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THE BONGO CLUB (Part 2, 3 and infinity)

#2,001
PrimitiveMan said:
Yeah it might just be the nature of the beast.

Will be curious what you think of the HH in contrast to to the HS
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Ok, so my initial thoughts are based on a quick setup to my taste with the set of Sadowsky blues that came on the bass (not my favorite strings). I'm going to GC tomorrow to pick up new strings and I may have some new thoughts after that. The HS had a very hi-fi sound. The HH can get dirtier easier, and I think the mid eq's are more responsive on the HH. That said, I think if I had to solo the neck pickup I prefer the HH because of that responsiveness in the midrange. I can dial in pretty close to a P bass tone which is something the HS simply couldn't do. When I go dead center on the pan pot I can tweak it to get pretty close to a J bass with both pups on full. That said, the mids are consistently more present across the board on the HH so I get why some people might say the HS is more versatile. Personally I think I like the tonal palette of the HH better. The one thing I'm trying to figure out is where to set the pickup height for the neck. The B string in particular hits the pole piece if I'm digging in any. I'm sure a Google search will turn some advice up, but it's a little bit annoying. The HS was a better player in that respect, but I gotta give the tone to the HH.
 
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#2,002
Having trouble posting pics from mobile but this just arrived

SOLD - Music man bongo Barolo purple 5

Wow blown away by it! Puts my old Bongo to shame. Better balanced, lightweight (about 9 lbs), and sounds better too! Love love love it!

Sounds more balanced than my old HHp from 2003... Not sure why. My ears could have changed too. Even find the neck pickup useful this time round
 
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#2,003
PrimitiveMan said:
Having trouble posting pics from mobile but this just arrived

SOLD - Music man bongo Barolo purple 5

Wow blown away by it! Puts my old Bongo to shame. Better balanced, lightweight (about 9 lbs), and sounds better too! Love love love it!

Sounds more balanced than my old HHp from 2003... Not sure why. My ears could have changed too. Even find the neck pickup useful this time round
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Those are so sick. If I didn't already have a 5HH bongo I would be looking to get one of those.
 
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#2,005
PrimitiveMan said:
Yeah I love the color, and the flamed roasted neck is amazing. Which Bongo finish do you have? Didn't realize you had one in your collection
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Cresendo I believe is what they call this finish:

Bongo 1.jpg


It's got a painted neck like most Bongos which I don't mind but I would prefer the roasted flame like on yours.
 
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#2,007
VeryTallBassist said:
Ok, so my initial thoughts are based on a quick setup to my taste with the set of Sadowsky blues that came on the bass (not my favorite strings). I'm going to GC tomorrow to pick up new strings and I may have some new thoughts after that. The HS had a very hi-fi sound. The HH can get dirtier easier, and I think the mid eq's are more responsive on the HH. That said, I think if I had to solo the neck pickup I prefer the HH because of that responsiveness in the midrange. I can dial in pretty close to a P bass tone which is something the HS simply couldn't do. When I go dead center on the pan pot I can tweak it to get pretty close to a J bass with both pups on full. That said, the mids are consistently more present across the board on the HH so I get why some people might say the HS is more versatile. Personally I think I like the tonal palette of the HH better. The one thing I'm trying to figure out is where to set the pickup height for the neck. The B string in particular hits the pole piece if I'm digging in any. I'm sure a Google search will turn some advice up, but it's a little bit annoying. The HS was a better player in that respect, but I gotta give the tone to the HH.
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I had to look for the pickup height today, so I am going to save you a google search. From EBMM FAQ:

If you have a single pickup bass set the pickup height to 6/32" from the plastic pickup cover to the bottom of the G string. Adjust the bass side of the pickup to be parallel with the pickguard.

If you have a dual pickup bass set the bridge pickup to the specs above. Follow the same procedure for the neck pickup except set that to 8/32".
 
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_B_E_A_D_G_ said:
I had to look for the pickup height today, so I am going to save you a google search. From EBMM FAQ:

If you have a single pickup bass set the pickup height to 6/32" from the plastic pickup cover to the bottom of the G string. Adjust the bass side of the pickup to be parallel with the pickguard.

If you have a dual pickup bass set the bridge pickup to the specs above. Follow the same procedure for the neck pickup except set that to 8/32".
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Thanks! I'll check my settings against that tonight.
 
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