Even Though My Heart Belongs To The Company Store...

[Mobay45]

I don't have the capacity to grasp that concept.

[JB1]

I just want to tell you (my head is filled things to say) that - as some of you know - I ordered a blue pearl Bongo 5 HS a while back, and I received an email today from the infamous Dargin, who says it is ready.

I am still, after all these basses, all the Stingrays and Stingray 5s and Sterlings and, okay, yes, the Bongos.........I am still freaking pumped about this bass.

I just wanted you to know that.

Whoever the hell you are.

Jack

One word

SLUT

And don't forget, it ain't real til the pix are out

[maddog]

I mean because of my job I can get capacitors overnighted to me anytime I want, thats almost as nice of a perk...right?..right?

Are they of the "flux" variety? If so, do you get a free delorian thrown in?

Heck my fretless only took 2 months. Maybe thats becasue it only has one pickup...

They had to find just the right one!

[shamus63]

Hey, don't be twisting my words! I can do that on my own.

neener!

[smallequestrian]

Yeah, I literally have access to about a hundred mil caps at the tip of my fingers...think of all the fun that could be had. Jack, I think when this new one comes in we definately need to plan an evening of beer, bass and vodka debauchery.

[smallequestrian]

Oh, not just capacitors, there are inductors, ferrite beads, thermistors, and others to consider. It just gets better and better.

As far as flux capacitors go, I think my boys over in Japan are already on it. Should be any day now...muahahahaha

[maddog]

What about vacuum tubes?

[Steve Dude Barr]

Jack's been a pimp from way back....

[bovinehost]

In keeping with my slut/whore/pimp lifestyle, I have something to admit.

Mister Oldtoe Ben had that single H Bongo 5 in Rolls Burgundy that he was wanting to trade or sell. 'Member? So I made some funny noises at him about trading him something for it because without a single hummer, I can never really satisfy Big Poppa (which is possibly not really my job, but still).

Well.....I liked that white Stingray I just bought, I most surely did. (Note the use of the preterite tense.) And I know I kept saying, "I really need a Stingray around" and so on. And anyway, Ben offed a right nice LTD ED Stingray 4 not that long ago because the neck was too chunky, so I didn't figure he'd really go for any trade.

Well. Lo and behold.

He came over today, played the SR4, liked it a lot, and of course I liked the Bongo, even with the squirrely roundwounds on it because, well, it's a Bongo and I know Bongos.

What could we do?

We went Total Slut and I reckon we're both happy about it. I changed out the white guard to abalone and it looks pretty groovy.

So, for the moment, my Bongo Total is relatively high again.

1. sapphire black 5 HH
2. desert gold 4 HH
3. logan green flame 4 HH
4. envy green 5 HH
5. rolls burgundy 5 H

One of those is off to Sweden soon, but I'm back up to five right now.

the bongos changed my life and stuff,

Jack

[smallequestrian]

I was playing my fretless tonight and I actually felt like I wasn't a hack. Of course the reason for the positive feelings is thing sounds and plays so damn good that it kinda makes me forget that I am a hack. Regardles, its how I get my jollies, and I like it.