There is really something special with Zon basses... Every time I use another bass fir whatever reason I start missing my Zon... 
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- Apr 29, 2003
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man I'm loving this bass... It just plays and sounds like a dream. I could definitely see a sonus custom special in my future!
I have not had problems communicating with the shop. I have talked to Joe via email and on the blower but I decided not to pester the shop - I have another Zon to play and I have been through 'the process' before. There are no problems with the bass. The specs are standard. There were no long Bartolini delays. Joe found wood for the top within a year of the order. It has been kiln dried. He sent a photo - it looks great. It is just that they are a small shop and they have been building basses for other people. I was just wondering if I am tail-end Charlie? I am curious if anyone else has been waiting for longer than 27 months for a 'standard build'?
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If I were you, I definitely would be communicating with Joe right now and here's why, like you said they are a small shop and with those work load restraints they are prioritizing and planning for and around the NAMM show (Jan 14') during this month of October. So if it's even close to being done check in and get a progress report from Joe and then ask if at all can be completed by or before NAMM.
- Apr 3, 2003
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- Apr 3, 2003
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His hair is looking unusually well controlled in that picture!
Yeah, must be Photoshopped.
Officially back in the Zon club and very happy about that.Changing from High beams (wich I do love very much)to sunbeams and from 18 inch to 10 inch transducers.I think the resulting changes will be desirable.Eventually I am going to Bi -amp my rig and send my low frequencies into a Sansamp RPM /Crown Power amp to keep the lows on the B good clean and taught with the rest going thru a Mesa BB750 into a four ten .
A Sonus BG4 has been on my GAS-list for 5-ish years. I am still hoping that one might appear in the classifieds again...
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BTW, I take it from the bass pictured that it will be all passive, or at least not having EQ controls on the front of the bass?
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BTW, I take it from the bass pictured that it will be all passive, or at least not having EQ controls on the front of the bass?
Received my first Zon, a 519, from fellow TBer Pickles on Thursday (thanks buddy, you rock!)...
It is friggin' amazing! Great way to kick off reconvening of the band. Bandmates are just as in love with it as I am.
The articulation on this thing is completely mental. I've never heard anything like it. I cannot believe the clarity on the B string. I can hear EVERYTHING.
I do believe that I foresee a sell off of the other basses in my stable here in the not too distant future... This thing makes me not want to play anything else!
The only problem: Kicking myself for not stepping up to a custom bass sooner. Did NOT know what I was missing!
It is friggin' amazing! Great way to kick off reconvening of the band. Bandmates are just as in love with it as I am.
The articulation on this thing is completely mental. I've never heard anything like it. I cannot believe the clarity on the B string. I can hear EVERYTHING.
I do believe that I foresee a sell off of the other basses in my stable here in the not too distant future... This thing makes me not want to play anything else!
The only problem: Kicking myself for not stepping up to a custom bass sooner. Did NOT know what I was missing!
Thats actually a regular sonus 5 not a 519 (which would be the same other than 35" scale and 19mm string spacing). Glad you love it, really is an A+ grade bass.
Was not aware that the regular 5 comes with these electronics?
Honestly, all I really care about is that is says Zon, Sonus, and USA on the headstock, and that it is so good that it makes me want to lock myself in my room with it and shirk my responsibilities. LOL!
Oh, it's love alright. In fact, I just finished shooting pics of my other basses to get them ready to go on the block. None of them are going to get any attention from me now that this thing in the house.
Honestly, all I really care about is that is says Zon, Sonus, and USA on the headstock, and that it is so good that it makes me want to lock myself in my room with it and shirk my responsibilities. LOL!
Oh, it's love alright. In fact, I just finished shooting pics of my other basses to get them ready to go on the block. None of them are going to get any attention from me now that this thing in the house.
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Joe and the gang knocked both basses completely out of the park. The TJ6 was the first custom instrument I'd ordered, and the first in the $3000+ range (having spent the better part of a decade prior playing a Modulus Q5 I'd ordered new). The TJ6 just blew me away when I first played it. It was, and forever shall be, the benchmark for great instruments for me.
I've owned and ordered a ton of basses, but those two and my Fodera MG5 were the only three basses I've ever ordered where everything was so perfect. You pick them up, play them for a few seconds, and just breath a sigh of relief because you realize how lucky you are to have people that skilled building you something to make music with.
(My Benavente was pretty close, but he used the wrong string spacing. It's a keeper despite that.)
It is nice to reward people who are really, really good at something.
My TJ6 feels like I've played it all my life. Joe was really great about asking me what I wanted so I would not want to put the bass down
Bill's bass has an active preamp with a single volume control on deck, and has all of the EQ and pickup blend controls available inside the control cavity. They are adjusted using little mini-pots similar to the gain control you sometimes see on a preamp.
It's a "set it and forget it" kind of set-up for those of us who don't ever touch their knobs during a gig... John Wetton's "Il Gatto Nero" bass doesn't have ANY knobs on deck!
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Personally, I LOVE the idea, as I am not a knob tweaker... although I would have a single stacked knob with two volumes (one for each pickup).
If that is not your thing, then it shouldn't be a problem for the guys to set you up with a more standard "outboard" control arrangement.
I agree. Although I currently have a 4-band EQ on my main bass, I tend to set the tone for the venue, not altering it during the show. It makes sense.
My Zon is the nicest playing bass that I have ever owned .The reason I switched to Modulus and now Zon was due to higher action on wood necks.I still prefer the tone of a maple neck.When I was younger high action never bothered me -all basses were like that .
I was young and did not have injuries to my wrists and arms.
If you happen to come to this thread wondering about Zon,having heard good things and or gathering info about a possible Zon purchase there are a few things that are a fact.Zon basses play extremely well .The playability is the best of any bass that I have played .The construction is flawless.When I went to adjust my truss rod (wich requires taking the neck off) the neck pocket was so tight I had trouble getting it away from the body.The sound from a composite neck is different than that from a wood neck .Any material that an instrument is made from is going to affect tone .Zon basses have a unique tone.Zon necks along with Modulus necks are the most stable neck in the industry.The necks are slim,very comfortable,fast and afford you extremely low action.It makes playing easy,comfortable and more enjoyable.
I was young and did not have injuries to my wrists and arms.
If you happen to come to this thread wondering about Zon,having heard good things and or gathering info about a possible Zon purchase there are a few things that are a fact.Zon basses play extremely well .The playability is the best of any bass that I have played .The construction is flawless.When I went to adjust my truss rod (wich requires taking the neck off) the neck pocket was so tight I had trouble getting it away from the body.The sound from a composite neck is different than that from a wood neck .Any material that an instrument is made from is going to affect tone .Zon basses have a unique tone.Zon necks along with Modulus necks are the most stable neck in the industry.The necks are slim,very comfortable,fast and afford you extremely low action.It makes playing easy,comfortable and more enjoyable.
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