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What colour is my Bongo?

This is a discussion on What colour is my Bongo? within the Music Man Basses forums, part of the Gear Talk category; This was sold to me over the net as Carbon Blue Pearl: I think the abalone pickguard is throwing me ...

  1. 06-04-2005, 02:21 PM #1
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    Lightbulb What colour is my Bongo?

    This was sold to me over the net as Carbon Blue Pearl:




    I think the abalone pickguard is throwing me off. From the back it looks like steely gray! Then sometimes I think the blue IS in the paint...

    Could it be Sapphire Black or Graphite Pearl??

    This is confusing!

    EDIT: Good thing I'm not naked in that top pic!
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  2. 06-04-2005, 02:29 PM #2
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    It's really hard to tell. It could go either way.
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    Post the serial # on Monday, and I will look it up. It's hard to tell from the photos
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    From the pics I would agree with the seller that it's Carbon Blue Pearl. It'll will be interesting to see Jon's response next week.
    Starting to think about returning to bass playing in the very near future.

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    To me, it looks like Saphire Black in the pics...but maybe it's just the lighting.



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    Yeah...Really hard to tell from the pics
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    Put me down for Sapphire Black...
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    Quote Originally Posted by adelucia
    Put me down for Sapphire Black...
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    put me down for Wazoolian TripleX Artsy Fartsy Omegatron Double Dipper Chocolate Willy Wonka Purple Durple White.
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    Quote Originally Posted by anthrobassist
    put me down for Wazoolian TripleX Artsy Fartsy Omegatron Double Dipper Chocolate Willy Wonka Purple Durple White.
    You're wrong.
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    ps looks like a moonstone pg?
    lets get together and make the grass grow.
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    I had a StingRay in that color combo.

    Its sapphire black with a moonstone pickguard.
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  13. 06-06-2005, 01:23 AM #13
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    I own a CBP Bongo with moonstone PG. The one in the photos has a moonstone pg for sure and it fits very well with CBP. Hard to tell about the colour of the bass. I remember photos of Bassmonkeees black saphir 5 that looked like CBP due to the light.

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    Jon,

    Serial is F10104, and thanks very much sir.

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    On my crappy monitor here at work it looks like Sapphire Black. At home, on my good monitor, it looks like CBP.
    Starting to think about returning to bass playing in the very near future.

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