Morrow
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welcome and congats on the white Bongo. Nice to know there won't be too many of them. The white on white looks great but I must say I love tort on that combination too.
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New Bongo owner and new to forum...
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bassmonkeee
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Deaj said:
Where did you get it from? If it was made in the same batch as mine, then the colors match amazingly well.
The fretted version that I had before didn't match so well. The body was the nice, creamy marshmallow white like the current Bongo, but the neck was more of an Olympic white. It didn't bother me at the time, and I was perfectly happy with it, even though the difference in color was the first thing I noticed when it was taken out of the shipping box (after the presence of frets, of course
).After I saw the new color match on the fretless, I really noticed just how different the two whites really were. With both basses side by side under the harsh Guitar Center lighting, the difference in color was pretty stark. If you don't notice, they match.
I noticed that my fretless neck looks whiter in photos, too, but I think it has more to do with the satin finish on the headstock vs the gloss finish on the body.
Oh, and the Bongo sounds absolutely amazing through my GK1001RB/AguilarGS112/EACXL110 rig, too.
Deaj
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bassmonkeee said:Where did you get it from? If it was made in the same batch as mine, then the colors match amazingly well.
The fretted version that I had before didn't match so well. The body was the nice, creamy marshmallow white like the current Bongo, but the neck was more of an Olympic white. It didn't bother me at the time, and I was perfectly happy with it, even though the difference in color was the first thing I noticed when it was taken out of the shipping box (after the presence of frets, of course
After I saw the new color match on the fretless, I really noticed just how different the two whites really were. With both basses side by side under the harsh Guitar Center lighting, the difference in color was pretty stark. If you don't notice, they match.
I noticed that my fretless neck looks whiter in photos, too, but I think it has more to do with the satin finish on the headstock vs the gloss finish on the body.
Oh, and the Bongo sounds absolutely amazing through my GK1001RB/AguilarGS112/EACXL110 rig, too.
I purchased this Bongo from Bass Central. The serial number is: F11178
I've now had the bass in a variety of lighting conditions and thus far I haven't been able to discern a difference in color. It can appear different under certain glare as the satin finish diffuses light. Take away the glare, though, and they appear to match. No matter. The plays so well and sounds so good the neck could be grey and I'd still be lovin' it!
It does sound great through the 1001RB-II
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Deaj
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spectorbassguy said:It's a beaut! When you get tired of white on white you'll have to try a tort p/g.
I saw the Sterling with the tort pickguard that was recently posted. That's a really great combination! I don't think I'll remove the pearloid from the Bongo tho. The look is really striking! I thought it would take some time to get used to the look of the Bongo but I'm well over that. This bass is beautiful!
