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Official Zon Club Part 2
- Thread starter Bryan R. Tyler
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agreed!No pics, no new bass week.
Since it is not here yet, it does NOT exist. Therefore I can not tell you that it is the very first ... oops ... sorry about that
That's an interesting idea. Given the only Hyperbass I've ever seen in real life was in the hands of Mr. Manring himself (at least four times), I've always interpreted the Hipshot x-tenders to be one of several core attributes of the Hyperbass (which they likely are).
Now if there were x-tenders down at the bottom of the Vinny strings, where the tuners for the Vinny already are, and given most bassists are right-handed, that could be spectacular in a very usable way.
Has there ever been a Vinny, in history, with Hipshot x-tenders? Would it even be possible? or would the x-tenders have to be redesigned?
The core of the Hyperbass is the detuning bridge, not the Hipshots. You could probably just fit the bridge on a Vinny, but by making it headless you've removed half of the 8 detuning elements, which takes away a fair bit of the purpose.
You can put a bunch of X-tenders on any instrument- it's the proprietary detuning bridge that makes it the full Hyperbass.
Mixing the Vinny with that wouldn't really make sense. Though I suppose you could do a Vinny with an extended cutaway, but when the ergonomics get messed with, and pretty quickly I think you'd be needing to redefine exactly what it is you are looking for the instrument to do beyond novelty.
You can put a bunch of X-tenders on any instrument- it's the proprietary detuning bridge that makes it the full Hyperbass.
Mixing the Vinny with that wouldn't really make sense. Though I suppose you could do a Vinny with an extended cutaway, but when the ergonomics get messed with, and pretty quickly I think you'd be needing to redefine exactly what it is you are looking for the instrument to do beyond novelty.
You would need a complete redesign of the bridge as you also need your tuners there. To design and machine such a part for a one off bass would make it extremely expensive
Read the second half of that sentence- I was intentionally ignoring the fact that the tuners are there and saying that the bridge as it is now would just barely fit along the string axis as it is (and would obviously necessitate a headed bass).
It actually wouldn't be difficult to incorporate tuners in their bridge design, but would still be expensive to build and would completely miss the point of the Hyperbass setup as you'd still yield only half the functionality.
It actually wouldn't be difficult to incorporate tuners in their bridge design, but would still be expensive to build and would completely miss the point of the Hyperbass setup as you'd still yield only half the functionality.
I did read the second half...yes and you did mention that it removes half the functionality. I just want to make sure that owf knows that you cannot, at least at this time, without major expense build a vinny/hyper hybrid even if you only wanted half the functionality. I do believe that Zon Hyperbass Version 1 comes only with hipshot detuners and not the detunable bridge - again only half the functionality
If you have pics, those might be enough to justify your NBW, even if it isn't there yet.
I do not even have pics or specs or anything. It is new and it is the first of it's kind and I am stoked and wish I had it NOW
I guess I'm FINALLY a member of the club!
Here's some progress pics of my lefty Zon Sonus 519 with a buckeye burl top, swamp ash body, wenge tone block... it will also have a buckeye ramp made from the same top piece that the body was made from.
The bass is almost completely finished and I should have it in a couple of weeks!!!
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Here's a pic of the raw wood top, after a little naptha bath so I could get an idea of what it would look like finished...
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Sanding, smoothing and shaping...
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Here is a good shot of the wenge tone block... you can see how deceiving a buckeye burl top looks when it's dry and dusty.
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Here is the body after it was cleaned up, with an initial coat of grain filler/enhancer applied before it went to the booth for clear coat!!
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I am VERY excited for this bass... a Zon has been a dream of mine for a VERY long time. Due to recent events (yes, it's good news), my buying/selling/purchasing days will be over for a few years, so I'm glad I was able to fit this one in beforehand!
Right now, Joe Zon is waiting on the electronics (split coil "skinnys" specially wound for lefty!)... so I hope the Bartolini crew comes through for me so I can get this bass before my big show on New Year's Eve.
Anyway, hope you enjoyed the pics... let me know what you think!!!
Here's some progress pics of my lefty Zon Sonus 519 with a buckeye burl top, swamp ash body, wenge tone block... it will also have a buckeye ramp made from the same top piece that the body was made from.
The bass is almost completely finished and I should have it in a couple of weeks!!!
*** FINGERS CROSSED ***
Here's a pic of the raw wood top, after a little naptha bath so I could get an idea of what it would look like finished...
[Invalid or Expired Link Removed]
Sanding, smoothing and shaping...
[Invalid or Expired Link Removed]
Here is a good shot of the wenge tone block... you can see how deceiving a buckeye burl top looks when it's dry and dusty.
[Invalid or Expired Link Removed]
Here is the body after it was cleaned up, with an initial coat of grain filler/enhancer applied before it went to the booth for clear coat!!
[Invalid or Expired Link Removed]
I am VERY excited for this bass... a Zon has been a dream of mine for a VERY long time. Due to recent events (yes, it's good news), my buying/selling/purchasing days will be over for a few years, so I'm glad I was able to fit this one in beforehand!
