JOEinCA
Well-known member
Hello everyone,
I'm new to this forum and really happy to see there's a great community of Musicman enthusiasts trading thoughts here. I need to just say right from the start that I'm a bit embarrassed by the fact that so many years passed by and I was blind to the fact of just how great the Bongo basses are. I never really payed attention to them, mainly due to aesthetics and my unwillingness to break from the common bass guitar paradigms. It wasn't until just a couple weeks ago when I walked in to my local guitar store that everything changed. I spent some time there rummaging through the different basses Stingrays regular/classic..Am Fenders P/Jazz and was actually walking out of the bass section when a guy (non-employee) asked if I had played the Bongo. I replied nah..not for me. He said well, I think its the best sounding bass in this store and you ought to try it out some time. I kind of reluctantly grabbed it..it was bright orange and all...and started to play it. With every note I became increasingly impressed with such a balanced tone from string to sting and the sounds were so good. I left the store and was very confused. I mean..I really wanted a SR classic but this odd looking Bongo just wouldn't leave my mind. I did some further research about this bass that I didn't know much at all about other than it sounds better than anything I've ever laid my hands on. The more I read about it and the more I learned, the more I wanted it. This is the bass I must own!
I found this bass new and now I want it. One issue is that its not local to me so I will need to have it shipped and the other thing is its not the HH config i played in the store..its H. Now I have seen some comments on these forums about how great that H config is and I actually do believe this is what I want. I think I would prefer no neck pickup so slapping is a bit more comfy..and the bass is somewhat more simplified. So...before I drop the cash on this bad boy ..am I missing anything here? I don't see much of the single H configs out there...maybe there is ...but anyone have some insight on HH vs. H or even HS? What do you think about me buying this bass I haven't played? I know the MM basses are built with such high quality that its a safe assumption it will be okay. Btw..I'm purchasing from a MM dealer. Comments?..answers?
Thanks!
Joe
I'm new to this forum and really happy to see there's a great community of Musicman enthusiasts trading thoughts here. I need to just say right from the start that I'm a bit embarrassed by the fact that so many years passed by and I was blind to the fact of just how great the Bongo basses are. I never really payed attention to them, mainly due to aesthetics and my unwillingness to break from the common bass guitar paradigms. It wasn't until just a couple weeks ago when I walked in to my local guitar store that everything changed. I spent some time there rummaging through the different basses Stingrays regular/classic..Am Fenders P/Jazz and was actually walking out of the bass section when a guy (non-employee) asked if I had played the Bongo. I replied nah..not for me. He said well, I think its the best sounding bass in this store and you ought to try it out some time. I kind of reluctantly grabbed it..it was bright orange and all...and started to play it. With every note I became increasingly impressed with such a balanced tone from string to sting and the sounds were so good. I left the store and was very confused. I mean..I really wanted a SR classic but this odd looking Bongo just wouldn't leave my mind. I did some further research about this bass that I didn't know much at all about other than it sounds better than anything I've ever laid my hands on. The more I read about it and the more I learned, the more I wanted it. This is the bass I must own!
I found this bass new and now I want it. One issue is that its not local to me so I will need to have it shipped and the other thing is its not the HH config i played in the store..its H. Now I have seen some comments on these forums about how great that H config is and I actually do believe this is what I want. I think I would prefer no neck pickup so slapping is a bit more comfy..and the bass is somewhat more simplified. So...before I drop the cash on this bad boy ..am I missing anything here? I don't see much of the single H configs out there...maybe there is ...but anyone have some insight on HH vs. H or even HS? What do you think about me buying this bass I haven't played? I know the MM basses are built with such high quality that its a safe assumption it will be okay. Btw..I'm purchasing from a MM dealer. Comments?..answers?
Thanks!
Joe