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Bongo days are over...

sir funkytown

sir funkytown

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I'm sorry to say that I traded in my Hum single limited edition buttercreme Bongo.I took BP's advice to heart and reilized it's just not the bass for me.I took it to the local music store, got a good store credit price and took home one of the new double hum stingrays.....very cool!Everything that frustrated me about the Bongo I love about the Stingray.I will miss the neck on the Bongo and it was , I think , a little lighter than the Stingray, but, other than that i am very happy.I wish I had done this before I spent money on the modifications to the Bongo, but i kept thinking" all these people seem to love this bass...whats wrong with me" so I stuck with it, trying differant EQ settings and setups .Eventually I had to just trust myself and trade the bass in.
I was fully intending to go and get a Fender jazz and be done with it....but they didn't have one I really liked in stock and the Stingray really spoke to me strongly.I plugged it in and it was love at first thump.So I just took it home that day.By the way BP...love the double hum Stingray, fantastic bass, it just sits there in the mix perfectly, no problem!!
I would post pics...but you all know what a Stingray looks like...maybe I'll post gig pics...if anyone is interested.


crap.....now I'm going to have to change my avatar!!
 
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Hey, whether Bongo, Stingray, Sterling or even one of those six string MM basses, you're still in the family!
 
The good thing about EBMM basses is that you can always find one to suit you! Glad you found yours. Pics would be good.
 
Live and learn regarding the mods...I'm sure you still got a nice trade-in on the Buttercream...so what color HH did you get??
 
I'm curious, did you inform the store about the modification you had performed on the bongo? I'm glad you seem to have found your bass but I'm a little worried about the schmuck they turn around and sell the bongo to. I hope he/she knows that it's not a standard issue bongo-for better or worse. I'd hate for their first taste of bongo to be tainted even if there's only a slight difference from the stock bongo hsc.
 
SIR FUNKY,
Thanks for taking my advice. Here is a prediction though...your next bass will be a single h Bongo....the bridge pu is all you need and its in the sweet spot
 
Should be on the brown truck today...

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BTW ~ Jack, if this does show today, you'll have the MOTO pg tomorrow. :)
 
Big Poppa said:
SIR FUNKY,
Thanks for taking my advice. Here is a prediction though...your next bass will be a single h Bongo....the bridge pu is all you need and its in the sweet spot
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As a recent owner of a bongo - does this sweet spot exist in the dual pup models BP or is this because the single pup voiced differently?
 
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