Right now, Joe Zon is waiting on the electronics (split coil "skinnys" specially wound for lefty!)... so I hope the Bartolini crew comes through for me so I can get this bass before my big show on New Year's Eve.
Anyway, hope you enjoyed the pics... let me know what you think!!!
Burl has always offered something truly unique, in the vein of, but beyond, even the most intricate of spalted maple, perhaps. And with those specific markings, it's better even than a serial number in tracking this specific bass for the rest of its life (which could be 50+ years). I have long admired how Zon pays attention to even small details, like keeping the subtle grain of the ash body parallel with the edge of the topwood, for example. Even my 2002 Sonus has that. But this beauty? wow. Major congrats.
I guess I'm FINALLY a member of the club!
Here's some progress pics of my lefty Zon Sonus 519 with a buckeye burl top, swamp ash body, wenge tone block... it will also have a buckeye ramp made from the same top piece that the body was made from.
The bass is almost completely finished and I should have it in a couple of weeks!!!
*** FINGERS CROSSED ***
Here's a pic of the raw wood top, after a little naptha bath so I could get an idea of what it would look like finished...
[Invalid or Expired Link Removed]
Sanding, smoothing and shaping after CNC...
[Invalid or Expired Link Removed]
Here is a good shot of the wenge tone block... you can see how deceiving a buckeye burl top looks when it's dry and dusty.
[Invalid or Expired Link Removed]
Here is the body after it was cleaned up, with an initial coat of grain filler/enhancer applied before it went to the booth for clear coat!!
[Invalid or Expired Link Removed]
I am VERY excited for this bass... a Zon has been a dream of mine for a VERY long time. Due to recent events (yes, it's good news), my buying/selling/purchasing days will be over for a few years, so I'm glad I was able to fit this one in beforehand!
Right now, Joe Zon is waiting on the electronics (split coil "skinnys" specially wound for lefty!)... so I hope the Bartolini crew comes through for me so I can get this bass before my big show on New Year's Eve.
Anyway, hope you enjoyed the pics... let me know what you think!!!
Congrats -hopefully you will not have to wait too long for the pickups.
THAT is an incredible looking top! Congratulations - this looks to be a very unique bass, and I bet it will sound as good as it looks!
I guess I'm FINALLY a member of the club!
Here's some progress pics of my lefty Zon Sonus 519 with a buckeye burl top, swamp ash body, wenge tone block... it will also have a buckeye ramp made from the same top piece that the body was made from.
The bass is almost completely finished and I should have it in a couple of weeks!!!
*** FINGERS CROSSED ***
Here's a pic of the raw wood top, after a little naptha bath so I could get an idea of what it would look like finished...
[Invalid or Expired Link Removed]
Sanding, smoothing and shaping after CNC...
[Invalid or Expired Link Removed]
Here is a good shot of the wenge tone block... you can see how deceiving a buckeye burl top looks when it's dry and dusty.
[Invalid or Expired Link Removed]
Here is the body after it was cleaned up, with an initial coat of grain filler/enhancer applied before it went to the booth for clear coat!!
[Invalid or Expired Link Removed]
I am VERY excited for this bass... a Zon has been a dream of mine for a VERY long time. Due to recent events (yes, it's good news), my buying/selling/purchasing days will be over for a few years, so I'm glad I was able to fit this one in beforehand!
Right now, Joe Zon is waiting on the electronics (split coil "skinnys" specially wound for lefty!)... so I hope the Bartolini crew comes through for me so I can get this bass before my big show on New Year's Eve.
Anyway, hope you enjoyed the pics... let me know what you think!!!
Beautiful!!! Keep us posted!!!
Thanks everyone!
I was on the horn with Joe today (I'm helping him out with a couple of things) and he gave me a quick update at the end of the convo... I try to never ask cuz I know he's so busy.
Anyway, he said that the finish would be hardened by Mon/Tues and assembly should start by the middle of the week... so if I'm lucky enough to have the electronics by then, the bass could ship out as early as next Friday!
I just assumed they did since they got the body carved so fast... it was literally only like a couple of days (maybe 3?)after I picked the top when Joe sent me the pics of the body being sanded.
Crazy!
Thanks for steering me straight on that... good information to have for when I tell the story a thousand more times!
I was on the horn with Joe today (I'm helping him out with a couple of things) and he gave me a quick update at the end of the convo... I try to never ask cuz I know he's so busy.
Anyway, he said that the finish would be hardened by Mon/Tues and assembly should start by the middle of the week... so if I'm lucky enough to have the electronics by then, the bass could ship out as early as next Friday!
They didn't have extra black, unfortunately... so I just went with black. I couldn't imagine it in any other color.
D'OH!
I just assumed they did since they got the body carved so fast... it was literally only like a couple of days (maybe 3?)after I picked the top when Joe sent me the pics of the body being sanded.
Crazy!
Thanks for steering me straight on that... good information to have for when I tell the story a thousand more times!
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