madbassplaya
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A short while back I took a chance on this really weird looking bass. My drummer told me not to, he said it looked like a toilet boil. Seeing that his musical contribution to our band is hitting things with sticks, I ignored him and bought the bass that had two massive humbuckers (I usually like single coils), a 4 band Preamp (I really like passive/2 band a lot), a basswood body (always been an alder/ash guy), and a painted neck (yuck!).
Not sure why I wanted to try the Bongo so bad. I had played Ray's for a while and liked them a lot, but I wanted something both familiar and unique. The Bongo fit both of those criteria for me. It was familiar in that it was a Music Man. A name I know, love, and trust. I was also sure that it would have a wonderful neck as EBMM basses are known to have some of the best necks in the business. It was unique in that there is NOTHING that looks quite like a Bongo. Also, 2 huge NEO humbuckers and a 4 band 18 volt pre isn't on many basses out there.
So I took a leap of faith and bought one of the best basses that I have owned to this day. It shocked me how well a bass designed/made with features I normally stay away from just worked for me. Everyone commented on the tone of the bass. That it was clear and powerful. At the church I played at people were raving that they could finally hear me. My drummer came up to me and said "that bass is killer!" Like I said...hits things with sticks.
All was happy in bass land until my roomate informed me she was moving out and I had to as well. I wasn't planning on this and my situation was less than ideal. I was a grad student working at a nonpaid intership with 4 months of graduate school left. So, with a heavy heart, I sold my beloved red Bongo and paid deposits on my new place that I was only going to be living at for 3 months or so.
Fast forward to tonight and the reason for this post. I've been looking for a good deal on a Bongo and I found a bass that I really dig. It's not red...but it's nice, I think.
Not sure why I wanted to try the Bongo so bad. I had played Ray's for a while and liked them a lot, but I wanted something both familiar and unique. The Bongo fit both of those criteria for me. It was familiar in that it was a Music Man. A name I know, love, and trust. I was also sure that it would have a wonderful neck as EBMM basses are known to have some of the best necks in the business. It was unique in that there is NOTHING that looks quite like a Bongo. Also, 2 huge NEO humbuckers and a 4 band 18 volt pre isn't on many basses out there.
So I took a leap of faith and bought one of the best basses that I have owned to this day. It shocked me how well a bass designed/made with features I normally stay away from just worked for me. Everyone commented on the tone of the bass. That it was clear and powerful. At the church I played at people were raving that they could finally hear me. My drummer came up to me and said "that bass is killer!" Like I said...hits things with sticks.
All was happy in bass land until my roomate informed me she was moving out and I had to as well. I wasn't planning on this and my situation was less than ideal. I was a grad student working at a nonpaid intership with 4 months of graduate school left. So, with a heavy heart, I sold my beloved red Bongo and paid deposits on my new place that I was only going to be living at for 3 months or so.
Fast forward to tonight and the reason for this post. I've been looking for a good deal on a Bongo and I found a bass that I really dig. It's not red...but it's nice, I think.
