Bongo 6 string

[BenJammin]

Saw these pictures over at TB. For those of you not in the loop, Ernie Ball is releasing a 6 string Bongo sometime (originally at Summer NAMM, but I think there was speculation it was going to be pushed back further?). Anyway, there've been pictures of prototypes out, but these are actual finished ones.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v493/ebmuscmanlvr83/misc/odds%20and%20evens/bongo61.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v493/ebmuscmanlvr83/misc/odds%20and%20evens/bongo62.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v493/ebmuscmanlvr83/misc/odds%20and%20evens/biongo63.jpg

Thoughts, opinions?

Personally, I've always been very stalwart in my hate of the Bongo aesthetic, but there's something about these thing looks more... proper. I dunno.

Discuss plz. :)

[One Groovin Clown]

I still don't like the looks of Bongo's at all.

But neat non the less.

[Akira]

I'll have to try it to make sure I like the neck, but looking at the pictures my GAS is so intense. That white one is absolutely gorgeous.
They are going to cost a ton though.

[ChristophTBM]

Not into the 4 string as I would only play slap on a 4 string.

I play everything else on a 6 string, and Bongo's have one of the best tones.

Really looking forward to this.

[naut]

i'll bet they sound neat...but they're just so ****ing ugly. i mean ****, i'd be inclined to ask who knocked it up, looks like the bass is pregnant or something...

[sinister]

Looks awesome.

One day, when I'm rich...

[SlincoJ]

I thought the pictures of the prototype didn't look very promising,but now that its all finished up,it looks awesome,especially that white one.

[Jimbobntnr]

seeing a bongo in a 6 string is somewhat reminiscent of the feeling I had when I learned that Porsche was releasing an SUV. I just don't think it's the right brand/style combo.

[o b s]

Such an ugly bass.. but I want one so much.

[HELLonWHEELS]

As a proud Bongo owner, you probably don't realize this, but Bongo's only look ugly to other bassist. And a lot of that is due to the weird colours it comes in. It looks like it would be a bit neck heavy.

[naut]

As a proud Bongo owner, you probably don't realize this, but Bongo's only look ugly to other bassist.

o i c

[o b s]

Asked my brother (non bassist), he says its the ugliest Bass hes seen.

[Aerodyne]

I actually like the look of Bongos when they have the right color combo, but the sixer doesn't look. . . right? It looks fat, almost like its pregnant. I probably wouldn't go for it.

[Criss Frantic]

For me, it's just MORE bass to dislike. I admit I'm partial to the bongo tone, but making it bigger and fatter just makes me hate the aesthetics more.

And that is one huge-arse humbucker.

[Spaceman Spiff]

Sick.

I want to see an HH one.

[The Chemist]

Bongos are starting to grow on me.

[VivaLaBass]

They're terribly ugly basses.

[The Chemist]

YOU'RE an ugly bass.

[VivaLaBass]

:( That hurts.
Deeply.
No.
Seriously :(

[HELLonWHEELS]

Asked my brother (non bassist), he says its the ugliest Bass hes seen.

well there are exceptions. A lot of people came up to me at the Talkbass GTG and said that they always thought Bongo's were ugly until they saw and played one for them selves. I think colour scheme has a lot to do with it.

Bongo's in blue don't work.

http://img3.musiciansfriend.com/dbase/pics/products/5/6/2/272562.jpg

[Jimbobntnr]

seeing and playing one in person changed my mind as well.

[o b s]

If bongos were good looking basses they'd lose a lot of their appeal. They're right because they're wrong.

[Akira]

Except not.

[trumpeter]

I think that with the fatter neck it looks a lot less awkward than the 4 banger version

[Thonk]

I think that with the fatter neck it looks a lot less awkward than the 4 banger version
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[Naveed Afzal]

Very Possible this could be my next bass.
nothing compares to my sting, i need a 6. I string my 5s with a high C, so i need a low B. and this could very well be the bass thats gives me a B.

[British Kid]

as soon as i saw bongos, i figured there would be a 6-string version at some time or another. The shape just lends itself to ERBs.

I won't be getting one. Only MusicMans I like are stingrays.

[peeted]

Not QUITE as nice as i was expecting (i always thought a 6 string bongo would be the ultimate nice looking bass) but cool none the less.

