John Myungs Bongos [youtube]

[MattOfSweden]

Dont think this has been posted - just came across a youtube video where John Myungs tech guys talks about his basses and rig, starting out with the custom narrow neck Bongo 6HS!

Rig Rundown - Dream Theater's John Myung - YouTube

 

[TherealAC]

And now we know the secrets of his power!
Very nice rundown and the finish on his narrow 6'er looks great!

 

[adouglas]

Like the T-shirt

 

[fly]

yup...got a kick outta the shirt myself........

 

[keko]

Veeery interesting!

I wonder how did they fit 5 stringer neck to "stock" 6 stringer pickups and bridge?

Very cool blank tone knobs ...he said all tone controls are centered, ...so why bother with preamp anyway than?
Make it passive, right?
OK, ...there must be a pickup balancer somewhere hidden too, right?
I'm sure there's tweakin' pickup balance hidden knob under the hood, ...and I'm 100% sure it ain't centered!

Anyway, ...impressive rig too, ...I'm especially pleased that John uses EB strings!

 

[Ian Perge]

Very cool blank tone knobs ...he said all tone controls are centered, ...so why bother with preamp anyway than?
Make it passive, right?

I imagine that the Bongo's Enormo-Sound Preamp™ set flat is still a very big difference from running passively. Who knows... with the Bongo's pickups using Neodymium magnets, you might very well *need* a preamp in-line to act as a buffer as the pure signal from the pups might be too hot to go straight to the Output Jack.

 

[nurnay]

Pretty cool setup. I'm not a big fan of their music, but he's clearly an incredible player.