FS: Zon Sonus 5 unlined fretless with U-Retro

[Travis Harms]

Zon Sonus 5 string unlined fretless with U-Retro preamp


swamp ash body
figured lacewood top
graphite bolt-on neck with unlined phenowood fingerboard
Bartolini single coil jazz pickups
U-Retro preamp - A really versatile preamp with 3 band EQ and adjustable mid frequency.
34" scale
17mm string spacing


There is a small dent near the bridge and there is some rust on the bridge height screws and on a few of the heads of the neck bolts. Other than that it is in great condition.

The playability is great, by far the best playing fretless I have every played. It is capable of super low action for just the right amount of "mwah".

No trades please.

$1800 shipped with hardcase

[Dr. Cheese]

Wow, that is some kind of gorgeous! I wish I had the money and fretless skills to justify buying that bass!

[Jason!]

Man, that lacewood looks crazy!

[Travis Harms]

bump

[RickC]

I'm not normally a lacewood fan, but in this case I'll make an exception

How's the weight?

/rick

[Travis Harms]

I don't have an exact weight but it is around 9-10 pounds according to my bathroom scale. Looking around at the weight of other ash body Zons, the average seems to be about 9.

The balance is great and the weight was never a problem for me.

[gruuv]

Did I sell you this bass 5-6 years ago? I remember selling a lacewood, unlined Zon with a U-Retro, but can't remember if it was a four or five...

[AndroWal]

Please tell...what year of manufacture and does it have a truss-rod?

Thanks!

[Travis Harms]

Originally Posted by gruuv

Did I sell you this bass 5-6 years ago? I remember selling a lacewood, unlined Zon with a U-Retro, but can't remember if it was a four or five...

Yes, you sold me this bass. Now I'm doing my part to keep it in the talkbass community.

Originally Posted by AndroWal

Please tell...what year of manufacture and does it have a truss-rod?

Thanks!

It doesn't have a truss rod. I don't know the year, perhaps gruuv or another previous owner might be able to chime in with that info.

[Angus]

You've checked to make sure that it doesn't have one, right? You can only access it by removing the neck. The bridge style implies that it is from early-mid 2000s forward, so it actually MAY have one.

Zons with a U-retro are the bees knees. ALL of mine have a U-retro. It makes a big difference.

[Travis Harms]

Originally Posted by Angus

You've checked to make sure that it doesn't have one, right? You can only access it by removing the neck.

I'm not very knowledgeable about Zons so I mistakenly assumed it didn't have one because I didn't see any way to adjust it. Is there any way to tell other than removing the neck? Would the serial number indicate whether it had one or not?

[Angus]

Nope- removing the neck is the only way, unfortunately. Zon can look it up based on the serial, but you'd have to call.

[gruuv]

Originally Posted by Travis Harms

Yes, you sold me this bass. Now I'm doing my part to keep it in the talkbass community.

Hmmmmmm................

[Ramananda]

Dear Travis
I am interested in you Bass (by the way, I also wrote you over facebook). Is it possible to send it to switzerland - do you know how much would the shipping cost?

Happy to hear from you (ramananda.bittencourt@gmail.com)
Ramananda

Originally Posted by Travis Harms

Zon Sonus 5 string unlined fretless with U-Retro preamp


swamp ash body
figured lacewood top
graphite bolt-on neck with unlined phenowood fingerboard
Bartolini single coil jazz pickups
U-Retro preamp - A really versatile preamp with 3 band EQ and adjustable mid frequency.
34" scale
17mm string spacing


There is a small dent near the bridge and there is some rust on the bridge height screws and on a few of the heads of the neck bolts. Other than that it is in great condition.

The playability is great, by far the best playing fretless I have every played. It is capable of super low action for just the right amount of "mwah".

No trades please.

$1800 shipped with hardcase

[fretster]

Bump for a beautiful bass.

[Rumblefisher]

Originally Posted by Ramananda

Dear Travis
I am interested in you Bass (by the way, I also wrote you over facebook). Is it possible to send it to switzerland - do you know how much would the shipping cost?

Happy to hear from you (ramananda.bittencourt@gmail.com)
Ramananda

For what it's worth, I've sent items to Denmark, Germany, etc. with zero issue every time. So long as the item is paid for in full with estimated shipping, and insurance in the proper amount is taken out, there is no more risk sending things overseas than sending them here within the CONUS. If the buyer really wants the bass, give it to 'em

[MarkA]

Curious if this is still available. Also would like to know if it has a truss rod or not.

[Travis Harms]

Bump, still available.

This bass has no truss rod.

[Travis Harms]

bump

[gruuv]

I'd love to have this bass back. I prefer a 19mm spacing, but as far as tone and playability, this bass was absolutely second to none. Someone is going to get a sick deal on an amazing fretless!