Have to share a pic the Zon Sonus 519 that got a couple months ago .......
This one came to by way of Jason and Chuck M.
So nice of you guys to pay it forward!
That bass is one of the best looking Zons ever. Congrats!
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That bass is one of the best looking Zons ever. Congrats!
Have to share a pic the Zon Sonus 519 that got a couple months ago .......
This one came to by way of Jason and Chuck M.
So nice of you guys to pay it forward!
Amazing axe! Big up!
Looks like a fun gig Tsar! Great pic.
I'd sure like to see a closeup of that Zon!
The renowned UK session player's initials wouldn't happen to be JG, would they?
Cool! You are very fortunate to own a part of rock history. I spotted the connection due to my slightly obsessive interest in all things Kate Bush. Can you tell us which KB songs the bass appears on?
This is killing me! I've owned several Zon basses including one I had to sell to pay rent in College. Looking hard for a Zon Sonus Special 5. I know one will come up eventually but you guys are really fueling the sickness. At present I am sans Zon 
Thanks a bunch! Yeah, it's a pretty amazing instrument, my only fretted bass right now. It does everything I need it to do with total reliability and incredible playability.
That is a fun gig! We played again tonight at the Monarch Theatre, hope to get a photo tomorrow.
I traded my Zon 5-1 to Bass Sandiego.Mint. Cocoabolo top .Should go up on their site late next week .Always regret selling my basses but can only afford one really nice bass .Was wanting to switch to a Sadowsky NYC 4 string but opted for a Roscoe.Fell in love with the Sadowsky tone off of a Jeff Beck utube video whith Tal Wilkenfeld on bass.Check out her tone on one of her songs titled "Table for one" it can be found on on utube .That is the tone Iam looking for .
Loved my Zon alot,it played the nicest of any bass I have ever owned,The tone wasn't speaking to my heart like the jazz tone on Tals song that I mentioned and on Rush's Subdivisions -my favorite bass tone .Do not like to see that bass go and it did with some regret but nothing ventured nothing gained.I love Zons and may revisit one someday.
I didn't have the extra cash for the Sadowsky so my next stop is A Roscoe SKB 3005 J3.Pretty sure it will be a tone monster like Roscoes are .A friend of mine has one and I like it a lot .He was upset I did not give him a chance at my Zon .The lifelong search for that elusive tone keeps going on and on . I would consider trading my new(have not even received it yet )Roscoe for a Sadowsky NYC 4.If you take a listen to Tals song you may just be gassing for A NYC 4 to add to your collection .Beautiful jazz bass tone.Maybe the Roscoe will be the ticket?Time will tell .
Loved my Zon alot,it played the nicest of any bass I have ever owned,The tone wasn't speaking to my heart like the jazz tone on Tals song that I mentioned and on Rush's Subdivisions -my favorite bass tone .Do not like to see that bass go and it did with some regret but nothing ventured nothing gained.I love Zons and may revisit one someday.
I didn't have the extra cash for the Sadowsky so my next stop is A Roscoe SKB 3005 J3.Pretty sure it will be a tone monster like Roscoes are .A friend of mine has one and I like it a lot .He was upset I did not give him a chance at my Zon .The lifelong search for that elusive tone keeps going on and on . I would consider trading my new(have not even received it yet )Roscoe for a Sadowsky NYC 4.If you take a listen to Tals song you may just be gassing for A NYC 4 to add to your collection .Beautiful jazz bass tone.Maybe the Roscoe will be the ticket?Time will tell .
Ya I bought my last ZON from Chris at Bass San Diego and he's def top notch. So is the shop. I'll be buying again from him very soon, that's for sure!
Tal uses pedals to get that tone and I believe she plays a Metro not a NYC model. If you want that "jazz" tone, you can easily get it with a Carvin SBx000 with the tone knob (not the mid option). Roscoe's are killer basses but they're not the Sadowsky jazz tone.
My experience with my friends Roscoe is the tone is very desirable and it plays very nicely .It did not play as nice as My Zon but nothing ever has.Excited about the double stacked pickup configuration on the back bridge .That should provide some good punch.
Iam getting a Sadowsky NYC someday.The NYC have graphite rods in the neck like the Roscoes .Gotta have the graphite IMO.
Iam getting a Sadowsky NYC someday.The NYC have graphite rods in the neck like the Roscoes .Gotta have the graphite IMO.
One of the things that I loved about my Zon was the feel of that neck and how easily it played .At the same time it hindered me because I would fly around on the neck faster than the Wicked witch of the West on two litres of Mountain Dew chasing monkeys .As cool and as fun as that was it didn't really do much for my groove and I couldn't help myself cause it was so damn fun .
I love Roscoe's. I have an LG3000. I was just stating that it's not the tone of a Sadowsky. Not better, not worse, just different.
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Just snagged this '06 ZON off of eBay. I really like the simplicity of the topless ash body and have been wanting one of their fretless basses for years. It has an upgraded Bart preamp, curious how it will stack up against the polyfysion, which I prefer for fretted zons.
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