The hardest part about ordering a bass...

[DanAdams]

I took it out of the box, it's gig bagged, but it still seems REALLY COLD, I'll let it sit bagged for awhile in the cooler part of my house.
There is not much of a finish on this bass, I worry more about the glue joints between different types of woods, especially in places like the bridge where multiple sandwiched wood types are screwed directly to a slab of metal. All of those things expand and contract at different rates.
I've seen separation between the neck and body near the bridge area on several neck throughs.

 

[buldog5151bass]

I would give it 24 hours when there is a big temp change.

#$%%$^&! - you are (hopefully) going to have this thing for decades - why wouldn't you give it a day to make sure you don't have issues?

 

[dave64o]

that's a wide box. what kind of bass is it?

The Mothbass?!?!

 

[pcake]

i'd leave it for a while - it's usually recommended to wait 12 to 24 hours in the box for the temperature to slowly reach room temperature.

so what IS it? inquiring minds want to know

 

[DanAdams]

I don't have to unbox it, It's this. Peavey Cirrus BXP.(2005?).Oiled Walnut.18 volt version.3 band EQ.Seriously beautiful Bass.Mint--
I've heard great things about the Indonesian Cirrus. (I've heard the China Cirrus is absolute garbage)
Anyhow I couldn't let it just sit there for unpurchased $249.

 

[electracoyote]

24 HOURS!

I do this, even though I know it is on the paranoid end of extreme caution.

 

[electracoyote]

I don't have to unbox it, It's this. Peavey Cirrus BXP.(2005?).Oiled Walnut.18 volt version.3 band EQ.Seriously beautiful Bass.Mint--
I've heard great things about the Indonesian Cirrus. (I've heard the China Cirrus is absolute garbage)
Anyhow I couldn't let it just sit there for unpurchased $249.

That's a good looking bass, and yes the Indonesia BXP was the one to own. That's the first one I've seen that wasn't the Tiger Eye flame maple top. If it plays and sounds like the last Indonesian BXP I owned, you stole it for $249.00. Some of these rivaled their USA cousins.

Very nice, congrats and enjoy.

 

[DanAdams]

That's a good looking bass, and yes the Indonesia BXP was the one to own. That's the first one I've seen that wasn't the Tiger Eye flame maple top. If it plays and sounds like the last Indonesian BXP I owned, you stole it for $249.00.

Very nice, congrats and enjoy.

I know, I've mostly seen the weird orange flame Tiger eye which I find... unappealing. I like the looks of this one a lot

 

[electracoyote]

I took it out of the box, it's gig bagged, but it still seems REALLY COLD, I'll let it sit bagged for awhile in the cooler part of my house.
There is not much of a finish on this bass, I worry more about the glue joints between different types of woods, especially in places like the bridge where multiple sandwiched wood types are screwed directly to a slab of metal. All of those things expand and contract at different rates.
I've seen separation between the neck and body near the bridge area on several neck throughs.

lol, well, the deed is done now! Good luck!

 

[electracoyote]

I know, I've mostly seen the weird orange flame Tiger eye which I find... unappealing. I like the looks of this one a lot

Yeah, that flame top was marginal at best. They put the effort in, but it was still kind of unconvincing. Yours looks more like some of the USA finishes. In fact, I had to check the back of the headstock before I believed it was Indonesia made.

 

[DanAdams]

It's still in the gig bag. by the front door where it's colder. Just over three hours since arrival and still climatizing

 

[electracoyote]

It's still in the gig bag. by the front door where it's colder. Just over three hours since arrival and still climatizing

If it was exposed to that kind of cold for that long, I'd give it the better part of a day. The slower the process, the less chance something gives.

 

[Watchootognbout]

I don't know why the box is so big.

It's double boxed.
The smalled triangular guitar box is inside with packing paper in between the two.
The inside temp shouldn't be as low as the truck temperature.

 

[ThuzzleFump]

Eh, I'd let it warm up for a couple of hours.

 

[wizerd]

Nah we're just friends; I'm not that into seabirds.

Thanks for that. I just snorted my tea out thru my nose.

 

[petrus61]

It's not a friggin ice cube. Let's see it. If it hasn't acclimated in the time since the OP, your house must be freezing!

 

[Fat Freddy]

I don't have to unbox it, It's this. Peavey Cirrus BXP.(2005?).Oiled Walnut.18 volt version.3 band EQ.Seriously beautiful Bass.Mint--
I've heard great things about the Indonesian Cirrus. (I've heard the China Cirrus is absolute garbage)
Anyhow I couldn't let it just sit there for unpurchased $249.

Thinking that you've picked up an absolute beauty there.....Nice one

 

[DanAdams]

It's not a friggin ice cube. Let's see it. If it hasn't acclimated in the time since the OP, your house must be freezing!

I posted the listing earlier, if you really want to see it look above.
It IS kinda like an Ice Cube. I've slipped my hand inside the bag and it still very cold to the touch. It did spend all day essentially outdoors in a truck with NO DOORS and it was exceptionally cold today here, and in much of the country.
I've got other basses to play for now.

 

[WaynerBass]

Open it!!! We wanna see it!!

 

[Fat Freddy]

I posted the listing earlier, if you really want to see it look above.
It IS kinda like an Ice Cube. I've slipped my hand inside the bag and it still very cold to the touch. It did spend all day essentially outdoors in a truck with NO DOORS and it was exceptionally cold today here, and in much of the country.
I've got other basses to play for now.

Just take your time man.....As you say.....you've got other basses to play for now....