What to compliment the 5HS Bongo?

[ChunkyMunky]

Hello, all!

I have a lovely Musicman Bongo 5HS (2007 Limited Edition, have you know!) and I'm looking for something to compliment it. I'm currently doing a tonne of gigs ranging from your Top 40 lot to Jazz and everything in between. I'm going to be looking for something that can cover a whole variety of things and is a 5 banger. I'm eyeing up something like the Reflex or a 5HH Bongo but I'd love to see what you fine fellows have to chime in. Thanks for reading.

 

[sanderhermans]

If you want alot of versatility the big al is woth taking a look at. But the dual H stingrays, sterling, bongo and reflex have some great tone options too.

 

[tunaman4u2]

When I think of compliment I think of opposite. I like to have a bass thats markedly different than the other so if thats what you're shooting for I'd recommend a maple Sterling with an ash body. Bongo = Warm, Sterling with maple = Aggressive

Now if by compliment you mean similar then the Rosewood Reflex or Big Al will both be similar to the Bongo & on the warmer side

 

[Tollywood]

Welcome to the forum, Chunky. How do you feel about a fretless? There's a nice StingRay 5'er on the for sale thread here.

 

[nurnay]

Bongo single H! Or a Stingray. Or...

 

[73jbass]

HS Sterling.

 

[Golem]

Welcome to the forum, Chunky. How do you feel about a fretless?
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+1

Great for jazzy stuff, especially a Boingo 1H-piezo FL4 in black.

Acoarst they do come in other colors but I can't offer first hand
endorsement beyond the black But really tho, black partially
hides the crazy Boingo shape. People do listen with their eyes,
and many jazz fans have ignorant conservative prejudices. So,
a black PG on a black body is also helpful for that same malady.

I have various piezo FL EBMMs, and there are minor differences
among them, but the 1Hp Boingo is "more different". It's got a
sweeter voice. The piezo option is not cheap, but on the Boingo
1H-piezo you also get the 4-band EQ. Non-piezo 1H Boingos get
the 3-band, so you do get something extra when you shell out
the extra sheckels for the piezo.

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