Natural Bongo?

[Jared92]

IS there any? ANy one that have been stripped or anything?

I jsut want to see whats under the toilet seat.

 

[jsingles]

that actually sounds really interesting... I second this request

 

[stflbn]

For some reason I thought bongo's were some synthetic material. Not sure why...


Edit: checked... nope... Basswood.


I'd still like one.

 

[73jbass]

The Bongo is made from Basswood,which really doesn't work well in a natural finish. Great tonewood,but not much to look at.

 

[spade2you]

Basswood is usually pretty bland and sometimes has ugly grain/streak patterns.

 

[ahkiatt]

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[Ric5]

Natural Bongo?

Isn't that a contridiction of terms?

 

[Jared92]

Throw a white or black PG thatd look really hot.

 

[jsingles]

meh. ill pass

 

[bovinehost]

The proto for the sixer was natural.

 

[Dr. Cheese]

The proto for the sixer was natural.

They ought to call it the butt naked Bongo.

 

[spade2you]

They ought to call it the butt naked Bongo.

Didn't Mathew McConahay get arrested for that?

 

[stflbn]

Personally I like bold colors on the bongo's.

 

[Dr. Cheese]

Didn't Mathew McConahay get arrested for that?

 

[LeonD]

There is a natural, one off mahogany Bongo that was made for Dave LaRue.



LeonD

 

[dave64o]

If I can say this without people thinking I'm a Bongo basher, I've never really liked how they look. Part of it is based on the body shape but part of it is that I really love naturals and sunbursts and they're not available in those finishes. That's not a criticism of the bass, just my personal preference, same as those who don't like the looks of the Precisions, Jazzes, and Stingrays I love. However, I have played a few in stores I think they sound and feel fantastic.

I think that natural 6-string looks really nice. If a natural (or better yet, a sunburst!) was available I'd seriously consider a Bongo for my next purchase.

 

[bovinehost]

There is a natural, one off mahogany Bongo that was made for Dave LaRue.



LeonD

I had that one here for a bit.

 

[kcolyar]

I really like the natural finish, one PU. I would like one or two of them. One fretted and one fretless. I have never touched one personally, but the vids I have seen of them the tone is great. I think most of the paint options are pretty ugly.

 

[LeonD]

Hey Jack,

how did the mahogany sound compared to the basswood?

LeonD

 

[Baryonyx]

It's interesting to see those natural ones, are they basswood too? As has been said, basswood is usually finished over because it's not much to look at in terms of grain...and it sometimes has a slight greenish tinge to it too!

I had the pleasure of seeing Dave LaRue play live with Joe Satriani, and he was using Bongos all night. It sounded pretty amazing!