Holdsg
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you'll be very happy (crossed fingers)
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Freddels
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Not a great pic but here's my Bongo 5H lined fretless.
tunaman4u2
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+1 for Freddels snowed in pic!
I'm debating on which one to put steels on, the PDN Sterling 5HH or the Bongo 5HH
Tough call...
EDIT: Decision made... nickel rounds for Bongo... Slinky5s. steels for Sterling 5HH PDN
I WISH they had coated Hybrid steels !
I'm debating on which one to put steels on, the PDN Sterling 5HH or the Bongo 5HH
Tough call...
EDIT: Decision made... nickel rounds for Bongo... Slinky5s. steels for Sterling 5HH PDN
I WISH they had coated Hybrid steels !
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Bass Control
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I just bought something special for my baby for Valentine's Day. I think she looks pretty damn good in it, too!
laneline
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Yup, damn good indeed. Nice package.
tunaman4u2
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Such a sweet Bongo Bass Control
dave64o
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Since I got my current Stingray, I've been convinced the honeyburst is the best looking Musicman finish.
Love how it looks on those Bongos!
Love how it looks on those Bongos!
tunaman4u2
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Dave64o- I COMPLETELY agree, in person its just unbelievable
So today I got my Steels back that I loved on my Reflex HH5. REALLY REALLY nice with these PDNs to take out some low end without altering the mids & treble vs Slinkies. This run has some clear addition to the low end vs a regular model. Whats cool is that the mids aren't altered. I found that the BFRs were a tad scooped but these this run was pretty true in the mids. The Treble is a bit sweeter. These Dean Markley Helix steels coax a bit more aggression in those too
I'm loving this right now... with just the Slinkies I was pretty much stuck with a bass cut & mids boosted.
Boy do it REALLY want Ernie ball to make some coated steels, the EB steels are pretty rough on the fingers.
I'm loving stock Slinkies on the Bongo...
So today I got my Steels back that I loved on my Reflex HH5. REALLY REALLY nice with these PDNs to take out some low end without altering the mids & treble vs Slinkies. This run has some clear addition to the low end vs a regular model. Whats cool is that the mids aren't altered. I found that the BFRs were a tad scooped but these this run was pretty true in the mids. The Treble is a bit sweeter. These Dean Markley Helix steels coax a bit more aggression in those too
I'm loving this right now... with just the Slinkies I was pretty much stuck with a bass cut & mids boosted.
Boy do it REALLY want Ernie ball to make some coated steels, the EB steels are pretty rough on the fingers.
I'm loving stock Slinkies on the Bongo...
JayDawg
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I can now be officially added to the Honey Roasted PDN Club. She finally arrived today. My Bongo 4 HHp. The only one made in that configuration and I believe the only 2013 model. Hope you guys like lots of pics because I took a ton of this thing.
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tunaman4u2
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EPIC !!! wow. Go Tort from Perfect bass... trust me
Its WAY better in person isnt it?
Its WAY better in person isnt it?
JayDawg
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Yes it is! I can't wait to play this thing Sunday at church. I'm thinking either a tort guard or a clear one. The wood grain on this thing is absolutely sick! The pictures don't do it justice at all.
JayDawg
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I like the black one too as it is a good contrast but with the wood grain one on this one, I'm thinking a totally clear pick guard would look absolutely killer.
Holdsg
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Very happy for you Jay, and kudos for the EBMM team in making it happen
JayDawg
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Thanks Holds. I thought that was pretty cool what Customer Service did too. Had they said it was too late because all of the orders were placed and made, I would have understood but once again, EB/MM goes out of their way to take care of their customers.
JayDawg
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I played the PDN at church today and she sounded great! Very versatile. For the first half of worship, on more of our upbeat songs, I played without the piezo on but for the second half of worship, for our slower songs, I rolled the pizo on full board to give it that real acoustic sound. Sounded amazing too.
I was stoked when I got the bass delivered Wednesday but I teach on Wednesday nights at my church so I only had about an hour to play with her before I had to get ready and then leave for church. Unfortunately, when I got home, I started coming down with a fever, aches and chills and they have not let up since Wednesday night. As a result, I have had very little play time on this bass. I mustard up the strength to go to practice yesterday and then played this morning for service but that is all I have had the opportunity to play because all of my other times has involved me in bed sleeping and trying to get better.
