TheGreek Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 (edited) [center][size=7]SOLD SOLD SOLD [/size][/center] The last of my basses which I'm considering parting with to raise funds for a Wal 4 string, is this Fender Zone 4 string (active). Made from 5 layer Mahogany, Alder and Walnut - one recently sold in the US for just over £750. Comes with a G&G custom case, registration papers, manual, etc. It really is a beautiful instrument and a dream to play..Asking price is, I believe a very reasonable, £725 ONO for a virtually mint instrument.. Tech spec: BODY - 5-Layer: Mahogany/Walnut/Alder/Walnut/Mahogany, (Satin Polyurethane Finish) NECK - Graphite Reinforced Maple, MACHINE HEADS - Fender/Schaller Deluxe Lightweight Tuning Machines FINGERBOARD - Rosewood, (9.5" Radius) NO. OF FRETS - 22 Medium Jumbo Frets PICKUPS - 2 Zone Humbuckers CONTROLS - Master Volume, Pan Pot, 3-Band Active EQ with: Treble Boost/Cut: +/- 10 db @ 8kHz, a shift in the cut frequency, and about a 2dB slope per octave. Mid Boost/Cut: +10dB, -15dB @ 500Hz, and a wide band slope. Bass Boost/Cut: +/- 12 db @ 40 Hz, with a 4dB slope per octave. BRIDGE - Deluxe Bridge (Strings-Thru-Body or Top Load) with Steel Saddles PICKUP SWITCHING - Pan Pot HARDWARE - Gold Plated CASE - Deluxe Brown Hardshell Case PICKGUARD - None SCALE LENGTH - 34" (864 mm) UNIQUE FEATURES - Posiflexâ Graphite Neck Support Rods, Abalone Dot Position Inlays, Sculpted Heel, 18 Volt Power Supply WIDTH AT NUT - 1.50" (38mm) INTRODUCED - 7/2001 Additional info: [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fender_Zone_Bass"]http://en.wikipedia....ender_Zone_Bass[/url] I would invite anybody who is serious to try before they buy... BY THE WAY - DID I MENTION IT WAS SOLD??? Edited May 19, 2013 by TheGreek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurcatovium Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 This certaily doesn't look like the right order of body woods: Maple/Walnut/Alder/Walnut/Maple ... It's more likely W/M/A/M/W. And it's hot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted February 19, 2011 Author Share Posted February 19, 2011 [quote name='kurcatovium' post='1133695' date='Feb 19 2011, 07:07 PM']This certaily doesn't look like the right order of body woods: Maple/Walnut/Alder/Walnut/Maple ... It's more likely W/M/A/M/W. And it's hot![/quote] I've amended the post as I believe the timber is mahogany/walnut/alder/walnut/mahogany.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted February 22, 2011 Author Share Posted February 22, 2011 BUMP for this beautiful Fender.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merello Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 Bump for a beaut! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted February 24, 2011 Author Share Posted February 24, 2011 Bump..This is a properly nice bass - plays like a dream, fast neck, excellent range of sounds - custom case, original docs...this is a real bargain at this price.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted February 25, 2011 Author Share Posted February 25, 2011 (edited) [size=3]From some of the PMs that I've received there seems to be some confusion about this bass and where it's made..I'm managed to gather more info about this fine bass to clarify that it was made in the USA.. [url="http://www.bgra.net/reviews/fender-americandelux-4-rvw.html"]http://www.bgra.net/reviews/fender-americandelux-4-rvw.html[/url] Reviewer - Mark Barron Experience - 40 Review date - January 06 2002 Manufacturer - Fender Model - [b][u]American Deluxe Zone Bass [/u](walnut version) [/b] Price - $1100.00 Item owned for - Less than 1 month -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bass type - 4 string fretted Neck join - Bolt-On Neck construction - Maple with Graphite stiffening rods Fingerboard - Rosewood, 22 frets. Body - 5 piece body. This version,walnut/flame maple/mahogany/flame maple/walnut. Also available, flame maple/walnut/alder/walnut/flame maple. Finish - Clear amber tint gloss. Pickups - Fender soapbars (at this point, I don't know if the electronics are proprietary or developed by an outside party). Hardware - Schaller Ultra Light tuners, Schaller Straplocks, Fender string through body or rear loading bridge. Gold. Electronics 18 volt active with 3 band eq. