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For the fretless crowd only!
Posted: Wed May 17, 2006 2:57 pm
by jps
Check out the 'This is FRETLESS' thread in The Others.
Posted: Wed May 17, 2006 3:46 pm
by ajish4
Hey Jeff,
Ah Yes, Mr. Manring. I have some of this guys Cd's. He is AMAZING.
He does a song called Unusual Weather...STUNNING.
Posted: Wed May 17, 2006 3:54 pm
by bobcat
Love love love love love Michael Manring . . .
Posted: Wed May 17, 2006 3:54 pm
by ealdrett
Yeah, playing JACO!! Love that tune.
Nice. Manring is amazing.
Jaco is the king of fretless. Wonder what he would sound like playing a 4003FL. Anyone know of anyone recordings of Jaco tracks being played on a Rick?
Thanks Jeff.
Posted: Wed May 17, 2006 4:13 pm
by jps
I saw the Manthing a couple of times, once with Montreaux, and once with Greg Howard, who is an amazing Stickist. He definitely is an influence, at least as far as choice of bass goes.
Posted: Thu May 18, 2006 3:05 pm
by blaire
im a jaco -ist been playing only fretless since 1976...my main axe is a 4002 fretless..ive done tracks of jaco stuff,..i give them away daily ggls
Posted: Thu May 18, 2006 3:10 pm
by rictified
Is that a Zon Jeffrey?
Posted: Thu May 18, 2006 4:15 pm
by rickenbrother
Very nice bass Jeffery, is it yours? I think that's the Zon Sonus.
Posted: Thu May 18, 2006 4:58 pm
by jps
That is my '99 Sonus 5/1 that Joe Zon made for me. At the time you couldn't get his 'Master Tops' on a Sonus, but he picked out a really nice piece of Spalted Maple for me (Steve Cooper's favorite type of wood!), plus he wired the pickup in parallel for me, along with no active electronics, just a passive volume control. I added Hipshot tuners and bridge once the bass was in my hands.
If you have never played a Zon, you will be in for a real treat when you do, as the necks are nice and thin like the '60s Ricks.
BTW, I have played the bass on the home page of Zon's website. It is a Sonus Custom with a piezo bridge and a gorgeous Flame Myrtle top.
Posted: Thu May 18, 2006 5:33 pm
by jnbass
uhuhuhuhuhuhuh-you said;
awesome Zon!