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Dream Bongo, just for fun

Samoht said:
Good to know. I have a SR5 with aftermarket pre and pickup, so no condemnation here. :D

You've really got my interest piqued on the Bongo H!
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I also have aftermarket pups in two of them :P

Bongo single H (never had a bass of any description with a P) so can’t comment on that but I know they are in a whole world of their own , my EQ is set pretty much flat and volume on bass no more than 70% the way up, all out of fear !!!
 
danny-79 said:
I also have aftermarket pups in two of them :P

Bongo single H (never had a bass of any description with a P) so can’t comment on that but I know they are in a whole world of their own , my EQ is set pretty much flat and volume on bass no more than 70% the way up, all out of fear !!!
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I saw two good demos of the Bongo H on YT. It is certainly a beast all it's own. I love the tone, from what I can hear.

I had a thought, maybe not a sane or good one, but if you slammed a single coil next to the Bongo HH bridge pickup position, that would put the bridge H neck-facing coil and the single coil in, pretty much, the Stingray pickup position. I can't help myself. A quick mockup:
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With some slick switching (providing either coil split, series, parallel for the humbucker and a way to have both pickups either in series or parallel with each other) this would be a very useful configuration. It would be like a combination of the single H and HH, in a way....obviously without having the neck humbucker at all.
 

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The preamp would still sound different than a sr. I am thinking of some type of game changer magic. I like the body and neck shape of the bongo and the sound but would be cool if it could sound like a sr with the push or flip of a switch.
 
five7 said:
The preamp would still sound different than a sr. I am thinking of some type of game changer magic. I like the body and neck shape of the bongo and the sound but would be cool if it could sound like a sr with the push or flip of a switch.
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i'm with you. That would be awesome! No need for any other bass at all for me if that was possible.
 
five7 said:
The preamp would still sound different than a sr. I am thinking of some type of game changer magic. I like the body and neck shape of the bongo and the sound but would be cool if it could sound like a sr with the push or flip of a switch.
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Like the Gamechanger but with out the complicated software.
So it would have two individual preamps already on board, single H setting and you just simply switch between the two. That would be pretty cool
 
Speaking of dream Bongos for fun, I whipped this up back in April. Behold the Monarchy Bongo series!

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And here are some other designs I dabbled with. It's fun to daydream...

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Cool Hand Luke said:
Speaking of dream Bongos for fun, I whipped this up back in April. Behold the Monarchy Bongo series!

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And here are some other designs I dabbled with. It's fun to daydream...

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Awesome thoughts and mockups! Thanks for posting! I love the monarchy Bongo and the triple pickups! Give me the Red Bongo Monarchy in 5 strings, with the pickup positioned further back towards the bridge.... love it!
 
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Thanks and no probs! I'll take 27 Monarchies in Enchanted Forest (One of the most gorgeous finishes ever) and Majestic Purple. Call me a stubborn dreamer but I'm fairly certain EBMM knows how to make a 24-fret 6-string Stingray ;)
 
Based on Cool Hand Luke's cool Triplebucker Bongo with a 5-way switch, attached is a mockup. The pickup is in the Bongo HH bridge position in the bottom 2 coils, and the classic Stingray position in the top 2 coils.
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I thought about that....a Quadbucker. Seems like a wonderful idea to me. I’ll do a mock-up.
 
Maybe not a quadbucker..but 2 normal Bongo humbuckers side by side:

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The quadbucker thing is a little weird in that you have no height adjustment independence across 4 coils:

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EDIT: Here's a higher contrast version of the Triplebucker BFR...it's a little easier to see everything:

BFRBongoTriplebuckerWith5-wayHIGH CONTRAST.jpg
 
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Reading back through theses, I’m starting to expect some Spinal Tap 4x humbuckers :p

But seriously, the triple bucker to be able to go between H and HH set to back sounds interesting and usable to me :cool:
 
I thought about a “Mr Horsepower” Bongo for laughs... May still attempt it.
 
I can try. Which 6 string Bongo base picture do you want me to start with? I won’t be able to until Thursday but I should be able to.
 
What about a Fanned Fret Bongo with that Triplebucker and a Singlecoil somewhat like a Dingwall Afterburner?
 
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