I Like Bongos

[bovinehost]

Yeah, sure, I know, I'm Lord Bongo and all that, but I really like Bongos.

Everything I ever wanted in a bass. Really. I have a couple of other basses that are a lot of fun - and one or two that I really love for varying reasons.

But the Bongo is home.

I've had a few changes in my "collection" lately. Nothing I wanted to do, but life is like that sometimes....thankfully, though, as much as it pained me to do what I did, I have my Bongos. My Bongos are intact! Whew!

But with those changes, it motivated me to take out some basses I haven't played much over the last few months, maybe even a year. Case in point: the Flaming Biff Bongo.

I'm not overly picky about basses. They're made to be played! But this one is, obviously, pretty freakin' special. I've gigged it a couple of times, rehearsed with it occasionally, but....it's kind of scary. Well, my band is dead, not much chance I'll be gigging with it, but I've decided to play it just like I play any other bass, and I'm glad I've come to this. Because this Bongo is just hot beyond belief.

I plugged it in last night, and thought - whoa, that sounds kind of lackluster. WTF? Lesson learned: keep 9 volts close by! I changed out the batteries and BOOM! Back to just tearing up the rugs and scaring the cat and being the most versatile bass you can imagine.

A friend of mine asked me today what they got so right about the Bongo. I said:

"Everything. Just everything. The electronics package is just so unbelievably great. Even Brian (not a big fan of the non-traditional Bongo look) notices when I play something else. And it's not just that it's versatile, which it is - it's that it sounds so FREAKING GREAT. Even the "lowly" three band just kicks serious ass. And let's be honest, I don't EQ the crap out of basses anyway, so while the 4 band is a great feature, it hardly means much to me. They just sound good right out of the box."

Most of the time (these days, anyway), I keep my Bongo Addiction down to a dull roar because I kind of think people might be tired of hearing me go on and on. But I played that bass above for a couple of hours this morning and was reminded of how I felt the first time I picked one up.

I like Bongos.

I really, really like Bongos.

Jack

 

[Oldtoe]

It's all your fault, you know.

I bought one because of your ravings.

So to you I say, "Me, too, Jack. Me, too."

 

[Big Poppa]

I like them too. WE are on our own on this as the retail stores dont et behind it. This is now a certified viral campaign

 

[barkatozz]

My Stealth Bongo 5 has been my main bass for over a year now. I bring other basses with me as a backup but 9 times out of ten they never "make it off the bench". My Bongo is my safeguard....I KNOW I'll have the right sound if I use it. Even the SR5HH I just sold spent many nights on the stand as just a backup. Bongos are the shnit!!

 

[Eggman]

I bought one after hearing Ben play his. I like Bongos too.

 

[Oldtoe]

I like them too. WE are on our own on this as the retail stores dont et behind it. This is now a certified viral campaign

In that case I'm calling one of your employees tomorrow and getting another one on the way. That's all I'm going to play in public from now on: Bongos.

Music stores won't get behind it, my a**. What a bunch of maroons.

 

[adouglas]

Word.

My Bongo often makes me stop and think "wow...this sounds really, really good!"

That's happened twice in the past week.

I've had the bass since September 05.

I can't remember another manufactured product that has continued to impress and astound me for so long.

Sometimes it even screws me up a little because I'm listening to how great the tone is instead of paying attention to doing my job.

I joke a lot about the Mind Control Rays and being a pod person and all that, but it's really true...the Bongo gets inside your head and carves out a little happy place for itself. When you play it, you go there.

I think it has to do with endorphins, or something.

So, Jack...Cowpilot is no more? I know I've been away for a little while but I missed this.

What are you going to do with all the thongs?

 

[Psychicpet]

although there are others in the stable.....

my Bongo has/does served me well!

just look at the new 'look' for my website!!!

 

[midopa]

I voted for Bongo

 

[Jimmyb]

Bongo's seem pretty cool to me, but hey, I'm a guitard, so what would I know.....

 

[DTG]

I don't know why but I really did not want to like the bongo, I even used to say things like "say no to the Bongo"

Then I played one........ I still try to pick up my beloved SR5 every week but the only bass I gig now is the bongo. My fenders never even get a look in now.

I am still not crazy about the looks, just because I love the look of my SR5,but it is growing on me.

Every time I play it I smile,everytime I gig it I smile....Was Pops smiling when he made it, I am sure he was.

its just the most perfect bass I have ever played in my 20 years playing, I don't like it I love it.

I am caught by the bongo virus,there is no better bass.

 

[oli@bass]

, Jack, that bass is just so freaking

 

[shamus63]

I still have a vivid memory of when BP handed this bass to Jack.

I barely even knew these folk at the time, and was moved!

Glad that one didn't get the axe; you should have a Wall Of Fame to hang it on.

Or do you, already?

 

[Paul_C]

When I bought my Bongo HS it was just another bass to add to the pile (I had 20 or so at the time) and to add to the gigging rotation.

Slowly but surely it rose to the top, making each and every other bass pale by comparison, even to the extent that other Bongos I subsequently bought never quite matched up.

So now I have one gigging bass, and not much else. It's recently been strung with flatwounds for a slightly softer tone. Though I could have easily used the superb preamp to get the same effect, I do like to start with everything set flat for maximum freedom to tweak should I need to.

If I'm honest it's never been the prettiest bass I've owned, but for playing comfort and the sound it makes, it's never been bettered by anything I've owned or played.

 

[fogman]

I'm not a bass player (yet) but think they are the coolest.
They look cool and are very innovative.
I can always tell when there's one in a band, because they cut through the mix like nothing else!

 

[Big Poppa]

You know that when you are doing something and you know that you are swimming up stream? Then there are times where you know you are swimming upstream but dont give a rats ass? That was my mindset with the BOngo.

 

[lumberjack]

I've actually tried one and they are very comfortable to play. I was a little shocked when the design was first introduced. Because it was so different. But I definately like it.

I wonder how they are doing in terms of sales. I would assume the Bongo would be behind the Stingray and Sterling. Have the sales been steady since it was released.

 

[BigTony]

Our Bass player plays a Bongo, and me likes to play it whilst we have a break during rehearsals. I can see myself having to buy a Bongo in the near future. Any chance of showing us some cool Bongo pics Sir Fogman?

 

[fogman]

Any chance of showing us some cool Bongo pics Sir Fogman?

Sure there's a chance!
I've got over 1115 of them!

 

[BigTony]

Sure there's a chance!
I've got over 1115 of them!

Oops! I forgot to say please!...


Please!