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A Great way to start the New Year! (Image heavy)

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    A Great way to start the New Year! (Image heavy)

    And it's finally here!

    I've finally received my EBMM Bongo 4 HH Dargie Delight II ! My first MusicMan as well! Serial: F20435 Hopefully someone from EBMM could chime in and tell me the DOB.

    Ok, haven formally introduced myself yet on this forum. But since this arrived. It's time to start.

    ... And I have no idea where to start the introduction... ahh. forget it..
    We'll just start with the bass!

    After the long holiday break, a friend of mine arrived today with the bass! My gosh. The moment i opened it and took it out for a spin. It was great! The neck feels very comfortable and playable. The tone is simply awesome! Although I'm just playing straight into my audio interface, it still manages to pump out some low thumpy notes. Can't be compared when it's plugged into an amp though.

    The array of tones i can get out of this baby is amazing!!
    In my opinion, it's a Stingray and more!

    Gotta thank Brandt and the guys at TPB for this amazing bass!
    And most of all, gotta thank BP for the amazing work put into the Bongo. It's really great!

    So less words and more pics... Pardon the pics. My room isn't that great for taking pics.













    The only problem. There seems to be some odd paint work on the neck. Like a lil of the Dargie paint came onto the ebony neck or sth. Hardly noticeable in low light.

    And some quick questions..
    - Is it alright if I use the EB wonder wipes on the neck? As it's an ebony neck.
    - should i switch to flats?


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    Welcome! Very nice bass!
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    Sexy bass. Reminds me of Captain Kirk's Green Alien Chick.
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    Very Nice bass indeed. I still think I prefer the Dargie I...not into the paint color shift as much.

    I recant!!! I got to see one in person....pictures don't do it justice!!!
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    Thanks guys!

    The finish indeed awesome in person. I don't know much bout the first run of Dargie's. But this is stunning!

    But what matters most is it sounds superb. I just spent all my time on it since I brought it back. Neglecting my mountain of work on the table... Dang..
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    Welcome and Congrats on a beautiful ball!

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    Quote Originally Posted by jlepre View Post
    Welcome and Congrats on a beautiful ball!

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    Thanks!

    Alright gonna swap out for flats tomorrow and give the neck a wipe.
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    I realized the setup on this isn't that great.

    The neck seems straight to me. But the strings are kinda too low. To the extent I cant play any harmonics or do any tapping on certain frets. And there is constant buzz on the G string.

    Oh well, gonna take it to a tech tomorrow to get t sorted and slap on some flats!
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    it's a bit extreme but... the main advice is: Give it some time to adjust to its new home before doing any adjustments...
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    congrats!

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    Mix,

    Take Oli’s advice and give it a few days to adjust. It was great when I boxed up but the temperature and humidity in Louisiana is crazy right now… If it’s not right in a day or so give me a call and I’ll walk you thought a quick adjust, if that doesn’t fix it then you can bring it to a local tech.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mixmastered View Post
    And it's finally here!

    I've finally received my EBMM Bongo 4 HH Dargie Delight II ! My first MusicMan as well! Serial: F20435 Hopefully someone from EBMM could chime in and tell me the DOB.
    Congrats!!! Your Bongo was done on 11/13/09
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    Very sweet Bongo. Perfect way to start off the new year. Congrats!
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    Thanks guys!

    Probably leave it and play with it for a couple of days. And we'll see.
    It's actually been in for a few days. Only just received it yesterday. Would that be alright?

    It's a great bass! Played it for 4 hours straight last night. Could not get my hands off it.
    2009 Bongo 4 HH --- Dargie Delight II

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