Yeh, iss o'ange, biches

[adouglas]

I see Jack's orange Bongo and raise him…


THIS!!!

Big Al 5 SSS in Tangerine Pearl

George here left SLO with the tort guard, but I think its orange swirl (Pickguard Heaven/Chandler "Tiramisu") FTW. What do you think?

 

[Movielife]

Wow! Great colour. Glad you went for a Big Al. That's some damn neat electrics n routing.

 

[stingray96191]

Dig it... But you have one to many strings..

 

[sballow]

I love that Tangerine pearl. Glad to see that the the Al is just as pretty as my Bongo 6!

 

[tunaman4u2]

Bongo v Big Al comparisons baby! Lets hear em! Fantastic colors!

 

[liverbird]

Tort.

 

[laneline]

WOW, nice addition, I like the Tort also.

 

[shuston]

That color is killer dude!!!!!!!!!! Love the orange. Makes me want to replace my true gold/white pearloid!

 

[ptg]

She's a beauty!

Swirl fits that bass perfectly! SWIRL!

 

[bovinehost]

If you don't use that orange swirl guard, you are a big sissy man.

 

[dje31]

Another thumbs up for the orange swirl...bizzitches.

 

[husky123]

BA in the hizzay!!!!!!!

 

[Smallmouth_Bass]

Keep that orange swirl on there!

Have any shots of the full bass (with the headstock)?

 

[Holdsg]

looks fantastic, like both PG, but I agree the orange swirl is the most unique. Worth the wait.

 

[J Romano]

Congrats, definitely orange swirl!!!!!!!!

 

[Movielife]

Tort ftw

 

[Chuck B]

Tortoise.

 

[adouglas]

Keep that orange swirl on there!

Have any shots of the full bass (with the headstock)?

I decided not to spend the money on the matching headstock. It would have looked great, but for me, not worth the cost.

 

[Big Poppa]

Nice ad! I dont know that you should compare the Bongo to the Big Al...The one thing in common they have is that they are capable of so much...you just really have to experiment around I still find sounds on my Big Al's that kill me and even my single H bongos...I was driving Craig crazy the other day playing some strange tones over the phone If you pick these up and dime them both you wont get it at all...I have fought this battle the who history of both basses...with the big al in passive I dont dime the tone control very often WIth Fenders I always did. That passive tone control is very interesting.

 

[adouglas]

+100 BP.

The fact that the BA and Bongo do not directly compare is one of the reasons I got the BA. I've seen several posts about the BA basically having the Bongo preamp but I think that's misleading even if it is true (I doubt it). This is a really different animal.

I spent the requisite couple of hours poking, prodding and exploring last night. Huge territory here, and as you say… like the Bongo if you crank things up beyond reason craziness occurs. Loving the passive tone for some songs -- I'm turning it down a fair bit for Motown and soul -- and the active is very aggressive. John Entwistle would have liked this bass, I think.