Man you guys were right. Stainless steel strings on a Bongo? YIKES!!!

[Busterkilrain]

Hi All,
Well the Slinkys on my Bongo HH were pretty worn out, so I decided to change strings. All I had in was a set of "insert British Bass String Manufacturer here... the ones with the red silk that Entwistle loved and helped design oh yeah Geddy and Chris Squire use them too!" YIKES!!! Not a good combo. Just wayyyy to nasty in the high mids for me. On my other basses that tone is fine but with the Bongo... I don't know.I guess there is areason they come stock with EB strings right? I'll be saving up my pennies for a set of Super Slinkys.

What strings are you using on your Bongos?

Take Care,
Brent

 

[MrMusashi]

flats! gotta love the uhmpff!

MrM

 

[Aussie Mark]

Chromes on both my Bongos

 

[oddjob]

Power Slinks all the way!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[bassmonkeee]

Two of my Bongos are wearing EB Group III flats. One of my fretteds is wearing a silk wrapped core Roundwound set with a .119 low B string.

 

[Old_Guy]

Two of my Bongos are wearing EB Group III flats. One of my fretteds is wearing a silk wrapped core Roundwound set with a .119 low B string.

+1 EB Group III Flats.

 

[Deaj]

Two 4HH Bongos: Slinky's on one and Chromes on the other.

 

[TNT]

Live & learn.

 

[midopa]

eb stainless steels

 

[pbass2go]

ACME flats on the Bongo with a set of EB Group II's to go on for this weekend's gigs.

Did not like the rounds on the Bongo

Putting a set of NIckel XL's on the stingray as I type.

 

[phat5]

ACME flats!

 

[Busterkilrain]

ACME flats on the Bongo with a set of EB Group II's to go on for this weekend's gigs.

Did not like the rounds on the Bongo

Putting a set of NIckel XL's on the stingray as I type.

Hey, we have the same exact same Bongo! Small world.
Going back to Super Slinkies by the way.
Brent

 

[strummer]

I guess there is areason they come stock with EB strings right?

Haha, yeah, a reason like they make the strings too

But I hear you, stainless on the Bongos just isn't the sound for me either.