Two Bolt-On Cirrus Basses Debut at Winter NAMM

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At NAMM Peavey announced that it will release two bolt-on versions of its U.S.A.-made Cirrus Series basses.

These four- and five-string bolt-on Cirrus basses feature the same exotic woods, and active electronics as neck-through-body Cirrus basses, but with a streamlined design and component set for a straight-forward, rock-oriented bass style that requires strong bolt-on tone.

Cirrus 4 and 5 bolt-on basses feature solid mahogany bodies topped with satin-finished mahogany or bubinga, and walnut necks with wenge fingerboards. Peavey's active electronics package includes VFL pickups and bass, variable mid and treble controls with 10 dB boost and cut, while the hardware set features durable, low-profile Hipshot tuning keys and Peavey's Dual-Compression bridge for strong string presence and sustain.

Peavey Cirrus bass guitars with bolt-on necks will be available in 2005 from authorized Peavey retailers.

Features

• 34" scale with 24 frets (35" scale on five-string)
• Four- and five-string models
• Solid mahogany body
• Sculptured neck heel joint for easy access to upper register
• Bolt-on walnut neck with wenge fingerboard
• Tilt headstock
• All satin gold hardware
• Hipshot mini-style machine heads
• Individual finger-style bridge system w/ Dual Compression technology
• On-board active three-band EQ
• Bass, variable mid & treble control with 10 dB boost & cut
• Two Peavey VFL active pickups
• U.S. MSRP four-string, $1299.99; five-string, $1499.99