EBMM, Bongo 6, "Don't make a grown man cry".. WAAANNT

[jbasedig]

G.A.S. attack.... every since i played one of these I knew I wanted one... they have amazing necks and sound.

But,,they never had a color I liked.. until.... NOW.

2000 bucks.... that all that stands between us.

 

[DiabolusInMusic]

I had a Bongo HH for a while. It was an absolutely killer bass with a great tone. I just didn't have a need for another EBMM bass. They are a pretty darn good deal used, like most EBMM basses.

 

[southgabass]

The Firemist Purple has me drool. But in trouble for a $350 bass I got, think that would put me under the dirt lol

 

[Arthur U. Poon]

G.A.S. attack.... every since i played one of these I knew I wanted one... they have amazing necks and sound.

But,,they never had a color I liked.. until.... NOW.

Sweet! I'm not usually a fan of red finishes, but this one Rocks!

I've never tried a Bongo-6. Both of my 6ers have 35" scales, how taut is the low-B on the Bongo?

 

[jbasedig]

Sweet! I'm not usually a fan of red finishes, but this one Rocks!

I've never tried a Bongo-6. Both of my 6ers have 35" scales, how taut is the low-B on the Bongo?

To quote Cheap Trick... " She's Tight"... If, indeed, I were to assign gender or otherwise anthropomorphize a bass

 

[IronLung1986]

They're excellent basses. I played one as my main bass for a couple years, and in point of fact I did not like the sound or the ergonomics. But the guy I was backing adored it so I obliged and eventually sold it to him. They're objectively really nice, just not my cup of tea.

 

[73jbass]

I have a Bongo 5 HH/piezo that I have no plans on parting with anytime soon. Wish I had the Bongo 6 HS back.

 

[Chicory Blue]

As a Ray-type player, I'm obligated toward a certain reverence for the Bongo, but I never saw one in person until yesterday, when someone had apparently ditched theirs at Guitar Center.

I just... The whole thing... So round, so smooth, so beautiful, and those crescent inlays...

No comment on tone. I was too swept away by how it felt to hold it and forgot to plug it in.

--^@

 

[Stevorebob]

I have a Bongo 5HH — an absolute killer bass.

 

[Crabby]

I have a Bongo5 H and it's absolutely killer in every way. EB doesn't offer single pickup Bongos anymore so if you can find a used one, I wouldn't hesitate. I think the single pickup versions absolutely slay the HH or HS configurations. The single pickup is in the sweet spot and you don't need to even touch the EQ. With the dual pickup versions, I find there are a ton of tonal options, but you can't nail "that" sound no matter what.

 

[IronSpatula]

I played one at GC when they first came out and loved it - so much so that I took a router to my Yamaha 6 so I could put some big humbuckers in it. At the time, the Bongo 6 did not exist, and I played sixes exclusively...

 

[jbasedig]

As a Ray-type player, I'm obligated toward a certain reverence for the Bongo, but I never saw one in person until yesterday, when someone had apparently ditched theirs at Guitar Center.

I just... The whole thing... So round, so smooth, so beautiful, and those crescent inlays...

No comment on tone. I was too swept away by how it felt to hold it and forgot to plug it in.

--^@

I was surprised that I liked it, but it was a very playable 6 string. Neck feels great.