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 Post subject: Zon Sonus Standard refinished/upgraded
PostPosted: September 15th, 2019, 4:57 pm 
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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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 Post subject: Re: Zon Sonus Standard refinished/upgraded
PostPosted: September 15th, 2019, 6:14 pm 
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That's killer!
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PostPosted: September 15th, 2019, 9:07 pm 
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Wowzah!! :shock:

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 Post subject: Re: Zon Sonus Standard refinished/upgraded
PostPosted: 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-)

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PostPosted: September 16th, 2019, 10:54 am 
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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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 Post subject: Re: Zon Sonus Standard refinished/upgraded
PostPosted: September 16th, 2019, 12:13 pm 
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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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 Post subject: Re: Zon Sonus Standard refinished/upgraded
PostPosted: September 16th, 2019, 2:06 pm 
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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!
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 Post subject: Re: Zon Sonus Standard refinished/upgraded
PostPosted: September 16th, 2019, 2:10 pm 
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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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 Post subject: Re: Zon Sonus Standard refinished/upgraded
PostPosted: September 16th, 2019, 3:18 pm 
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Oh! Duh! That picture is right there on the site.

Interesting!

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I never really "got" what a Rick is capable of until I ran it stereo a few times in my college band. We used to call it the "Piano of Doom". You get all the bottom and all the top in total a**kicking mode.

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 Post subject: Re: Zon Sonus Standard refinished/upgraded
PostPosted: September 17th, 2019, 7:23 am 
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WOW that is awesome!! They did such a good job with the splatter!
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 Post subject: Re: Zon Sonus Standard refinished/upgraded
PostPosted: September 18th, 2019, 9:16 am 
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love the paint job!
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 Post subject: Re: Zon Sonus Standard refinished/upgraded
PostPosted: September 18th, 2019, 8:00 pm 
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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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 Post subject: Re: Zon Sonus Standard refinished/upgraded
PostPosted: September 19th, 2019, 4:11 am 
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Looks awesome! I'm beginning to think that they should rename their business to Guitar Paint GUY.

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 Post subject: Re: Zon Sonus Standard refinished/upgraded
PostPosted: September 21st, 2019, 11:22 am 
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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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paulo
 Post subject: Re: Zon Sonus Standard refinished/upgraded
PostPosted: September 21st, 2019, 6:33 pm 
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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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