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Music Man Bongo 5

5+ string bass guitar from Music Man belonging to the Bongo series

marcoclosset marcoclosset
Published on 03/13/08 at 09:51
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