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Melv

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Im torn betweem getting a Bongo 5 Dual Humbucker Pickups or a second hand Chapman Stick. Any insight in which corner i shall sway. I love the sound of the Bongo, no fault in that but the Stick is so kool and would be lovely to learn?

Please i need help
 

spectorbassguy

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Melv said:
Im torn betweem getting a Bongo 5 Dual Humbucker Pickups or a second hand Chapman Stick. Any insight in which corner i shall sway. I love the sound of the Bongo, no fault in that but the Stick is so kool and would be lovely to learn?

Please i need help

You're def not comparing apples to apples or even apples to any other fruit. Maybe apples to ground beef. Anyway what are you going to use a new bass for?
 

Melv

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Well ill have a stingray 4 and a SUB 5. Im leaning towards the bongo atm as the sound is so amazing and i cant be bothered to learn a new instrument atm. Has anyone played a Chapman stick, wondered wot you all think of it?
 

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Melv said:
Well ill have a stingray 4 and a SUB 5. Im leaning towards the bongo atm as the sound is so amazing and i cant be bothered to learn a new instrument atm. Has anyone played a Chapman stick, wondered wot you all think of it?

Never played one but Tony Levin sure looks and sounds cool with his! :cool:
 

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Melv said:
Well ill have a stingray 4 and a SUB 5. Im leaning towards the bongo atm as the sound is so amazing and i cant be bothered to learn a new instrument atm. Has anyone played a Chapman stick, wondered wot you all think of it?

That's interesting. I now have a SR4 and a SUB5. Do you find that they compliment each other?
 

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I've read that the Chapman Stick's learning curve is fairly steep. I've seen Trey Gunn up close, and while he makes it look easy, it's apparently anything but . . . I guess what I'm saying, is that from the reading I've done, you're not going to pick up a Stick and start wailing away.
 

Melv

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sorry forgot to say i havnt got a SR4 yet. Kinda strap for case should be geting it jan next year. But the SUB is amazing
 

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I have a friend who is really great on the Stick.Trust me - it is not for the faint of heart. A two handed tapping instrument.....steep and long learning curve.
 

Melv

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yeh tis a hard instrument but when you master it i bet you could turn heads at gigs couldnt you
 
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