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For sale a very rare and sumptuous Peavey Cirrus 4, in Tiger Eye finish, from the USA Custom Shop of Peavey.
This is the first series of Cirrus made by Peavey's custom shop. Those among others that were played on stage and in the studio by Mike Porcaro or John Taylor.
This bass is in excellent condition and is with all options. It dates from the late 90's and it cost more than $3500 for a new equivalent model. At the dawn of the 21st century, that was a lot of bucks.
The options on this copy are the ebony fingerboard and the Millenium preamp with a mid frequency control.
These basses are recognized worldwide for their wonderful qualities. The workmanship is exceptional and the design is full of very ingenious ideas, including :
- A graphite reinforcement below the entire fingerboard
- A neck with an asymmetrical profile like Tobias basses
- A carbon head veneer under the maple veneer to stiffen the assembly and obtain better sustain
- Specific pickups at the base for this model then adopted throughout the range, which have a magnetic field directed towards the outside of the pickups, and therefore more precise and dynamic than conventional design PU
- Identical pickup placement to Ken Smith basses with humbuckers
- A neck in satin finish, and a gloss finish body
- A preamp powered by 18V (more headroom/dynamics)
- A 35-inch scale length that reinforces the fundamentals of low notes
It's just beautiful to look at, the neck is a real highway, and the body bevels are really pronounced which makes the ergonomics just terrific.
In my opinion, it is almost impossible to find an instrument as well made and designed in this price range on occasion, the coast of which is slowly starting to rise for this finish in the USA.
One or two small farts on the table impossible to photograph, and the rest is almost mint.
Here are the complete characteristics of this bass:
Body: Mahogany Wings
Top: Beautiful quilted maple, in two parts and rather thick
Neck: 7 parts bird's eye maple and amaranth, through and with an asymmetrical profile
Fingerboard: Very black and dense ebony, without any cracks
Trussrod: A 100% functional double action rod, the neck is ultra reliable and rigid with this ebony and this carbon reinforcement
Tuning Machines: Hipshot Ultralite
Nut: Graphite
Inlays: None on the fingerboard, Cirrus abalone inlay at the 12th fret, and abalone Dots on the edge
Scale: 35 inches
Frets: Nickel/Silver of rather standard size, they are not Jumbo, and condition 9/10 (see photos)
Pickups: Two Active Peavey VFLs and Humbuckers
Electro: Preamp 18V Peavey Millenium
Knobs: Volume/Balance/Bass/Mids + Mid selector freq/Treble (note that the knobs are made of solid wood)
Bridge: Hipshot Type A, currently set to 20mm
Finish: Gloss on body and front of headstock, oiled/waxed on back of neck
Hardware: Gold
Straplock: Schaller
The action at the 12th fret below the E string is currently 1.85mm and 1.5mm below the G string. You can still go down, but for my right hand attack it wiggles a little too much, and I set the neck almost perfectly straight to get a nice growl.
It is fitted with 45-105 nickel strings and will be sold with a new set in addition.
Comes with the original Peavey case in good overall condition.
Year of manufacture: 1998-2000
Country of manufacture: USA
Price: 1500€
I'm selling it for one reason, I recently bought a MTD, and I need to get some cash in return, so please don't offer any trades.
Otherwise it's a bass that I would have kept with great pleasure, and which I love the manufacture and the sound which is just a total killer.
In the USA she is rightly named "The Poor Ken Smith Bass". In my opinion, it has nothing to envy them.
You will find sound of this bass recorded without any live effects in the sound card right here (I can do more if needed): https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1502iMSnXwjCVqk4UdPCvHeeDMMXMs5fB?usp=sharing
As well as all the photos in HD here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1OHp0Q2yus8KGbfmQn2cs4xWqyU-kYsw1?usp=sharing
A rather nice video made by Lobster:
And a very cool and complete review on Onlybass by Kascollet: https://onlybass.com/topic/57483-peavey-cirrus-5/
Don't hesitate if you have any questions, I can ship without problem and I can move if necessary.
