| Author | Message | ||
| frameloss
New Username: frameloss Post Number: 5 Registered: 2-2008 |
I just picked this one up off ebay. After a good cleaning and a setup by someone more competent than I, it is the, hands down, nicest bass I have ever played.    (Message edited by davehouck on February 25, 2008) | ||
| dadabass2001
Senior Member Username: dadabass2001 Post Number: 847 Registered: 6-2002 |
Very Nice! And what is the green fretless sitting there as well? You can do "Stop and Go" bass lines.  Enjoy Mike | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 6266 Registered: 5-2002 |
Very nice Essence!! | ||
| aquaman
Junior Username: aquaman Post Number: 50 Registered: 9-2006 |
That red is stunning! Enjoy. | ||
| adriaan
Senior Member Username: adriaan Post Number: 1804 Registered: 6-2002 |
The green thing looks a lot like a Zon. | ||
| frameloss
New Username: frameloss Post Number: 6 Registered: 2-2008 |
Thanks guys, I am happy to have this bass--I am really quite lucky to own it. Adriaan is correct, it's a Zon Sonus 4 that I have owned since 1996. I really love to play it but I go back and forth on the color. The composite neck gives it very a precise sound with tons of sustain, but lacks the warmth of a traditional tone wood. It is a good counterpoint to the Essence, very similar in playability (except for weight) but very different in sound. It was one of the reasons I chose the Essence--the dimensions between the two basses are very close, not much taper, same 34" length and relatively narrow string spacings. My other fretted bass is a 94 Tobias Growler, which despite being a pleasure to play has a 35" scale and very wide string spacings--so each time I switched between that and my Zon I would have a hard time with intonation--always playing sharp |
