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: | 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! |
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| Author: | NoXX [ September 15th, 2019, 9:07 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Zon Sonus Standard refinished/upgraded |
Wowzah!! 
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| Author: | Jeroen [ September 15th, 2019, 10:42 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Zon Sonus Standard refinished/upgraded |
Nice! So when are you joining Metallica?   Or Sepultura or Machine Head
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| 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! |
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| 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 |
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| 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? Or Sepultura or Machine Head Sounds like a good gig! Also Soufly, Faith no More and on and on! |
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| 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 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Zon Sonus Standard refinished/upgraded |
Oh! Duh! That picture is right there on the site. Interesting! |
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| Author: | donahue [ September 17th, 2019, 7:23 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Zon Sonus Standard refinished/upgraded |
WOW that is awesome!! They did such a good job with the splatter! |
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| Author: | AzWhoFan [ September 18th, 2019, 9:16 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Zon Sonus Standard refinished/upgraded |
love the paint job! |
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| 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! 
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| 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 |
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| 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? |
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| 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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