Hey,
So...this one kills me.
I bugged Brad Johnson for almost 10 years about this bass, telling him I'd buy it if he ever decided to sell. Eventually, earlier this year, he did. And excitedly I bought it!
And, as expected, it's incredible.
I used to play fretless almost 50/50 with fretted, but these days I'm playing 99% fretted. I'm not playing professionally as much as I used to due to the demands of school and work, and with upcoming medical school bills I'm trying to be financially prudent.
Given that I have a Hyperbass on the way (well, ordered years ago!), I just can't justify keeping two fretless basses. I love this bass, and after having played easily over 100 Zons, I can definitely conclude that it is the best sounding Zon fretless ever made. So much so, in fact, that my Hyperbass's specs are based directly on this instrument, including the color!! This instrument is incredible.
I don't want to do it, but it is the responsible thing to do. There will be more "responsible" sales coming up, even if I dont *need* the money.
The specs are:
Zon Legacy Std 5
- bolt on neck, 17mm spacing
- unlined fretless board with gloss finish (rare)
- solid figured maple body in trans green (also rare, and their best color!)
- Bart dual pickups
- Polyfusion 2-band pre
- black hardware (Hipshot A bridge and ultralite tuners, both brand new)
The bass overall is in very good condition, though it has the odd mark here and there. I'll get updated pictures with new hardware later today.
The neck is dead straight with light strings and just a slight bit of relief with heavy strings. It does not have a truss rod, but is still correctly adjusted, so no worries there (more on this below).
Price is FIRM $1850 + shipping- comes with a brand new Zon gigbag.
If you want a brand new, fitted Zon hardshell case, let me know and I can get one for you. I'll just charge the cost from Zon (I'll include the invoice to prove that I didn't make money off of it).
Similarly, if you want a truss rod installed, let me know and I can take it to Joe for you to have it installed. I live right nearby and am good friends with him, so it's easy. You can set it up to pay him after purchasing from me, or however you want it. But I can help facilitate it. Honestly though, some older Zon's need the rod, but it's rare. This one does not need one added by any means.
If you want me to install a different preamp in it with the sale, ship me the preamp and I'll throw it in free. I also have an Aguilar OBP-1 and OBP-3 I can throw in for $50.
Pictures from Brad- will get some brighter pictures with the updated hardware today.
So...this one kills me.
I bugged Brad Johnson for almost 10 years about this bass, telling him I'd buy it if he ever decided to sell. Eventually, earlier this year, he did. And excitedly I bought it!
And, as expected, it's incredible.
I used to play fretless almost 50/50 with fretted, but these days I'm playing 99% fretted. I'm not playing professionally as much as I used to due to the demands of school and work, and with upcoming medical school bills I'm trying to be financially prudent.
Given that I have a Hyperbass on the way (well, ordered years ago!), I just can't justify keeping two fretless basses. I love this bass, and after having played easily over 100 Zons, I can definitely conclude that it is the best sounding Zon fretless ever made. So much so, in fact, that my Hyperbass's specs are based directly on this instrument, including the color!! This instrument is incredible.
I don't want to do it, but it is the responsible thing to do. There will be more "responsible" sales coming up, even if I dont *need* the money.
The specs are:
Zon Legacy Std 5
- bolt on neck, 17mm spacing
- unlined fretless board with gloss finish (rare)
- solid figured maple body in trans green (also rare, and their best color!)
- Bart dual pickups
- Polyfusion 2-band pre
- black hardware (Hipshot A bridge and ultralite tuners, both brand new)
The bass overall is in very good condition, though it has the odd mark here and there. I'll get updated pictures with new hardware later today.
The neck is dead straight with light strings and just a slight bit of relief with heavy strings. It does not have a truss rod, but is still correctly adjusted, so no worries there (more on this below).
Price is FIRM $1850 + shipping- comes with a brand new Zon gigbag.
If you want a brand new, fitted Zon hardshell case, let me know and I can get one for you. I'll just charge the cost from Zon (I'll include the invoice to prove that I didn't make money off of it).
Similarly, if you want a truss rod installed, let me know and I can take it to Joe for you to have it installed. I live right nearby and am good friends with him, so it's easy. You can set it up to pay him after purchasing from me, or however you want it. But I can help facilitate it. Honestly though, some older Zon's need the rod, but it's rare. This one does not need one added by any means.
If you want me to install a different preamp in it with the sale, ship me the preamp and I'll throw it in free. I also have an Aguilar OBP-1 and OBP-3 I can throw in for $50.
Pictures from Brad- will get some brighter pictures with the updated hardware today.
