Jon bass

I have a '92 stingray and a decent jazz, both great but different to play. Definitely worth having both to cover all the tones you're likely to need.

I have a 1992 black maple 2eq 4 string. I had this issue years ago but not anymore. I slightly raise the pickup towards the D and G string and slightly lower on E and A side. Also a mistake people make is having bass and treble up full, this can make the G string sound weak and too clicky. Having both at 50% gives you the midrange and then adjust slightly as you need to.

[quote name='Wayne Firefly' timestamp='1478002921' post='3165857'] Well, I got an email without having to chase it up, last Friday (28th Oct) saying its waiting on the Hipshot de-tuner and should ship the following Wednesday, I.E. tomorrow (2nd Nov.) I wont hold my breath. As far as I can work out, they must be taking orders for a few to come in before building them. Instead of building each bass individually as ordered, they must wait until they have enough orders to make 20 / 25 or so, then sort them all out at once. Considering its not got a fancy top / exotic woods etc, pretty standard parts, Barts, Gotohs, Hipshot etc, I cant really get why its taken so long. Good god, if it got that bad supply-wise for a couple of basses, you could get Gotohs off Ebay !!! Ill put money on the Sonus bodies being CNC'ed then hand finished / sanded like all the other Sonus basses, I can only imagine the necks are standard Sonus necks, I can only guess a 'production schedule' only begins when enough orders are taken. They should be honest and say its a year waiting list instead of being told 'As you paid upfront we can bump you up the production schedule' BS. Got a two week tour starting next week, I would have liked to have had if for then. Guess my tired old MM Sterling will take up the slack.....again !!! [/quote] Any joy with shipping? I'm going to get in contact again soon.

Yeah likewise, wouldn't want to put anyone off Zon, he makes great basses. I was just happy to find someone else in the same situation really, made me realise it's just how it is. Communication could be better, realistic expectations could've been given, but to be fair a year wait for a custom Zon isn't ridiculous. Let us know how you get on with the shipping, hopefully mine will be soon after!

[quote name='Wayne Firefly' timestamp='1477493449' post='3162582'] Lets put it this way, if I'd known then what I know now, I probably wouldnt have bothered ordering. I have not emailed lately as Im trying to - A. not worry too much and B. if I do, Im afraid Ill spout a load of negative rubbish so its best I just shut my yap and get used to the idea of waiting. In fact, Im interested to know how long it'll go before Im contacted as I have not had any kind of correspondence voluntarily from them at all. The downside of this is, I'll just end up stewing and worrying if it will end well. Guess that'll teach me for trying to stretch myself !!! [/quote] Same here, I'm trying to avoid getting in contact now as I don't want to get too frustrated about it any more. Last time I emailed (about a month ago) I was told with big apologies there was another delay because of supplier problems with the Gotoh tuners. What I don't understand is when these basses were ordered 8 months - a year ago, why all the parts weren't ordered then? Still, if you want a BG4 there's no other way of getting one so back to waiting!

[quote name='Wayne Firefly' timestamp='1476104784' post='3151289'] Yeah, I was told Bartolini had been a bit crap about winding the pickups they needed so fair enough, I was also told that my bass had been completed and was ready to ship at the end of the week, 4 weeks ago. Heard nothing since. So, again, if I'd known I probably wouldnt have ordered or indeed paid in full up front. I appreciate they are busy etc etc but still feel like my chain is being pulled. I get it, Im not in Metallica !!!! Just frustrated thats all. [/quote] Totally know how you feel, I've been tempted to complain at times but I don't want to create trouble and make the whole experience worse. Seeing others write that it's kind of usual with custom builds makes me feel better about it tbh.

I called once, spoke to someone who wasn't Joe. He wasn't too sure, thought it was close to completion. All my communication has been directly with Joe via email. To be fair he usually replies and comes across helpful. I'm reluctant to keep hassling them, so I just nudge them every month or two for an update.

Hi, If it's any consolation I'm also waiting on a BG4 from Zon. I ordered mine start of February, was told it would be ready June/ July as they had already started making a batch and there was one spare. I'm guessing yours is in the same batch? I know for a fact that there were delays with Bartollini. I even contacted Bartollini who were very apologetic and helpful. I've had pretty much the same experience as you it sounds although you've been waiting even longer! Like you, I really don't want to be that PITA guy and likewise I don't have so much of a problem with the delay, but the communication has been disappointing. Doing a bit of research I think it's a case of we will get there in the end, but I would rather be given realistic expectations and updates to save the worry! Can't wait to play that beast of a bass!