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ok...I was in my friend's shop trying to figure out how to spend my store credit, when the UPS man came in with a box from Fender. Of course, being the nosey MFer that I am, I opened the box to find one of the [b]new American Zone basses[/b], this was the Walnut/Mahogany/Walnut version (they also come Flame Maple/Alder/Flame Maple). [b]Holy cripes! It was beautiful![/b] I've been waiting for the new Victor Bailey Jazz basses with the Koa tops to show up but I haven't seen one yet. I had already played the Maple version of the Zone bass, so I had a head start. The main difference in the Bailey and this is the woods, the smaller body on the Zone and that the Bailey uses the Noisless Jazz bass pickups, while the Zone has soapbars. Let me say this: [b]Fender has now turned the corner and joined the 21st century.[/b] In all respects this bass hits the mark. It is rock solid in construction....this walnut version is totally reminiscent of the Alembic Europa I once owned, although it is a bolt on neck. The fretwork is impeccible, they really paid attention to detail. The fit and finish is tight as a drum and the electronics sound freakin' amazing. These soapbars give you a very broad and "tied together", smooth low end and the highs can almost be compared to a Stingray....yet it still sounds like a Fender somehow. I imagine that's the sonic difference too between these and the Victor Bailey Jazz pickups....but I'd have to A/B them. My only gripe: they're sticking with the standard Fender Deluxe string through body bridge. I'm much rather see them using a Hipshot or ABM style rear loading brass bridge on this model. I plan on doing that modification on my own instrument. I walked out with it.....she's all mine. Sitting proudly and with equal respect next to the MTD 535's. If I see a Victor Bailey Jazz and it's as nice as this, I'm in big trouble....lol. Here's another review: [url="http://www.bgra.net/2004/review.php?id=1962&type=bass"]http://www.bgra.net/2004/review.php?id=1962&type=bass[/url] and another: [url="http://vintage-bass-guitars.com/2004-fender-american-deluxe-zone-bass-with-ohsc/"]http://vintage-bass-guitars.com/2004-fende...bass-with-ohsc/[/url] This is a like new guitar, it has virtually no signs of use. The case has one tiny scuff which can be seen below the right lock and some very minor scuffs around the edges of the case A sleek design rendered in exotic tone woods. With the Fender American Deluxe Zone Bass, you have a choice of body woods: flamed maple over alder or walnut over mahogany. The body is smaller, a shape reminiscent of the P Light, but with more sculpting. The American Deluxe has special Noiseless pickups with 18V active preamp circuitry that is uniquely designed to enhance the natural sound and tonal range of the Zone Bass. Fender finished the American Deluxe Zone Bass beautifully in every detail. Fender American Deluxe Zone Bass Includes: hardshell case Mahogany Body With A Clear Coated Multi Layered Walnut Top. Fender Active Soapbar Pickups, Gold Hardware, Maple Neck with a Rosewood Fretboard and Fender Lyte Tuners. This Unique Bass was Fenders Answer to High End Bass Maufacturers. Zones Basses offer cutting edge features including newly designed pickups and electronics, and in the case of the American Deluxe version, a choice of exotic woods. "This is a very ambitious step for Fender basses," [i]says Richard McDonald, vice president of electric guitars for Fender[/i]. "We’ve put a great deal of effort over the past few years in finding out exactly what players want in a contemporary bass. What we’ve come up with is this new line of Zone basses, and we are very proud of the results." The American Deluxe Zone Bass is one of Fender’s first ventures into the realm of exotic wood basses, offering a choice of either a highly figured maple top over alder, or a walnut top over mahogany. Engineers in Fender’s Research and Development have spent the last two years designing an entirely new electronic platform to match and maximize the tonal characteristics of each of the options, including new hum canceling pickups designed to increase the low frequency response and extend the upper frequency range. Both neck and bridge pickups are designed with ferrous steel pole pieces contained within the core of each bobbin. They are driven with low-profile, wide area ceramic magnets located at the base of each pickup, with the ceramic magnets offering optimal strength and excellent string transfer characteristics that result in incredible clarity and articulation. The unique sonic nature of the exotic woods and their body mass require electronics that can bring the most out of these instruments. To accommodate this, [b]the new American Deluxe Bass [/b]circuit is tweaked at the input stage - pre-shape, boost and EQ settings - to match and compliment the instrument’s characteristics. The Bass frequencies are centered at 40Hz± 12db with a 4db per octave slope, while the Treble is centered at 8 kHz± 10db with a 2db per octave slope, with the Treble cut working as a more passive control for warm, organic tones. The Mid control is centered at 500Hz± 10db and -15db, with a wide-band slope to bring out the growl and new distinctive voices of the electronics. The circuit is powered by a new 18 Volt supply. The bridge on the American Deluxe Zone Bass is deluxe chrome plated steel. The maple neck is C-shaped has a 34" scale, 9.5" radius with a rosewood fingerboard and 22 frets. This bass is made at Fender’s state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Corona, California.