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For sale Zon Sonus 8 Quilt Maple blue - 1650

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$1,650.00
Strings
8
Status
This item has been sold and is no longer available!

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Zon Sonus 8 string, quilt maple / black hardware
Sounds great, plays like a Zon Sonus.
Older preamp arrangement - stacked V V / T T. All electronics / hardware is stock.

This is a non truss-rod Zon. I'm still not sure why Joe bothered to start using truss rods - I've owned several Zons and the necks are always rock solid.

In very good condition, just a few hard to see dings.
With hardshell case (shown)

No trades - none. Sorry.
Paypal / Conus

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Hans Gruber

Hans Gruber

Jun 18, 2003
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OMG, I so remember when these first came out. The Bass Player review was so stellar and I have dreamed of having one of these for years! I wish could justify picking it up!
 
spufman

spufman

Feb 7, 2005
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Nice. One of my few sold basses that I actually miss was the Sonus 8. Mine was the actual one reviewed in BP way back then, now it lives in Hawaii! glwts
 
Bob_Ross

Bob_Ross

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Dec 29, 2012
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SanDiegoHarry said:
This is a non truss-rod Zon. I'm still not sure why Joe bothered to start using truss rods - I've owned several Zons and the necks are always rock solid.
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The implication is that this one too has been solid, but, having been bit in the ass by both non-trussrod graphite-necked instruments and 8-string instruments in the past, I can't not ask:

Neck is straight, no bows or twists, and action is uniform end-to-end?

Thanks.
 
SanDiegoHarry

SanDiegoHarry

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Aug 11, 2008
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Yes - so far as I can tell, I can play every note on it with zero issue.

Not sure why Zon felt that they needed to add a truss rod - it makes the necks thicker and I see no benefit. I've owned... yikes - about 10 Zons over the years, none with truss rods and neck instability has *never* been an issue.
 
SanDiegoHarry

SanDiegoHarry

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Aug 11, 2008
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spufman said:
My rod-less Sonus 8 had no neck issues at all, nor did my rod-less 4/2.
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I think that Joe must have started with the Truss rods when he went to 35" - and decided it was a "marketing thing". I've played brand new, top of the line Zons and I prefer the old ones.
 
ENDEENDEA

ENDEENDEA

Oct 3, 2011
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What Year Is That & Do You Know What Years They Were Made ?
Why Did They Stop Making Them ?
I Just Got A Semi-Acoustic 6 In Walnut & Love It.
Thanks.
 
Dirk Diggler

Dirk Diggler

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Mar 3, 2004
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The first 2 digits of the serial number should tell you the year.

Very nice Zon by the way, I own 2 fretless non truss rod Zons, never a movement on either.
I can't believe this hasn't been sold yet.
 
RodRy

RodRy

Jul 1, 2018
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spufman said:
Nice. One of my few sold basses that I actually miss was the Sonus 8. Mine was the actual one reviewed in BP way back then, now it lives in Hawaii! glwts
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That red bass is for sale again by Jon in Hawaii. I think he's asking a dear price for it, but it's on Reverb if you want to check it out.
 
spufman

spufman

Feb 7, 2005
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Dear price indeed! Sweet bass to be sure. Thanks for the tip, always fun to watch the travels of an instrument.
 
RodRy

RodRy

Jul 1, 2018
11,573
61,861
Kalamazoo, MI
Anyone know who bought this blue beauty? It would be nice to hear what's happened to it in the meantime.
 

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