yellow bass appreciation society

[MetcalfBass]

 

[Bar Band Bassman]

BBB

 

[Stempelloos]

Modified Rok Axe (Korean budget brand).
Korina (White Limba) strat size body, which makes it light and deep sounding.

 

[fretno]

Hialeah

 

[shadven]

1969 Fender Telecaster Bass neck on a P-Bass body… Mustang competition stripe.

 

[fretno]

Here is a '68 Telecaster bass neck on a 68 body it's turned yella.

 

[TTA]

 

[Not Insane]

My apologies, just making sure I follow are you saying you saw a Bongo at a Musicians Friend Brick and Mortar store in 1998?

Or are you referring to "That one" in 1998?

Brick and Mortar Musicians friend. It was before Guitar center bought them out. It may have been 1999. I didn't start playing until 1998, and that store is now a Guitar Center in Tukwilla, WA, next to what used to be Southcenter Mall. I left Seattle 15 years ago so I don't know if either is still there.

 

[Saetia]

Brick and Mortar Musicians friend. It was before Guitar center bought them out. It may have been 1999. I didn't start playing until 1998, and that store is now a Guitar Center in Tukwilla, WA, next to what used to be Southcenter Mall. I left Seattle 15 years ago so I don't know if either is still there.

Too bad you didn't buy it as that's 4 to 5 years before the Bongo was officially released at NAMM 2003. My understanding is that R&D started in 01. Could it have been later than you remember? Even if it was 01 or 02 that would be an early prototype? They had an Orange color way when released in 03.

 

[DionClassic]

74 years later… Looks yellow now.

 

[Not Insane]

Too bad you didn't buy it as that's 4 to 5 years before the Bongo was officially released at NAMM 2003. My understanding is that R&D started in 01. Could it have been later than you remember? Even if it was 01 or 02 that would be an early prototype? They had an Orange color way when released in 03.

Then it IS later than I remember. Thanks. I wondered about the actual date, but was too lazy to look it up.

Unlike most people, I think the bongo is beautiful. The almost circular lines of the body, and that high gloss metalic orange was hard to beat. I shouldn't have sold my Amazon stock back then either.

 

[Saetia]

Then it IS later than I remember. Thanks. I wondered about the actual date, but was too lazy to look it up.

Unlike most people, I think the bongo is beautiful. The almost circular lines of the body, and that high gloss metalic orange was hard to beat. I shouldn't have sold my Amazon stock back then either.

I was hoping for an early prototype honestly

 

[msb]

 

[Not Insane]

I was hoping for an early prototype honestly

Well, It was awfully cheap compared to what they ended up going for.

 

[shadven]

My 1954 is quite yellow these days.

 

[Michael Milner]

Yellow and Black, a nice colour scheme

 

[SteveCS]

Is this open to all those basses that were white or pearl white when they were born and yellowed out over time ?

I'd assumed mine (1990) was one of those until I 'lifted the lid' - there is a tan-line, but only just:

 

[CaptainRuss]

My little pat of butter

 

[5StringBlues]

big soulful banana.

Overheard band names thread.

 

[Blues Bass 2]