Zon Sonus Fretless 5 string

sfbaybass · #1 03-26-2010, 10:02 AM

I have a Zon Sonus 5 string unlined fretless in very good condition.
No visible marks or rashes.

New it would cost you over $3,500.
Mine for $1,750.

swpyne · #2 03-26-2010, 10:22 AM

What's the scale and string spacing at the bridge? Cool looking Zon!

Dr. Cheese · #3 03-26-2010, 12:11 PM

That is a cool looking bass! The seller needs to get at least two better shots of this bass, and I think it will sell fairly quickly.

ialma · #4 03-26-2010, 12:23 PM

does this have a truss rod ?

sfbaybass · #5 03-26-2010, 05:11 PM

It is 34 inch scale with 17mm spacing.
I'll take better pics and post them up here - thanks for the suggestion.
It is 3-4 years old so probably does not have a truss rod, but I'll check and confirm.

sfbaybass · #6 03-27-2010, 01:54 PM

SOLD locally to TB'er fretster.

fretster · #7 03-27-2010, 04:27 PM

To ME! Hah! And to make things even better, I picked up an Epifani UL2-112 from another TB'er an hour later.

kesslari · #8 03-27-2010, 04:51 PM

Nice! Is it my imagination, or is that a Legacy (not a Sonus)?

fretster · #9 03-27-2010, 05:48 PM

Here are a few more pictures to help confirm its identity.

Gosh-- smudged already!

fretster · #10 03-27-2010, 05:58 PM

Looks like a Sonus to me, but the neck pickup position is different than the Sonus models on the Zon website. The Lagacy models have a different body shape.

This one has tons of mwahhh and the yummy buzziness of roundwounds on a super hard fingerboard. Too much fun! And that preamp puts out gobs of signal, way more than my Nordy or my Fender Jazz with the J-Retro.

jeffjones · #11 03-28-2010, 08:47 AM

How is it that a guy that goes by "Fretster" buys a bass with no frets? You'll need to change it to "fretlesster".

fretster · #12 03-28-2010, 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by jeffjones

How is it that a guy that goes by "Fretster" buys a bass with no frets? You'll need to change it to "fretlesster".

Well, that's been a problem. I now have more fretless basses (3) than fretted (2). But I have a couple mandolins, and 4 guitars, and they all have frets, so it kind of averages out. Sort of.

kesslari · #13 03-28-2010, 11:41 AM

Nice. Must have been the weird angle of the first photo, made the horns look different.
Good score!

rusackas · #14 03-29-2010, 07:55 PM

Is this still available? I see the posting was deleted from my local Craigslist. Wondering if you had any interest in the trade(s) I emailed you about last week. If not, just consider this a bump for a bass I really want in a month I happen to be on a bass budget freeze. I'd buy it, but I've bought too many toys lately.

Etc · #15 03-31-2010, 06:47 AM

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Originally Posted by rusackas

Is this still available? I see the posting was deleted from my local Craigslist. Wondering if you had any interest in the trade(s) I emailed you about last week. If not, just consider this a bump for a bass I really want in a month I happen to be on a bass budget freeze. I'd buy it, but I've bought too many toys lately.

It's been sold, it was mentioned earlier in the thread.

rusackas · #16 03-31-2010, 10:12 AM

Doh... can't see the forest for the trees sometimes

lomo · #17 03-31-2010, 11:38 AM

No thread necro intended-but I dig the vinyl collection!

Quote:

Originally Posted by fretster

Here are a few more pictures to help confirm its identity.

Gosh-- smudged already!

fretster · #18 03-31-2010, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by lomo

No thread necro intended-but I dig the vinyl collection!

Gosh thanks! Some real treasures are in there.

Angus · #19 03-31-2010, 03:26 PM

The neck pickup is in the normal spot for the Sonus Standard! Nice score.

fretster · #20 03-31-2010, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Angus

The neck pickup is in the normal spot for the Sonus Standard! Nice score.

Thanks Angus. I see you are no stranger to Zon basses. Any idea why the blend knob is reversed compared to (most) other blend knobs? I sent an email to Zon Sales Support, but have not heard back.