drewbixcubed
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Big Poppa asked me to post these concept drawings for your viewing pleasure!
Enjoy
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Mobay45
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That looks even more futuristic than it turned out. Cool!
Psycho Ward
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Very Cool indeed!
oddjob
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Did this design ever get proto'ed?
bovinehost
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Whoa. Interesting to see what it looked like then versus what it turned out to be.
Thanks, Drew - and BTW, what does "cast ceramic" mean?
Thanks, Drew - and BTW, what does "cast ceramic" mean?
drewbixcubed
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BMW proposed concepts regarding materials used too. They just happenned to mention "cast ceramic" next to the {{BoNgo}} title.
OT: I think you chould change your signature to "All Your {{BoNgo}} Are Belong To Me." Just to make it even more confusing!
OT: I think you chould change your signature to "All Your {{BoNgo}} Are Belong To Me." Just to make it even more confusing!
SteveB
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that's friggin' cool!
I'm glad they chaged the knob configuration to the existing design, though.
Boy, I have a lot of opinions about this thing for a 6-stringer, eh?
I'm glad they chaged the knob configuration to the existing design, though.
Boy, I have a lot of opinions about this thing for a 6-stringer, eh?
Mahlon
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Neato.
bassmonkeee
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I like it. Of course, I don't think I would have wanted to play that design sitting down.
Howzabout a limited edition?
Kidding. Although, the idea of a copper Bongo makes me woozy.
Howzabout a limited edition?
Kidding. Although, the idea of a copper Bongo makes me woozy.
MingusBASS
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Thanks for sharing! I think it looks pretty dang sweet but I'm very happy with what it became. That copper color would be a sweet new color for EBMM's though.
Andrew
Andrew
Freddy-G.
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drewbixcubed said:
Was a "cast ceramic" version made? Wonder what ceramic "sounds" like.
Mobay45
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Freddy-G. said:
With all of the "toilet seat" comments that fly around now about the Bongo, you could multiply that by 1000 if it were made out of cast ceramic!
bassmonkeee
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Mobay45 said:With all of the "toilet seat" comments that fly around now about the Bongo, you could multiply that by 1000 if it were made out of cast ceramic!
LOL. Ain't that the truth.
Mobay45
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I'm afraid "Moby" would have ended up being named "Kohler".
maddog
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Freddy-G. said:
Nigel Tufnel: The sustain, listen to it.
Marty DiBergi: I don't hear anything.
Nigel Tufnel: Well you would though, if it were playing.
As to the prototype drawing, I dig that shortened or fatter lower horn.
Freddy-G.
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Man, this makes me wanna leave work early to go play da BONGO!
"I just want to play the BONGO all day!" –Todd Rundgren
"I just want to play the BONGO all day!" –Todd Rundgren
bovinehost
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Drew, I think you're right about my sig line. Changed. Thanks for the tip.
Steve Dude Barr
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Any idea about how many different materials were tried before settling on basswood?
drewbixcubed
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To my knowledge we made prototypes with many different woods, but no composites.
