new bongo 6

[Cybergimp109]

this spaceaged toilet seat appeared at my door yesterday.. tis very very nice,
havent got a chance to play it through my good amp but even through a crappy 10watt busker amp its very nice.

 

[five7]

What a beauty!

 

[bovinehost]

Every time I see one of those, I think: "That is a LOT of Bongo."

Nice one!

 

[Cybergimp109]

its pretty huge, the only other 6 string ive played is the sr506 ibanez in the picture. its tiny compared to this.
very nice neck tho.

i didnt have much choice on the colour as this was the only one in stock so it was this or wait 4 months...
i was told it was saphire black with a black guard but it came witht eh white pearl one.. i hate that other than that its perfect, would anyone be interested in trading pickguards?...
its perfect stilll has the film that protects it on. id take prettymuch any other colour preferably black, moonstone, abalone but was my least liked pickguard out of the lot. so if anyones interested.. or if anyone just wants to sell one.

got slightly sidetracked there, anyway very happy with this, itching to hear it through my proper amp.

 

[kenito]

too many notes

 

[Cybergimp109]

haha yes...

 

[Duarte]

Cool bass. Very cool bass.

 

[rizzo9247]

Nice Bongo. Regarding the PG, Let it simmer for a little bit, it brings out those two massive railroad-car pickups rather nicely.

 

[GreyDad]

Super - what a great bass

Black Ice goes really well with Sapphire Black unfortunately it's discontinued now but may be worth looking out for a secondhand one or a swap:

I thank Mr maddog for this and I still owe him a bottle of whiskey for it but I've given up trying to arrange this transatlantically and may have to resort to boring old paypal instead

Or just play it for a while and see how it goes...

 

[five7]

black ice +1

 

[bovinehost]

I think Black Ice was gone before the sixers were released.

 

[steve f]

That black ice looks great!
Congrats on the 6 stringer cybergimp!
I don't think I have enough fingers to play that many notes!

 

[djaxup]

Is it just me or is a Bongo 6 the only bass that does not look overly goofy having six strings? It still looks quite good proportioned (is that a word?), most 6 string basses look cumbersome and somehow "wrong".

Still like them best as 4 stringers, but damn, thats a nice beast. Any idea how heavy it is?

 

[GreyDad]

I think Black Ice was gone before the sixers were released.

I thought that too, Jack, but I found this for sale on an Aussie store's website a while back and thought it looked great:

 

[Cybergimp109]

its pretty heavy but not that bad i can weigh it when im homne if you dlike, a wide strap helps alot, theres a tiny bit of neck dive but not bd if worn high.

ah i just hate white pearloid, im very picky tho, i wouldnt mind a plain white pg ill probably end up getting somethin gmade anyway.

 

[shakinbacon]

I kinda like the white pearloid

I like the black ice if you can get it for dual pickups. If not, abalone or moonstone looks really nice with Sapphire Black


congrats on the bass

 

[Cybergimp109]

yeh i was planning on getting the black with moonstone,
the abalone looked nice but weird in some photos

 

[AtomicPunk]

Personally, I like it as is. The EBMM pickguard shape is very distinctive and it really sets off the color. I like to see a contrast with the PG.

 

[Cybergimp109]

Personally, I like it as is. The EBMM pickguard shape is very distinctive and it really sets off the color. I like to see a contrast with the PG.

im not gonna change the shape or anything i just dont like the pearl. it looks cheap in my eyes, my first bass had a white pearl pg and it was **** maybe it just reminds me of that.. i wouldnt mind a flat white pg.
buit i was thinking of getting a transparent one and being able to basicly print out new pickguards and place them underneath.
if i get bored of one i just print another.
either that or a flat colour/interesting one im looking at the moment...

no offers to trade pickguards so far... no one interested?

 

[Sterling_Bass]

Sweet Bongo 6. Enjoy it!