-
Security notice: Ernie Ball staff will never send you a direct message about a prize or giveaway, and will never ask you to click a link to "claim" anything.
If you receive a message like that - even from an account whose name looks official - do not click the link. Please report it using the Report link on the message so the moderators can act. A scam campaign impersonating admin accounts was blocked on 29 July 2026; those accounts are banned and their messages have been deleted.
h, hh, or sh
- Thread starter jubjub721
- Start date
oddjob
Well-known member
the HH is a little more "ballsy" while the SH has some more of the "jazz" - polished flavor. IMO the SH sounded a little noisier (but that could have been several other things too). The SH is quite killer... in fact, I think from a sonic standpoint it is a little more versitle than the HH. The HH is more in your face. Now the single H... Since I had a chance to play a show with Kermit (H) and the new B5(HH) I noticed some definate differences. First the single H, even with just a 3 band really cuts through even more so than the HH. Not quite as bassy as the HH but I love the tone. THe HH was deep... really deep and the 4 band opened up some unique tones. The Bongo H is one of the BEST single pup basses I've played... period (and that is a lot of bass - though I'm not the bass slut Jack is 
). Each one is just a different experience. My advice... get one of each!!!!
). Each one is just a different experience. My advice... get one of each!!!!
Last edited:
Dargin
Ernie Ball Customer Service
The Big Kahuna Sterling Ball plays the single H. 
...by the way I do too....
...by the way I do too....
bovinehost
Administrator
I know he dabbles, though, in other configurations.
Mwahahahahah, etc.
the i want my green bongo
Jack
Mwahahahahah, etc.
the i want my green bongo
Jack
Bassplyr
Well-known member
Dargin said:The Big Kahuna Sterling Ball plays the single H.
...by the way I do too....
Dargin, why do you like the single H compared to double, and what kind of music do you play on it?
Thanks for your prefessional opinion!
Doug
bovinehost
Administrator
Jubs, you mean "the i want my green bongo" thing? On purpose, I assure you.
Not that I'm incapable of screwing things up, believe me.
But, um, it is "grammAr" and it is "misTake" so be careful out there, lil dude.
oddjob
Well-known member
I can't speak for Dargin but there is something to the feel of the single H. Yeah you don't have the 4 band but it sounds good without it. IT doesn't feel as crowded and just has a good vibe to it (btw, I play a bit of everything with it).Bassplyr said:
Dargin
Ernie Ball Customer Service
The single humbucker has that same fat humbucking sound of a Stingray....except more punch and boom. When I say this I am referring to the difference between the bridge humbucker on the dual pickup model to the single humbucker. We believe it is because of the location of the pickup. It is located in the middle of the pickguard where the strings are more flexible. BTW I love the single just as much as I love every other pickup configuration that is offered on the Bongo. I still use my HH just as often as any of the other models. I just believe the single has been unfairly overlooked.
bovinehost
Administrator
You're no doubt right on about the sonic characteristics of the single H Bongo.
I think another reason it's been overlooked is due to the novelty of having an EBMM bass with more than one pickup after so long without a dual pickup bass in the line.
There were a lot of us out there, apparently, who were just waiting for that two-pickup Musicman.
bovinehost
Administrator
"We believe it is because of the location of the pickup. It is located in the middle of the pickguard where the strings are more flexible."
- The Evil Dargin
- The Evil Dargin
Dargin
Ernie Ball Customer Service
Neodymium magnets can be 4-10 times stronger than other magnets. The Bongo preamp is completely different than the Stingray preamp. 
bovinehost
Administrator
Dargin is trying to kill me.
bassmonkeee
Well-known member
bovinehost said:
Face it, Jack--Erika probably wouldn't notice a 5th Bongo, anyway.
bovinehost
Administrator
Prolly not.
She walked into the studio the other day - I finally got the guitar hangers up - or bass hangers, I should say - and she looked up and said, "You have THREE Bongos?"
Complete surprise to her. But she knows I have another one on order.
She's a pretty good sport.
She walked into the studio the other day - I finally got the guitar hangers up - or bass hangers, I should say - and she looked up and said, "You have THREE Bongos?"
Complete surprise to her. But she knows I have another one on order.
She's a pretty good sport.
oddjob
Well-known member
Come on Bovine... you know you want to join the H-Club
bassmonkeee
Well-known member
bovinehost said:
Heh--I know what you mean.
When my girlfriend was looking for an anniversary gift for me, she made the mistake of telling my friend, "I don't even know half of the gear he has, so I probably shouldn't even attempt to get him something like that."
So, in one sentence, she a) at least thought about buying me gear for our anniversary, and b)admitted that I can pretty much get away with any covert gear acquisitions. Double score.
Back on topic--I absolutely loved the single humbucker Bongos I played at NAMM--I hope my fretless 5 string has half the growl of the 4 string H fretless I played.
If I manage to sell off some of my surplus musical gear, I fully intend to order a 5 string with a single humbucker and piezos so I can have one of each config. Anyone want a 6 string acoustic bass guitar?
