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Bass_Guardian Posted January 4, 2018 Posted January 4, 2018 That is outstanding! Well worth the wait I bet Congrats! Quote
Jimothey Posted January 4, 2018 Posted January 4, 2018 7 minutes ago, Briton said: Well after waiting a painful 8 months my Bongo 5HH in Stealth Black arrived today. And what a beautiful sounding instrument it is. I have not yet checked what tonal possibilities it will give me as I basically just plugged it in with everything set flat and even at flat settings it sounds "BRILLIANT". I am still waiting for a white pickguard to come through the post which my dealer threw in free of charge and my free gift from Musicman which I think is one of their toolkits. I am currently in Bongo Heaven! That looks lovely!!! I really like the black on black!! Quote
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NancyJohnson Posted January 4, 2018 Posted January 4, 2018 7 hours ago, Briton said: Well after waiting a painful 8 months my Bongo 5HH in Stealth Black arrived today. And what a beautiful sounding instrument it is. I have not yet checked what tonal possibilities it will give me as I basically just plugged it in with everything set flat and even at flat settings it sounds "BRILLIANT". I am still waiting for a white pickguard to come through the post which my dealer threw in free of charge and my free gift from Musicman which I think is one of their toolkits. I am currently in Bongo Heaven! Hubba bubba. Quote
Doctor J Posted January 4, 2018 Posted January 4, 2018 Beautiful. It looks great with the black scratchplate. Quote
Guest Briton Posted January 4, 2018 Posted January 4, 2018 (edited) On 04/01/2018 at 21:13, Doctor J said: Beautiful. It looks great with the black scratchplate. ? Edited June 23, 2018 by Briton Quote
Owen Posted January 4, 2018 Posted January 4, 2018 Bongos sound awesome. There is a refinished (metal flake blue) on TB that I would absolutely love. Quote
rhysyjob Posted January 5, 2018 Posted January 5, 2018 Um Bongo Um Bongo they drink it in the Congo...... anyone remember that? ....... i’ll get my coat. MM Bongo’s are amazing Basses, congrats 👍😀 1 Quote
fretmeister Posted January 5, 2018 Posted January 5, 2018 I had an orange one once. Wish I had kept it. Quote
Paulhauser Posted January 5, 2018 Posted January 5, 2018 Very cool, congrats! Does it have the ebony board like the SR5 stealth has? Quote
Kevsy71 Posted January 5, 2018 Posted January 5, 2018 Amazing necks, mighty tones, I miss mine!! Quote
Guest Briton Posted January 5, 2018 Posted January 5, 2018 (edited) On 05/01/2018 at 17:34, Paulhauser said: Very cool, congrats! Does it have the ebony board like the SR5 stealth has? ? Edited June 23, 2018 by Briton Quote
drTStingray Posted January 5, 2018 Posted January 5, 2018 On 4 January 2018 at 13:54, Briton said: Well after waiting a painful 8 months my Bongo 5HH in Stealth Black arrived today. And what a beautiful sounding instrument it is. I have not yet checked what tonal possibilities it will give me as I basically just plugged it in with everything set flat and even at flat settings it sounds "BRILLIANT". I am still waiting for a white pickguard to come through the post which my dealer threw in free of charge and my free gift from Musicman which I think is one of their toolkits. I am currently in Bongo Heaven! Fabulous bass - they are really excellent - if you want a new pickguard, Musicman's supplier (Chandler - Pickguard Heaven) do most of the exotic looking ones MM used to offer as options - this one is called tiramisu. Quote
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drTStingray Posted January 5, 2018 Posted January 5, 2018 Yeah good plan - the Stealth look with white lettering is excellent - I was very tempted by an SR5 in that form a few years back. Do you find the Bongo is incredibly resonant just acoustically? Mine is, and has extremely strong harmonics just acoustically - they're great instruments. Quote
A.G.E.N.T.E. Posted January 5, 2018 Posted January 5, 2018 That´s a beauty!! I´m jealous congrats! Quote
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Defo Posted January 6, 2018 Posted January 6, 2018 Myung describes them as the perfect bass. Mine is my main gigging bass, there’s not a tone I can’t get out of it. Be careful though, they’re bloomin’ powerful and you’ll need to make sure it plays nicely with your gain control Quote
Rikki_Sixx Posted January 7, 2018 Posted January 7, 2018 Happy NBD! This looks so cool in all-black, is the neck really dark too? I haven’t seen many of these so not sure if the neck is painted. Either way it looks cool! So many different sounds at your disposal too! Quote
bartelby Posted January 7, 2018 Posted January 7, 2018 On 04/01/2018 at 13:54, Briton said: I have to say that's the first Bongo that hasn't made me think of toilets. It's pretty awesome looking! 1 Quote
drTStingray Posted January 7, 2018 Posted January 7, 2018 4 hours ago, bartelby said: I have to say that's the first Bongo that hasn't made me think of toilets. It's pretty awesome looking! Hahaha!! I recall there were some bassists on Talkbass years ago who were suffering from a toilet fixation - as well as Bongos they were forever going on about P(ee) basses 😂 However my orange Bongo has absolutely no bathroom or any other furniture connotations to the normal musician's mind or anyone else from my experience. The nice pointy headstock could come in very handy as well 😉 😄 Quote
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Misdee Posted January 8, 2018 Posted January 8, 2018 I've got one of these basses and they are indeed fantastic instruments. They do have lots of great tones available as someone else has noted, but I find them to be relentlessly "modern". The Bongo isn't a bass I would choose for retro tones. It has its own signature sound and is all the better for that! A refreshing change from the plethora of basses on the market desperately trying to evoke a fashionably "vintage" vibe. Quote
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