Bongo “the” famous headstock dink!

[danny-79]

Just getting ready for a gig tonight, checking things over and noticed I’ve still got a perfectly painted headstock. No Dink!
Am I alone or just need to try harder ?

 

[Chuck M]

You are not alone. My 6HH and 5 HH both have pristine headstocks!

 

[danny-79]

You are not alone. My 6HH and 5 HH both have pristine headstocks!

That’s what I like to hear

 

[drTStingray]

My Bongo 5HHp (2008) also has a pristine headstock - in fact no dings anywhere!!

 

[TherealAC]

I'm 50/50 for dings haha

 

[Golem]

I bought mine on clearance from GC,
pre-dinked but a great discount. Then
I found a cheap nail polish that was a
90% match and de-dinked it.

 

[danny-79]

Going through the list, HH has a couple of minor blemishes from a previous owner, SunBlue has just been refinished and played one gig so far so mint. Bongo is immaculate, (not even any previous owner fret ware, it’s never been played) and that just leaves Buttercream. Only one I’ve had from new and it’s well loved

 

[ksandvik]

Dinks give bass guitars character.

 

[Brett]

The dinks are usually caused by the zipper on a gig bag I think.

 

[danny-79]

The dinks are usually caused by the zipper on a gig bag I think.

Never use gig bags but it’s logical the zip could mark

 

[muggsy]

Wow, a post like this seems to be tempting fate. My headstock dings typically come from a ceiling fan.

 

[five7]

it happens

 

[danny-79]

Wow, a post like this seems to be tempting fate. My headstock dings typically come from a ceiling fan.

Ouch

it happens

I’m sure mine are in the post, but for now I’m dink free

 

[Holdsg]

one reason to stand at the left of the drummer (if you are a righty). fewer cymbal interactions

 

[ksandvik]

one reason to stand at the left of the drummer (if you are a righty). fewer cymbal interactions

Yes, but a hi-hat is a bass player's best friend....

 

[strummer]

one reason to stand at the left of the drummer (if you are a righty). fewer cymbal interactions

On the stages I play that just means the wall is going to mess your headstock up, oh how I miss all my Bongos (well not all of them, but most of them...)

 

[KevinM]

Yes, but a hi-hat is a bass player's best friend....

I have a cymbal notch on the neck of my 25th anny. I don't want to jinx myself but other than that the rest are clean.