bovinehost
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L-R: Dargie Delight II HS, Black Sapphire HH, Candy Red H, Blue Dawn HH, Flaming Biff HH, Big Poppa Bongo H, and Dargie Delight H.
Whew!
I think that's all of them.
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L-R: Dargie Delight II HS, Black Sapphire HH, Candy Red H, Blue Dawn HH, Flaming Biff HH, Big Poppa Bongo H, and Dargie Delight H.
Whew!
I think that's all of them.
Duarte
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Very cool. You really deserve the title 'Lord Bongo'!
Grand Wazoo
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Are those all the ones you still have, as at present times?
bovinehost
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Yup, that's current as of today. I realized the last group shot I had was from a year ago, so there you have it.
Well - all the Bongos, anyway.
Busterkilrain
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That really is amazing!
Brent
Brent
ivbenaplayin
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God forbid it ever happen, but if you had to pick just one, which one would it be? (Very nice collection by the way...)
bovinehost
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ivbenaplayin
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Is it just an illusion, or is the upper horn shorter on Big Poppa than the rest of them? The pickup looks like it's further away from the bridge as well...
Grand Wazoo
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Well that is a very distinguished collection you have there. I take my hat to you.
danny-79
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Its stuff like this thats gonna get me an my GAS in trouble 
Powman
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Are any of them for sale???
Duarte
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It a single H, so the pickup IS further from the bridge, in the classic 'Ray position.
bovinehost
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It's also leaning back a little further.....I need to fix that.
S
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I sure have some catching up to do.
Sweat
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You sir have a fantastic collection and photography skills to match, do i detect someone like green mucho bunches
Really cool Jack
Really cool Jack
shakinbacon
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Clearly I'm not in the same league as the big boys here
DaddyFlip
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Being as I'm not their daddy, I can pick one. I'm an HH guy, and I pick the Blue Dawn.
I was gonna go Bongo crazy, but since EBMM has so many pretty designs and unique electronics configs, I've decided to try for one each. Got the Bongo and the 25th; Big Al will be after that, then we wait-n-see.
I have a Big Al question if someone who knows sees this (no need for separate thread). It seems this would have been a good opportunity to make a unique headstock (like the Bongo). Was this considered and why wasn't it done? Thanks!
bovinehost
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And you'd have made a very good selection, too. I've been playing that one quite a bit lately. Here's the problem (and it's a GOOD problem to have). Each one of them has value to me beyond the obvious appearances.
The Dargie Delight II HS is the only DD2 I have. Can't be replaced, at least not without great wailing and gnashing of teeth.
The Black Sapphire 5 HH was my very first Bongo from way back in November of 2003. It started all my subsequent problems.
The Red 5 H was one Dargie talked me into when I was thinking about something else entirely, and it's light and resonant and just KILLS on stage. I suspect Dargie picked this one out for me - and the back is also covered in interesting signatures.
The Blue Dawn 5 HH is, of course, a limited edition.
The Flaming Biff Bongo (4 HH with the flames) was a present from Sterling. I let people touch it, but I watch them carefully when they do.
The Big Poppa Bongo (4H) was also a present from Sterling and was his go-to bass for a few years. (Unsurprisingly, it's also Chuck Rainey's favorite of all my basses.) This one's also a gig-monster when I feel like playing a four banger.
And the Dargie Delight 5H which came from my good friend Jason (bassmonkeee) and is also the only original Dargie I own.
So maybe except for the Blue Dawn, which is kind of a duplicate of the Black Sapphire, they're all keepers for some very sentimental reasons.
Most of the old guys know these stories, but I do like telling it and some of the n00bs prolly don't know the history.
Cheers, babies.
Jack
Big Poppa
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Jack that was an easy question the flaming biff...
