He really knocked it out. I didn’t request the wood covers (didn’t know he made them) and he made them radiused (Bartolini had stopped making the radiused pickups at the time of order). Very cool.
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Zon basses - is everything OK ?
- Thread starter Rumblefisher
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Absolutely stunning. Very close to the instrument I would've ordered years ago if I could. I bet it sounds and plays incredible. Congrats!!!
Is the volume control also the switching mechanism? Love the instrument, but having a hard time imagining how pickup selection and coil tapping happens with only a single knob?!?
I have rear accessible trim pots for Volume / Volume / Bass / Mid / Treble / Level. The volume knob on the front is push pull for coil tapping.
Sure love to see a dedicated review thread for that work of art there.
Oh, so how do you select pickups then, or are they both always on?
They're both always on. I can take the volume on one to zero and compensate overall mix with the level pot. I'm overly paranoid about accidentally changing settings when recording. This is the second time I've had him do this on a bass (it sounds like fairly hard to wire).
There may be a small pot you can adjust with a flat head screwdriver in the control cavity.
The battery is brand new, the sound is incredible and not distorted but way too loud. And the gain on the preamp must be set nearly off.
I can lower the pickups, but that will result in a less responsive attack. The distance between strings and pickups is approx. 8 to 10mm.
Strings are most probably Ernie Ball 2832 Regular Slinky, but I'm not sure.
I can lower the pickups, but that will result in a less responsive attack. The distance between strings and pickups is approx. 8 to 10mm.
Strings are most probably Ernie Ball 2832 Regular Slinky, but I'm not sure.
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You‘re right, I will check that. Thanks for that exact looking.
The battery is brand new but seems old stock, omg.
The battery is brand new but seems old stock, omg.
Very cool! An early one, I would guess. Before they added the internal mid trim pot (which can indeed get quite loud) which was in turn before actually putting the mid control on the front.
Love the old school logo too.
As for your volume, I can only suggest playing with the EQ. One thing I love about Zons is that the EQ is usable ALL the way up and down. So yeah, you can definitely crank it and will still sound fine but may be way hotter than another bass.
Grats on an awesome score!
Love the old school logo too.
As for your volume, I can only suggest playing with the EQ. One thing I love about Zons is that the EQ is usable ALL the way up and down. So yeah, you can definitely crank it and will still sound fine but may be way hotter than another bass.
Grats on an awesome score!
I just want to point out something that I think should be obvious, but clearly is not.
Rumblefish and the others who had to wait years after promise date could EASILY file a case in small claims court against Joe Zon. You don't need a lawyer in a case this cut and dried, and filing a small claims case is incredibly inexpensive. A few days in court would quickly change the way Zon does business, and it would resolve your issues as well.
Don't be a sucker that enables unfair business practices. Initiate positive change and fairness by using the law.
Rumblefish and the others who had to wait years after promise date could EASILY file a case in small claims court against Joe Zon. You don't need a lawyer in a case this cut and dried, and filing a small claims case is incredibly inexpensive. A few days in court would quickly change the way Zon does business, and it would resolve your issues as well.
Don't be a sucker that enables unfair business practices. Initiate positive change and fairness by using the law.
There are legal limits to that sort of policy though and it's an unfair business practice to tell people they can't have their money back regardless of broken promises and omitted deadlines.
