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Zon Sonus Standard refinished/upgraded
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Author:  paulo [ September 15th, 2019, 4:57 pm ]
Post subject:  Zon Sonus Standard refinished/upgraded

I thought you guys like to see this one, I sent the body for a paint job at GPG and upgraded the pickups with a set of Nordstrand Zen Blades.
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Author:  tim [ September 15th, 2019, 6:14 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Zon Sonus Standard refinished/upgraded

That's killer!

Author:  NoXX [ September 15th, 2019, 9:07 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Zon Sonus Standard refinished/upgraded

Wowzah!! :shock:

Author:  Jeroen [ September 15th, 2019, 10:42 pm ]
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Nice! So when are you joining Metallica? 8-)

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Or Sepultura or Machine Head 8-)

Author:  pjmuck [ September 16th, 2019, 10:54 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Zon Sonus Standard refinished/upgraded

That's pretty awesome. I remember how disappointed I was with the thin veneer of the original finish on these basses. This is definitely an upgrade!

Author:  superheavydeathmetal [ September 16th, 2019, 12:13 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Zon Sonus Standard refinished/upgraded

Awesome finish, man!

What do you know about those pickups? They have 4 conductors, so I suppose they must be humbuckers of a sort, but I am curious as to how they are wound. The website says, "classic sidewinder-style," but I have never heard of that before.

https://nordstrandaudio.com/collections/4-string-soapbar-bass-pickups/products/zen-blade-4

Author:  paulo [ September 16th, 2019, 2:06 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Zon Sonus Standard refinished/upgraded

Jeroen wrote:
Nice! So when are you joining Metallica? 8-)

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Or Sepultura or Machine Head 8-)

Sounds like a good gig!
Also Soufly, Faith no More and on and on!

Author:  paulo [ September 16th, 2019, 2:10 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Zon Sonus Standard refinished/upgraded

superheavydeathmetal wrote:
Awesome finish, man!

What do you know about those pickups? They have 4 conductors, so I suppose they must be humbuckers of a sort, but I am curious as to how they are wound. The website says, "classic sidewinder-style," but I have never heard of that before.

https://nordstrandaudio.com/collections/4-string-soapbar-bass-pickups/products/zen-blade-4

These are humbuckers but instead stack one on top of the other, they're sideways.
I know nothing much about these, got the set used on TB but they do sound great!
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Author:  superheavydeathmetal [ September 16th, 2019, 3:18 pm ]
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Oh! Duh! That picture is right there on the site.

Interesting!

Author:  donahue [ September 17th, 2019, 7:23 am ]
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WOW that is awesome!! They did such a good job with the splatter!

Author:  AzWhoFan [ September 18th, 2019, 9:16 am ]
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love the paint job!

Author:  fivebass52 [ September 18th, 2019, 8:00 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Zon Sonus Standard refinished/upgraded

That is one Bitchin' lookin' paint job! And I like that you weren't concerned about painting an expensive bass to your liking, and not worrying about potential re-sale value... in fact, you most likely increased it! :)

Author:  screambasses [ September 19th, 2019, 4:11 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Zon Sonus Standard refinished/upgraded

Looks awesome! I'm beginning to think that they should rename their business to Guitar Paint GUY.

pete

Author:  donahue [ September 21st, 2019, 11:22 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Zon Sonus Standard refinished/upgraded

I like this bass more and more every time I look at it. I've never touched a Zon. How does it sound and feel?

Author:  paulo [ September 21st, 2019, 6:33 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Zon Sonus Standard refinished/upgraded

It sounded fine with the original pickups but I wanted to try the Nordies, no regret!
The overall feel and sound of this bass is great, I still have the original 3 band preamp installed and it does the job.
I was able to purchase this bass at a great price (no low ball on my end, I paid what the seller asked for), that's why I decided to give it a refin. The veneer made it look horrible like my grandma's furniture.
I believe this was the only one Sonus Legacy sold by Adirondack Guitars as the wood grain matched 100% before the refin.
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