Music Man Bongo 5

5 string electric bass, designed by the design team from BMW, makes San Luis Obispo, California, beautiful red finish ptant with white pickguard.
Mcaniques Musicman, bridge musicman.
2 humbucker pickups like a volume knob gnral, a balance knob pickups, 4 knobs EQ: Low mids, high mids, treble, bass. Powered by two 9v batteries in two boxes rather traps indpendantes and practices (much as in a plate advisser).
Book with a very solid case. The brand exudes quality.

The paint finish of the handle is not really strong, a little shock and a quail paint leaves. Damage to the high end. I watch out.

UTILIZATION

The grip a little surprised, the rglages factory string height at dpart seemed to me a little too prs of the handle, I was afraid it frieze, but s' There used to it quickly, ca little frieze and ease of play is excellent, even the tapping sound good LGERS strong.

Whereas its dimensions, including head and neck is a huge weight is affected. This balance is very low but due to its weight must s'quiper a wide and comfortable strap.

The distance between the neck pickup and the bottom of the handle is for me, Reduces which complicates the slap: I have to watch what I do.

SOUNDS

First, the output level is what dynamics trs lev! The two bucks dlivrent crystal clear sound, especially that of the bridge prs. RULES balance in the middle gives a sound that is both round and clear. The legalization of potentiomtres trs are effective, the bass boost limit is too strong. However, I regret that there is no more possibility of legalization in the mediums (high medium and low). I would have a medium prfr Settings, like my ibanez btb555. Although ca sr can rgler at the amp or prampli. but ...

Otherwise there is a relatively easy pleasure. The sound palette is rich. It growler and easily found a good big sound very heavy rock, a well in slapper pchu short, the sound palette is wide and powerful.

I play on a Trace Elliot 200W head with 7 band EQ and a 4x10 "of the same brand. I use also a bass pod xt.

OVERALL OPINION

I bought it a month ago during a trip to the United States. Given the dollar, I paid 1150 new. I did the a great deal. I bought a head shot, because I input into the store with the ide to buy an American Deluxe Jazzbass. By the limits of sound enough Jazzbass, I have tried others and that this really sduite in seconds. I also tried the stingray but the sonic possibilities really are underneath. I hsit with warwick double buck that had more growl. (I will offer it later)

I love the clear sound and dynamic. I'm starting to love one's particular look. I love its ease of play and the quality of violin making.

I like the legalization of less mdiums and the relative difficulty of slapper, I guess it's a matter of habit. I sr I'm going to make progress by working on it.

I possde two basses: a headless Hohner B2a and an ibanez btb555. This surpasses the musicman trs far, especially in terms of quality of violin, even if I continue to love her for her btb "boisquot; mdium and parametric.

Edit of 13/03/2008: I love it I can do without. Whereas I have made progress, tapping the ring with her nickel, slap like, drooling over the notes and Friss, a sound, all sounds, it sends a big potato, the ... rve

Manufactures in the United States
Designed by BMW
handle 24 cases, 2 humbuckers (the humbucking bass is placed in a micro optional)
2 x 9V batteries, accesible by two doors in the back of the can (tough and practical)
Music Man bridge
micro piezo option
Mcanique Schaller
Rglages: Volume gnral (knob rotary), balance between the pickup and microphone
handle (knob rotary)
4-band EQ (2 rotary pots each divided in half to two couraging rglages)
: Low, Medium Low, high mid, high

no switch

UTILIZATION

E adjustable handle is a knob thanks situ between the micro serious and down the neck.
Access in acute great (when Chris Bangle at BMW to draw something, not only to be beautiful and original but also be excellent in use).
weight is seen rsonable bte.
As a BMW fan I immediately loved the design, but parat we may not like ...
Regarding ergonomics, everything is the o should only miss a switch to turn the microphones or SERIES parrallle or have a nice silent!
We quickly found the right sound, because even "any dish" is a rgal, but can have multiple type of sound, thanks to EQ and balance between the two microphones.

SOUNDS

I play rock, pop, funk, rap, I was not the bongo. When you made the sound so serious, you hear the power that distills the Bongo prcison and especially in the bass, especially dclenchez you panic your neighbors screaming Sismer Warning!
For the slap, it is idalie (sr there is less space than a 4-string).
I do not like playing with the microphone serious one because the sound is too round, which is IDAL for lovers of walking but I prfre a more prcis. The bongo is proving to be comfortable in many areas.
I played on a pod XT with a PA amp and two Bafle yamaha (38cm woofer), unfortunately it did not allow full expression of bongo. So I'll invest APRS multiple testing in a Mesa Boogie Walkabout Scout. With a real amp (not a box modlisation 350 worth no more than a DI ...) is a vamp! I leave the EQ of the amp flat and rings. No coloration of the sound, just the groove of the Bongo!
So an amp that does not fully Restitut gift but the sound of your bass, and where Bongo is a powerful dynamic prcis ...
Addition of the June 22, 2008
I finally fell for a Ampeg SVT 3Pro with a 4 x 10 "ampelg 410 HLF, and is the punishment with the Bongo, adchire simply, sound is standard I love this bass I leave the amp on all flat and I just gre from the bongo.
In short if you go for the sub, a kill!

OVERALL OPINION

I've had 8 months and it is a joy! Thank you BMW and Music Man
What I like most is the potato. Ms. collgues my most "old school" fell in love.
I tried a sting ray, the Fender Precision, the jazz bass 5 string etc ... I took the bongo silent because it over (unfortunately the price is too ...), the next one Fender Roscoe Beck signature 4-string for fun ...
The price of the Bongo is lev (thank you Dad Vigier ...), but it's a real treat.
Warning big BMOL ... The bongo is sold without a fly box! In 2200 I find almost more than average, luckily the store offered me one, so think rclamer!

Biensr I would do without this choice hsitation.