Fretless Bongo

[mrfstop]

Beautiful display of Fretless Bongos! Stirring up the G.A.S. pains.....
If anyone sees one popping up for sale in clean shape for fair $$$ drop me a headsup message.
I would need it to have lines....I am a newbie to the fretless thing. thanks

 

[Alvabass]

BTW, and now that I've remembered this thread, please allow me to share my last YouTube effort, made with my fretless Bongo:

YouTube - A humble tribute to Mick Karn: My version of "Sensitive" on my fretless EBMM Bongo

Hope you like it.

 

[J Romano]

Great videos, love your site.

 

[bassmonkeee]

Nice work! I really need to get some more Mick Karn stuff. I'm primarily familiar with his playing with Kate Bush.

I'll be sure to post my fretless Bongo here when I get it back from being refinished. It should be pretty singular in its existence when it's done.

 

[J Romano]

Looking forward to pics!!!!

 

[Manfloozy]

Yes, there are side dots....

 

[Freddels]

OK, I'm reviving this zombie thread . . .

Is it possible to get a Bongo with the small EQ and the piezo? Or the the piezo automatically get you the 4-band EQ?

 

[mmbassplayer]

Piezo comes with 4 band. Only non piezo single humbucker come with 3 band.

 

[Freddels]

Piezo comes with 4 band. Only non piezo single humbucker come with 3 band.

That's what I thought but when doing a search on this forum, I found someone had listed that they had a Bongo Hp (small EQ), so it confused me a little . . . just a little . . . really.

Wait a minute . . . it's listed in your signature . . . BONGO 4HH (Rolls Burgandy), 4Hp (Small EQ), 4H (Ice Blue), 5HSp (White), 4H (BFR Roasted)

 

[adouglas]

The "Small EQ" refers to the knucklehead who was the original owner of that particular bass… smallequestrian.

The bass is a gold fretless Bongo 4Hp with a headstock signed by BP and it's a sweet one. Jack owned it for awhile, then I did before passing it along.

If you consider that all Bongos have four holes in the body for knobs, the 4-band makes perfect sense. Piezo basses need a blend knob, which leaves two holes for EQ.

 

[JayDawg]

Freddels,

I just order a Bongo 4 Hp in February and I was told the only option on it was the 4 band EQ.

 

[mmbassplayer]

Fred... "smalleq" refers to the owner only, not the number of bands of eq on the Bass. Since then we have always called a 4Hp Fretless bongo a Smalleq, despite having 4 bands of eq. JOSH

 

[Freddels]

Fred... "smalleq" refers to the owner only, not the number of bands of eq on the Bass. Since then we have always called a 4Hp Fretless bongo a Smalleq, despite having 4 bands of eq. JOSH

Ah, the gold one that kept getting passed around. Gotcha!!

 

[mmbassplayer]

Ah, the gold one that kept getting passed around. Gotcha!!

It may have found its final home with Chris in Germany. He seems quite happy with it.

 

[smallequestrian]

Lols...I miss that bugger now.

Another Fretless bongo is on the list for me at some point.

 

[cellkirk74]

I am happy with it. It just got some playtime yesterday.

 

[lipan]

Not sure if it was already posted here...

Bass intro To Slang Justice.m4v - YouTube

 

[J Romano]

Very, very nice!

 

[kylierider]

If you ever feel the need to rid yourself of the "Small EQ" and send it back to the states I'd love to take it off your hands.

 

[Eggman]

I think I owned the Small EQ at one time too. Now I have this: