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10-23-2009, 04:36 AM
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Wazoo's spreadsheet tells one story; the numbers don't lie. But there's another story - guitar making, choosing and playing is an art, and there is always something about art (good and bad) that can't be described by the facts. I know when I bought my first bass (Bongo5), I tried almost everything in the store from several makers priced $500 to $5000; money was not at issue. The OG Bongo5 was the last one I played after I almost had made up my mind on a white SR5. BAM! Sold. Why? I don't know. Looks good, feels good, sounds good; and doggonnit, people like it.
Best answer you've received thus far? AtomicPunk's.
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EBMM Bongo 5HH Olive Gold/gold swirl EBMM 25thff 4HH Venetian Red BFR RW EBMM Bongo 5HH 215-01-13-01 
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10-23-2009, 06:10 AM
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ITs different...its big.....its brutal....its subtle.....its more than most can handle.....
If you start flat and not dimed and dentered in the pan and make small changes you just cannot believe how you can dial that bad boy in....For the experienced and person wanting an EXACT sound the four band coupled with the pan control is the ultimate.
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#18
10-23-2009, 06:13 AM
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bovinehost: Yes, I do agree with that, but if there's nothing wrong then there's nothing wrong. Beth: I would compare Bongo to Tommy Lee Jones. Bad a$$ and just hot in a weird way... Bongo 5 HH, Envy Green Bongo 5 HSp, Blue Dawn (On vacation with Duarte in GB) Bongo 5 H, Blue Pearl (En route to casa Strummer) Bongo 5 HH, Black w/ rosewood neck StingRay 5 H, Flame 20th Anniversary mhs Heinz The Wonder Bass
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#19
10-23-2009, 06:22 AM
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 and does it really matter?
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StingRay 5 - Trans Red / Maple f/board / White P/guard - E19*** - d.o.b. 22/Dec/00 Bongo 5 HHp - Sapphire Black / Black Ice P/guard - F08*** - d.o.b. 06/Nov/03 25th Anniversary Bass 5 - HSS - Flame Top - R/Wood f/board - F26*** - d.o.b. 23/Jun/09 Big Al 5 SSS - on order - expected delivery in 20 weeks 25th Anniversary Bass Owner's Group - Apply Within
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#20
10-23-2009, 07:16 AM
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EBMM Bongo 5HH Olive Gold/gold swirl EBMM 25thff 4HH Venetian Red BFR RW EBMM Bongo 5HH 215-01-13-01
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#21
10-23-2009, 07:41 AM
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The Bongo has an incredible frequency response. My 5HH is the only 2-pickup bass I've owned that sounds great all the way across the pickup pan. Instead of going from dull to thin, it goes from dark and smooth to gritty and nasty, with supreme fatness in between. Heavenly. And it looks and feels fantastic doing it.
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#22
10-23-2009, 11:35 AM
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The Bongo will never die, because you can't kill the best Bass on the planet. Big Poppa said they already tried but they just couldn't do it. It refuses to let go of life.
Besides the Bongo has to many followers, with more converts to come....... OMB
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#23
10-23-2009, 12:20 PM
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Is it true that Bongo is designed in BMW's design studio?
Does really car designers did that? P.S. ...I was in BMW factory in Munich about 20 years ago like a visitor, and just in design studio watching how people make cars of clay! So, was a Bongo at first a piece of clay?
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10-23-2009, 06:28 PM
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It's better... really...
...for me!
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It's all about the bass! My Stuff: 2007 Bongo: Candy red, abalone, HHp - My new number one! 2007 Bongo: Sapphire black, moonstone, HSp - My other number one! Ampeg SVT8-Pro Avatar B210 & B410 Little Mark II Custom 1x12 Combo
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10-23-2009, 07:25 PM
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Story is here: ernie ball musicman bongo history information page Still needs to be updated...........
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"Värmen gör att min ödla känner sig obekväm." Music Man Instruments: Sapphire Black HH Bongo 5 Candy Red H Bongo 5 Flaming Biff HH Bongo 4 Dargie Delight II Bongo 5 HS Dargie Delight Bongo 5 H Big Poppa H Bongo 4 Single H 20th SR5 Active SUB4 Vintage Sunburst Big Al 5 sss http://musicmanphotorepository.blogspot.com/
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10-24-2009, 05:32 AM
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OK, today I was in domestic EBMM store to buy a new strings, and have chance to try for a first time one Bongo!
It was nice blue one (in the middle) HSp 5!  Very, very good bass! I spend some time to discover pickup balance settings I like, and 4 band EQ, and finally add some piezo level too, ...very, very nice!  But, expensive too! 
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2008. EBMM Sterling 5 HS Black Cherry Burst w/MH & Maple FB Last edited by keko; 10-24-2009 at 05:49 AM.
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#27
10-24-2009, 07:01 AM
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A BLUE bongo? Don't see many of those around! I LIKE!
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I've seen a million basses, and I rocked them all! Currently rocking with Shakedown, exclusively on a 2008 Candy Red Bongo.
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#28
10-24-2009, 11:05 AM
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Looks A LOT like mine, actually, Grey Dad are we cool on this???
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bovinehost: Yes, I do agree with that, but if there's nothing wrong then there's nothing wrong. Beth: I would compare Bongo to Tommy Lee Jones. Bad a$$ and just hot in a weird way... Bongo 5 HH, Envy Green Bongo 5 HSp, Blue Dawn (On vacation with Duarte in GB) Bongo 5 H, Blue Pearl (En route to casa Strummer) Bongo 5 HH, Black w/ rosewood neck StingRay 5 H, Flame 20th Anniversary mhs Heinz The Wonder Bass
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10-24-2009, 11:51 AM
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Translucent Red 4H Coming Soon! Sapphire Black Bongo 4HH. Markbass CMD121H + Traveller 121H
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