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For sale Zon Sonus 5

Sold
$3,000.00
Strings
5
Status
This item has been sold and is no longer available!

Details

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Some tough decisions being made here and this one hurts. I had to put it in it's gig bag and put it in the closet so I don't look at it and play it.
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That's some pretty sweet curly maple. Bartolini single coils. (Out of production) But even soloed, they're pretty quite. 17mm String spacing
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On an ash body. 8.8lbs
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Wish I could clean up those shadows and take better pics. But if you haven't experienced the clarity of a Zon composite neck, then well, you should. But it can grind and get nasty too, it's great!

34" scale. Satin finish on the neck. VERY comfortable. I don't know if it has a truss rod. I won't remove the neck to look. Maybe someone knows what years had truss rods?
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Strings are Ken Smith Burners if you're wondering.

Couple bumps
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Price includes shipping AND insurance. This stuff isn't cheap anymore folks.
Ships in Zon gig bag. Weight is 8.8 lbs
EDIT: I've spoke to someone that knows a thing or two about Zons and we're pretty confident that this has a truss rod. You can get stupid low action on this bass.

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HeavyJazz

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Very nice! Pretty sure it's a 519 model with the 19mm spacing at the bridge. I stand to be corrected though.
 
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tminus10

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Very nice! Pretty sure it's a 519 model with the 19mm spacing at the bridge though. I stand to be corrected though.
That's what I thought when I first saw it with the pickups and preamp it has but it is definitely 34" 17mm. Play it and you'll know right away. Also, look at the bridge in pic 2. See how the saddles touch? 19mm bridge has space between the saddles. Must've been a special order.
 
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tminus10

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I forgot. A small finish crack by the neck. It's only in the finish
 

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moon-bass

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Man, if only this was a four string. If anyone out there has a similar four and wants to arrange a three way trade, hmu. I'd buy this and trade for the right Zon 4.
 

tminus10

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What's the weight and first 4 digits of the serial number?
I’m working out of state right now but when I get back home this weekend I’m going to buy a scale and get a weight.

I apologize for not having an accurate weight. I know it’s important and I respect that. I’ll have a weight soon.

the serial number is 121206. So from what I understand, that makes it a 12-06-12
 

tminus10

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Few things:
Yes the price is negotiable. But send me an offer. Not “can you lower it”
US shipping only. And no third party funny business.
I’m sorry, if you’re new or don’t have feed back or history on this site, go buy some strings and stuff until you build up your feedback.

Selling gear online use to be so much easier :meh:
 
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Very nice! Pretty sure it's a 519 model with the 19mm spacing at the bridge though. I stand to be corrected though.
This one has 24 frets so it's definitely not 519 model. For some reason 519 models have 22 frets.
 
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It's a 519 with a 24-fret neck and 17mm bridge spacing like the Standard and Custom Sonuses, so a bit of a hybrid.
Even if it was the case 519 should have 35" scale and this one is 34". I only can see knob layout(hence preamp, I guess) from 519 here.
 

tminus10

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Bass is off hold and back on the menu.
A fellow TBer got this info from Zon for me.

SONUS 5-string bass, Ash body w//Quilt maple top. SATIN finish. Chr.hdwr.& gig bag. S/N 121206. Built Feb 2013.
It’s actually not a 519. The bass has 17mm string spacing with electronics upgraded to a three-band with mid select switch."
 

tminus10

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8.8lbs and back up for sale. I need to pay for another bass as of this morning!
 

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