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What? No Vinnies up in here?
My VB4:
I've owned 2 black Sonus 4/2's, a trans red Sonus 4, a natural Sonus w/ Lightwave pickup and black hardware, and this Vinny (twice).
Somebody give a brutha a numba
My VB4:
I've owned 2 black Sonus 4/2's, a trans red Sonus 4, a natural Sonus w/ Lightwave pickup and black hardware, and this Vinny (twice).
Somebody give a brutha a numba
I`d love to own a Vinny.
I`ll surely order one with a fancy top (Redwood or Bubinga).
How would you compare it with the other Zons you`ve owned?
The clarity and the thump are both there in equal measure. It's closest to the Sonus 4 due to the single coil pickups (the Sonus 4/2's have dual humbuckers and the Lightwave was, well, a Lightwave). More knobs on the Vinny than the Sonus 4 
and I found the sound easily tweaked from the bass without having to go to the amp.
It is very comfortable to play either sitting or standing. I used to gig it a lot about 5 years ago when I first had it and a couple of shows during the last 6 months or so after I "recovered" it. The reach is slightly longer due to the shorter upper horn but it's not enough to be a problem.
The build quality is all there across the board. I intially worried about tuning stability with the Vinny, but after having it for a few months (the first time) I quickly realized it wasn't an issue. I initially had a disconcerting feeling when I'd see my fretting hand slide up to the first position imagining my hand sliding off the end, but it's not a problem once you get past the visual and just go by feel. Zon actually puts a hump in the back of the neck right where you would find the same hump in a bass with a headstock, so the "feel" is the same. Of all the one's I've had I give the sonic edge to the Vinny. I've heard some folks knocking the Bartolini pickups, but I've never had an issue with them. I like the Barts used in the Zons as well as the Lakies I've used.
and I found the sound easily tweaked from the bass without having to go to the amp. It is very comfortable to play either sitting or standing. I used to gig it a lot about 5 years ago when I first had it and a couple of shows during the last 6 months or so after I "recovered" it. The reach is slightly longer due to the shorter upper horn but it's not enough to be a problem.
The build quality is all there across the board. I intially worried about tuning stability with the Vinny, but after having it for a few months (the first time) I quickly realized it wasn't an issue. I initially had a disconcerting feeling when I'd see my fretting hand slide up to the first position imagining my hand sliding off the end, but it's not a problem once you get past the visual and just go by feel. Zon actually puts a hump in the back of the neck right where you would find the same hump in a bass with a headstock, so the "feel" is the same. Of all the one's I've had I give the sonic edge to the Vinny. I've heard some folks knocking the Bartolini pickups, but I've never had an issue with them. I like the Barts used in the Zons as well as the Lakies I've used.
I guess it might as well be official.
All I can say is ...
. That bass just has class written all over it. How does the hyper sound?
Andy Brown
Commercial User
- Jul 23, 2004
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- Founder/Owner: Wing Instruments
Count me in.
Here are my 3 beauties:
- Sonus 5/2
- Sonus Special 5
- Sonus Special Fretless
Did you buy the Spalted Fretless 4 recently from dabass? It looks like the one I had defretted at the factory... that was a sweet bass.
FYI - if it is that bass, it's got the Sonus Custom electronics.
Yep, that`s the bass.
I agree that it`s a sweeet instrument, and it`s slowly making me improve my fretless intonation.
Have no idea it had Sonus Custom electronics.
I always it was a "standard" Sonus Special preamp, since the Zon web site offers Bart 3band Eq with mid switch as an option.
What`s the difference with the Sonus Custom electronics ?
I can't believe no one has done this one yet. I'll take #1, and assign numbers as they come in!
Here's mine. A 5 string Sonus 519, with a spalted maple top. I'm loving this bass so far.....
That used to be mine.. Great bass..
Well, I guess I'm too lazy to take new pix, so here's pix from a sale thread here where I got it from. She's a knockout in person! pix don't do it justice
hope it's ok to link pix
That was mine too for a little while..
Well, no number for me, but I sure enjoyed my three Zon basses when I had them.
Sonus Custom Fretless 5 w/ piezo, flame amethyst.
Lightwave Fretless
Sonus Custom 5, nat. quilt.
I kinda wonder where they are now, I haven't seen 'em round here.
enjoy the club fellas!
Sonus Custom Fretless 5 w/ piezo, flame amethyst.
Lightwave Fretless
Sonus Custom 5, nat. quilt.
I kinda wonder where they are now, I haven't seen 'em round here.
enjoy the club fellas!
No number for me...yet. Eventually I want to get a VB4 and a Hyperbass and a fretted Sonus or two and a fretless Sonus or two. First I need to figure out where I'll get the money for them.
I've posted pix of my Zon Sonus Lightwave here before, but here you go:
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I would like my number to be c because that's the speed of light. Alternatively, I could be #186,282 because that's how many miles per second light goes.
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I would like my number to be c because that's the speed of light. Alternatively, I could be #186,282 because that's how many miles per second light goes.
All I can say is ...
Sounds phenominal!
Andy Brown
Commercial User
- Jul 23, 2004
- 5,675
- 312
- Disclosures
- Founder/Owner: Wing Instruments
No number for me. . . yet. Sold my Special fretless 5, and Sonus fretless 4 (BIG mistake
). For coyoteboy, and anyone else in the know, what do you think of the Zon Lightwave fretless basses? Say, compared to a regular Zon Sonus fretless. . .
Thanks!
Here's mine. A 5 string Sonus 519, with a spalted maple top. I'm loving this bass so far.....
That really is stunning. One of the nicest Zons I have seen! I hope to get a Zon someday, I feel they are about the best fretless basses you can buy these days. A four string Sonus with a lined board, bartolini humbuckers close to the bridge and black hardware would be perfect. Maybe I'd have myself a nice flamed maple top on there too!
That really is stunning. One of the nicest Zons I have seen! I hope to get a Zon someday, I feel they are about the best fretless basses you can buy these days. A four string Sonus with a lined board, bartolini humbuckers close to the bridge and black hardware would be perfect. Maybe I'd have myself a nice flamed maple top on there too!
+1.
Seems to be you`re describing my Sonus fretless
I`ll try to post better pictures tonight. It`s simply amazing. Even unplugged you get a mwah to die for.
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