Enzo

[quote name='fretmeister' timestamp='1381241372' post='2236261'] Do new Zons have truss rods? [/quote] Yes.

[quote name='Dingus' timestamp='1372655072' post='2128101'] I expect you won't recognise any my carefully chosen minor celebrities from the British media . It would take some explaining to someone in the States such as yourself who they are and their special significance , but sexy women of a certain age transcend most cultural boundries . The current one is an English newsreader with an interesting social life . I like to think she and I could be special friends if we met . [/quote] I, indeed, don't know them but I understand they are carefully chosen and now I know why. You tasty old man

[quote name='Dingus' timestamp='1372091313' post='2121456'] Roger knows what he is talking about when it comes to making basses , that's for sure , so I respect his opinion over most others . Like I have said , I personally like lighter basses and it's only when they are unusually light that the sound can suffer a bit in certain cases . Roger's basses are light , but the fact that he takes heavier wood and lightens it by chambering means that the sound doesn't suffer because the remaining wood still has the sound characteristics of a hard and dense piece of wood . [/quote] BTW, enjoying your avatars. I'm almost compelled to check this thread to see if you have a new one

[quote name='Dingus' timestamp='1372009693' post='2120614'] If I understand correctly , it is the density and hardness of the wood that adds to the tone rather than the inherent weight those kind of woods tend to have , so if you hollow out a heavy piece of dense and hard wood you still get the positive tonal characteristics of heavier wood without the excessive weight . That's why Sadowsky basses still sound great despite being light . For what it's worth , my own opinion is that weight does affect the sound , but only in so much as very light basses ( say less than 8 pounds for a Fender - style 4 string ) can lack punch and definition , but anything over 8 pounds will usually sound fine . I think the benefits in sound of an of ash or alder bass weighing ten pounds or more over one weighing 8 or 9 pounds are at best very small at best , or , at worst , largely imaginary . [/quote] It kind of makes sense what you're saying, if you ask me. Your own experience make you decide one way or the other, but how many basses can you try to make a meaningful statistic? At the end, every opinion is good, I guess, BUT listen to this nice interview, it's one hour long but at around 15 min. he comments on the weight issue [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBSg1_CRfWY[/media]

[quote name='such' timestamp='1371914841' post='2119558'] can one order it with the decal already in place? [/quote] Possible if they have them available and willing to apply them, mine was kindly offered for free by the seller, it's exactly the one I wanted.

[quote name='White Cloud' timestamp='1371920823' post='2119650'] I know that it is wholly subjective - but I always feel that heavier basses sound/resonate better. I had a killer Lakland that weighed 12 lbs....seriously wore me down over a 3 hr gig, but the bass just felt & sounded so right. [/quote] Hmmm, tell this to Roger Sadowsky, who built about 6000 basses until now and he's chambering the bodies to make it resonate better. There might have been other factors that made your heavy bass sound good......still a subjective matter though, I agree.

New neck from Allparts arrived, looks great, same nut size and look, just chunkier, feels great and the quality is excellent. Also has a decal from early/mid '70s, like the Geddy Lee model. Waiting for the Fender/Schaller tuners then is heading to the shop to be installed