Incoming NBD - Bongo

[AndyTravis]

54 minutes ago, Old Horse Murphy said:

Wow. Either you're an early starter or my calculations are wrong! I reckon you'd be 3 when you fell in love. 
 

Out of interest your missus wasn't in Brotherhood of Man was she?
 

 

Yeah. Nursery. 1987.

 

I bought her a valentines card when I was 6.

 

 

[Old Horse Murphy]

1 minute ago, AndyTravis said:

Yeah. Nursery. 1987.

 

I bought her a valentines card when I was 6.

 

 

Good man. That really is the long game!

[AndyTravis]

Just now, Old Horse Murphy said:

Good man. That really is the long game!

Yeah. Worth every second of waiting. My absolute world this lady.

[Old Horse Murphy]

Congrats to you both. That spare head on your shoulder is pretty snazzy too 😂

[AndyTravis]

21 minutes ago, Old Horse Murphy said:

Congrats to you both. That spare head on your shoulder is pretty snazzy too 😂

Kate (who took the photo) kept on shouting at folk for walking in on the photo. 
 

That guy didn’t get the memo.

[Duarte]

On 22/03/2022 at 00:32, drTStingray said:

 

 

 

 

 

That Bongo looks very familiar to me. Did I own that one, years ago?

[drTStingray]

6 hours ago, Duarte said:

 

That Bongo looks very familiar to me. Did I own that one, years ago?

You certainly did, yes! 😀👍 great bass it is

Edited April 24, 2022 by drTStingray

[Mrbigstuff]

I’ve played mostly the Squier for at least 6 months, leaving the other two in their cases. It’ll be their turn at some point though.

 

I’m sure there will be a moment where the Bongo is the right fit and you’ll be thankful for keeping it.

[ezbass]

9 hours ago, AndyTravis said:

Kate (who took the photo) kept on shouting at folk for walking in on the photo. 
 

That guy didn’t get the memo.

I took the liberty of doing a quick edit to remove the head/s (unless you like being Zaphod Beeblebrox), I hope you don't mind.

 

 

 

Edited April 24, 2022 by ezbass

[AndyTravis]

You left his belly poking out of my arm 😂😂😂

[ezbass]

35 minutes ago, AndyTravis said:

You left his belly poking out of my arm 😂😂😂

Doh! On it.

[ezbass]

52 minutes ago, AndyTravis said:

You left his belly poking out of my arm 😂😂😂

Sorted(ish). I also touched up a couple of other things that I wasn't happy with (soft right shoulder, burnouts on noses and specs).

[lee650]

10 hours ago, Old Horse Murphy said:

Congrats to you both. That spare head on your shoulder is pretty snazzy too 😂

It started as a boil!!

[briansbrew]

1 hour ago, ezbass said:

I took the liberty of doing a quick edit to remove the head/s (unless you like being Zaphod Beeblebrox), I hope you don't mind.

 

 

 

Looking very dapper Mr Travis 😎

[AndyTravis]

56 minutes ago, ezbass said:

Sorted(ish). I also touched up a couple of other things that I wasn't happy with (soft right shoulder, burnouts on noses and specs).

can you take the stone off me I seem to have acquired around Christmas 😂

[ezbass]

1 minute ago, AndyTravis said:

can you take the stone off me I seem to have acquired around Christmas 😂

It’s photo editing software, not liposuction. 😆

[ezbass]

41 minutes ago, lee650 said:

It started as a boil!!

What’s that from, I’m sure it’s a film or TV series?

 

Looked it up (Mr Impatient here), it’s How To Get Ahead In Advertising. Phew!

[Pea Turgh]

Such a good film

[lee650]

20 hours ago, ezbass said:

What’s that from, I’m sure it’s a film or TV series?

 

Looked it up (Mr Impatient here), it’s How To Get Ahead In Advertising. Phew!

Haha spot on 😁

[Duarte]

On 24/04/2022 at 15:43, drTStingray said:

You certainly did, yes! 😀👍 great bass it is

 

It's one of my great regrets. I had 4 Bongos (this being the best one) and I couldn't keep track of where they all went!  

[drTStingray]

6 hours ago, Duarte said:

 

It's one of my great regrets. I had 4 Bongos (this being the best one) and I couldn't keep track of where they all went!  

Did you track the others down? I remember coming to your place to buy that Bongo (brought my then brand new Classic Stingray with me). That particular Bongo has the added dimension of the piezo - gives it a cool additional flavour. 

[Duarte]

40 minutes ago, drTStingray said:

Did you track the others down? I remember coming to your place to buy that Bongo (brought my then brand new Classic Stingray with me). That particular Bongo has the added dimension of the piezo - gives it a cool additional flavour. 

 

Yeah, I remember that. I've wanted a Classic SR ever since. That is more than a third of my lifetime ago, which is totally mad. - the other Bongos went to BC'ers and EB forum users, but in the last 10 years people have disappeared or the basses have changed hands too many times to count. I still have my trusty '93 Sterling, which is the single bass I've owned for the past 9 or 10 years. During lockdowns, I accumulated a gaggle of vintage Japanese basses, which are all over the Thai marketplace. That Sterling, though, will stay with me forever.

 

I do think the Bongo with Piezo works so beautifully. I believe that option has been discontinued for a while, sadly.