Its part of the bongo look (colour coded headstock, painted back of neck) but there's somthing real pretty about a full rosewood neck, stock an board on a bongo thats just ... mmmm
this is a happy purchase.
I had been using a bongo 4 HS for 3 years and recently started the shopping for a 5 string bass. Tried a couple SR5 but they're too heavy. Then came to the 25th, out of my budget and it's gonna take some while to get used to the electronics. Well, now I understand why we need more than one bongo.