[Akira]

The one thing I really don't like about this bass (besides the presumably insane price tag) is that the upper fret access looks abysmal. Not something that would really bother me, I don't play up there too much and if I do it's tapping, but it's still a pretty noticeable design flaw.

[Jaded]

I think colour scheme has a lot to do with it.

Bongo's in blue don't work.

http://img3.musiciansfriend.com/dbase/pics/products/5/6/2/272562.jpg

That actually looks way better to me than your dargie. I personally think buttercream with tort guard bongos look the best. And I don't agree with you that non bassists don't think they look ugly, considering a bass to most non-bassists looks like a P bass, and a bongo looks like a P basses nerdy cousin.

[Jaded]

If bongos were good looking basses they'd lose a lot of their appeal.
I think if Ernie Ball sucked it up and redesigned the bongo into something that people don't have to force themselves to like they'd sell a lot more. It pisses me off, I want Bongo elecs and pups in a 'ray body.

[BassVirtuoso]

Very Possible this could be my next bass.
nothing compares to my sting, i need a 6. I string my 5s with a high C, so i need a low B. and this could very well be the bass thats gives me a B.

OMG, It's Naveed!

[Naveed Afzal]

What up Subcontra...

I been posting more and more, ive been doing more singer/writer stuff with my guitar, and needed a place to relearn some theory. So i came back to MX, as its the place that got me started with Bass.

[Jody LeCompte]

Naveed, my favorite nigga thats not really a nigga.

When we gonna jam, man?

[d-mart]

http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?p=4267564

I can't work out if I like the natural finish more.

[One Groovin Clown]

http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?p=4267564

I can't work out if I like the natural finish more.

YUCK.

[BassVirtuoso]

I guess bongos are like fat chicks. Most people don't like them, but if you do like them, then you REALLY like them.

[naut]

well said.:p

[o b s]

I guess bongos are like fat chicks. Most people don't like them, but if you do like them, then you REALLY like them.

Heh, I was just thinking about throwing a fat chick association in myself, but I lost interest before I could think of some witty way to put it across.

[VivaLaBass]

Genius.
Pure genius.
Couldn't have put it better.

[HELLonWHEELS]

The one thing I really don't like about this bass (besides the presumably insane price tag) is that the upper fret access looks abysmal. Not something that would really bother me, I don't play up there too much and if I do it's tapping, but it's still a pretty noticeable design flaw.

there is a contour there so its not as bad as you think it is. Its hard to to get the B-E strings though. Camera phone picture to show what I mean.

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b160/HELLonWHEELS7/06-13-07_1752.jpg

[The_Red_Death]

Yeah, I love Bongos. They sound amazing, and I think they look pretty nice too. Well, actually, 4 string Bongos look a little awkward. The five and six-string versions looks great.

[British Kid]

does anyone think that the bongo has a certain "look" to it?

like, ESPs and B.C. Richs look "metal" and some p-basses look "R&B"

what does bongo strike you as?

[HELLonWHEELS]

does anyone think that the bongo has a certain "look" to it?

like, ESPs and B.C. Richs look "metal" and some p-basses look "R&B"

what does bongo strike you as?

Well you see them in metal, jazz, funk, R&B, Rock... I think its the universal bass.

[British Kid]

Well you see them in metal, jazz, funk, R&B, Rock... I think its the universal bass.
i was thinking Funk and Metal for them myself, depending on the color.

like, at the metal show i went to last nite, a bassist was using a bongo.

but if it were that orange one with gray pickguard, i think funk.

[Akira]

I don't really see them as metal.

Actually, I understand the universal bass thing. I love the look, but a lot of people don't. So getting one really is putting sound totally above looks. Whether or not you like them aesthetically, they sound and play gorgeous.

[o b s]

They should rework them with a washtub bass design, I'd buy one.

[Trevo]

I find they don't look nice alone in a picture, but it looked really nice in that picture with Brandon's strapped on.

[Chilifanthatsme]

From a guitarists point of view, i think bongos look weird. The blue is gross, but HELLons is growing on me. The 6er version looks nice, i actually like the natural one on TB.

[lemoley]

still fugly as ever

[nicatterberry]

That natural Bongo is my favorite Bongo now. If only it were a 5 string.

