Bongo or Stingray for slap?

[Dr. Cheese]

Marcus Millers' advice for slap EQ: run flat with just a touch of extra MIDS.

That great advice if you play a Seventies Jazz like Marcus Miller. It might sound icky on a bass that naturally has more mids.

 

[syciprider]

I have both 1 pup models of the Bongo and Ray. I prefer slapping on the Ray because of the 21 fret neck. However, the Bongo electronics' headroom gives me better response.

 

[Drexxell]

I just ordered A True Gold Bongo 4 straight from Music Man website

 

[jgamble]

I love my Stingray. Straight out of the box it sounded awesome and is one of the most playable basses I own.

 

[Bassflute]

I'd go with a Bongo over a Stingray.

Actually, I suck at slappping, but I find it the traditional one pup stingray to be the easiest for me.

But the two pickup Bongo HH sounds better with both pickups on.

Can't go wrong with either of them though, but if you want a punchy slap-sound, go for the single coil versions

I'd say go for the HH - sounds quite a bit better than either pickups soloed. And having tried the single coil version, I found it to be kind of useless, personally. They should have put the single coil at the back so you could get a punchy Jazz sound; up front, I just don't get it. It just seems to add noise.

I tried both and personally the extra humbucker in the neck position on some Rays and most Bongos (outside the HS models) gets in my way
you can get around it in time
but it was distracting to me

single Humbucker Stingray or Sterling

It was a little awkward at first, but I've got used to it fast. The Bongo HH is a slap monster - pretty much perfect sound flat, with both pickups on. It is quite mid-oriented when either pickup is soloed. Back pickup (bridge) is a little honky, but I have other basses that do that well.

I have both 1 pup models of the Bongo and Ray. I prefer slapping on the Ray because of the 21 fret neck. However, the Bongo electronics' headroom gives me better response.

+1 to the 18 volt thing. More headroom is good.

I've owned both- the Stingray is better suited to a traditional bright, in-your-face slap sound. The Bongo is much more mids-oriented. I actually like a middy, punchy slap tone, but if you prefer a more classic slap sound, go Stingray. JMHO.

I think you maybe talking one pickup models, I'm not sure. Once I put some decent strings on the Bongo (MTD stainless) it certainly transformed and came to life. Sounded absolutely horrid with the stock nickels - nothing but mud.

Cheers,
Cameron

 

[Bryan R. Tyler]

I think you maybe talking one pickup models, I'm not sure. Once I put some decent strings on the Bongo (MTD stainless) it certainly transformed and came to life. Sounded absolutely horrid with the stock nickels - nothing but mud.

Cheers,
Cameron

I'm talking about single H Stingray and dual H Bongo. Obviously not directly comparable, but at the time the HH was the most common Bongo around and the Stingray only had the one pickup option. I've actually got slap samples of both on my PC somewhere using Fodera steels on both.

 

[lousybassplayer]

But the two pickup Bongo HH sounds better with both pickups on.

This is probably true. I for one find the Single pup ray to be a bit restricted soundwise for other uses anyway. Good, but it has to be what you want. I am not a big bongo fan for a couple reasons, but they certainly have a metric tonne of tone options. I was just saying that in terms of the bass' structure, I am more comfortable on a ray