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Bongo Pickup Selector

Well ERRR..
Thanks for the insight to coil switching on a Bongo.
I'm sure I will be able to use this information against you sooner than later..{:-)

So I'll have to dream about that to I suppose (coil switching) since EBMM dose not provide it. Darn would sure be a nice added feature...
Later boys
Keep the groove.
 
Straight UP said:
Well ERRR..
Thanks for the insight to coil switching on a Bongo.
I'm sure I will be able to use this information against you sooner than later..{:-)

So I'll have to dream about that to I suppose (coil switching) since EBMM dose not provide it. Darn would sure be a nice added feature...
Later boys
Keep the groove.
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Serious, if you want it, it's not a hard thing to do.
I think the reason they don't have it on the Bongo is that there'd be too many things to fiddle about with, and most players won't use it anyway.
 
strummer said:
Serious, if you want it, it's not a hard thing to do.
I think the reason they don't have it on the Bongo is that there'd be too many things to fiddle about with, and most players won't use it anyway.
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Think you are right on that one - I remember the prototype with 7 knobs and BP said it was just too much for most.
 
Even though I don't own a bongo yet, and I think I've only played two in my whole life for about 1 minute each...(since I was a "WTF is that?" kinda guy when they 1st came out, although they have since grown on me!).
oh crap. Having said that, I feel my bongo opinion is pretty worthless. :(
I will venture to say that on a bongo, the pan nob fits the look, while a selector switch would look kinda corney.

As far as effects go, I own a PodXT and a Mutron, :eek: but for some reason they never get used and I just plug directly into my combo ;)

ok, and since the bongo prototype was mentioned I thought I'd link them pics!

bongoprototype01.jpg

bongoprototype02.jpg


dig the sterling neck and three strap buttons!
 
it is always the distilattion of a colective set of ideas.....(heavy man)

The Bongo was about so many things. The biggest tis trying to figure out how to give you the absolute most sonic choices with the fewest controls. We split coils play ed with midi switching %20 grand down the drain.....

I will provide limitless, silent, transparent, and programmable switching before I hang it up....THat is the final final . It just ended up filtering the sound too much made too much added noise and ate batteries like jack at a cajun buffet
 
Straight UP said:
Well ERRR..
Thanks for the insight to coil switching on a Bongo.
I'm sure I will be able to use this information against you sooner than later..{:-)

So I'll have to dream about that to I suppose (coil switching) since EBMM dose not provide it. Darn would sure be a nice added feature...
Later boys
Keep the groove.
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I am sure somebody will correct me if I am wrong, but I was under the impression that the Bongo pickups were not wired to have individually selectable coils. I don't think this mod is possible with the current pickups.
 
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