barkatozz
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On Sat night I went to see my old band. At the end of the night they called me up to play a few songs & their new bass player happens to play a Bongo 5 H/S. After those three songs I realized how comfortable & familiar it was to me(had a couple of 5's before & hated them).
Well..... the next day I was looking for one & not finding any used on the net. I remembered there was a Bongo 5 at my local GC so I went to the inventory section on the MM site & I see this "Bongo-5_Hs Carbon_Blue_Pearl Rswd_Painted White_Ice_Pg 164-20-22-13"
Sooooo I call & the nimrod gives me this waaay high price so I balk. Waited until the next day & went up there. Well the thing was marked down much below what this boner told me on the phone.....and he had to have seen that tag because when I called I asked him to make sure it was an H/S & he had to physically go look. Anyhow I first tried a Stingray 5 they had used just so I wouldn't look highly enthused on the Bongo. When the guy came over I just told him I was in the market for a 5'er & like MMs. So he left me alone for a bit & I grabbed the bongo & tried it.....liked it quite a bit. It had the usual headstock nicks & I wound up walking out w/ a sweet deal....and it actually came w/ a case....because we all know GC tries to charge extra for them.
They also had a decent selection of HH & HS Sterlings & 'Rays.....although I chuckled at the price of the HH 'Ray.....was rediculous.
Anywhoooo.....here's the pics:
Well..... the next day I was looking for one & not finding any used on the net. I remembered there was a Bongo 5 at my local GC so I went to the inventory section on the MM site & I see this "Bongo-5_Hs Carbon_Blue_Pearl Rswd_Painted White_Ice_Pg 164-20-22-13"
Sooooo I call & the nimrod gives me this waaay high price so I balk. Waited until the next day & went up there. Well the thing was marked down much below what this boner told me on the phone.....and he had to have seen that tag because when I called I asked him to make sure it was an H/S & he had to physically go look. Anyhow I first tried a Stingray 5 they had used just so I wouldn't look highly enthused on the Bongo. When the guy came over I just told him I was in the market for a 5'er & like MMs. So he left me alone for a bit & I grabbed the bongo & tried it.....liked it quite a bit. It had the usual headstock nicks & I wound up walking out w/ a sweet deal....and it actually came w/ a case....because we all know GC tries to charge extra for them.
They also had a decent selection of HH & HS Sterlings & 'Rays.....although I chuckled at the price of the HH 'Ray.....was rediculous.
Anywhoooo.....here's the pics:
