Poppa's New Bongo's

[James Hill]

All Rosewood necks have been used on high end guitars for quite some time. These are the only basses I've ever seen with a rosewood neck. At one time I had a PRS McCarty Rosewood. To my ears, on that guitar, the rosewood seemed to darken the tone a bit, emphasized the low and mid frequencies. This would probably make for a thunderous tone from a bass. The thing I liked best about the solid rosewood neck was the feel. PRS fans refer to it as "crackwood" because everyone who tries it is hooked.

 

[LisaIs]

Thanks James, that was just the lesson I wanted. I have always prefered the sound of rosewood. Now I am crackwood curious. Thanks again!

 

[James Hill]

If you have the time research the PRS brazilian rosewood necks, really beautiful grain in this species. Some say the brazilian also produces a different sound than indian rosewood. If I can find them on my computer, I have several links concerning different types of rosewood used for necks. Glad I could help you in some way, I'm sort of starting to get my feet wet here after alot of lurking.

 

[bassmonkeee]

I've got a fretless with a Brazillian rosewood neck and fretboard set into a one piece mahogany body.

It's an amazing combination.

I would pay an obscene amount of money for a Bongo in a rosewood neck/mahogany body....

 

[Dr Stankface]

can you handle the stink? or stank?


i thought you had a girly mr face.

I did at one point. Got back with my ex that now lives in Panama City, Florida. Dated for almost a year when she lived up here.

I spent $500 to go down there and pay her a visit and she decided to date another guy. Travis and Tom know the whole story.

 

[Dargin]

Brazilian rosewood is very pretty. we have tested Indian vs. Brazilian and found absolutely no difference in tone or feel. The price of Brazilian is so costly becuase there isn't much left.

 

[4metta]

All Rosewood necks have been used on high end guitars for quite some time. These are the only basses I've ever seen with a rosewood neck. At one time I had a PRS McCarty Rosewood. To my ears, on that guitar, the rosewood seemed to darken the tone a bit, emphasized the low and mid frequencies. This would probably make for a thunderous tone from a bass. The thing I liked best about the solid rosewood neck was the feel. PRS fans refer to it as "crackwood" because everyone who tries it is hooked.

Sounds like a good match for a Sterling!!


Those Bongos are very sweet!! I can imagine how great those necks must feel.

 

[4metta]

Brazilian rosewood is very pretty. we have tested Indian vs. Brazilian and found absolutely no difference in tone or feel. The price of Brazilian is so costly becuase there isn't much left.

So Indian is definitely the more ecofriendly option then. I would go for that instead.



I'm curious about those gold pickup pole pieces. Do they make the pickup sound different? I wonder the same about the Stealth Bongos and their black pickup pole pieces.

 

[koogie2k]

OH MY......(koog passed out....)

You guys have to stop doing this to me.....I mean, I have hit the floor several times in the last couple of years.....the big one being the Open House......

I am light headed, room is spinning.........

Any possibility that those two basses will make it to Summer NAMM? Please, please, please, please, please......

 

[Steve Dude Barr]

I tried to get BP to make me up a run of like 30 rosewood necked basses at the OH and he told me it was very hard to find blocks of RW long enough for bass necks...is that still the case Dargin?

 

[tiffles]

I did at one point. Got back with my ex that now lives in Panama City, Florida. Dated for almost a year when she lived up here.

I spent $500 to go down there and pay her a visit and she decided to date another guy. Travis and Tom know the whole story.

oh thats no good. your a bit of a cutie youll find another one easily.

 

[Dr Stankface]

oh thats no good. your a bit of a cutie youll find another one easily.

Starting college in 2 months. Should be plenty of new faces there.

 

[Big Poppa]

a bit of a cutie?

Off the stanky Cutie topic....first off Brazilian rosewood is unavaible except for illegal bootlegs or nos therie is an embargo with the brazilian government. The sound of east indian vs brazilian is moot with an electric instrument especially neck but is wildly different when used on a n acoustic for sides and back.

Dude At the Oh we had no supplier It changes every week. We currently have a supplier who claims to be able to supply us but we will have to wait and see.

 

[tiffles]

ok i havent gotten to do this yet and ive been dying to.



TAKE A COLD SHOWER

 

[tiffles]

a bit of a cutie?

well he did wear a funny marching band uniform

 

[Dr Stankface]

ok i havent gotten to do this yet and ive been dying to.



TAKE A COLD SHOWER

Tiffles, I never thought that YOU of all people would pull that.

LMAO! You rock!

 

[TSanders]

I for one, am LMAO

 

[Bill]

Sweet basses, BP!!

 

[Calaveras]

Wow

I'm a newb around here, but wow, those are great. Any plans for more rosewood necked Bongos? I am currently looking ingot a stealth 5 but if thats in the pipe I can hold off.

 

[phatduckk]

I'm a newb around here, but wow, those are great. Any plans for more rosewood necked Bongos? I am currently looking ingot a stealth 5 but if thats in the pipe I can hold off.

i know someone dying to sell a stealth 5