This is a limited high sought after version BXP import due to the Indonesian​​ production era of 2005 Cor-tek factory pre transition with higher quality factors among the other later production facilities in Korea and China.

The following information below research of the black hardware versus the gold hardware and the serial number indicates the high quality and unique nature of this particular instrument and when it was produced versus other BXP imports.

(It's a fantastic instrument. Active 3 band EQ, neck through. Very clean. Very nice finish with the exception of what's pictured, no scratchy pots. Great action plays very well. Comes with a new set of strings and a generic Tweed case.)

" The Date Code (0507): In Peavey's international numbering format for this era, the first four digits denote the timeline. The 05 stands for the year 2005, and the 07 indicates the month of July.

• The Production Number (0596): This means your bass was the 596th instrument in that specific factory run.

Your specific Peavey Cirrus BXP was manufactured in July 2005 at the Cort (Cor-Tek) factory in Surabaya. While many initial early-2000s Peavey BXP models were outsourced to Korea, Peavey also established parallel production lines in Indonesia through Cort during 2005, making your exact combination of black hardware and the "Handcrafted in Indonesia" print a rare transition-era instrument. The Factory: Your bass was built by Cort (Cor-Tek Instruments) at their high-end production facilities in Surabaya, Indonesia. Cort is one of the world's most prominent contract guitar manufacturers, highly regarded for their neck-through woodwork and durable polyester clear-coating The Cort factory in Surabaya, Indonesia, is highly respected for its automated yet meticulously quality-controlled woodwork the import history of the Peavey Cirrus is split into distinct eras. Your specific bass sits right at the peak of the import line's quality control. The early Indonesian Cort models outclass later BXP runs due to several critical factors: Most Indonesian-made Peavey Cirrus models found on the market today are newer reissues featuring gold hardware and the spiky retro logo. Yours is highly sought after because it represents a brief window in 2005 where Cort Indonesia applied premium features—like the under-the-clearcoat "Handcrafted" script and sleek black hardware—directly to the neck-through BXP line before the hardware standard was permanently shifted to Korea and China"