Yeah, I did it again...sneak preview

[bassmonkeee]

Yeah, I did it again...sneak preview (slight return)

There's a little more that needs to be done, but here's the first picture of my white Bongo with the neck reattached.

 

[jlepre]

Ok stop it, and just show the rest already...

 

[bassmonkeee]

Where's the fun in that? Full frontal won't happen until it's done. Sorry.

 

[jlepre]

At least tell us WHAT is being DONE..

 

[bassmonkeee]

No further modifications pending. The tuner bushings that went west with the neck did not make the return to the east. That's all. In a holding pattern that will give time to condition the fretboard.

 

[laneline]

Oh yeah, nice tease. Congrats on another beauty. We're going to need multiple angles on this one, "puhleeze".

 

[keko]

What exactly you did with that neck anyway, ...sanding and staining?

 

[bassmonkeee]

Satin refinish based on a Sadowsky roasted neck picture I found online with waterslide decals that I made.

 

[bassmonkeee]

I finally got the white Bongo put back together tonight. I still need to set it up once the neck settles. I plan on taking some good outdoor shots tomorrow. But, until then, here are some quick family shots I took tonight after the wife and kid went to bed:


New family shots:

 

[J Romano]

Wow, very nice!!! I like the color variation. Stunning visually..............

 

[JayDawg]

Very nice looking! I love the Bongo's as they are my favorite Music Man bass but my only wish was the option of an unpainted neck and/or headstock as I prefer my basses that way. Were you able to keep all of the stickers on the headstock or did you have to remove them?

 

[ivbenaplayin]

that's sweet! they all have piezo too... that's a great looking bunch of bongos you've got there!

 

[bassmonkeee]

Very nice looking! I love the Bongo's as they are my favorite Music Man bass but my only wish was the option of an unpainted neck and/or headstock as I prefer my basses that way. Were you able to keep all of the stickers on the headstock or did you have to remove them?

I only started wanting to refinish them after something happened to the finish on the neck. I think the Dargie looks amazing with the matching neck. But, I also like non-matching with most of the finishes. I will say that the idea of doing the neck of the Billy Bass with the same daphne blue was tempting.

The logos on the headstocks are actually silkscreened, I believe. So, they came off with the finish. Magnus helped me by making a picture of my pre-refinish white Bongo headstock into a file and then I made waterslide decals. I left off the made in SLO on the back--the Billy Bass has my son's full name and birthdate on it. And, I scaled the logos up on the new neck because why not? actually, I was thinking along the lines of the bigger Fender Precision logos from the 70s. It looks cool under the satin finish and it's different from the other two. I couldn't think of anything clever or meaningful to put on the back, so I left it blank.

If you look closely, you can easily tell they aren't original. But, they look damn good.


And, before anyone asks--no, you can't have the file to make copies of Bongo logos.

 

[bassmonkeee]

Wow, very nice!!! I like the color variation. Stunning visually..............

Thanks! These help salve the pain of not being able to order a 6 string HH in the PDN ltd ed.

that's sweet! they all have piezo too... that's a great looking bunch of bongos you've got there!

Thanks! I was so excited when I found the Dargie in my favorite configuration with the piezos. It's great to have one HSp with Cobalts (Dargie) and one with flats.

 

[jlepre]

Cool