Hi Ziggy - Never got a visitor message before, only PMs. Hope this is the right way to respond... As much as BP touts GC (they make a lot of money for him) they will never have the service capabilities of a good Mom and POP. (Even if yours won't stock Bongos) FWIW, the GC by me won't stock Big Als. So, even for being a big store I could not play one even if I wanted to. Anyway, good luck with the Bongo. I'm waiting for the NAMM show info to come out. Hopefully, I will like one of the new colors and order a backup fretless StingRay. We'll see...
Not old - just living the life that has my two Bongo threads going. Oddly - there is a Mom & Pop store in town that is an EBMM dealer. He hates the Bongo and won't stock it. Go figure.