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THE BONGO CLUB (Part 2, 3 and infinity)

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The answer might already exist, but I cannot see it. I am afraid I do not have the time to run through the 70 Gazillion pages of Bongo threads.

Has anyone taken their Bongo pickups out of their covers? I am wondering about putting them in a different bass and just putting them in new covers would make it very easy indeed, and I like very easy indeed. There seems to be glue holding things in place but nothing more serious. Has anyone been in there?

TIA
 
#1,963
Peredur said:
The answer might already exist, but I cannot see it. I am afraid I do not have the time to run through the 70 Gazillion pages of Bongo threads.

Has anyone taken their Bongo pickups out of their covers? I am wondering about putting them in a different bass and just putting them in new covers would make it very easy indeed, and I like very easy indeed. There seems to be glue holding things in place but nothing more serious. Has anyone been in there?

TIA
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I have not but I can tell you that they are glued to those covers. Most new pickups from MM are glued to their case. Same goes for the Stingray specials as it does with bongos. I swapped pickup covers in my stingray and the first question they asked me what for the serial so they could check the year. After a certain point they started gluing them. They didn't tell me a year but they said all bongos and specials are. Hope that helps. Someone correct me if this is incorrect or off!
 
#1,964
Thanks. My heart tells me it will not be a simple job and I might well have to do it differently. But looking at options before committing never hurts.
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#1,965
Peredur said:
The answer might already exist, but I cannot see it. I am afraid I do not have the time to run through the 70 Gazillion pages of Bongo threads.

Has anyone taken their Bongo pickups out of their covers? I am wondering about putting them in a different bass and just putting them in new covers would make it very easy indeed, and I like very easy indeed. There seems to be glue holding things in place but nothing more serious. Has anyone been in there?

TIA
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just sell your bongo and buy some pickups instead of wrecking the bongo.
 
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#1,967
All, it's been forever since I owned a Bongo, a 5HH fretless... best bass I've ever owned in terms of fit and finish. Solid it 10 years ago, regretfully to fund a wedding (for a marriage that last 9 months, WOOOOOO!!!) :)

I'm looking to buy a 6 and am considering a Bongo 6. I only have one main concern -- pretty sure the neck is one piece and isn't reinforced (carbon, titanium etc).

I live in a very low humidity environment... how have your Bongo 6 necks held up?
 
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vates said:
My 5HH’s neck is very weather-dependant. I have to adjust it every time the humidity level changes.
Adjusting is easy but rather annoying. Hence this particular bass hasn’t seen the road already for 10 (wat?!) years.
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Hmm... I will need to think awhile on this one. $3100 is a lot of coin for a bass w/ a neck that moves. After I posted my question, I started on page 1 and only got through page 20 and already noticed multiple mentions of moving necks.

I think the Bongo is worthy of the price, but not the constant neck adjustments. Tough call because I love the look and sound! Ugggh!
 
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It’s changes in temp / humidity that make necks need adjustment. Dry is fine if it’s fairly consistent and yes the necks are reinforced.

having said that - I live where it’s fairly humid in the summer and dry in the winter and need to adjust the neck 3 or 4 times a year - the same as my other 5 basses…

only way to get around that is a carbon fiber neck
 
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Loring said:
It’s changes in temp / humidity that make necks need adjustment. Dry is fine if it’s fairly consistent and yes the necks are reinforced.
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Maybe I missed that in the specs/reviews... they are reinforced? I'm not being a butt (honest!), do you have any source for that? Everything I've read has said the neck is "select maple" with no mention of lamination or reinforcement. Would love to be wrong on this, thanks Loring!
 
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swartzfeger said:
Maybe I missed that in the specs/reviews... they are reinforced? I'm not being a butt (honest!), do you have any source for that? Everything I've read has said the neck is "select maple" with no mention of lamination or reinforcement. Would love to be wrong on this, thanks Loring!
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You may be right there - when I was shopping for a 6 string, it came up often and I’m quite possibly misremembering.

At any rate - not seeing much difference vs my 5 and 4 strings as far as adjustments go and most of them are neck through multi laminate configurations. The bongo is easiest to adjust though - no truss rod cover to remove and it takes maybe 30 seconds including fishing the tool out.
 
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#1,976
Good day, kids. I have a new Bongo 4 on it's way to me today if the driver of the big brown truck can get through the snow and I have a few questions.
1-Are the necks stable enough for use of a Hipshot de-tuner?
2-Are the stealth paint jobs very fragile and do they maintain their "matte" or do they go glossy like most matte paints?
3-How are the new cases holding up? There is a chance mine is coming with a hardshell case, which I would prefer, but probably be the Mono.
I'm sure I'll have more questions but any info would be appreciated.
 

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