Help! Bongo Neck Thicknesses

[gurktheburp]

Hi,
Wondered if you could help. Pretty much the only thing holding me back from buying a Bongo 6 is not knowing the thickness of the neck. Or atleast how it compares to the 5 string which I have played. Ernie Ball are being a bit funny about telling me the thickness of its neck, I was wondering if any of you guys knew it, or have a bongo and could measure it for me? These figures would make me very happy
Thanks for your help.

 

[strummer]

how it compares to the 5 string

I play Bongo 5, and the Bongo 6 feels the same, wider but same thickness.

 

[Grand Wazoo]

Hi,
Wondered if you could help. Pretty much the only thing holding me back from buying a Bongo 6 is not knowing the thickness of the neck. Or atleast how it compares to the 5 string which I have played. Ernie Ball are being a bit funny about telling me the thickness of its neck, I was wondering if any of you guys knew it, or have a bongo and could measure it for me? These figures would make me very happy
Thanks for your help.

Well its all in this video by the great Ed Friedland

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lS0mQDmQzAs"]YouTube - Ernie Ball/Music Man Bongo 6 String Bass[/ame]

 

[LoEnd]

Well since I have both I must say that the 6 feels (to me) about the same minus the wider neck. Really, if you like the neck on the Bongo 5 then you are going to like the neck on the Bongo 6.

 

[five7]

Edged weapon in Ed's hands!

 

[Black Lake]

I used to have a bongo 5 and the 6 feels like the same thickness only wider to accommodate the extra string. I loved the feel of the Bongo 5, and after a year of playing the 6 daily, I love the feel of the 6 as much as the 5.