Guess I'll need to get some supplementary income flow for one of these BONGO JM 4's
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I'm curious why they went with standard maple over roasted maple on the newer unpainted necks
Maybe just to separate from the Stingray Specials?
Maybe just to separate from the Stingray Specials?
I’m not sure but I’m happy it’s unpainted. Not that I don’t like the unpainted but I enjoy the oil/way more.
I keep going and and forth between a 4HH and a 6HH.
I’ve been messing with the idea for awhile now? Do I at 43… have the fortitude?
If I go 4HH I’ll be moving my Dazzler Ray Special 4H. Because not sure I can have 2 dazzlers. Maybe that Special turns into something else….
Ever since I saw the Dazzler finish on the Ray I’ve lusted after a Bongo in Dazzler and they answered.
I need TB to help push me into financial choices haha.
I had a feeling I’d get some sweet advice from you!
I did see a Violet Sparkle Burst in person on Saturday at Chicago Music Exchange - OMG it’s gorgeous. Kinda thinking I’d want a StingRay Special in that….
But double dazzle.
Life is so hard these days lol…
Holy smokes dude that finish looks AMAZING. I don’t think I’ve seen that one before! That’d look great on a Stingray OR a Bongo- just imagine the matching painted headstock
But yeah man I love that Dazzle Special you’ve got. Convincing myself not to sell something to buy it LOL life is hard indeed
I never really enjoyed a high C string, if you have a 5, you could restring it E-C and see if you like the extra range. Before you drop the cash on Bongo 6.
I support operation double dazzler!
I have a modulus Q5 sweet spot. 35” and set up for a very specific purpose lol (.168 low string). Not a fan of the high C on 35” scale. Have had 6’s before. I tend to ignore the low B and noodle the C while on 5 I’m always like “how did I live without the low B” 4 always feels like home. I do toy with the idea of E-C but then I’ve always wanted to conquer the 6 and have never done so.
I agree about 35 scale and high c. I had a Cirrus 6 for a bit and it was too twangy.
Well if you invest in a really nice 6 you will more likely try to make it work maybe?
We look forward to living through you vicariously lol!
I’ll definitely keep you all posted. Grrrr same old same old or stretch my fabric a little?
Truthfully, the 6 string is pretty daunting. BUT! I played 5 for years, 4 string is lovely and 6 terrifies me enough to really put in the time. I'll let ya know in a year if it still scares me! Whatever the result...I'm playing a BONGO!!!
The new finishes for the standard Bongos look incredible, especially the Dazzler and Mystique finishes, but I'd be lying if I said I wasn't disappointed that the new green and purple finishes for the 4-string JM Bongos aren't available for the 6 string models.
They just need a Custom Design Experience for Bongos!
I agree that the Myung 4 string finishes are killer.
I agree that the Myung 4 string finishes are killer.
Gold Bar is choice as well. Really really like that one as well. Pretty sure my music man collection is going to be Bongos coming up here… keep an eye I. The classifieds for Ray Special 4H and a vintage Sterling in excellent by any standard and especially for its age.
There was a question awhile back on the weight of Bongo’s. Don’t have the time to go back and look. I know I said I’d weigh mine and then I didn’t follow through.
Had the postal scale out today and got a quick mass.
Had the postal scale out today and got a quick mass.
I saw'r a Goldbar 5 on social medias thar someone had just picked up...really sharp! I have a feeling, like most BONGOs...it looks even better in person!
Just last night I was bored and decided to check the MM website for anything new and saw those nice new Bongo finishes. Dang, makes me want to get a 6'er to go with my Bongo5. I owned a 6 string Bongo for a brief minute but it was not well taken care of and I think there was something wrong with the truss rod that prevented it from getting the relief right so I sold it. That Goldbar finish has been tempting me for years since the time I first saw it on what I seem to recall being a Darkray.
The Gold Bar calls em too… wouldn’t think I’d like that… I’m going with a Dazzler though. I have that finish on a Sting Ray Special and it being available on a Bongo is making me move my Special for a Dazzler Bongo.
Obsessed.
I do really like the Dazzler finish too, but it's too close to my Bongo 5 which is the all white sparkle BFR which I think they called the finish Cresendo.