[Jaded]

does anyone think that the bongo has a certain "look" to it?

like, ESPs and B.C. Richs look "metal" and some p-basses look "R&B"

what does bongo strike you as?

Fusion, I'd say.

[burtonbassist_101]

oh.... my.... god.... i must have this bass.

[One Groovin Clown]

Why not just take the pre-amp of a bongo, an put it into a somewhat good looking bass.

That way, you could get an awesome tone, and not have a super ugly bass.

[Spaceman Spiff]

Because aesthetics are subjective?



















Nub.

[Jaded]

Why not just take the pre-amp of a bongo, an put it into a somewhat good looking bass.

That way, you could get an awesome tone, and not have a super ugly bass.
Can you buy the preamps seperately? I'm considering throwing another pickup on my 'ray, and putting a bongo preamp in.

[One Groovin Clown]

Because aesthetics are subjective?


And that is my view on Bongos.

Pwned by your own burn.

I'd like to know if you could buy the pre-amps separately. I doubt it though. Else there would be far less bongos and more better looking basses that sound like bongos.

[Spaceman Spiff]

And that is my view on Bongos.

And your view =/= everyone else's view. My point was that you say it's super ugly, I say not. That's all.

Hugs all around!

[One Groovin Clown]

Special hugs? ;)

[HELLonWHEELS]

I find they don't look nice alone in a picture, but it looked really nice in that picture with Brandon's strapped on.

I think this is the picture your talking about.
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b160/HELLonWHEELS7/P1010319.jpg


That natural Bongo is my favorite Bongo now. If only it were a 5 string.

tada

http://www.ernieball.com/users/jon/Bongo6_Pics/05_15_bongo-56comparison.jpg

Some more pics with BP

http://ernieball.com/users/namu/bongosb/bongo6sb-001-web.jpg

http://ernieball.com/users/namu/bongosb/bongo6sb-003-web.jpg

[Misanthropic]

I think they said on TB that the natural looking bongo only looks natural because it hasn't got a finish yet.

[Trevo]

Yup, Brandon that's the picture. The green is so nice.

[josh3184]

I'd say how much I've wanted one since i saw the green 5er and that I always prayed they'd make a 6er version but there just isnt ever a chance of em makin one left handed <sigh>
On a more cheerful note I love the 6-string humbucker!
Meatay!

[bass&cookies]

Some more pics with BP

http://ernieball.com/users/namu/bongosb/bongo6sb-001-web.jpg

http://ernieball.com/users/namu/bongosb/bongo6sb-003-web.jpg

At first i thought the bongo as a sixer looked a little fat, but seeing it on somebody makes it look great! I'm loving the silver. For Myung, maybe? The bongo 5 they sent him was that silver.

[Sammy_L_D]

They're so hideous looking.

I love them.

[HELLonWHEELS]

I'd say how much I've wanted one since i saw the green 5er and that I always prayed they'd make a 6er version but there just isnt ever a chance of em makin one left handed <sigh>
On a more cheerful note I love the 6-string humbucker!
Meatay!

of course they make a left hand version. Everything at EBMM isn't made till its ordered you can pretty much order a single bass straight from the factory. That means just because its not on MF doesn't mean it doesn't exist.

[Naveed Afzal]

Naveed, my favorite nigga thats not really a nigga.

When we gonna jam, man?

hmm...:confused:

[bass&cookies]

of course they make a left hand version. Everything at EBMM isn't made till its ordered you can pretty much order a single bass straight from the factory. That means just because its not on MF doesn't mean it doesn't exist.

Yes, what a lot of people don't realize is that you can order the exact bass you want through a retailer. You choose all the options, you don't have to look for one. Like he said, they make everything by order.

[Akira]

That doesn't necessarily mean they make a lefty.
I'm not saying that they don't, but the fact that you can order from the factory is irrelevant to whether or not the factory makes a lefty.

[The JoZ]

That black one looks really sweet, and if it sounds as good as some of you are making it out to be....hmmmm....need to consider it then.

[bass&cookies]

I'm pretty sure there will be a lefty model. There isn't any reason for there not to be, and there is one for every other ebmm bass.

[katana_manatee]

Hmm. The toilet seat bass just got bigger.

[irishslappop]

i just dont understand why they have to make such an awesome bass so ugly.