In the little that I have played the bass, I have noticed some subtly differences on it from my other Bongo's. The first two things are on the piezo on this bass as opposed to my candy apple red one that is a 4 Hp, is when I use the piezo on this bass, I don't lose any volume on the sound. On the 4 Hp, if I go from no piezo to blending to full piezo, my volume gets slightly quieter. Maybe by only 10% or so but it is noticeable. On this bass, the volume stays the same throughout regardless of if they piezo in on, blended or off.
The second thing I noticed on this bass that is different from my other ones is the feel of the fret board. With the Pau Ferro fret board, I can actually feel the grain on it. With my Bongo 4 HH Dargies Delight II and my Bongo 4 H BFR Roasted Neck, both of them have Ebony fret boards which are super smooth. On my Bongo 4 Hp, it has the traditional fret board the Bongo's come with, Rosewood but it also feels real smooth in that the wood grain cannot be felt. On this bass, it's not a bad thing just noticeable.
With the HHp configuration, if you like lots of versatility, this is the way to go. The eq options are really quite amazing. I have a pan between both pickups or I can blend them. The you have your low, high, mid high's, mid lows and your piezo blend. Needless to say, it will be a very long time before I get done experimenting with all of the tone options available on this bass. I have had my 4 Hp for about 6 or 7 months now and I'm still playing with it. This one has even more.
Last, once again, I am left shaking my head at how awesome of a job Music Man has done with building this bass. The wood that was selected for this bass is absolutely top notch! The roasted neck birds eye maple has tons of birds eye in it. This was something I was hoping the bass would have as I love the looks of birds eye maple. This is now my 3 Music Man bass to have it with the Breast Cancer Awareness bass being the first and the BFR Roasted Neck being the second. Out of all of them, this one has the most in it. Next is the African Mahogany used for the body. Again, the people at Music Man did an excellent job of selecting the best of the woods for these builds and coming up with an awesome finish to complement it too. It's hard to describe but with the honey burst finish, it really makes the African Mahogany wood pop.
Up next will be a a review between all four basses I have as far as the tones they make that are the same and different due to the four different pick up configurations.
Jay
I was stoked when I got the bass delivered Wednesday but I teach on Wednesday nights at my church so I only had about an hour to play with her before I had to get ready and then leave for church. Unfortunately, when I got home, I started coming down with a fever, aches and chills and they have not let up since Wednesday night. As a result, I have had very little play time on this bass. I mustard up the strength to go to practice yesterday and then played this morning for service but that is all I have had the opportunity to play because all of my other times has involved me in bed sleeping and trying to get better.
In the little that I have played the bass, I have noticed some subtly differences on it from my other Bongo's. The first two things are on the piezo on this bass as opposed to my candy apple red one that is a 4 Hp, is when I use the piezo on this bass, I don't lose any volume on the sound. On the 4 Hp, if I go from no piezo to blending to full piezo, my volume gets slightly quieter. Maybe by only 10% or so but it is noticeable. On this bass, the volume stays the same throughout regardless of if they piezo in on, blended or off.
The second thing I noticed on this bass that is different from my other ones is the feel of the fret board. With the Pau Ferro fret board, I can actually feel the grain on it. With my Bongo 4 HH Dargies Delight II and my Bongo 4 H BFR Roasted Neck, both of them have Ebony fret boards which are super smooth. On my Bongo 4 Hp, it has the traditional fret board the Bongo's come with, Rosewood but it also feels real smooth in that the wood grain cannot be felt. On this bass, it's not a bad thing just noticeable.
With the HHp configuration, if you like lots of versatility, this is the way to go. The eq options are really quite amazing. I have a pan between both pickups or I can blend them. The you have your low, high, mid high's, mid lows and your piezo blend. Needless to say, it will be a very long time before I get done experimenting with all of the tone options available on this bass. I have had my 4 Hp for about 6 or 7 months now and I'm still playing with it. This one has even more.
Last, once again, I am left shaking my head at how awesome of a job Music Man has done with building this bass. The wood that was selected for this bass is absolutely top notch! The roasted neck birds eye maple has tons of birds eye in it. This was something I was hoping the bass would have as I love the looks of birds eye maple. This is now my 3 Music Man bass to have it with the Breast Cancer Awareness bass being the first and the BFR Roasted Neck being the second. Out of all of them, this one has the most in it. Next is the African Mahogany used for the body. Again, the people at Music Man did an excellent job of selecting the best of the woods for these builds and coming up with an awesome finish to complement it too. It's hard to describe but with the honey burst finish, it really makes the African Mahogany wood pop.
Up next will be a a review between all four basses I have as far as the tones they make that are the same and different due to the four different pick up configurations.
Jay
JayDawg
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Thank you!
