Kristopher
Well-known member
Notice how I said "first Bongo"? haha
The proof:
The story goes like this: I'm in California doing two shows with my cover band. We have some free time during the day so we head over to Guitar Center in Murieta. As soon as I walk in I'm face to face with two Bongo HH 4-strings (one black, one burgundy) at an unbelievable price. I ask what's up, I'm told the basses are new but have been sitting around the store for a long time, so they're clearing them out cheap and "as-is" (no returns). I plugged in the black one, it played amazing, so now it's mine.
It's got a few dings on the headstock and a tiny paint chip on the lower body, but it doesn't bother me. All the good stuff I've heard about these basses is true - amazing acoustic sustain even before plugging in, then once you plug in you basically have every tone you could ask for with the 4-band EQ and pickup blend. The thing sits so nice on me with a strap, it's so darn comfortable to play. I'm looking forward to spending more time with it to get used to all my tonal options. I'm seriously pondering a pickguard change, I think black pearl would look pretty swell.
The only bad thing is that I need to sell my honeyburst Sterling pay for it. In the next few days I'll have a post up in the "for sale" thread with the details. Not too big a deal since I still have my Sterling HS and a Sterling 5 HH on the way.
I never thought I'd get a Bongo but I guess I was wrong!
The proof:
The story goes like this: I'm in California doing two shows with my cover band. We have some free time during the day so we head over to Guitar Center in Murieta. As soon as I walk in I'm face to face with two Bongo HH 4-strings (one black, one burgundy) at an unbelievable price. I ask what's up, I'm told the basses are new but have been sitting around the store for a long time, so they're clearing them out cheap and "as-is" (no returns). I plugged in the black one, it played amazing, so now it's mine.
It's got a few dings on the headstock and a tiny paint chip on the lower body, but it doesn't bother me. All the good stuff I've heard about these basses is true - amazing acoustic sustain even before plugging in, then once you plug in you basically have every tone you could ask for with the 4-band EQ and pickup blend. The thing sits so nice on me with a strap, it's so darn comfortable to play. I'm looking forward to spending more time with it to get used to all my tonal options. I'm seriously pondering a pickguard change, I think black pearl would look pretty swell.
The only bad thing is that I need to sell my honeyburst Sterling pay for it. In the next few days I'll have a post up in the "for sale" thread with the details. Not too big a deal since I still have my Sterling HS and a Sterling 5 HH on the way.
I never thought I'd get a Bongo but I guess I was wrong!
