oil finish
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| Pickups
| Peavey VFL Humbuckers
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| Hardware
| ABM 3-way adjustable gold (side to side adjustable), gold tuners, s |
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olid rubber knobs
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| Electronics
| 18 volt internally active
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Appearance: I know appearance is not the most important aspect of a new
intrument but I am putting it first because it is what draws us to an
instrument. Hands down, one of the most beautiful instruments I have ever
seen! Excellent choice of woods, nice grains and colours. The gold
hardware adds to its boutique look and the graphite overlay on the
headstock looks downright cool. The single "c" inlay (abalone) on
the 12th fret is very nice, personally i think large dots look cheap
(except on fender P's and J's). All together a very appealing bass.
Construction: SOLID!! Everything about this bass is solid and it spells
quality. People always judge products by their name and I am certain that
if ace players gave this bass a chance, they would re-evaluate their whole
outlook on Peavey instruments. This bass is made in the USA. Invisible
gluelines, perfect frets, expertly cut graphite nut, solid jack and just
an all around solid bass.
Electronics/Sound: If I had to pick one word to describe this basses
electronics it would have to be quiet. Sure, they sound amazing, you can get
nearly every tone in the world out of these pickups but what surprised me
the most was that they are studio quiet. I had the eq cranked on the bass
and my amp, playing right infront of my amp and under a set of flourescent
lights and there was not one peep coming from this baby! As I mentioned
earlier, almost every sound is possible with these electronics, from; fat
reggae and honky blues tones, fat slap tones with just the right amount of
highs (not too sizzling) and this bass is perfect for modern rock bass
(incubus --> tool --> primus). All in all you can dial in nearly any tone
and all settings have a desirable quality to them. Oh yeah, the pickups
follow the curve of the fingerboard so the tone is very even across the
register, every note from low B to the highest g is even.
Value: I bought this bass used, but it had never been played or touched
since it was purchased. I paid $1700 Canadian (about $1000 US) so I saved
a bundle. I've seen these babies listed for $2499 US in bass player for
a Peavey Contest.
Playability: This is what it all boils down to. This is one of the most
important aspects of an instrument. This bass is definatly playable, I
cannot put it down. Fastest neck I've ever played, very comfortable
body contours, perfectly balanced seated or standing, due to long upper
horn, nice amount of room for slapping and popping, pickups placed nicely
for thumb-rests. All around excellent playability.
Overall: An amazing bass.
| Construction
| 100% | 
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| (rock solid)
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| Appearance
| 100% |
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| (beautiful woods, nice hardware, graphite headstock!)
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| Playability
| 100% |
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| (exceptional)
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| Sound
| 98% |
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| (clear focused lows, punchy mids, perfect highs. Very even tone )
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| Value
| 100% |
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| (insane)
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| Overall
| 98% |
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| (Excellent bass value, give Peavey a try for God's sake!)
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