Where to begin?
After owning my perfect sounding bass, the Bongo, for a couple years I had always secretly wanted a "boutique" bass but didn't want to give up the sound I could get from the Bongo. Well, as of yesterday I got both in a single case. My PDN Bongo 5HH came in, needless to say I was blown away. My first impression was, "Is there actually a bass in this box? It's way too light." I opened up the case and saw the most gorgeous mahogany and maple I've ever seen in person. Picking it up, I was completely wowed. Very light. You will never see a burst that beautiful, unless you were lucky enough to get one of these. Whoever did the burst at MusicMan really outdid themselves. I spent several minutes eyeballing just the headstock. The neck is beautiful. This is my first bass with a bare neck and I'm loving it. Even more-so than the satin neck on the regular Bongo. The new tuners are super super light and feel very comfortable when tuning up. I'm digging the streaky pau ferro look of the fretboard, as well as the mother-of-pearl inlays (which are surrounded by a thin black strip, it really makes the inlays 'pop').
I bet some of you are wondering about the sound? Well, I got to play it this morning at church. The first thing you notice when you put it around your neck is that the headstock sits up higher than Bongo's with the older tuners - I really was impressed. It's very light and felt very comfortable. The mahogany does color the tone. I had worried that it wasn't going to sound 'Bongo-y' but I was wrong. To me, it has more bottom end and strengthened mids. It sat really well in the mix. It's a little more aggressive than the regular Bongo - maybe slightly more StingRay sounding. This bass sustains forever. Our guitarist told me after church the bass sounded especially good today.
EBMM has exceeded my expectations in every category once again. Amazing instrument all around.
I know why all of you are really here - pictures! Ignore the bad lighting and terrible photographer. I'm getting some professional shots done in a studio this week.
After owning my perfect sounding bass, the Bongo, for a couple years I had always secretly wanted a "boutique" bass but didn't want to give up the sound I could get from the Bongo. Well, as of yesterday I got both in a single case. My PDN Bongo 5HH came in, needless to say I was blown away. My first impression was, "Is there actually a bass in this box? It's way too light." I opened up the case and saw the most gorgeous mahogany and maple I've ever seen in person. Picking it up, I was completely wowed. Very light. You will never see a burst that beautiful, unless you were lucky enough to get one of these. Whoever did the burst at MusicMan really outdid themselves. I spent several minutes eyeballing just the headstock. The neck is beautiful. This is my first bass with a bare neck and I'm loving it. Even more-so than the satin neck on the regular Bongo. The new tuners are super super light and feel very comfortable when tuning up. I'm digging the streaky pau ferro look of the fretboard, as well as the mother-of-pearl inlays (which are surrounded by a thin black strip, it really makes the inlays 'pop').
I bet some of you are wondering about the sound? Well, I got to play it this morning at church. The first thing you notice when you put it around your neck is that the headstock sits up higher than Bongo's with the older tuners - I really was impressed. It's very light and felt very comfortable. The mahogany does color the tone. I had worried that it wasn't going to sound 'Bongo-y' but I was wrong. To me, it has more bottom end and strengthened mids. It sat really well in the mix. It's a little more aggressive than the regular Bongo - maybe slightly more StingRay sounding. This bass sustains forever. Our guitarist told me after church the bass sounded especially good today.
EBMM has exceeded my expectations in every category once again. Amazing instrument all around.
I know why all of you are really here - pictures! Ignore the bad lighting and terrible photographer. I'm getting some professional shots done in a studio this week.
