Recent content by FreeWilly

Oh, please do! :hyper:

I can't answer for deepend, but on my bass the neck goes from 5,7 cm (2,25 inches) at the saddle to 9 cm (3,56 inches) at the end of the fretboard. The body is quite small, which makes the neck look bigger than it is.

No worries. BTW: I was told (when I bought the bass, ie. a long time ago) that Tune was a sister company to Blade (I assume this: Invalid Link Removed). Do you know if there's any truth in that?

That's quite nice! Normally I'm not too fond of that shape, but in combination with the gorgeous wood it really works.

Do you have any information on when they *started* printing serial numbers on their basses? I ask since mine doesn't have any (but it couldn't have been made later than 1990 as that's when it was bought).

I've finally received an answer from the guy I bought my bass from, and he tells me this: He bought the bass in 1990, and in 1992 he decided to spice up the sound (the original pickups "were noisy and lacked punch") so he changed the pickups to EMG:s and added an active EQ. The pickup...

PSW means Pearl Snow White, as per http://www.flickr.com/photos/26493078@N05/4433679869/sizes/l/ (left column)

FM is probably Flamed Maple, as can be seen here: [Invalid or Expired Link Removed] According to this page http://www.flickr.com/photos/26493078@N05/4433679869/sizes/l/ there are models called "T" for "transparent", and if you look at the bottom of the left column there's some text missing...

Thank you for the scans! This is interesting. It seems that my (and MoonDoggy's) basses are Somnus ZiII-6WN (or PD) with Walnut wood sandwiching a mahogany core, with a maple neck and ebony fretboard. (I'm not 100% on the walnut, it could be Paduak.) Edit: Damn, seems those four woods...

That is a *really* nice instrument. And nice pictures too. So I can enjoy your post both as a bass player and as a (hobby) photographer! :p

That would be much appreciated!

I found my old teacher and emailed him, asking about the name. He thinks it was called "zomnus 2" or similar, and when I searched for that name I found this guy's youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/miguelitowoot

Well, there are prices on the right, so it looks like it. I'd guess it's some sort of online marketplace for used instruments.

I've got no idea, this is just what a quick Google Images search produced. But it's interesting to dig.

I'm unable to find images of a Zi-I on Google, but as far as I can see that version with the rounded bottom is either a Zi-I or a Zi-III. Here's a five-string Zi-II with the slanted bridge [Invalid or Expired Link Removed] And on this page there are a couple of Zi-3 and Zi-4:s, neither of...