I give up. I fully surrender to Bongo-ness

[LoEnd]

I felt (and still feel) the same way. And now I own 3 of em. Again BP great job, and thanks.

 

[MrMusashi]

i did a step-in job with a coverband trio and the guitarplayer is what id like to call "oldfashionistic"
he called the bongo the ugliest bass ever, but after the gig the pipe had a different sound
it was perfect in the trio setting. round, full and present, with all the balls i wanted it to have

MrM

 

[b-unit]

Luckily, it's not "either/or" as I spent a beautiful few hours communing with my SR5 two nights ago.

And you have a trans orange SR5? Get out. That rocks.

It is a sweet color. Another finish that is hard to photograph but it really is stunning in person.

 

[OldSchool Noob]

..The market and general public keeps trying to kill it but it wont die ...

i did a step-in job with a coverband trio and the guitarplayer is what id like to call "oldfashionistic"
he called the bongo the ugliest bass ever

What rubbish!

I posted this elsewhere on the internet and it sums up my feelings about the Bongo perfectly ...

"The Bongo is like a Saab. Curvy, quirky, and a lot of people don't understand them.
People who do, love them."​

 

[Basspro]

^Your close without knowing that the Bongo was a joint venture designed with BMW.
Check out this article it's pretty cool reading.
http://www.bovinehost.com/bongo/bongoinfo.html

 

[OldSchool Noob]

...Your close without knowing that the Bongo was a joint venture designed with BMW ...

I know all about the BMW design involvement with the Bongo and have known for quite some time. I read that article before I bought my first Bongo ... several years ago.

 

[bovinehost]

That page needs updating! But I'm really glad to know it's been of service.

 

[Big Poppa]

it was not a joint venture it was a basic design study and what ended up being the bongo was Dudley, hans and me.

 

[bovinehost]

it was not a joint venture it was a basic design study and what ended up being the bongo was Dudley, hans and me.

Speaking of history, if I have anything wrong on that little informational piece, please let me know and I'll correct it.

I have this feeling that this statement - "BMW's Design Group did indeed formulate the Bongo's overall look" - is not exactly correct. I think that came from talks with Hans.

 

[Big Poppa]

thats great but hans was never at bmw and nobody knew that I was doing it and meeting with them

 

[DTG]

This makes me very happy that I have one on order! I can't imagine my SR5 not being my "#1" but the Bongo is gonna give it a run for its money!

i have both, i play both, i love both

stealth works best on a Bongo,its killer