Well this is a pleasant surprise! Got an email from Martin on Saturday. My bass is done and shipping tomorrow! First photos I've seen of it. It's a beaut!
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Zon basses - is everything OK ?
- Thread starter Rumblefisher
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Your patience has enabled one more Special 5 to birth in this world, a community of bassist is thanking you
(looking forward the NBD and Pictures)
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Really looking forward to pics of this! I need something to help keep my hope alive!
In this case I am! But I can't get around the whole "it has to actually arrive before I can take photos of it" problem...
Tracking says estimated delivery tomorrow!
Couldn't you post the photos from the email you got from Zon?
And head to the Zon Club to make happy NBD post : Official Zon Club Part 5 | Page 160 | TalkBass.com
Let's keep this thread for the order "challenges"
Let's keep this thread for the order "challenges"
- Dec 21, 2007
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It's important for this thread to also note when orders were delivered.
If the "I didn't get my bass" posts are here and the "I finally got my bass " posts are *there*, then it looks, upon reading this thread, like nothing was delivered.
agreed agreed, i'm really happy to see when new basses are being delivered
Here you go!
Zon Sonus Special 5
Albino Bubinga top, with Blue/Black finish
Ordered: Aug '20
Quoted: 10-12 months
Received: Nov '23
Hard to get a good photo as the finish is heavily dependent on lighting. Can look anywhere from solid black to translucent purple undertones with the wood grain.
I'm still putting through testing, but I love it so far. Sounds and plays great.
The big question... did the wait sour my opinion of it? No. I thought it would, but the instant Martin sent me completed photos I forgot all about that. It's here now and I don't need to buy another bass for a long time (said that before...)
Also, it comes in a cool cardboard box that my cat likes.
Zon Sonus Special 5
Albino Bubinga top, with Blue/Black finish
Ordered: Aug '20
Quoted: 10-12 months
Received: Nov '23
Hard to get a good photo as the finish is heavily dependent on lighting. Can look anywhere from solid black to translucent purple undertones with the wood grain.
I'm still putting through testing, but I love it so far. Sounds and plays great.
The big question... did the wait sour my opinion of it? No. I thought it would, but the instant Martin sent me completed photos I forgot all about that. It's here now and I don't need to buy another bass for a long time (said that before...)
Also, it comes in a cool cardboard box that my cat likes.
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Wooooh, such a beauty! We need more pic
Did you go with the polyfusion preamp? This is not the "standard" on the Special right?
Gorgeous! General question- how is the low B (and this is 34” scale?) ? I’m contemplating switching my BG4 on order to a BG5 but the one Sonus 5 I played (nearly 30 years ago) had a slushy B. It was probably the setup but it scared me away for a while.
I had this discussion with Martin when first ordering it. This was my first 5 and at the time I was under the impression you needed 35" for a low B. Martin said they weren't really seeing a difference in sound/feel and the 35" just made people work harder, so they stopped doing them.
In between ordering this and receiving it, I also bought a 34" 5 string Fodera. Both are great. I'm guessing whatever issues you had long ago were from a poor setup or possibly not a good gauge.
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Never heard of the polyfusion. This is the standard.
My custom headless Sonus 5 is 34" scale - that was Zon's recommendation and I was totally cool with it based on my experience with Sadowsky B strings. Of course the Zon has a killer B. I agree that the slushy B on the Zon you tried was either a bad string or a dead one.
