Bongo 6 Update!

[mike not fat]

Originally Posted by phatduckk

any other 4 string guys considering oen of these or am i alone?

Considering the fact that a 6 string bass is half my weigh (ok, somewhat exagerated but at 120 lbs, i am really not fat), I can't imagine to get a 6, even a Bongo.

Moving to a 5 (if that ever happens) is probably the deadline for my back.

But it looks like they're gonna be the sexiest 6 strings basses ever produced !

Thanks to EBMM for letting us be some "insiders".

MNF

[adouglas]

Easily solved. You just need one of these:

[Fraxture]

Originally Posted by adouglas

Easily solved. You just need one of these:

ROFL

[WillPlay4Food]

Here's a real life model, complete with flamethrowers.

[bassmonkeee]

Holy carp--powered exoskeleton hijack in full effect!

[Big Poppa]

Koogs your ex mother in law isnt that bad of kisser...once she spit out the bull durham

[mike not fat]

Originally Posted by WillPlay4Food

Here's a real life model, complete with flamethrowers.

Hey, you want me to play bass for Lordi ?

Lordi - The Official Website (do not skip the intro)

For those who are posting in the "Eurovisio" thread, those guys (monsters) are last years winner. No comment.

MNF

[joshbrake]

(If you don't mind me calling you) Sterling, some people mention the weight of the Bongo 6 as one of the reasons they won't get one. Having never played a Bongo, I was under the assumption that the basswood body would offset the weight a bit?


I gig regularly and don't have the best back in the world. My SR5 doesn't hurt my back at all, but that's not to say the bass is light - Ultimately, it won't matter to me how heavy it is, I'll sit down to play the thing if I have to

[mynan]

The specs pages show the Bongo as being slightly lighter than an SR5...

http://www.ernieball.com/mmonline/sp...nts_bongo.html

http://www.ernieball.com/mmonline/sp...stingray5.html

[Psychicpet]

Originally Posted by joshbrake

(If you don't mind me calling you) Sterling, some people mention the weight of the Bongo 6 as one of the reasons they won't get one. Having never played a Bongo, I was under the assumption that the basswood body would offset the weight a bit?


I gig regularly and don't have the best back in the world. My SR5 doesn't hurt my back at all, but that's not to say the bass is light - Ultimately, it won't matter to me how heavy it is, I'll sit down to play the thing if I have to

Like Mynan just posted,

My HH Bongo5 is lighter than my HH SR5 so the Bonginator should be ok, it won't be a "De La Hoya" model but then again I'd rather get in the ring packin' an "Ali" or "Foreman" model

[Ryan L.]

Wow. This thread is one of the coolest I have went through in a long time. Pretty cool to see a bass go from the design phase to reality.

[Alz®]

Hey BP, can we get a Bongo 6 string with AAA quilted top, gold hardware, ebony board and removed fret dots? That would be cooooool!

[Big Poppa]

Alz to get that you have to get the touring package...comes with a kleenex dispenser, cb radio and pilot relief tube.

WE try to keep the stuff balanced and light as possible. Basswood is you friend when it comes to weight. Ash is a love hate think....kind of a bigger the cushion...(spinal tap reference)

[Alz®]

Aha!........what about a 21" speaker built in to the body powered by a flux capacitor on a back pack? I like your way of thinking BP.....

Thing is though.....I like heavy basses!!!! They make me smile when you run across the stage and accidentaly hit the singer in his head with the headstock!!!

[Big Poppa]

ALZ I knew that behind that wall of anger and entltlement was a mammoth sense of humor.

The second most popular package is the towing package. It comes with over sized mirrors, back up camera, heavy duty shocks, black water toilet and patented minor 7th air horn