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Bongo Bass On Awards Show

#22
Speaking of evanesence(or however the name is spelled), my friend who is a fan of theirs told me they kicked out their bassist and replaced him with the lead singer's boyfriend. That's pretty sad in my opinion. But then again, it doesn't matter because I don't care about them anyways.
 
#25
Basswood Body
Exposed Pickups
Music Man Pickups and Electronics
Neck Profile
Neck MM pickup is pointless
It isn't a Lakland
Let's face, it just plain ugly!
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Have you actually played one, Muddy?

I tried one out at GC yesterday and it killed. The only thing I didn't like was that the back of the neck is painted, but that was it. It was still as fast as an Ibanez Soundgear's, but in a good way.

Yeah, the body ain't a Zon, but with the tone it's got it would have to be much uglier for me not to gig with one.
 
#26
Originally posted by Mud Flaps

Music Man Pickups and Electronics
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I would much rather have those electronics than the blah bland pickups and electronics that come in the 44-02, 55-02, 4-94 and 55-94.

Now a 55-02 with Duncans, that would tempt me. But the Bart MM pickup is an imposter. It is 2 J pups in a MM case, and to me, sounds nothing like a 'Ray pickup.
 
#27
This thread has certainly ranged far and wide, don't you think?

Couple of things. I try and am usually successful in not slamming basses I know nothing about. I have been pleasantly surprised by basses I THOUGHT would suck - a couple of Ibanez basses come to mind.

So! If you haven't tried a Bongo and you THINK it sucks, then you're an idiot. If you HAVE tried one and it doesn't do it for you...well, you're STILL an idiot, but bigger!

No, no, I kid you, heh heh. Every bass is different, as is every player. One of my best friends here, a seriously accomplished jazz player, won't even CONSIDER a Bongo because the design is too radical for him. Fair enough. He did try it, though, and he tried my Rumblefish, too, about which he said, "If you close your eyes, it's a great bass!"

Have I mentioned the Bongo rocks? I probably have, but hey, I don't mind repeating myself every now and then.

One other note. I not only have played a DC Olson, but know DC Olson the human being. The design of the body is not my cup of tea (hey there Bongo bashers!), but he builds an amazingly nice instrument.

Jeez, now I have to decide what strings work on the Bongo. I just put some DR Fat Beans on there, but I think they're going to be too bright for me.
 
#28
I'll put TI JR-344's on MY Bongo (:D ) first
chance I get, they work so good with my fingers.
I understand that like the mighty Bongo they may not be right for many players, too light gauge.
I went through a lot of brands before I finally
heard & felt what worked for me with my set-up
and style.

Tell DC that his work is phenomenal and he has
a player here that would love to own & play one
of his basses as soon as feasible.
 
#29
If you HAVE tried one and it doesn't do it for you...well, you're STILL an idiot, but bigger!
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haha
I think people just need to get off of brand names just because the !name that you read on the headstock is not everything!

As long as it plays and sounds good whats the difference?
Looks are all about opinions. SOme like the looks of warwicks, the sleek exotic wood.
Others like fenders for their vintage trad style.
Other like f***ed up looking basses like the bongo.

Haha just kidding.
Its all a matter of opinion and putting a brand/style/look of a bass just because its not in your style is worthless and immature.

Glenn
 
#30
Originally posted by bovinehost
1. Basswood Body: beyond me why people get so hung up on type of wood. If it sounds good, it IS good, and believe me, it sounds good.

2. Exposed Pickups: yes, I would prefer that they cover them in some type of crotch cut zebraheart purple wenge cocobolo mahogany, but they said that crap was for "wankers", whatever that means.

3. Music Man Pickups and Electronics: agreed, worst in the business, hardly anyone likes them. Ahem.

4. Neck Profile: have you touched my neck? Becausse I usually charge for that.

5. Neck MM pickup is pointless: so is your post, and yet I am responding to that, so....wait, what was I going to say. Oh yeah. If you haven't heard the difference, you need to get that sausage outta your ears.

5. It isn't a Lakland: you're right. I got rid of a Lakland just the other day. Guess why? I didn't like it. Guess what else? I like the Bongo.

6. Let's face, it just plain ugly: you know what they say about opinions, right?

love and kisses
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I don't think a Bongo sounds good, looks good, and I don't like the neck profile. Sorry about having a different opinion than yours.
 
#33
Originally posted by Mud Flaps
I don't think a Bongo sounds good, looks good, and I don't like the neck profile. Sorry about having a different opinion than yours.
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Mud Flaps, have you played one? Sorry if you already answered this question, I didn't come across it if you did.

The Bongo sounds great IMO.. huge variety of tones, I honestly can't imagine anyone not liking the tone (dual humbucker that is, I havn't played a single humbucker version.)
 
#34
Samurai said:
Well the American Music Awards are on (We can talk about that later) but Hillery Duff just preformed and I am like 99% sure the bass player for her was on a MusicMan Bongo Bass. Since they don't ever show the bass player I can comment that the bass didn't look that bad.
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Last night on the Daytime Emmy's Rick Springfield opened the show with a set of "Hits" and the bass player was thumpin' a black Bongo with white pick guard through an SVT/Fridge. Once that caught my eye, I listened more closely and heard it cutting through the mix loud and proud. When watching musical performances on TV you never know what kind of mix you're going to get. I thought this one was done well.
 
#35
I have to throw in 2 cents on this one because I really disliked the look of the Bongo at first, but when it's being worn, it looks a lot better than when it's vertical in many of the pictures we see here.

The main thing is, however, that the sound and playability is really fantastic. They're really *great* basses.

For the record, Basswood is a very nice tonewood. The grain isn't very nice, and it's a little soft, but otherwise, it resonates nicely and is light.

Does anyone really think that Leo Fender tried out hundreds of types of wood for his original basses? I suspect that he chose alder and then ash because they were readily available, easy to work with, light, durable, and had a nice grain.
 

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