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THE BONGO CLUB (Part 2, 3 and infinity)

#81
SEE !!! I'm not crazy... I have a black pickguard & I want that white ICE on my Silver one...

PM me if you want the Bongo 5 HH black pickguard... i gotta get me some ice! I'll trade as well for some ice
 
#82
Tunaman said:
SEE !!! I'm not crazy... I have a black pickguard & I want that white ICE on my Silver one...

PM me if you want the Bongo 5 HH black pickguard... i gotta get me some ice! I'll trade as well for some ice
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I like it as well, but have opted to order a clear pickguard from Chandler/Pickguard Heaven. The reason is because my wife does art work on the side and she plans on doing a custom abstract in watercolor that I'm going to put beneath the clear guard. It'll be a couple of weeks before I get the pickguard though. I can't wait.
 
#83
Wild_Cat said:
Looks good! Funny, the white pearloid pickguard looks much better on the sterling silver finish than I expected it would.

(I still want my future 6HS to be black pearloid on sterling silver, though :p )
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The pickguard is actually vintage white pearloid which to me looks better on this bongo than the white pearloid would.

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#84
I'm sure if there's any of you over at the EBMM forum you've seen what the knuckleheads have graciously nicknamed for me the "Stealth Bomber"!
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And it is impossible not to smile while you play it! :D
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#88
Hi fellow Bongoers

I was thinking of stringing my 5 HS with flats to give it a shot. Have some of you do this?

I tried flats (D'addario Chromes) on a Precision once a while ago and didn't like it that much. I guess there were too much tension.

I play in a Roots Reggae band and in a (post/dub) rock band.

What strings would you advise trying?
 
#89
Néal Zheimer;11989000 said:
Hi fellow Bongoers

I was thinking of stringing my 5 HS with flats to give it a shot. Have some of you do this?

I tried flats (D'addario Chromes) on a Precision once a while ago and didn't like it that much. I guess there were too much tension.

I play in a Roots Reggae band and in a (post/dub) rock band.

What strings would you advise trying?
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Chromes are actually very good strings, but with flats, you should probably get a thinner guage so the tension doesn't change.

For instance, if you play .105- .50 roundwound
buy .100-.45 flatwounds
 
#94
I'm in between Pickguard heaven & Pickguardian

Pickguardian
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Pickguard heaven
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All for a Silver Bongo of course
 
#97
Tunaman said:
I'm leaning towards the silver pearloid (The middle one)... if I don't like it I should be able to swap it for a white pearl, they are pretty common.

The white on silver almost takes away from the silver a bit? I dunno.

BUT... heres some research I just did... not sure if I like this look
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Here is my silver bongo...I really like the pickguard on it...the only reason I'm replacing it is because my wife wants to do a custom piece of artwork that I'm putting under the clear pickguard I ordered.

This is mine currently...I love the way it looks.

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#98
Looking forward to checking out the custom artwork your wife does for behind the clear guard....
Sounds very cool. Share pics once it is completed. :)

RaginRog said:
Here is my silver bongo...I really like the pickguard on it...the only reason I'm replacing it is because my wife wants to do a custom piece of artwork that I'm putting under the clear pickguard I ordered.

This is mine currently...I love the way it looks.

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