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I've had a couple of people query the price on this with the intimation that they could get a new one for about the same amount. The Zon site says: [i]"The VB bass is a limited-production instrument that is only available factory direct and will not be found in any stores. Price shown is the actual purchase for the instrument. No additional discounts apply"[/i] Base price $2,050 = about £1,350 at recent exchange rates (which, I'm guessing is why people have queried my price). However, in order to get one in Europe you'd have: Insured delivery $175 = £115 VAT @ 17.5% = £255 Duties about 3% = £45 (I'm not sure exactly how much these work out at but it always seems to be somewhere between 2% & 3%) Total = £1,765 If you take the £30 delivery cost off my valuation then I'm asking for £1,320 which is a 25% discount for something that's pretty much unobtainable new over here without a long(ish) wait. I really think this is pretty reasonable - it doesn't mean I won't listen to offers but I do refute the fact that it's possible to buy a new one for £1,350 delivered in Europe. . .

I dunno Clarky, what are you like eh? This really is a great player's bass - super versatile and can do everything from old school P to modern J sounds with Jimmy C's fabulous pre-amp and pickups

[quote name='sixshooter' post='916353' date='Aug 5 2010, 08:11 PM']I have been asked a number of questions about this bass so here are the answers: Weight is 9lbs 2ozs Nut Width 1 3/4 inches Not good at describing the neck profile, but it is slim rather than chunky, I would say nothing like a 70's neck. Date is March 59 Hope this helps[/quote] If it's an early '59 should it not have an anodized pickguard? I thought the tort guards didn't come out until mid/end of '59? Mind you - who knows with Fender's general dating policy, could be that some parts are early in the year and others later, lol.

[quote name='lozbass' post='915321' date='Aug 4 2010, 08:20 PM']Feverishly working my way through Molan's signature...[/quote] As I'm feverishly working my way through how few basses I might end up with at the end of this bout of selling

Here's my lovely baby Zon VB4 bass - I never thought I'd part with this as it's an astonishingly versatile bass &, being so diminutive in size it's incredibly useful for rehearsals & live use in a cramped space. I've never seen another one of these in the UK - other than in the hands of the amazing Michael Manring who helped in the design (in fact I think the VB comes from Vinnie Bass - Michael calls his bass Vinnie, lol). It weighs sod-all but has a huge depth of tone - totally belies the old theory that you need lots of wood mass in order to get deep and rounded bass tones. All electronics are by Bartolini and individually specified by Zon. The on board pre has bass, treble & a great mid control. The mid is really flexible - it's a larger pot than the rest and designed so that it's the first one to grab when playing live to fine tune your on-stage sound. Body is swamp ash & the neck is composite but has a matte finish and is very 'organic' in feel. Comes with a great custom fit soft/hard case. More details [url="http://www.bassgear.co.uk/products-page/pre-owned/zon-vb4-pre-owned/"]HERE[/url]

Now that's just a silly price! 6 strings are way too many for me but it looks just great

I read the title of this as being "15 string Schecter" lol Anyway, have a free bump on me

[quote name='tubbybloke68' post='912548' date='Aug 2 2010, 10:02 AM']hi there,yeah i will try to get some pics up soon if i can.its a year 2000 model so it has the slightly longer top horn(hence the serial no starting 00.i forgot to say that the crack is in my opinion is only a surface blemish.i certainly dont think it goes deep into the wood so to speak.best regards,jeff[/quote] Makes sense - I'd forgotten there were three different body shapes for these! I've vaguely had my eyes open for one of the much longer top horn ones, I think Alembic call them 'balanced'.