single H bongo a rare bird?

[fidooda]

I've been reading some older threads and doing some searching about bongo pickup placement/sound and such.

this was a cool thread btw:

http://www.ernieball.com/forums/music-man-basses/11747-bongo-pickup-config.html

and this one too (altought i would have liked to see the picture done by midopa)

http://www.ernieball.com/forums/music-man-basses/5968-bongo-h-stingray.html


i jumped on the perfectbass and basscentral afterwards. Everytime i look at online stores inventory (or local stores for that matter) i see very few if any single H bongos. Is it just my bad luck or have you seen the same thing?

 

[boombox]

On behalf of TBP:

I have stocked Single H Bongos in the past and they have sold out rather quickly. I’m creating a plan for Music Man in ’09 right now… look for a more diverse offering of Bongos in the future for sure.

BB

 

[RobertB]

Can something that's available for order be considered "rare"?

 

[maddog]

rare is relative.

In comparison to the number of double pickup models stocked they may be considered rare.

Stress was placed on the fact that the Bongo was the first double pickup design from MM in a long time. So I'm guessing lots of stores focused on ordering the double pickups to grab that slice of the market.

 

[fidooda]

yes rare is relative and i'm trying to express myself in my limited english skills i actually meant harder or more difficult to find than dual pickup models in stores.

Robert, i guess you make a good point. We can order it (and i did) but it doesn't make that particular model type any easier to access in a music store.

i didn't remember it was the first dual pickup EBMM bass. that's cool to know.

 

[bovinehost]

Well, the first dual pickup since the death of the Sabre, anyway.

I do know this: the single H Bongo is not rare around here.

 

[philthygeezer]

I played my 2007 LE Bongo H the other day and I'm still impressed with the sound of the thing. I had an HH before but I really like this one. Woodiness, Sterling growl, and warm thumpiness all in one bag and no effort to get there. Just leave it flat and crank the volume. All the attributes I wanted when practicing with my other basses.

 

[MingusBASS]

Rare, as in rarely played by me.

Dual pickups for life.

 

[Eggman]

I have bought and sold a few single H Bongos. I now own two (my candy red one is for sale!!) At first I did not like the tone of single H and i thought it didn't look finished without two pickups.

Now I love it and grab it in almost equal proportion to my HH.

Haven't been able to get as comfy with the HS. Any secrets from HS users?

 

[Black Lake]

No secret to share, just a perspective. You may not be a HS kind of guy. The HS has a much sweeter disposition than the HH or H. I tend to turn the fader to favour the bridge Humbucker. I add a little low mid and high mid to bring out a bit of grunt.

For a more vintage/ thumpier sound, I turn the fader to favour the single pickup and lower the highs and mids. I am still experimenting, so I am sure there are lots of other sounds waiting to be found. That being said, nothing has that addicting growl like the Bongo H.

 

[Spot]

I buyed this today (brand new)

 

[bdgotoh]

Haven't been able to get as comfy with the HS. Any secrets from HS users?

I think the neck pickup on the HS Bongo has an amazing tone. My HS came to me with the neck pickup up higher than I'd usually put it and it sounded really great. I dropped it down so the output matched the bridge humbucker and ended up with great balance but lost that unique tone - it sounded pretty much like an HH.

So maybe try bringing up your neck pickup a bit and see what you hear.

 

[fidooda]

félicitations! elle est magnifique!

i can't wait to become a bongoloid too!

 

[miliouz]

félicitations! elle est magnifique!

i can't wait to become a bongoloid too!

I buyed this today (brand new)

wath a f*** huge bass! But, i'm mistrustful with the "one pick'" bass. I like versatility!*
Sound is in your fingers (J.Pastorius)

*en français : Quelle pu** de belle basse, mais je suis mefiant avec les basse "un micro", j'aime la polyvalence...

 

[oddjob]

wath a f*** huge bass! But, i'm mistrustful with the "one pick'" bass. I like versatility!*
Sound is in your fingers (J.Pastorius)

*en français : Quelle pu** de belle basse, mais je suis mefiant avec les basse "un micro", j'aime la polyvalence...

Don't be fooled... the single H has plenty of sounds under the hood. The HS and HH are nice (I have an HH on order and have owned several HS and HHs) but the H is where it is at for pure sonics. Yeah it has only a 3 band eq but that is a 3 band powered by 18 volts... you can do a ton of tone shifting with Dudley's masterful preamp. I understand peole wanting versitility but I don't understand selling the H short?????!!!!!!!!?????????????

 

[basssteve]

For my new HS, I put the bridge P/U all the way up and the humbucker at half..Leave the tone a little flat and it is nice balance

 

[fidooda]

Don't be fooled... the single H has plenty of sounds under the hood. The HS and HH are nice (I have an HH on order and have owned several HS and HHs) but the H is where it is at for pure sonics. Yeah it has only a 3 band eq but that is a 3 band powered by 18 volts... you can do a ton of tone shifting with Dudley's masterful preamp. I understand peole wanting versitility but I don't understand selling the H short?????!!!!!!!!?????????????

from my own experience, i can't say i really need a bass with tons of different tones.i don't like to play with my EQ much during a show. Gimme a tone i like, and i'm super happy.

having a single H EBMM in my hands is known territory. I can't wait to play that new bongo. i think it will complete my herd well as my 3rd bass. Especially with that pickup placed just a little closer to the neck

 

[oddjob]

Good choice !

 

[Spot]

Well, i buyed mine one weak ago (the six strings bongo H pictured in the previous page) and i really LOVE it, i let the EQ flat and i tweak the sound a bit with the ampeg preamp and i can get every sound that i want. I play metal with my friends and i play some jazz with my father without any problems.

 

[b-unit]

Single pickup basses look cooler, especially EBMM's. I know versatility is a big thing for some people but I bought a Stingray for "that" sound. Its perfect, needs nothing. On both my Rays, I set the eq flat and just play. I want for nothing tone wise with this pair.

I did get to try out a Bongo 6 HH recently. It was a righty so I couldn't really play it properly but got to try out the pickup combinations. i thought it sounded very full and rich with both pickups on full but wasn't completely happy with any other setting. I found that I missed the simplicity of a single H almost immediately.

My next bass will be a single H Bongo.