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Thanks folks. I'm leaning toward another Bongo. Amplification - usually when playing live, it's the venue's kit that I use; for smaller venues, I've my Markbass 121p combo, which I'm sure will be fine. Spacing - if the Bongo 5 is indeed the same as the SR5 - I'll be fine, having small delicate fingers, rather than farmer's sausages. Weight - I would prefer to lug around an extra half pound than have those hideous looking lightweight tuners they've started using. Yeuch. CB

It kind of makes the lower notes have a rasp to them - like a rough edge if that makes sense. The higher notes are smooth. CB

I'm pretty useless with effects. Was just listening to Daft Punk's Get Lucky and noticed that there seem to be two distinct bass tones at play. The middle range notes seem to have a relatively clean tone. However, when the bass dips below a certain pitch, there appears to be an effect in use. The difference between the two tones seems quite marked. Anyone shed any light? CB

I'm thinking of getting a fiver and currently weighing up the options. One of the options, since I play a Bongo 4HH (love it) would be to get a Bongo 5HH. ....yea, yea, getting older, bum getting bigger, need bigger loo seat etc etc (just before you guys say it). Just wondering, then, if any of you know: - is the 5 much heavier than the 4? - is the body the same size? - is it regarded as a 'good 5' in terms of B string and in comparison with SR5? - how does string spacing compare with Bongo 4 and SR5? Other options I'm considering are SR5, SR Classic 5 and (wild card) Yamaha BB Nathan East. CB

Yeuch, Bassocaster. Hideous. IMO. But then I play Bongos and Steinbergers so what do I know about style? CB

Stop hijacking my thread. This is a spelling thread. If you want a pronunciation thread, start one of your own! :-) :-) CB

You're thinking of buying that black pre-EB StingRay on TalkBass aren't you? CB

[quote name='canarybass' timestamp='1372886760' post='2131317'] I used to own an Allegro in a colour which my wife always described as diarrhea biege. That would probably equate to vintage tweed in Fender colors. [/quote] From memory, that was Harvest Gold. I hate myself for knowing this. CB

Daily. And mostly from Squier owners! :-) I probably need to get a life. CB

See above.

Can't believe I'm getting sucked into this again. But there are 2 statements in the title of this thread. One is pretty accurate and the other isn't. IMO 1. "Fender got it right first time". I tend to agree - they really got it MUCH closer than you could reasonably expect. 2. "You can't beat Fender". Well - you can. Depends on your criteria. A Steinberger will beat a Precision for transportability for example. CB

Provocative Basschat Threads and Serial Suckers. :-)

Could we please keep this thread focused on tone and ability. If you feel the need to be offended, or fancy being offended on someone else's behalf, then could I respectfully ask you to keep it away from my thread and direct it at the manufacturers of Big Muff pedals. CB

[quote name='Wil' timestamp='1372716991' post='2129194']...instant focus on the fact the player is a girl combined with a reference to her looks [/quote] Her looks didn't come under my notice. She's not my type. The post was about her tone. I liked her tone. I like plays on words. That's all. CB

Lyrics are very important to me. Apart from the obvious of communicating a story via a song, I find lyrics have a lot of power to stimulate my imagination. An example which has been very important to me are the lyrics from Thomas Dolby's album The Golden Age Of Wireless. They do a fine job of conjuring up the science of a bygone era and transporting me there. Another practical aspect which I am currently getting to grips with is that lyrics are very helpful when composing music. When I'm faced with my band needing a bassline for a new song, I will always sit and listen to the words first, in order to get a feel for the story of the song, the mood shifts, the phrasing etc. I find that helps me when constructing the bassline. CB

Danny Wilson. That always confused me. CB

[quote name='Dingus' timestamp='1372712660' post='2129127'] Does playing the bass make a woman more alluring to them ? It certainly doesn't to me. [/quote] Oh man - it does it for me! CB

Everyone is joking. Dingus is joking about the girl thing. I mean...Gail Ann Dorsey...need I say more? White Cloud was joking with me about Wals. But I wasn't joking about having the chequebook out to buy a Wal... ...until I realised I was being had. .....so anyway... I played through this bassline note for note and was able to get fairly close to the tone with my Bongo and just a forest green compressor. Tomorrow night I'll see how close I can get with the XL-2. CB

I'm starting to get the feeling that every thread I start just ends up in pandemonium. CB

[quote name='xilddx' timestamp='1372697265' post='2128750'] With the right strings, compression, messing around with parametric eq, playing hard by the bridge, having a bit of nail attack, most basses will do it. Just get a POD man, you can get most sounds you can dream of with one of them. I had comments on my Corvette $$ that it sounded more like a R*********** than a R***********. It was just me using a POD trying to get a Chris Squire tone, and it was coming out my little studio monitors and recorded on a little digi camera. I've done the same with a home build, a Streamer and now my Jazz, passive and active. [/quote] I'm hopeless at effects. I know nothing. I only own an OC-2, bought when they first came out (which I only use with fretless) and a Mad Professor Forest Green Compressor. Which POD is best to get? CB

[quote name='White Cloud' timestamp='1372685241' post='2128495'] The tone sounds similar to a Wal. [/quote] Aaaaaaargh. Not what I wanted to hear. Yet exactly what I wanted to hear. Chequebook well and truly OUT. Hit me with your Wals any prospective ex-Wal-owners. CB

[quote name='Dingus' timestamp='1372617666' post='2127772'] ...you should be able to get a very close approximation of that sound with your HH Bongo using the E.Q and the balance control . [/quote] Thx - I sensed that may be the answer - but didn't really want to put words in anyone's mouth. Must have a try at this tomorrow night. :-) CB