Bongo 5 HH weight?

[phat5]

Bongo 5 HH weight?..........now the waite.

What's the avg weight of an '04-'05 Bongo 5 HH? Are the '07's any lighter?

Thanks, Steve

 

[Oldtoe]

African or European?

 

[silverburst]

A holy grail reference?

Between 9 and 10 pounds. The new ones should be around the same.

 

[Oldtoe]

What? I don't know.

WAAAHHHH!!!

 

[mynan]

According to the MM site, 9lbs, 4oz is the average weight. I can't think of any reason that the 07s would be any lighter than earlier models. They are build with the same materials.

http://www.ernieball.com/mmonline/specs/instruments_bongo.html

 

[phat5]

Thanks for the answers guys!......

Old toe, ..."we shall use my largest scale"..

 

[HELLonWHEELS]

OK my HSP bongo is a tad over 10 pounds on the bathroom scale.

 

[phat5]

I'll find out soon enough...just pulled the trigger on a clean used Bongo 5 HH in desert gold. Oh yes, it will be mine

 

[HELLonWHEELS]

The one on Talkbass?

 

[phat5]

The one on Talkbass?

Yup!

 

[Kristopher]

If you go by sound alone, I'm thinking about 200 lbs.

I played one the other day and I'm seriously thinking about making an '08 purchase.

 

[Psycho Ward]

It's not the Bongo 5's weight, it's the light headed condition from the massive tone...

 

[strummer]

What's the avg weight of an '04-'05 Bongo 5 HH? Are the '07's any lighter?

Thanks, Steve

My green one weighs 9.5 lbs, the orange one I used to have 10.1 lbs

 

[Spectre]

If you go by sound alone, I'm thinking about 200 lbs.

I played one the other day and I'm seriously thinking about making an '08 purchase.

Yes, you are behind the gun. You must catch up. Buy another bass

 

[Psychicpet]

I'll find out soon enough...just pulled the trigger on a clean used Bongo 5 HH in desert gold. Oh yes, it will be mine

Nice choice


and if you need any help on getting the finish off of the neck....

I'm just sayin'

hehehehehe

Great to see ya here BTW!!

pd

 

[phat5]

Nice choice


and if you need any help on getting the finish off of the neck....

I'm just sayin'

hehehehehe

Great to see ya here BTW!!

pd

Hey Pete!
Nope, not takin' the finish off the neck. I've been building my own basses for quite some time, ALL necks and bodies were oiled; I'm diggin' the feel of paint!
p5

 

[Psychicpet]

 

[phat5]

My F****r RBV's neck profile was causing me some discomfort, along with the 11+ lbs. I was looking for an active bass that sounded somewhat organic (non sterile) with a narrower neck profile, twin bucks, and quiet under the stage lights. So while attending the CMS convention in Seattle, I sat in on psychic pet's class for bass players. The bass that I once turned my nose up at, became the object of my desire; Thus started my search for a 5HH. After the class, Pete was kind enough to let me hold his bass; no where near as heavy as my RB5.
I have owned a hand full of Stingrays in the 80's, and why I sold them all? it's a mystery to me. Active Jazz basses and Alembics were the side road I should have not traveled. I really hope this Bongo is the answer for me.

Peace, Steve

 

[phat5]

Bongo blues

I purchased a Bongo 5HH from a younger bro in Montreal (3 + wks ago). The check took forever to get there (held in customs) but he's got it now! He's been having some difficulty in shipping it out to me, due to being new in town, school or work schedule, and not being able to find a box to ship it in. My only hope is, that he'll ship it soon. I spotted this on TB last month....that's how long I've been thinking about it. If only I waited 2 more hrs. to send the check; usedtobeachacha e-mailed me and offered to sell his Bongo 5HHp to me....who knows, I could've been a Bongoloid by now. Just venting out of frustration; it's hard to be patient.

 

[RobertB]

It's not a question of where he grips it ... it's a simple question of weight ratios!

Cool that the Bongo 5 weighs about the same as the SR4, huh? And the Bongo 4 weighs about a pound less ... hmmmmmmmmm.