Dream Bongo, just for fun

[danny-79]

Good to know. I have a SR5 with aftermarket pre and pickup, so no condemnation here.

You've really got my interest piqued on the Bongo H!

I also have aftermarket pups in two of them

Bongo single H (never had a bass of any description with a P) so can’t comment on that but I know they are in a whole world of their own , my EQ is set pretty much flat and volume on bass no more than 70% the way up, all out of fear !!!

 

[Samoht]

I also have aftermarket pups in two of them

Bongo single H (never had a bass of any description with a P) so can’t comment on that but I know they are in a whole world of their own , my EQ is set pretty much flat and volume on bass no more than 70% the way up, all out of fear !!!

I saw two good demos of the Bongo H on YT. It is certainly a beast all it's own. I love the tone, from what I can hear.

I had a thought, maybe not a sane or good one, but if you slammed a single coil next to the Bongo HH bridge pickup position, that would put the bridge H neck-facing coil and the single coil in, pretty much, the Stingray pickup position. I can't help myself. A quick mockup:


With some slick switching (providing either coil split, series, parallel for the humbucker and a way to have both pickups either in series or parallel with each other) this would be a very useful configuration. It would be like a combination of the single H and HH, in a way....obviously without having the neck humbucker at all.

 

[five7]

The preamp would still sound different than a sr. I am thinking of some type of game changer magic. I like the body and neck shape of the bongo and the sound but would be cool if it could sound like a sr with the push or flip of a switch.

 

[Samoht]

The preamp would still sound different than a sr. I am thinking of some type of game changer magic. I like the body and neck shape of the bongo and the sound but would be cool if it could sound like a sr with the push or flip of a switch.

i'm with you. That would be awesome! No need for any other bass at all for me if that was possible.

 

[danny-79]

The preamp would still sound different than a sr. I am thinking of some type of game changer magic. I like the body and neck shape of the bongo and the sound but would be cool if it could sound like a sr with the push or flip of a switch.

Like the Gamechanger but with out the complicated software.
So it would have two individual preamps already on board, single H setting and you just simply switch between the two. That would be pretty cool

 

[Cool Hand Luke]

Speaking of dream Bongos for fun, I whipped this up back in April. Behold the Monarchy Bongo series!



And here are some other designs I dabbled with. It's fun to daydream...

 

[Samoht]

Speaking of dream Bongos for fun, I whipped this up back in April. Behold the Monarchy Bongo series!

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And here are some other designs I dabbled with. It's fun to daydream...

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Awesome thoughts and mockups! Thanks for posting! I love the monarchy Bongo and the triple pickups! Give me the Red Bongo Monarchy in 5 strings, with the pickup positioned further back towards the bridge.... love it!

 

[epitaph04]

Wow that triplebuck Bongo is incredibly tempting to think about.

 

[Cool Hand Luke]

Thanks and no probs! I'll take 27 Monarchies in Enchanted Forest (One of the most gorgeous finishes ever) and Majestic Purple. Call me a stubborn dreamer but I'm fairly certain EBMM knows how to make a 24-fret 6-string Stingray

 

[Samoht]

Based on Cool Hand Luke's cool Triplebucker Bongo with a 5-way switch, attached is a mockup. The pickup is in the Bongo HH bridge position in the bottom 2 coils, and the classic Stingray position in the top 2 coils.

 

[Cool Hand Luke]

Dig the edits! What if we threw in a 4th coil? EBMM's answer to the MTD Super, lol.

 

[Samoht]

I thought about that....a Quadbucker. Seems like a wonderful idea to me. I’ll do a mock-up.

 

[dukyto]

I’m staying out of this one

 

[Samoht]

Maybe not a quadbucker..but 2 normal Bongo humbuckers side by side:



The quadbucker thing is a little weird in that you have no height adjustment independence across 4 coils:



EDIT: Here's a higher contrast version of the Triplebucker BFR...it's a little easier to see everything:

 

[danny-79]

Reading back through theses, I’m starting to expect some Spinal Tap 4x humbuckers

But seriously, the triple bucker to be able to go between H and HH set to back sounds interesting and usable to me

 

[Samoht]

I thought about a “Mr Horsepower” Bongo for laughs... May still attempt it.

 

[Cool Hand Luke]

Can you do a edit of a 6-string with the triple bucker?

 

[Samoht]

I can try. Which 6 string Bongo base picture do you want me to start with? I won’t be able to until Thursday but I should be able to.

 

[Cool Hand Luke]

Hows aboot these? I'm in no rush.

 

[dave1812]

What about a Fanned Fret Bongo with that Triplebucker and a Singlecoil somewhat like a Dingwall Afterburner?