AtomicPunk
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Love it, Mark. I LUST after a white Bongo so seeing yours tricked out with the black hardware just makes it over the top cool.
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mmbassplayer
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Someone bought it noticing it was a rare white Bongo, then decided they were only going to play 4 strings, then sold it, then regrets everyday selling it. JOSH
markbass99
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Some thoughts about the hardware swap from a couple days later perspective-
When you have a few Bongos (5) hanging on a wall you start to visualize certain things, one of the things I kept seeing was the BFR rosewood neck on the White Bongo
. This would have been a great look but what do you do with a cabernet body and a leftover white neck. I'm crazy but not that crazy. Putting the black hardware on the White Bongo cured that impulse- for now.
I was concerned about the piezo not working with the black hardware but retaining the saddles seems to be all you need for it to work, plus cutting the slots for the wires to pass through. I don't mind being a pioneer but I was a little nervous that it wasn't going to work.
After doing this swap I want to say that I support Musicmans policy of not selling hardware, pickups, etc. just for the purpose of swapping parts out that aren't broken. The collector in me thinks this is a refreshing way to run an instrument company and protect the vision they have of their instruments. I know a lot of people would say that after they buy (the instrument) they should be able to do whatever they want, and that's certainly a valid point. But you have to realize the MM name is still represented on the head stock and this is certainly a good way to control the purity of the product to some degree.
When you have a few Bongos (5) hanging on a wall you start to visualize certain things, one of the things I kept seeing was the BFR rosewood neck on the White Bongo
. This would have been a great look but what do you do with a cabernet body and a leftover white neck. I'm crazy but not that crazy. Putting the black hardware on the White Bongo cured that impulse- for now.I was concerned about the piezo not working with the black hardware but retaining the saddles seems to be all you need for it to work, plus cutting the slots for the wires to pass through. I don't mind being a pioneer but I was a little nervous that it wasn't going to work.
After doing this swap I want to say that I support Musicmans policy of not selling hardware, pickups, etc. just for the purpose of swapping parts out that aren't broken. The collector in me thinks this is a refreshing way to run an instrument company and protect the vision they have of their instruments. I know a lot of people would say that after they buy (the instrument) they should be able to do whatever they want, and that's certainly a valid point. But you have to realize the MM name is still represented on the head stock and this is certainly a good way to control the purity of the product to some degree.
jlepre
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Not my cup of tea, but "A" for effort...