Which should be my first MM?

[torgeot]

I am looking to get a 5 stringer, and am in a cover band.

My current fav bass is made by that big F company with the P bass. But I need to get a 5 'er.

Question is, which do you think I would like, I like the feel of the "P" bass (neck, string spacing) and tone variety helps but I don't change tone too much, I keep the bottom end up and scoop out the mids, so which 5'er? StingRay or Bongo?

 

[Psycho Ward]

Hello and welcome to the forum!

The Bongo covers all my 5 string needs, but you should play both the SR5 and the Bongo and see which one speaks to you. You can't go wrong with either. Good luck and happy shopping.

 

[silverburst]

Where are you located? If you are near a dealer, I would recommend trying both before buying, because they are really different sound-wise..

 

[adouglas]

What they said.

Try both.



















Then go buy a Bongo.

 

[torgeot]

I live on Long Island, NY so I can easily try out both.... is anyone of the forum a current or ex "P" player?

 

[DTG]

pretty fair to say most are ex fender or still have fender type of guys.

I still have my P bass but i dont play it too much now.The SR5 is buy far the best bass i have ever played,it covers everything i need in a working bass and i really dont think that will change (not even for the bongo!!)

just buy yourself the best looking SR5 you can find and live a happy life,you wont regreat it

BTW some say the Bongo only leads to the dark side..............

 

[AnthonyD]

The Bongo will find you...

 

[Hellboy]

The Bongo will find you...

Bongo? Who the heck came up with that name??

//Jan

 

[Dr Stankface]

I went through this same problem (kinda)...

Big SR5 lover and wanted to see if I could do the Bongo too. Got one. I LOVED the sound of it.





But in the long run, the SR5 was what I was looking for. Now I have 5 of them.


You won't be disappointed with either.

 

[MrMusashi]

they are 2 different breeds.. one good fat n chunky, the other one lean, mean, futuristic and sneaky.. not to mention versatile.. a small twist on any of the knobs and you have a different sound to play with

try both, youll prolly buy both if you get smitten by the crowd here. and believe me, you will

MrM

 

[Aussie Mark]

is anyone of the forum a current or ex "P" player?

Yes. From memory, I've owned 4 split pickup Ps and 3 single coil Ps. A while back I decided that my Stingrays and Bongos can do the split pickup P thump as well as or better than a P, so I no longer own any split pickup Ps. I do still own one single coil P, but that's a Bill Nash custom, not a Fender.

Either a Stingray or Bongo neck will feel pretty much like a P bass in profile and string spacing if that's what you've been used to. The big difference at first will be the feel of the unfinished neck (Stingray) or painted neck (Bongo) compared to a gloss lacquer P neck.

Once you decide which neck finish you like best, I would recommend a dual humbucker version of that particular EBMM bass.

 

[strummer]

I live on Long Island, NY so I can easily try out both.... is anyone of the forum a current or ex "P" player?

I was, for years and years, with occasional deviations like 5-string and other brands, but then one sunny day in January I beheld a 5-string Desert Gold Bongo, and I bought it unplayed! Never looked back since