See you !
This is the first series of Cirrus made by Peavey's custom shop. Those among others that were played on stage and in the studio by Mike Porcaro or John Taylor.
This bass is in excellent condition and is with all options. It dates from the late 90's and it cost more than $3500 for a new equivalent model. At the dawn of the 21st century, that was a lot of bucks.
The options on this copy are the ebony fingerboard and the Millenium preamp with a mid frequency control.
These basses are recognized worldwide for their wonderful qualities. The workmanship is exceptional and the design is full of very ingenious ideas, including :
- A graphite reinforcement below the entire fingerboard
- A neck with an asymmetrical profile like Tobias basses
- A carbon head veneer under the maple veneer to stiffen the assembly and obtain better sustain
- Specific pickups at the base for this model then adopted throughout the range, which have a magnetic field directed towards the outside of the pickups, and therefore more precise and dynamic than conventional design PU
- Identical pickup placement to Ken Smith basses with humbuckers
- A neck in satin finish, and a gloss finish body
- A preamp powered by 18V (more headroom/dynamics)
- A 35-inch scale length that reinforces the fundamentals of low notes
It's just beautiful to look at, the neck is a real highway, and the body bevels are really pronounced which makes the ergonomics just terrific.
In my opinion, it is almost impossible to find an instrument as well made and designed in this price range on occasion, the coast of which is slowly starting to rise for this finish in the USA.
One or two small farts on the table impossible to photograph, and the rest is almost mint.
Here are the complete characteristics of this bass:
Body: Mahogany Wings
Top: Beautiful quilted maple, in two parts and rather thick
Neck: 7 parts bird's eye maple and amaranth, through and with an asymmetrical profile
Fingerboard: Very black and dense ebony, without any cracks
Trussrod: A 100% functional double action rod, the neck is ultra reliable and rigid with this ebony and this carbon reinforcement
Tuning Machines: Hipshot Ultralite
Nut: Graphite
Inlays: None on the fingerboard, Cirrus abalone inlay at the 12th fret, and abalone Dots on the edge
Scale: 35 inches
Frets: Nickel/Silver of rather standard size, they are not Jumbo, and condition 9/10 (see photos)
Pickups: Two Active Peavey VFLs and Humbuckers
Electro: Preamp 18V Peavey Millenium
Knobs: Volume/Balance/Bass/Mids + Mid selector freq/Treble (note that the knobs are made of solid wood)
Bridge: Hipshot Type A, currently set to 20mm
Finish: Gloss on body and front of headstock, oiled/waxed on back of neck
Hardware: Gold
Straplock: Schaller
The action at the 12th fret below the E string is currently 1.85mm and 1.5mm below the G string. You can still go down, but for my right hand attack it wiggles a little too much, and I set the neck almost perfectly straight to get a nice growl.
It is fitted with 45-105 nickel strings and will be sold with a new set in addition.
Comes with the original Peavey case in good overall condition.
Year of manufacture: 1998-2000
Country of manufacture: USA
Price: 1500€
I'm selling it for one reason, I recently bought a MTD, and I need to get some cash in return, so please don't offer any trades.
Otherwise it's a bass that I would have kept with great pleasure, and which I love the manufacture and the sound which is just a total killer.
In the USA she is rightly named "The Poor Ken Smith Bass". In my opinion, it has nothing to envy them.
You will find sound of this bass recorded without any live effects in the sound card right here (I can do more if needed): https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1502iMSnXwjCVqk4UdPCvHeeDMMXMs5fB?usp=sharing
As well as all the photos in HD here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1OHp0Q2yus8KGbfmQn2cs4xWqyU-kYsw1?usp=sharing
A rather nice video made by Lobster:
And a very cool and complete review on Onlybass by Kascollet: https://onlybass.com/topic/57483-peavey-cirrus-5/
Don't hesitate if you have any questions, I can ship without problem and I can move if necessary.
See you !
