Whappo Posted September 26, 2005 Share Posted September 26, 2005 Todd Johnson picked up his amazing new 6 string bass last Friday, just in time to break it in at his BassQuake clinic & performance. It is the best looking Zon Ive ever seen or played. It has a beautiful smoky black finish with tiny frets, very low & fast action, a very deep cut-away on the C string side, 26 frets, with a slightly extended fingerboard beyond the last fret, ramp between the pickups (a la Gary Willis) Playing this monster is like a working with a laser in surgery; its the ultimate tool for tone & playability. Great work Joe & Mark! I was doing fine controlling my gas, but no...I just had to play it. Whappo AccuGroove Speaker Cabinets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy c Posted September 26, 2005 Share Posted September 26, 2005 Todd let me play the new bass, too. Wow! Joe Zon has created a wonderful instrument...exactly to Todd's specifications. And he did it pretty quickly as well. It seems it was only a few months ago when I overheard Todd and Joe discussing options. Meanwhile someone is going to get a great deal...Todd is now selling his custom Yamaha 6 string complete with a midi pickup....for a very reasonable (although not inexpensive) price. Free download of my cd!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whappo Posted September 27, 2005 Author Share Posted September 27, 2005 BTW, Todd just came out with a killer DVD for bass players called the "Walking Bass Line Module System." It's really a must for any player. http://www.toddjohnsonmusic.com/RECORDINGS/DVDCOVERS/WBL01D.jpg THE WALKING BASS LINE MODULE SYSTEM takes the "mystery" out of learning to play walking bass lines by breaking it down into small "bite size" chunks that anyone can "digest!" Link to Todd\'s Web Site Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArwinH Posted September 27, 2005 Share Posted September 27, 2005 When I met todd at a vintage guitar show arouond january, he was still thinking about whether or not he wanted to move from yamaha to zon, I got a chance to play his yamaha and that instrument played amazingly as well. It looks like he has made a good decision, the bass he's holding in the artists section reminds me a great deal of trip wansley's three pickup sonus. Theys eem to have the same electronics configuration and top wood, bubinga pommele, as well as other options like hardware color etc. Both are beautiful and I bet they play pretty darn near perfect too. P.S. When I met Todd he was playing yamaha and gk, the accugroove and zon stuff seem like they suit his playing style and sound very well. www.myspace.com/movementwithoutmotion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whappo Posted September 27, 2005 Author Share Posted September 27, 2005 Thanks to my buddy Mark Beem for hosting this photo of Todd's new Zon! http://www.nehp.net/~coe1/TJ6-full.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EddiePlaysBass Posted September 27, 2005 Share Posted September 27, 2005 Wow You know, I've been thinking of getting a better fretless bass, and those Zon basses are said to be very, very good ... Great, I've got gas again "I'm a work in progress." Micky Barnes The Ross Brown Shirt World Tour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornbread_medhotmail.com Posted September 27, 2005 Share Posted September 27, 2005 Now, that's a beautiful bass. Just curious about something, though. My last Zon had a Hipshot that I had to replace. When I took out the Hipshot, the headstock was hollow. Is this normal? I never took off a tuning key on any of the other Zon's I owned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy c Posted September 27, 2005 Share Posted September 27, 2005 Most graphite necks are hollow. Otherwise they would weigh a ton. Making them is a very interesting process. Strips of graphite are placed in a mold and then the whole thing goes in a kiln. At least that's what they do at Modulus. Free download of my cd!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornbread_medhotmail.com Posted September 28, 2005 Share Posted September 28, 2005 I knew the necks were hollow, but, I thought they would put something in the headstocks to keep the screws in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whappo Posted September 28, 2005 Author Share Posted September 28, 2005 Here's a view of the back. http://www.nehp.net/~coe1/TJ6%20cutaway.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wraub Posted September 28, 2005 Share Posted September 28, 2005 Now, that's just too pretty. Great looking bass, indeed. I have always liked the "Zon sound", that deep but bright graphite thing. I dig the deep cutaway/26 fret config, too. Sweet. Thanks for the pics! Peace, wraub I'm a lot more like I am now than I was when I got here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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