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Bongo with Pau Ferro fretboard?

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    Question Bongo with Pau Ferro fretboard?

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    I found a Bongo 4HH on eBay, and the seller says that it has a Pau Ferro fretboard. Are there made some Bongos with Pau Ferro (fretted) or is the seller wrong here? It's only one picture, and it's not easy to see, but I think it looks like rosewood ...

    Rosewood or Pau Ferro?

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    The seller is incorrect. That's not 'charcoal gray with a pearl pickguard.' It's sapphire black with a moonstone (I believe) pickguard.

    And, it's also a Rosewood fretboard. I don't think the seller is being deceptive so much as not being entirely sure about the details.
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    I don't think the color is sapphire black. I have the exact same bass, and it's not sapphire black (but I can't remember what it's called though ).

    Btw, pau ferro is brighter than rosewood, right?

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    That looks like the classic GC Bongo...Sapphire Black with Moonstone guard. It might be Graphite Pearl.
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    looks like graphite pearl to me

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    It's Sapphire Black.
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