New Bongo 4 String

[bovinehost]

Excellent bass. Going to gig with it tonight - initial impressions: who needs a Stingray?

http://www.bovinehost.com/pit/bongogold1b.jpg

http://www.bovinehost.com/pit/bongogold2b.jpg

 

[EB_SFN]

Awesome

How does it feel nice? im thinking about buying one soon...selling my old stingray for 1,000...and adding 200 bucks for the bongo...are you going to give us a detailed explanation about the BONGO when u have time...i love reading your literature defenetly helps me choose to buy or not to buy...after all that is the question...Orange nice color!!!

 

[silkyrb5]

your new 4 string bongo

I looked at your pix of the 4 string what color is that gold? Mine is Lava Pearl, I could not wait on the black HH. Yours looks real cool. Tell me how you like it compared to the fiver

 

[Rod Trussbroken]

>>>>>what color is that gold?

Desert Gold.



Hey Jack...nice! (cool pics too)

 

[easelkillya]

That is indeed a fine peice of work. I can't wait to get mine!!!

 

[Psychicpet]

......2 Bongos now huh....................................... the dots just aren't lessening the envy.....

what about Bongo girl #2???

 

[Rod Trussbroken]

"Bongo Girl"...that's what I had to do! Knew it was something. Thnx for reminding me Psychicpet.

Ok with you Bovie if I put that lovely art work on my page?

Now I must say also....the headstocks on these mommas look whoooa!

 

[bovinehost]

Will work on Bongo Girl 2 as soon as I find some time. And yes, please, feel free to steal my work, Gav!

Took the Bongo 4 and a Lakland 55-63 to gig with last night, thinking the Lakland is an old friend and the Bongo was brand new. I wasn't sure how it would hold up over the course of four hours.

Never opened the case for the Lakland. The Bongo SANG. The baretender said "What IS that bass?" Two other people commented on the bass (positively). How long has it been since bar patrons said ANYTHING about your bass????

Amazing.

 

[easelkillya]

I'm looking forward to hearing those comments for myself. Hey Bovine, what amp/cabs do you gig with?

 

[bovinehost]

I have a Sunn 1200S which I pair up with a couple of ampeg cabs, a 4-10 and a 1-15 although I also have a MM Audiophile 2-12 cab which I really like.

Saturday night, I used the rig that was already there, a Peavey combo with a 2-10 extension cab and it sounded GOOD.

Effin Peavey stuff, you never know.

 

[bovinehost]

Oh yeah, some new Bongo porn shots:

http://www.bovinehost.com/79ray/dgbongoA.jpg

http://www.bovinehost.com/79ray/dgbongoB.jpg

http://www.bovinehost.com/79ray/dgbongoC.jpg

http://www.bovinehost.com/79ray/dgbongoD.jpg

http://www.bovinehost.com/79ray/dgbongoE.jpg

http://www.bovinehost.com/79ray/dgbongoF.jpg

http://www.bovinehost.com/79ray/dgbongoG.jpg

http://www.bovinehost.com/79ray/dgbongoH.jpg

http://www.bovinehost.com/79ray/dgbongoI.jpg

I mean, I THINK all of those work.

 

[Psychicpet]

mmmm.....
One question I have about the Bongo is the choice of using a barrel jack. I've never had success with those and have had quite a few guys complain about their performance over the long run. Does it seem like a fairly beefy jack?

 

[bovinehost]

The output jack? Seems pretty sturdy to me, but then I've had both of these less than a month or so.

There is nothing weird or flimsy feeling about them, to be sure.

 

[giddy4geddy]

Lead time on BLK 4-HH

Anyone know what the approximate lead time there is on black 4-HH Bongos?? I suppose I could figure it out myself in time but I figured this would be the easier (and faster) way.

Nice bass Bovine. I'm afraid you'll be tossing the rest of your axes away now that you have the total setup. BTW- What do you play through? I jam through a GK700RB-II with (2) matching GK 4X10SBX cabs....sounds SWEET. Can't wait to play the BONG through it!

 

[giddy4geddy]

Gee, I guess I could have read the thread before asking about your setup. Oh well. I've heard nothing but great sounds from those Sunn amps. You're right about Peavey. I'm trying to ditch a TNT115. Know any takers?

 

[TimCole]

Not trying to hijack Jacks thread, but these things are really all that. I missed my old Sterling dearly, until I bought this. I hate them, and refuse to reccomend the, but I picked this beast up within a couple days of placing my order with musicians friend. Was the exact color/pg combo I wanted, and they have it in stock, at least they did a week ago. This is one bad mofo, while it is too soon into the honeymoon period to say for sure, it sure seems like this is the best playing/sounding bass I have ever laid hands on, and I've had some nice ones. It is indeed a stingray killer.

For amplification, I use an Eden Navigator preamp, 1200 watts of crown power, and an Eden 410XLT cab. The bongo through this setup absolutely KILLS.

Here is a review I did for another site:


Initial thoughts right out of the box, unplugged is WOW, this bass is very alive, comfortable, and it sounds wonderful even unplugged. I have tried slinkys in the past, and didn't care for them, but somehow these seem very nice! The neck feel is wonderful, It's probably a real close cross between a sterling, and stingray neck, not bulky, very comfortable. I very much like the feel of the finished neck, very satin like. I do although wonder, if over time glossing will occur, and make it sticky in the favored spots....time will tell. I now understand why the construction is basswood, even at that, this bass is just a hair on the heavy side, it's not overbearing, but is more than I expected.

The 4 band 18V EQ is awesome. I normally don't like a lot of mids usually, because it seems to bring out a lot of honk, but with this setup, you can dial your mid sound in to your liking, great idea! The pickups sound great, and the neck humbucker is a very welcome addition. Slide it back to the bridge only, and it does a pretty great stingray impersonation, when you start dialing the neck pickup in with it, things get very interesting. One of musicman's biggest improvements, other than the before stated preamp, is the redesigned pickup covers, with a nice contour to the thumb edge, no more divots in the center of my thumb!

It sounds like a musicman, big, fat, and mean. MM tone isn't for everyone, but I love it....this bass is a true stingray killer.

A lot of people are turned off by it's radical looks, I too was shocked when I first saw the NAMM snapshots, but over time it grew on me. Yes it still looks different, but that is part of the appeal to me now. For those who like the musicman tone, but cannot get over the looks are missing out, but as Jack put it, that's just more for us.

For the record, I got this bass to fit in my old SKB/Musicman stingray 5 case with very little effort, I just had to slightly crush the foam (?) when the upper horn fits, and it is now a nice snug fit, without cutting, or alteration.

If you're thinking about getting one, go ahead and do it, you won't be disappointed. I was expecting the moon when I ordered mine, and was still blown away. Well, back to me bongo.

10/10

 

[peekypoo]

Bongo 4 string

I recently purchased a lava pearl 4 string bongo at GC this weekend. I keep saying to myself : G&L 2000 on steroids:,a complete tone monster. G&L has always been my number one choice for tone and versatility,but this Bongo is bringing me over to the darkside. Does anyone have info on the brand name and gauge , regaurding the strings on this bass ? May the G&L Pitters have mercy on my soul.