Totally not my cup of tea...

[Basvarken]

... active bass
... one string too many
... boutique looks

...but a well built bass nonetheless!!


Long scale, neck through, maple/mahogany neck, mahogany body.



String through body bridge.






Mother Of Pearl inlay logo



Two Humbuckers, Nice grain, 24 frets



Smooth curves  

BaCH5NA

[rahock]

There are a lot of real beauties in the active and one string too many category. They are nice but they are not my cup of tea either. I like real simple and 4 strings .
Rick

[patman]

4 strings are plenty...you can always tune BEAD.  After a short period of disorientation, it works fine.

[Dave W]

Anything BaCH does looks nice. In this case, though, the styling looks dated. Not old enough to be retro.

[Basvarken]

Yeah it looks like a Peavey Cirrus, which is not a bass I'd be lusting for either.

But there is a market for stuff like this. The guy that bought this bass owns a studio and he wanted exactly this kind of bass to add to his arsenal.

In my opinion this five string active bass didn't stand a chance against the active five string Jazz bass that he bought along with it

[uwe]

Very. very Peavey. Or Tobias.

[Dave W]

Very. very Peavey. Or Tobias.

Or Continental V.  

[Psycho Bass Guy]

That BaCH is a dead ringer for a Peavey Cirrus:

..but probably made better and having something approaching tonal character. The Cirrus' biggest flaw is that it is just a generic active bass with no real personality. Many of the Peavey Cirrus series were made in Vietnam and quietly mixed into the supposedly "US made" line. That Marcus Miller V copy, OTOH, looks very promising.

Fender making the "official" version an overpriced US-made only instrument really cut into many of the fans of the original Marcus Miller 4-string which was of superior Japanese quality and a lower price than US made Fenders for the first years of its production. What are the prices on the BaCH's?

[Basvarken]

The Peavey Cirrus (BaCH05NA) lookalike is 336 Euro.
And the Marcus Sig copy (JB-05S-NAG) is 345 Euro.

The JB-05S-NAG is a much better instrument. A very convincing bass.

[Psycho Bass Guy]

The JB-05S-NAG is a much better instrument. A very convincing bass.

Is the control layout the same as a Marcus Miller: pickup volumes in front and active treble and bass boost to the rear?

[ack1961]

That BaCH is a dead ringer for a Peavey Cirrus:

..but probably made better and having something approaching tonal character. The Cirrus' biggest flaw is that it is just a generic active bass with no real personality. Many of the Peavey Cirrus series were made in Vietnam and quietly mixed into the supposedly "US made" line. That Marcus Miller V copy, OTOH, looks very promising.

Interesting - these are the first relatively negative things I've ever seen written about the Cirrus - not that I've been around bass circles very long...

Anyone know the lead time (for US delivery) on the BaCH?

[clankenstein]

what is the width of the neck like on the JB-05S-NAG ?

[Dave W]

Interesting - these are the first relatively negative things I've ever seen written about the Cirrus - not that I've been around bass circles very long...

Anyone know the lead time (for US delivery) on the BaCH?

If I'm not mistaken, Rob has that one in stock, and I think that price includes VAT which wouldn't be charged to you.

[ack1961]

Just to be certain, the BaCH05NA is 35" scale?
I know that most 5 strings are 35" scale, but not all. I didn't see the scale length listed anywhere.

I've never owned a 5er before, as this would be a gift to the younger unit (who loves the low B and these exotic looking basses).
I like old US Peavey 4 stringers.

Steve

[patman]

I too was always under the impression that a "Cirrus" was supposed to be a really well made bass.  I have never played one because it would always have been way out of my price range.