[/size] [size=3]Hope that this clarifies any queries about the origin of this bass and conveys the quality..[/size] Edited February 25, 2011 by TheGreek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubinga5 Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 These are superb instruments.. the first time i picked one up was about 7 years ago.. such a lovely bass...it felt very special.... sounded awsome... IMO the best that Fender has offered... have a bump Mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon1964 Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 [quote name='TheGreek' post='1133739' date='Feb 19 2011, 07:43 PM']I've amended the post as I believe the timber is mahogany/walnut/alder/walnut/mahogany..[/quote] Beautiful bass, but I think these only came in maple or walnut top. So I think yours is Walnut/maple/mahogany/maple/walnut. Wish I could justify buying it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassface2k10 Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 I played this last week, have to say it's a great bass, unfortunately i haven't the money to take it off of Micks hands, have a bump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted March 1, 2011 Author Share Posted March 1, 2011 Bump.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted March 2, 2011 Author Share Posted March 2, 2011 bump.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cetera Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 (edited) Have a free bump for a gorgeous and 'different' Fender! Edited March 3, 2011 by cetera Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted March 4, 2011 Author Share Posted March 4, 2011 weekend bump... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
levelken Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 Do you still have the bass? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
levelken Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 Do you still have the bass? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted July 13, 2012 Author Share Posted July 13, 2012 Sorry, the bass went looong time ago..strangely enough somebody else contacted me about this recently..I found a site in France with 2 for sale.. [url="http://www.woodbrass.com/basse-electrique-4-cordes-fender-zone-rosewood-fingerboard-black-p16198-af833.html"]http://www.woodbrass.com/basse-electrique-4-cordes-fender-zone-rosewood-fingerboard-black-p16198-af833.html[/url] You do know that they have a reputation of having issues with the pick ups/pre-amp?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davepinnell Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 (edited) [quote name='TheGreek' timestamp='1342200678' post='1731601'] Sorry, the bass went looong time ago..strangely enough somebody else contacted me about this recently..I found a site in France with 2 for sale.. [url="http://www.woodbrass.com/basse-electrique-4-cordes-fender-zone-rosewood-fingerboard-black-p16198-af833.html"]http://www.woodbrass.com/basse-electrique-4-cordes-fender-zone-rosewood-fingerboard-black-p16198-af833.html[/url] You do know that they have a reputation of having issues with the pick ups/pre-amp?? [/quote] I think you'll find that any issues are with the MIM models that feature the single pole P/J pups. The original USA-made model shipping with humbuckers and, as far as I know, are fault-free. Edited May 19, 2013 by davepinnell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conan Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 [quote name='TheGreek' timestamp='1342200678' post='1731601'] Sorry, the bass went looong time ago.. [/quote] You might want to add a "sold" type comment to the thread title then... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted May 19, 2013 Author Share Posted May 19, 2013 [quote name='Conan' timestamp='1368964327' post='2083410'] You might want to add a "sold" type comment to the thread title then... [/quote] Post modified...you will note that the post was dragged up from nearly a year ago..and sold over 2 years ago.. so if anybody is unclear, it is [center][size=8]sold!!![/size][/center] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 Is this still available? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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