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maddog
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oddjob said:
Yes but you know Kermit is in a league of his own.
maddog
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oddjob said:Soon as Maddog sells his 5, I plan on selling mine B5HH - DG/ black ice (and white pearl too) and getting a B5H (same color)... You hear maddog??? Hurry up and sell it so I can get to work on mine
Well the sooner you buy mine, you can sell yours.
oddjob
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Trade????maddog said:Well the sooner you buy mine, you can sell yours.
maddog
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oddjob said:Trade????
hmmmmmm... *thinking*
drgroovenstein
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Well, its H/S for me. I am picking up a used one. Seems like a safe way to test the waters.
Psycho Ward
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I love the single coil in my H/S Bongo5, my H/H Bongo has a wider spectrum of tones overall, but that single coil has a little something I can't get out of the H/H.
Really, one should have a H, H/H and a H/S... just to be sure.
Really, one should have a H, H/H and a H/S... just to be sure.
drgroovenstein
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Good idea! Maybe if I get them all the same color, my wife won't notice the extra basses around...
I have an HS, Like Jack said, Its a little more polite than the HH, But it still does some damage and can get plenty of growl, but it also gets a nice Jazz bass tone with the single coil. The pan control has become my main tone control.drgroovenstein said:
I still want to try the H when Monkee gets his in. Until then I'm content for now.
adouglas
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drgroovenstein said:
There is nothing "safe" about da Bongo. It's both a WMD and an as-yet unregulated highly addictive substance.
Big Poppa
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With a single H ugly bassists get better looking chicks
shamus63
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Big Poppa said:
...just think what it does for us "fortunate" ones!
bassman1979
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How does the SR5 HH and HS compare? I have a single H and a dual H but was considering buying an HS to add to the collection. Any input is definately appreciated!
drgroovenstein
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Big Poppa said:
Shaggy always got the chicks, I have no worries...
drgroovenstein
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bassman1979 said:How does the SR5 HH and HS compare? I have a single H and a dual H but was considering buying an HS to add to the collection. Any input is definately appreciated!
I like the idea that on the HS SR5 you can still get that single coil by the brdge sound. Otherwise, they are pretty similar I would guess. That being said, I picked the SR5 HH. Yeah, I'm going to be a multiple EBMM owner heh. I certainly hope I can get used to the string spacing. I swore off SR5 years ago. I loved the tone, but couldn't get used to the spacing. I decided to bite the bullet and dive in with both feet.
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Figjam
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IMO the best bongo.... Bongo 5 HP
Wasabi
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So, Sean...I thought you were going with the Bongo...But you decided to do a SR5 instead? Someone yesterday told me that to get the Jazz bass sound, you need the dual humbuck SR5 so you can do the outer coils. Haven't measured a Jazz pickup location, so I couldn't verify, but I do love the slap sound on position 3.
The string spacing (and roundness of the neck) keeps me from making the SR or a dual pickup my one and only. It is my primary bass...Works perfectly in my primary gig and at church. I can't get the slap sound to my liking really, for some reason...It's not what I hear in my head, which is a bummer, and it's not "tame" enough for jazz. Otherwise, I could ditch everything else. Cause the StingRay punches like Ali (in his prime).
The string spacing (and roundness of the neck) keeps me from making the SR or a dual pickup my one and only. It is my primary bass...Works perfectly in my primary gig and at church. I can't get the slap sound to my liking really, for some reason...It's not what I hear in my head, which is a bummer, and it's not "tame" enough for jazz. Otherwise, I could ditch everything else. Cause the StingRay punches like Ali (in his prime).
Figjam
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HH SR5s do a pretty nice jazz tone with positions 2 and 4. 2 is most similiar to a jazz, i tihnk, 4 is a bit more refined and MM like.
oddjob
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Now I know which bass to play tomorrow night... wait, I'm married... the 4HH it isBig Poppa said:
drgroovenstein
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Wasabi said:
No, I bought a used Bongo, but I already had an SR5 HH on order. So, I will have a the new SR5 in July some time, and my new-to-me Bongo will be here sometime next week. I just couldn't wait for the SR5 to be finished! I used to have a SR5, back when the necks were that heavy lacquer finish.
I have a Fender Jazz Deluxe V, I'm not really a jazz bass kind of guy for fingerstyle. Slap tone is pretty sick on it, but I just can't get into the fingerstyle. I just don't have that bridge pickup punch in my fingers or something. It always comes out doinky sounding when I try it heheh.
