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That's nice Eljay. A man with taste. CB

The Bongo love just grows and grows. This particular instrument is so beautiful to play. I'm genuinely mystified at how many sets of hands it has gone through on both sides of the Atlantic (see the list of owners in my earlier post). Question for regular forum GASers --- Is it normal for basses to get moved around so much? I really don't get it at all. CB

[quote name='LukeFRC' timestamp='1342437919' post='1734777'] Having spent some time working in a psychiatric hospital... er I've no idea but I wouldn't want to take the piss out of this guy. certain things you just leave. [/quote] I'm with Luke on this. Let's show ourselves as nice upright bass-players :-) and not overstep the Internet bullying mark eh. CB

[quote name='noelk27' timestamp='1342399002' post='1734403'] Do you think he'd like my SWR Baby Baby Blue? [/quote] We could ask him. :-) http://basschat.co.uk/user/3888-mark-percy/ CB PS: If you are in need of Summer reading material: http://basschat.co.uk/topic/24876-free-bass-tuition-manual-created-by-mark-percy/

38 years and counting. Loved it then. Love it more now. Love it more every day. Always learning. CB

I think this may be the person in question. Worth a read. http://www.markpercy.co.uk/ CB

Love the way he spelt 'professional' unprofessionally. CB

Welcome, from another NIrelander. CB

Precision - Ford Cortina Jazz - Ford Capri I trust that's the matter settled. CB

+1 on Graceland and Chic. I've been listening to "The Definitive Groove Collection" which is available for each of Chic and Sister Sledge. Also: Shalamar - The Ultimate Best Of Gail Ann Dorsey - Rude Blue Gary Numan - I, Assassin Phil Collins - But Seriously Paul Young - No Parlez Paul Young - The Secret Of Association CB

In terms of the controls on the Bongo: I've found the low-mid control and the bass control to be particularly powerful when boosting. I can get closest to a vintage precision as follows (bearing in mind that we all hear things differently). Pickup pan - centre detent Low-mid - centre detent High-mid - full off (cut) Bass - full off (cut) and then roll on about 2mm max Treble - full off (cut) Hope this helps. Would be interested to hear your trials, disagreements, tweaks. CB

@BassTractor - feel free to paraphrase and flatter. As some of the forum members who have seen my RBS 'Glitch' cartoon will testify, I have no issue with copyright. Now if only my music were worth protecting... And ref colour, mine is Sapphire Black. @Gusto - I had a StingRay in the late 80's. Now admittedly it was a 4H (before the 4HH existed I think) and had the jack socket in the front control plate (however many eqs that represents). But it was really nothing like this Bongo at all. Actually - in terms of sound, tonal range and power, IIRC I reckon my StingRay had more in common with my Jazz Bass than my Bongo would have in common with my StingRay. CB

Used the Bongo in the studio tonight for the first time. By far the easiest bass to play - it plays itself really. However, found myself cutting right through the mix. So the Bongo requires discipline. All that power and all those tones. Just because it can, doesn't mean you should. But oh - it's so so tempting. It's a bit like trying to drive a Ferrari slowly. Singer - she loved it. Wanted it even further up the mix. Further up the mix indeed - it's almost a bass concerto ffs! The drummer was complaining he couldn't hear the guitarist :-) And the guitarist seemed a bit put out. CB

If it makes you feel any better, the serial number of my Bongo is F12647. CB

Assuming you know your bass and the serial number doesn't turn up anything random like it's been previously stolen at some time or that it's a different year than you think, then I'd see it as follows: 1) Provide serial number to buyer. Risk: buyer uses it to clone your bass and this causes confusion in the future. Probability: Low. 2) Refuse to provide serial number to buyer. Risk: you lose the sale. Probability: High. Personally - I'd just give the buyer the serial number if he sounds like he's genuine and interested. CB

No worries. Thanks Jay. Look forward to trying/buying the new kit. CB

This initiative has gone mighty quiet. Do you still want us to review? What's the expected timescale? Quite keen to hang on to my old Bass Baby Studio-60 and compare with the new one side-by-side. CB

[quote name='cocco' timestamp='1341503385' post='1720182'] I had a bongo, it played like butter. To this day I wish I could have got on with the complex preamp. [/quote] No wonder we both think it plays like butter - it's YOUR ex-Bongo! :-) unknown (TB forum) -> garythenuke (EBMM forum Paso Robles, San Luis Obispo, California) -> unknown -perhaps Strontium Dog (Kevin, somewhere UK) -> Playground_Martyr (BC-er) -> ryancowell25 -> cocco (BC-er) -> Robert Manning (BC-er) -> mikegatward (BC-er) -> cloudburst (BC-er) This little Bongo stops here. I have fallen in love. CB

[quote name='LukeFRC' timestamp='1341648742' post='1722191']...in the lovely CC music... [/quote] Sounds like some irony there. I'd love to hear the story! :-) CB

I've a few genuinely niaive questions about Jaguar basses: 1) Are they a new thing or did they exist back in the day? I thought the Jags were just guitars. 2) What do all the slider switches do on some models? They look complicated. 3) What do they sound like? 4) The conventional ones seem to have J pickups and the reverse has these big humbuckers. Does that not make them very different instruments that shouldn't really share the same name? To the OP: Lovely looking instruments by the way. All the best with yours. CB

If you're playing in a punk band, perhaps the nut is the only fret you'll ever need. Think of all the fun to be had with E-flat A-flat D (lucky) and G-sharp. Just joking of course (as was my previous comment about the good ship Venus having already set sail 35 years ago. In an ideal world, choice of a fretless should be less about genre and more about the idea you create for a particular song needing to be played on a fretless. Just my HO. CB

Hi CJ, What is it about music and aviation in Northern Ireland! I come from Northern Ireland and was working over there as a helicopter pilot. Now living in Glasgow. CB

Hmm. Now I may be wrong - but I'm thinking that any value that this instrument may or may not have held is now long gone. Personally, I'd avoid. But that's me. CB