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munkonthehill

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Hello all my good good people.

Ok so this is my first post here and I thought I would start talking about my freakin awesome Bongo 4HS Sapphire black with the not so attractive pearloid scratchplate.

This is my second MM bass as the first was a 4 string stingray 4 in a natural finish. I love the feel and look of this bass.
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However I just didnt like the glassy sound due to the really high mids a felt it gave. Being mainly a fender man I wasnt really used to the sound. I further felt that as I didnt like the 'stingray' sound, then there was no point masking it with EQ settings.

So I sold the Stingray and wanted to keep in the MM family so up comes the 4 string Bongo.
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An absoulte tonal monster. I love the extra bass I get from this preamp and the sheer grunt and tone sculpting I can do with it. I Like the low mids, however usually keep away from the highs.

Bravo on such a unique and wonderful bass. Big Al SSS here I come hahahaha.
 
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munkonthehill said:
An absoulte tonal monster. I love the extra bass I get from this preamp and the sheer grunt and tone sculpting I can do with it. I Like the low mids, however usually keep away from the highs.

Bravo on such a unique and wonderful bass. Big Al SSS here I come hahahaha.
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Bongo: it's what's for dinner.

As the world's foremost fanboi for all things Bongo, I salute your good taste in basses - not to mention your wisdom in joining the forum.

I'm another person who stays off that treble knob!

Jack
 
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its the high mids and the treble I tend to stay away from. However this is mainly bedroom playing and 1 live rehearsal with it. So as you can imagine, when it comes to gig time im sure I will be shooting for the high mids to cut through that mix hahahahaha.

Im a member over on basschat too (same username ifanyone knows me) and its wild to see the initial hatred for the bongo, however recently its really starting to get the respect it deserves. Its a marmite bass in the respect you love it or hate it. From the very first time I seen a stealth it was love at first sight. I always fancied a Ric 4003, however now I have my bongo and my workhorse fender Jaguar, I think my Ric lusting days may be over.
 
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Spudmurphy said:
Nice Bongo! I wonder where you got that one from ??;)
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from a very kind man in the land of Wales I believe hahahaha, good to see you Kevin:)

Infact,,,,what are you doing over on the bass side of the forum,,,,,,,,,get back over to the guitar section!!! hahahahaha
 
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munkonthehill

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infact whilst im here.

I posted in the sale/wanted section, but im looking for a different scratchplate for the bongo, ideally Black, black ice or white ice. Get in touch if you have one to sell.
 
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Nice! That Ray is beautiful...bit rhe Bongo 4HS is a winner in my book. Best bass I ever had.

You'll like it here, stick around! (Your basschat days are over! Heheheh!)
 
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