drTStingray Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 (edited) My NBD arrived yesterday - a rather tasty MM Bongo. Plays beautifully and looks the biz - it has a subtle light sparkle in the colour!! The fretboard is roasted and figured maple and there’s no pickguard. It appears to have taken exactly 10 days from build to reaching me - this was a direct order through their ‘Vault’ on line system - as was the long scale TC passive Stingray I bought - seems to be a seamless process. I’m sure it’ll be first choice for wedding gigs 😀 Edited September 8, 2021 by drTStingray 27 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swaff Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 Holy cow! That is a thing of beauty, congrats!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
such Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 Striking 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloke_zero Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 I need to see this as part of a 'look'! Congratulations- that looks like one hell of a bass! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Horse Murphy Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 If Spandau Ballet were a bass I think they'd look something like this. Love it! 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 It is not a real Bongo until it has a dink at the end of the headstock. Get to it. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drTStingray Posted September 8, 2021 Author Share Posted September 8, 2021 (edited) 3 hours ago, owen said: It is not a real Bongo until it has a dink at the end of the headstock. Get to it. Spookily it arrived with a large piece of foam around the end of the headstock and the Bongo case has a piece of leather fitted in the case to prevent the headstock from making contact with the aluminium on the inside of the frame of the case. I guess I could play with the big piece of foam on the headstock 😁 Anyway, another piece of info - it appears to weigh somewhere less than 8 lbs - which is excellent. Thanks for the comments guys - it’s a great bass - only 66 made, I believe. It’s called a Bongo Crescendo - and has a BFR neck plate. Edited September 8, 2021 by drTStingray 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 Looks great Dr T, congrats 👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 12 minutes ago, drTStingray said: Anyway, another piece of info - it appears to weigh somewhere less than 8 lbs - which is excellent. I have owned several Bongos. None of them came with that option. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 Under 8lb????? Wow! Loving that sparkle in the white. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterMute Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 I've got it's evil twin, the matt stealth 5 string, never seen a white Bongo before, that's a proper looker. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drTStingray Posted September 9, 2021 Author Share Posted September 9, 2021 I dig the evil twin!! Love the stealth look 😎 Ive had a little more playing time with the bass - it feels great and the light weight is unbelievable - my back is applauding both this and the TC Stingray - the Bongo is slightly lighter (the TC Stingray is approx 8 lbs). The fretboard has no markers which is a nice clean look, lovely grain and figuring. However (and thankfully), it has markers on the top - quite discrete as they are light coloured. Some more gratuitous pics!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 That needs a trip to Simms to have a set of white LEDs installed in it! Might as well go full disco! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drTStingray Posted September 9, 2021 Author Share Posted September 9, 2021 4 minutes ago, fretmeister said: That needs a trip to Simms to have a set of white LEDs installed in it! Might as well go full disco! Don’t be tempting me 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 2 hours ago, drTStingray said: Don’t be tempting me 😂 Larry Graham's just called. He said get it done. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obra Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 It's gorgeous! Approved by The Prince! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigguy2017 Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 Wow, that's a bit flash... A bit like the Tzar's toilet - in a nice way.... 😉 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dub_junkie Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 Very nice! my first ever Bongo was a white 4HS way back in 2005. Even the regular production white ones were/are rare. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raslee Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 Beautiful 😻 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunion Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 Love stingrays, love sterling’s… now I want a bongo, in white 😩 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martthebass Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 7 hours ago, drTStingray said: Don’t be tempting me 😂 Can’t beat white LEDs.....sorry not a MM. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musicman20 Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 That is stunning. I imagine a lot cheaper buying direct as well. It seems like the concept of a dealer is slowly disappearing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldon Tyrell Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 Cool stuff, first the Timmy C, now the Bongo BFR, maybe this one next? As we all know, all good things come in threes 😉 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 1 hour ago, Eldon Tyrell said: Cool stuff, first the Timmy C, now the Bongo BFR, maybe this one next? As we all know, all good things come in threes 😉 Ooh, SR5 with no pickguard. Tempting… well it was until I saw the price! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldon Tyrell Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 12 minutes ago, FDC484950 said: Ooh, SR5 with no pickguard. Tempting… well it was until I saw the price! Fortunately for me and our bank account, it has one string too many 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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