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Single H Bongo-Duh Moment

MingusBASS

MingusBASS

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So a couple months ago I bought my single H Bongo 5 from maddog Tom. I dug it but for some reason I wasn't bonding with it the way I had with my HHp and HSCp(fretless) Bongos. I thought maybe I was just a dual pickup Bongo kinda guy and even considered selling it to get a fretted HSC. So it finally dawns on me: The Blue Bomber still had it's stock factory Slinkys on it. So they had to be a good 8/9 months old. Tonight I slapped some Regular Slinkys on the Blue Bomber and (pun intended)it took off. The old strings felt and sounded good so I didn't even consider that they were the issue. DUH! Of course it's made a huge difference in the tone of my bass. I finally feel like it fits in with my other Bongos. I'm really looking forward to using all of them when my band goes in to the studio in the next couple months. The Bongos have GOT TO make a good impression with Eddie Kramer manning the boards.:cool:
 
high mileage

high mileage

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I'm a roundwound fan, and new strings makes a bigger difference to some basses more than others. The Bongo (I have a 5H too) makes a huge difference with new strings, not to say that it sounds bad with old strings - but it's pretty unbelieveable with new slinky's on it!
 
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kakobass

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Duh indeed.

Hey, Mingus, and don't forget to plug your bass after you change the strings: I'll sound better that way.

I had a similar discovery not too long ago. I was playing my Sterling with 30-90 light strings, and it sounded "skinny" at times - although I use these string in most other basses.

I then put some .100 Slinkys and bam! Instant wham!
 
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