Owen Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 Thanks to this thread I now have serious Bongo GAS as well. Thanks a bunch you guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dub_junkie Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 yes I am. planning on bringing 3 basses nd the Bongo will be one of them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgordonfreeman Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 [quote name='thedonutman' post='638325' date='Oct 27 2009, 06:56 PM']I'd love a bongo too, probably a white 5HH for me. My only gripe is that they've got painted necks - it's understandable why a set neck/neck-thru could be painted, but why would anybody want to paint the back of a bolt on neck?![/quote] Have a look here and you'll see mine: photobucket.com/cgordonfreemanbongo Classy:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 im selling a 4HH in desert gold. £750. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 If it was a 5 you could consider it sold. [quote name='AndyTravis' post='641432' date='Oct 30 2009, 07:08 PM']im selling a 4HH in desert gold. £750.[/quote] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 Boh....! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 [quote name='cgordonfreeman' post='641412' date='Oct 30 2009, 06:44 PM']Have a look here and you'll see mine: photobucket.com/cgordonfreemanbongo Classy:)[/quote] Tasty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niceguyhomer Posted October 31, 2009 Author Share Posted October 31, 2009 That's just filthy cgordonfreeman - it hits the spot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgordonfreeman Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 [quote name='niceguyhomer' post='641655' date='Oct 31 2009, 08:11 AM']That's just filthy cgordonfreeman - it hits the spot.[/quote] Indeed it does. I was going to put on an orange swirl pickguard but decided to leave it stock instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niceguyhomer Posted October 31, 2009 Author Share Posted October 31, 2009 What about [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showpost.php?p=8165651&postcount=467"]this?[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgordonfreeman Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 [quote name='niceguyhomer' post='641895' date='Oct 31 2009, 02:21 PM']What about [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showpost.php?p=8165651&postcount=467"]this?[/url][/quote] Nice. Most colours are nice actually but I prefer the lighter ones myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biskitbass Posted November 1, 2009 Share Posted November 1, 2009 [quote name='niceguyhomer' post='641895' date='Oct 31 2009, 03:21 PM']What about [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showpost.php?p=8165651&postcount=467"]this?[/url][/quote] That is stunning mate ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niceguyhomer Posted November 2, 2009 Author Share Posted November 2, 2009 (edited) I cured my Bongo GAS at the weekend. Unfortunately it's because I'm now GASsing severely for GreeneKing's water cured redwood Spector - the best bass I've ever seen / played bar none. Peter - why did you have to bring that to the McBash... :wub: Edited November 2, 2009 by niceguyhomer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyJohnson Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 I've had a Bongo for about three months now - an orange 5HH - and have to say I'd liked these basses (well, from a distance) from the first time I clapped my eyes on them. In reality, it's been a bit of a love/hate thing; I got the bass on a trade here and the setup wasn't really to my liking (strings buzzy/action low, pickups too high)...I took it along to a jam and actually felt well depressed after; it sounded great at home (at low volume), but in a rehearsal it was pretty awful. No sustain, little output, just horrible. I spent a couple of hours tweaking the setup it and while it's [i]better[/i], even after a handful of jams the GAS was arguably more exciting than owning the real thing. I don't want to come over as sounding too underwhelmed, it plays great now, looks sweet, balances nicely, but I'm still not wholly happy. I guess at heart I'm a simple bloke as well; I prefer volume, or volume/tone, or volume/volume/tone (as opposed to volume/select/midsx2/tonex2) and I tend to find that when I start off at a jam it sounds nice, but four hours later (after having to tweak constantly) every control on the thing seems to have moved to the 100% position and it sounds pretty terrible. I would also say that it hates strings that have been on for a while. Anyhow, I'll stick with it for now. It's back in the spare room and (for now at least) the Lakland is back on top. P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mxm Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 +1 with NancyJohnson They really are a love/hate bass, in the flesh they do make more sense. The electrics are a different matter...versatile is the word I'd use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duarte Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 Everyone should own a Bongo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danny-79 Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 As far as colour, in my oppinion the bongo will carry any colour off and ware it well, an a 4HH will take some beating , want one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lfalex v1.1 Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 [quote name='thedonutman' post='638325' date='Oct 27 2009, 06:56 PM']I'd love a bongo too, probably a white 5HH for me. My only gripe is that they've got painted necks - it's understandable why a set neck/neck-thru could be painted, but why would anybody want to paint the back of a bolt on neck?![/quote] Ahhh.. Story time! I went to a well respected Bass Stockist last January. It had been super-evil cold (and dry) the previous night (-6c) For once I had a good budget and tried everything I liked the look of. So many basses were suffering from being cold that (whilst still playable) they'd all gone a bit dead. All the Warwicks, Overwaters, Laklands, Sandbergs (and many others) were not well at all. The ones that had survived the cold night best had a couple of common denominators; i) Some Graphite in the necks somewhere (Vigier, Status, Fender (!)) ii) Heavily Painted or Varnished necks (Bongo, Spectors) So I think that a good coat of varnish (or paint) may help the neck retain moisture and therefore its stablity in cold environments (possibly) I have to say that painted / varnished / satin / natural necks have never bothered me that much. Oh yes, and the last Bongo I tried was excellent (4HH) and gave the Corvette $$ a royal battering! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted December 8, 2009 Share Posted December 8, 2009 I have an incoming Bongo. But then I noticed that there are some limited edition Bongos with all rosewood necks. Lush. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duarte Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 You mean like this one? i really, really want that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shambo Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 AAAaaaarrrrrggghhh! I hate this thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGit Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 Bonged a Bongo at the Bass Merchant last weekend. Cured my Bongo GAS/Curiosity. They just don't fit me, physically.. Rather glad 'cos I don't really need any more sources of GAS ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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