Recent content by zslane

I think perception of the shape changes when you see it in action, slung around a bass player who is really rockin' out with it. A static photo, for some reason, doesn't really do the Bongo body shape justice. I don't quite understand the how's and why's of this phenomenon, but there it is. I...

My 4HH Stealth finally arrived! I can now officially join the Bongo club; can I get a number please? :D Invalid Link Removed

The next best thing to having no pickguard on a Bongo is, IMO, the Stealth version where the pickguard is hardly noticible as a pickguard at all. It looks like a teardrop panel groove instead. :) I can understand how someone might really dislike the Bongo shape. It is highly unconventional...

I wonder how many of the haters have only seen the Bongo in product photos, but have never seen them being played. I think they look much cooler in action than they do just laying down on a flat surface. I also think it is like a "coolness" magnifier: rather than just looking cool on its own, it...

I decided to try and learn bass, after a lifetime of dabbling in guitar and mostly dismissing the bass out of complete lack of interest in it, purely in order to create bass lines and bass backing tracks for my own heavy metal songs. I don't anticipate ever playing bass in a band.

If cost isn't too much of an issue for you then don't let the price of a bass put you off as a beginner. Get any bass that has a reputation for being reliable, comfortable, and versatile. Usually these three qualities will cost a little bit of money; the low-end basses tend to sacrifice one or...

The Bongo is just one of those things that--once you decide you like its design--looks amazing in any color.

Oooooo, awesome! I can't wait to get mine.

I have ordered tons of parts from them over the last few years. I would say that 95% of those orders have been absolutely problem-free. However, as others have noted, when things don't go right, making things right can be frustrating. I think I have had only two orders get glitched, out of...

If we are the sum of our influences, then it stands to reason that I would trend towards a Fender P bass by virtue of the fact that probably 90% of the bass players in the bands I like the most--and have liked the most over the years--play one. However, despite it being the "safe bet" (I do not...

In the guitar world, the only iconic design I love is the Les Paul. All the others are pretty meh for me, especially anything from Fender. In the bass world, I have no particular love for any iconic designs. I think my Ibanez and my Bongo qualify as "modern" by most standards, and so I'd say I'm...

Just out of curiousity: am I the only dude over 40 whose d*ck doesn't get hard at the sight (or thought) of a "vintage style" bass or guitar? I think I need some Vintage Viagra or something...

I'm just a beginner and I'm currently learning on a 5-string. It has been trivial for me to mute the low B during all my lessons since it is the same string-muting skill that I use no matter which string(s) need muting (I am learning the floating/hovering thumb technique from the start--straight...

I recognize and acknowledge that it is human nature to get caught up in a passion for something quite specific, but I tend to find the mind that can appreciate a broader spectrum of things to be more impressive (i.e., their opinions leave more of a positive impression on me). I have an...

The first time I saw a Bongo my initial thought wasn't that it looked like a toilet seat, but rather that it looked very modern, almost futuristic. Its non-traditional shape might have raised my eyebrow for a moment, but I chalk that up to only seeing it (in photos) on its own, rather than...