Dave LaRue's mahogany Bongo

[RobertB]

Saw [ame="http://youtube.com/watch?v=j1KawhRTyWI&feature=related"]YouTube - mmmmmmmmmmmmmmMahogany MusicMan Bongo 4!!![/ame] while checking out Ed's Bongo 6 review on the toob. Nice piece of equipment, to grossly understate it.

 

[maddog]

our very own Psychicpet shot that for us.

 

[adouglas]

The popping sound you just heard was my head exploding.

Again. Same darned thing happened the first time I saw that bass.

Anybody got a towel?

 

[bovinehost]

That one?

 

[RobertB]

That one?

Ok, I'm obviously missing something. What's the story??

 

[maddog]

Ok, I'm obviously missing something. What's the story??

The birthday party of a life time.

 

[mathewsanchez]

Aaarggggggghhhhhhhh!!!!!!

In the first part of the video I thought it was damn nice then I saw the neck and it's F***ING AWESOME!!!!!

Does it have piezo too? How many people do I need to smother with chloroform to get my hands on that bass?

 

[jlepre]

That one?

Do I hear Limited Edition?? C'mon guys, I would buy a Bongo like THAT!
You know I'm a sucker for Trans Finishes.

 

[muggsy]

The back of that neck is insanely gorgeous. The rest of the bass is pretty nice too.

 

[bovinehost]

Ok, I'm obviously missing something. What's the story??

We had a big celebration in Dallas nearly two years ago, Robert. It was my 50th birthday and it was time for a Forum Bash so we combined the two in a rather spectacular way.

Most of the guitars/basses that showed up had to come through my house either upon arrival or upon departure.

(By the way, after dropping some serious guitars off at the airport, here's a question you never want to hear: "Jack, do you know where Luke's guitars are?")

Anyway, Dave's Bongo was here for a bit so I took some glamour shots before shipping it off to SLO for some maintenance.

Pretty beast, isn't it?

You can see by the back that it does have piezos.

I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for a production model like this one, but you can have a lot of fun just looking at the photos!

Jack

 

[adouglas]

Dave.

Take the rest of the sticker off the back.

Seriously.



PS: Jack, how heavy is that bass? The Open House Mahogany Bongo 4 (the one with the same finish as the 30th Ray) weighs a ton.

 

[bovinehost]

I didn't weigh it, but it was not insignificant!

It isn't heavy enough to bother Dave, apparently.

 

[Oldtoe]

Having held that bass, I can tell you that I would feel completely comfortable letting Mr. LaRue haul my big, unconscious arse from a burning building.

 

[bovinehost]

My friend Corey found this quote on a bicycle blog:

"Asking how much a beautiful, sensible, comfortable bike weighs is like asking a beautiful, sensible, easygoing person the dimensions of their sex organs. Especially if you ask in the first 30 seconds. It’s not that you can’t be curious, but it’s sort of a vulgar preoccupation whose real significance to happiness is vastly overstated."

I'm more sensitive to weight than I used to be ("Hello, my name is middle age and I'm here to make your life miserable"), but I still love that quote.

Jack

 

[Oldtoe]

It is a wonderful bass.

 

[T-bone]

That is one gorgeous bass!!! It's enough to turn this Stingray Boy into a Bongoloid.

tbone

 

[adouglas]

" it’s sort of a vulgar preoccupation whose real significance to happiness is vastly overstated."

Good point.

I ask because my shoulder STILL hurts from the Peavey T-40 I owned 29 years ago.

PS: I'm glad you didn't tell me it was really light, because I would have had to go curl up in a corner somewhere and whimper.

PPS: Another great bicycle quote:

"All bikes weigh 50 pounds. Here's why:
A 50-pound bike doesn't need a lock. Nobody will bother stealing it.
A 35-pound bike needs a 15-pound lock. Any more than that is a waste.
A 20-pound bike needs a 30-pound lock or it'll disappear faster than your paycheck."

 

[TSanders]

Sweet bass there.

Me playing the said boNgo:

 

[RobertB]

We had a big celebration in Dallas nearly two years ago, Robert. It was my 50th birthday and it was time for a Forum Bash so we combined the two in a rather spectacular way ...

... Anyway, Dave's Bongo was here for a bit so I took some glamour shots before shipping it off to SLO for some maintenance.

Ahhhh, it's all clear now. Based on the fact that the photos you posted were obviously taken at your house, I thought maybe you'd either bought or been given Dave's bass at some point.

Too bad the Birthday Party/Forum Bash was before my time here. Must've been a blast.

 

[MrMusashi]

id buy a bongo like that without even thinking about it

ive asked before: did it sound as good as it looks????
hehe.. hoping for an answer this time

MrM