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Oldtoe

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FYI - Bongo 4H/piezo fretless played with a pick and palm muted gives a very meaty tic-tac bass sound for classic country. I find myself playing a lot of these old standards lately, and this bass does the trick incredibly well. Played it exclusively at a four-hour local gig tonight. What an absolutely fabulous bass.

For the 147th time, thanks, Sterling for pushing the Bongo through.
 

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I luuurvs my Boingo 4Hp FL .... but I never use a pick.
The ax has a peculiarly semi-acoustic voice, so I can
see how that would work for country ticky-tick.



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I very seldom use a pick (it just ain't bass playin'!;) ; ) but ever since I watched John Pierce playing a Bongo 4H palm-muted pickstyle while backing Huey Lewis at CLB, I have stored that awesome sound in my head for future exploitation.

I really should own a fretted Bongo single-H. It's shameful that I don't, frankly.
 
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