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ZON GUITARS RELEASES THE SONUS BG4 BILLY GOULD SIGNATURE BASS
February 14th, 2015 - Redwood City, CA

Designed in collaboration with Bill Gould, bassist for the band “Faith No More”, this highly anticipated bass features a tulip wood body, ZON’s proprietary bolt-on, composite neck and two custom-wound Bartolini pickups.

One of the unique features of this signature bass is the single master volume control on the face of the instrument and the location of the bass and treble controls for the active circuit on the rear cover plate. However, the most distinguishing feature of the BG4 is the on-board, touch-sensitive, distortion circuit, designed for this bass by Roy Zichri of Greenhouse Effects. When engaged, this circuit gives a grit and edge to the tone of the bass providing Bill’s distinctive sound. The BG4 is the first bass on the market to incorporate this feature.

Completely handmade by ZON in their Redwood City, California, US facility, the BG4 is finished in satin black and is appointed with black hardware and a Hipshot D-tuner.
A limited number of these basses will be produced with the first 25 personally signed by Billy Gould.
Street price for the BG4 is $3599.00, including gig bag.
Ca. 32000 Sv. Kr.
Zon Guitars, located in Redwood City, California, has been at the forefront of bass design for more than two decades. Its Sonus, Mosaic, VB and Legacy basses are handcrafted in its Redwood City facility by artisans with a passion for building fine-quality instruments
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Tony Campos from Soulfly, Dick Lövgren from Meshuggah, Joe Zon, Billy Gould from Faith No More, Loren Hill (artist relations manager for Zon), and Mark Gullo (production manager for Zon).
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Zon Sonus Custom 4 Redwood Burl Top over Two Piece Select Swamp ash
NeckType: Composite, bolt-on design
Scale length: 34"
Finish: Flat urethane
Fingerboard: Phenowood w/side dot markers
Radius: 12"
Nut: Graphite
Frets/size: 24/medium
Width at nut: 1.532"
Width at 24th fret: 2.437"
Electronics
Type: ZP-2D active system made for Zon by Polyfusion.
Functions: Master volume, pickup blend, bass, treble and midrange controls. Boost/cut +/15dB.
Power requirements: Single 9-volt battery
Life expectancy: 300 hours of continuous use.
Pickup
Make: Exclusively designed for Zon by Bartolini.
Type: Neck: wide aperture, passive, dual coil design. Soapbar style shell.
Bridge: wide aperture, passive, dual coil design. Soapbar style shell.
Hardware
Bridge: ZON. Machined brass.
String spacIng .750"/19mm (string-to-string center)
Tuners: Gotoh GB-7
Finish: Chrome