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For sale Zon Sonus Special Fretless Coated Fingerboard

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$3,300.00
Strings
4
Status
This item has been sold and is no longer available!

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I have a ZON Sonus Special 4 Fretless I have decided to part with. Here are some specs:
Body: Two-piece swamp ash with bookmatched Bubinga top, clear gloss finish.
Neck: Scale length: 34", no truss rod
Fingerboard: Unlined fretless Phenowood w/side dot markers and gloss Urethane finish
Radius: 12"
Nut: Graphite, 1.5" width
Electronics by Bartolini w/ Master volume (w/preamp bypass), pickup blend and stacked bass/treble control. Boost/cut +/15dB.
Pickups designed for Zon by Bartolini. Narrow aperture, passive, linear single coil design. JB style shell.
Hardware:
Machined brass Zon bridge, chrome finish
String spacIng .750"/19mm (string-to-string center)
Tuners: Hipshot Ultralight, chrome finish. Hipshot x-tender included.
Strap buttons are Schaller type, but I have Dunlop style (black finish) available if you prefer those.
Weight is 8.4 lbs.
Built in 1998


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DavidJamesNHBass

DavidJamesNHBass

Nov 20, 2020
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Four Qs from an interested Buyer:
1) Can we get a pic of the back of the headstock showing the Hipshot?
2) No truss, the neck is composite...straight as an arrow? That'd be my biggest concern.
2) I have a bunch of fretless basses, is this a 'play on the dots' neck (they placed the dots where the frets should be) or 'play forward of the dots' (standard placement between where the frets would be). My SRF700 drives me nuts, it's a 'forward' bass. Godin too.
3) Ok, who used the roundwounds on that fretboard (a pic from your Reverb listing)? I see a 2000 grit sanding in its future.
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Jefus

Jefus

Does this amp make my bass sound fat?
Feb 23, 2008
806
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Sacramento
DavidJamesNHBass said:
Four Qs from an interested Buyer:
1) Can we get a pic of the back of the headstock showing the Hipshot?
2) No truss, the neck is composite...straight as an arrow? That'd be my biggest concern.
2) I have a bunch of fretless basses, is this a 'play on the dots' neck (they placed the dots where the frets should be) or 'play forward of the dots' (standard placement between where the frets would be). My SRF700 drives me nuts, it's a 'forward' bass. Godin too.
3) Ok, who used the roundwounds on that fretboard (a pic from your Reverb listing)? I see a 2000 grit sanding in its future.
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Rounds on a Zon fretless aren't as big of a deal as they would be on a normal, wood fretboard. Unless this one is different, his fretboards are made of 'phenowood' (some sort of resin/phenolic/wood combination), and coated.

The lack of truss rod throws some people off, but I've never had an issue with my Sonus-8, and that's a lot of tension on the neck.
 
Matt Power

Matt Power

Supporting Member
Jul 2, 2000
2,520
2,477
Magnolia, TX
A stunning example of a Sonus Special! THE fretless if you are going to play one.

Public Service Announcement AND to put a stop on fretless disinformation, "Using rounds on fretless"....good for you. It doesn't need any sanding at all. Unless someone has been using waaay to much left hand pressure and the board is grooved to the point of causing audibly measurable low spots (which this bass does not, and obviously has been meticulously cared for), it's a part of playing fretless and slight string marks are 100% normal and expected. I am certain you know this; some do not. I apologize (kind of) for the PSA, but TB can often be a source of disinformation. It's a fingerboard, not a mirror.

This should be a quick sale! Good luck, my friend!
 
spufman

spufman

Feb 7, 2005
2,110
1,888
Central CT
Sweet, haven't seen one of these in a while. I had truss-less Sonus 8 and Sonus 4/2 Zons and both necks were spot-on, no issues.
 
Mik Walker

Mik Walker

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Dec 26, 1999
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RileyHagan said:
Is this available again? If so, I sent you a pm awhile ago and I'm still interested
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LandWaterSky said:
I'm interested, too, but it looks like the bass is listed on Reverb.
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I can confirm this bass is sold. It arrived with some unexpected issues which the seller has assured me I will be compensated for. At this point the bass is off the market. If that changes I will let you know. The Reverb listing was deleted a week or so ago...
 
LandWaterSky

LandWaterSky

May 5, 2017
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Hey Mik, thanks so much for letting us know. Sorry you're having issues with the bass.

Mik Walker said:
I can confirm this bass is sold. It arrived with some unexpected issues which the seller has assured me I will be compensated for. At this point the bass is off the market. If that changes I will let you know. The Reverb listing was deleted a week or so ago...
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Mik Walker

Mik Walker

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Dec 26, 1999
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LandWaterSky said:
Hey Mik, thanks so much for letting us know. Sorry you're having issues with the bass.
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Hi. You're welcome for the info. The issues with the bass are relatively minor, just not the sort of unwelcome surprises or shortcomings that are acceptable when dropping $3k3 on a bass. My door is open,the fix is easy.....

Cheers.
 
poppalock

poppalock

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Dec 7, 2022
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Dang!! If it goes back on the market I'll definitely take a number for a shot at it!
 

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