1 Bongo 5 or 3 Yamaha BB's?

[Joe Nerve]

I'm back. Simple cable repair.

There are things I like about each of the basses.

Bongo is a bit lighter.
Stingray's slap tone is punchier.
Bongo's slaptone is ballsier.
Bongo has lots more versatility than a single H Ray, I'd say it's just got a little bit of an edge on mine. 2 different palletes of paint though.

If I had to give one of the 2 up I'd have a really rough time.

Uhh... I think I'm out of thoughts.

The drum and bass stuff on my myspace page is all Bongo. Link Removed

The stuff on this page is all Stingray.
www.thenerve.info/stingray

 

[Double Agent]

Bongos are far from tame, they are wild animals. The general consensus that I have heard is that SR5s are noticeably tamer than Bongos, though neither could be accurately described as a tame instrument. If you played a tame one, it probably did have low batteries.

Bongos, IME, are far more open to EQing than most other basses. So you can completely alter the sound of the instrument to some degree. I know I said that they aren't tame, but you can MAKE it tame if you want to (solo neck p/u, boost lo-mids, cut hi-mids and treble), whereas other EBMM basses are a bit tougher to mellow out.

If you are looking for something similar to your SR5, but a different flavor of that sound, I think a Bongo would be perfect for you.

 

[ODDBALL]

Dont make the Yamaha BB615 sound weak. It is far from that. A Yamaha is great for the price. The Bongo and stingray are great basses to.

 

[alexclaber]

...and I have no money.

In that case, don't buy anything. Wait until you have the money before you spend it. It's not like you don't already have an excellent bass.

Alex

 

[NicJimBass]

If all goes well, I should have a Desert Gold Bongo 5 HH before week's end. I'll keep you posted!

 

[NicJimBass]

Just an update- I found a used Bongo 5 HH at a good price, so I snatched it up. It came in yesterday, and it sounded great at practice. I have a show tomorrow, so I'll get an even better idea of what it's capable of then. I think I may have found my new #1 people!

 

[Gubna]

I have a Stingray, and I have a Bongo, and they do NOT sound the same. I have lots of other basses and I've bought and sold lots of other basses. Nothing compares to the 2 above. I think you'll be a lot happier with 2 solid awesome sounding basses than with one and a handful of basses that don't hold up to your main one. You'll wind up using the Stingray all the time and leaving the Yamahas home.

+1

 

[Joe Nerve]

Just an update- I found a used Bongo 5 HH at a good price, so I snatched it up. It came in yesterday, and it sounded great at practice. I have a show tomorrow, so I'll get an even better idea of what it's capable of then. I think I may have found my new #1 people!

Congratulations. But it still hasn't really happened yet. You know the pic rules.

 

[razboinikoff]

I I think you'll be a lot happier with 2 solid awesome sounding basses than with one and a handful of basses that don't hold up to your main one.

+1000
Well said!