He was looking to replace his Yamaha and was considering an Alembic. We went out and did some bass shopping and he ended up buying a 5 string Bongo. It was amazing the difference in tone between the Bongo and the other stuff he was looking at. Bongos are awesome!
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roburado
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Nicely done!
SteveB
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Same thing happened to me, except my bass player wasn't looking to replace any basses.. and he didn't have any Yamahas he had F@nders, and he didn't get a Bongo but a lefty SR4.
But the tone difference is amazing, and Bongos are still awesome!
tiffles
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good man. he will be eternally in your debt.
paranoid70
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My brother has a fretless Alembic. It is a really nice bass. But, I think $ for $ a Stingray or Bongo is a much better deal.
He played it at rehearsal last night and I honestly could not believe the difference. It was as dramatic as listening to an old transistor radio and suddenly hearing the same station on a stereo. The on board eq has to be heard to fully understand what a difference it makes. I think it actually makes him play better as well. His chops are certianly more expressive now.
Danserrano
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way to show love for ur buddy.....u know what they say "friends don't let friends play with anything else but balls"
lol
lol
tiffles
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oh hell yes, i instantly sounded so so so much better when i got the bongo... and it made me want to play more, just to hear it lol. seriously people, if you love your bassist.... make them play a bongo.
Tim O'Sullivan
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Awesome!
paranoid70
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Our bassist lost his job recently, so I guess he will be sticking with his Peavey for a while. To be honest, he has way more issues with his amp than his bass.
bovinehost
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This is so heartwarming.
I wish I could get my guitar player(s) to switch!
(They're just cheap. They KNOW how good the guitars are.)
Jack
I wish I could get my guitar player(s) to switch!
(They're just cheap. They KNOW how good the guitars are.)
Jack
73h Nils
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Aren't Alembics, like, $6000+????
My friend's obsessed with them. For that dough, you could get a few Bongos!
My friend's obsessed with them. For that dough, you could get a few Bongos!
robelinda2
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that terrible you had to talk to your bass player, having to talk so slow is very annnoying.
paranoid70
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You hear about the bass player that locked his keys in his car? He had to break the window to get the drummer out.
Aren't Alembics, like, $6000+????
My friend's obsessed with them. For that dough, you could get a few Bongos!
He was dead set on getting an Alembic, and I'd have to say, of any musician I've ever played with he would notice the most subtle differences in an instrument and tone. I talked him into playing a Bongo, even though he was doing it just to shut me up. He told me multiple times that a Bongo could never sound and play as well as an Alembic.
After about 30 minutes of playing the Bongo, he looked at me with this look of astonishment and said "There is no way any other bass could play any better or sound any better than this thing!". He then asked me to see if the guy at the store could go get the case so he could buy it. I haven't heard him even mention an Alembic since.
robelinda2
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GOLD !!!!!!!!!!!!
