I...like... a..bongo?

[rickenbaker]

I never thought I would say this but I have actually like a bongo. The looks turned me off but now I like them, and I'm sure once I get one I will love the shape, but there is one question that is still on my mind. Can the bongo get a thumpy sound? not necceserai;y warm but deep low end

 

[coolrunner989]

bump the bass and low mids on the bongo eq and turn down the treble a bit (os use dead strings) and you have pure bass thump. bumpin and thumpin all night. I love bongos.

 

[SuperDuck]

Rickenbaker - have you had a chance to play one?

 

[DeanT]

The Bongo is truly amazing. It can get practically any sound you can imagine. Between its EQ and your amp, there's nothing it can't deliver.

 

[rickenbaker]

no but I'm planing my next trip to guitar center and I want to know what I'm in for

 

[HELLonWHEELS]

Yes you can. I <3 Bongo 4 band EQ

 

[bovinehost]

I never thought I would say this but I have actually like a bongo. The looks turned me off but now I like them, and I'm sure once I get one I will love the shape, but there is one question that is still on my mind. Can the bongo get a thumpy sound? not necceserai;y warm but deep low end

Thumpy? You talkin' to ME?

Absolutely. I have been playing the last four years with a kind of wise-ass rockabilly band and I am all about the thump.

Yeah.

 

[Dee_01]

Bongo rocks!

If anyone has a spare one going free, PM me.

 

[Chris Breese]

I never thought I would say this but I have actually like a bongo...

You'll get over it.

 

[BartmanPDX]

I used to own a Bongo. The B string on it was the most massive B string I've ever heard. It was devastating.

Thumpy? Yep, it'll do that.

 

[motleystew]

I played a Bongo and I was pleasanlty surprised. I like the feel and the shape is cool. I am saving up for a Les Paul g***ar right now, but a Bongo could be my next bass. And I thought I swore off GAS!!!!

 

[tkozal]

I wanted to get a Ray 5 string, but when I tried a Bongo, I was sold. The body is super comfy on me, the neck is great. The range of tones is incredible. And the B string is great for a 34 inch scale bass. I have a HH Stealth 5 string.

The key to a Bongo is to use the EQ, something a LOT of bass players struggle with....

I play in situations where I often have to use a house rig, and all that EQ on board is wunderbar!

 

[steveinohio]

I felt the same way. Hated the shape, blah blah blah..

I now own a 4HH and its great. Gets every tone you want. One of the best production basses around.

 

[Rick_no7]

HS style pickup arrangements are my favorite.

The Bongo HS is my most favorite sounding bass i've ever played. Its low end is SO thick but tight too. It just seemed so ideal. I could play incredible sounding motown thump music, but as thick as it was, it was clean and precise enough for slap tone as well.

If I ever finally get a custom bass made I'm gonna say "I want it to sound like a Bongo"

 

[syciprider]

Flats for extra thump

 

[Chris Breese]

...Gets every tone you want...

Let's not get carried away, now.

 

[bovinehost]

Let's not get carried away, now.

It certainly gets every tone I want.

 

[Chris Breese]

It certainly gets every tone I want.

That's more like it.

 

[Gubna]

 

[Baryonyx]

They can thump all night if you want them too!