Ernie Ball Music Man Bongo 5HH - What Does it Sound Like?

Ernie Ball Music Man Bongo 5HH 5-String Bass
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💀 Hey Skeleton Crew! Let us know which song has the most , which song has the most , and drop the time code of your favorite licks! Oh, and say hi to if you see him ;)

[@Blakeadam52]

UPDATE, i ended up finding one of these for sale in absolutely RIDICULOUS condition recently and had to buy it, this video sold me on the fact i needed this color of Bongo. lol

[@t.j.meechan682]

I love the look of this bass. One of those love it or hate it body shapes. Sounds pretty amazing too.

[@michaelb.42112]

Love the RUSH inspired beginning, Jayme. Always enjoy your videos how you demo every style of music to see "how the shoes fit", take a test drive, name your metaphor.

[@deadbeatstudios]

thanks michael! ya i remember recording that song about 10 years ago thinking the same thing "how do i channel my inner geddy?" haha

[@jp-tokyo6793]

Amazing sound🤩 My first time when I heard the MUSICMAN sound,was on ROCK IN RIO 1993,🇧🇷 FLEA from RHCP !❤️ The best BASS GUITAR ever🎉

[@SpeedbeetleV2]

I’ve never wanted to support a Patreon more than after that song

[@alexskibicki2262]

Awesome demo and review, jayme. I’ve always thought those bongo basses look weird, but they have a great tone.

[@mkwaterstone]

Strap it on and the shape doesn't matter it feels like an old friend...and you don't have to take a bus to reach the lower frets...like other 24 fretters

[@sanehumanbeing7019]

I've got a BFR Bongo 5HH and a fretless Bongo 5HH. I love how they feel. The neck is very comfortable to play. The fretwork, fretboard edges, and neck profile are flawless. The coils on the Bongo pickups are wired in parallel, giving it a very clear and scooped sound. The pickups seem to have an extended frequency range too. Total opposite of something like a passive P bass with its big warm midrange and rolled off high end. The Bongo is smooth sounding but bright and hi fi. Something I wanna try when I get some time is turning up both mid controls and turning down the bass and treble knobs to hear how close it can get to a classic passive bass sound.

[@tigerscott2966]

It looks great. Sounds really good too. It's the $2,500 price tag thats closing the gate.

[@bassimprovjams3772]

I absolutely love bongos!! I had one 5HH barolo color and miss that bass so much!!!

[@markmahoney5255]

Great playing...well done!!!

[@mr.bluenotedoobop]

Love the bongo! In the right color it always looks right. I wish I got the dark purple one from a couple years ago

[@hotcherrysoda5981]

amazing demo! thank you !!

[@lorpal1]

Awesome sounding bass and truly versatile!

[@hetschhog]

Great review. Thanks. As a long time Bongoplayer I appreciate it.

[@BassRacerx]

the style is "controversial" for sure but the playability and sound is indisputably fantastic. also FOUR band eq 4! why doesn't more basses have this??? If you needed one bass to do everything I can't think of anything more versatile. Swiss army bass.

[@charlesdoca7145]

Zzounds is the best! Been shopping with them for years!

[@Belman5]

Great review, terrific playing.

[@deadbeatstudios]

thanks!

[@JasonFerguson17t]

I have the Bongo 6, stealth black, and love it! I wish Music Man would move away from the bass 🐠 boat high sparkle paint jobs.

[@mackymaca]

"Oh, you already hired Pino?"

[@deadbeatstudios]

;)

[@eugenechek7288]

Very cool, as always.

[@deadbeatstudios]

Thanks Eugene!

[@salofilm]

Your playing is inspiring as alway, Jayme! And I love that you show so many styles. This bass sounds great!

[@deadbeatstudios]

Thanks Randy!

[@blacksaonamusic]

Top bassist. Loved the finish. What is it called?. btw Do you think those pickups are better than the soapbar ones?

[@deadbeatstudios]

Sorry I don't know anything about the finish name or soapbar pups :/

[@pCeLobster]

I gigged one of these as my main bass for a few years, mostly because the guy I was backing really liked it. I guess my opinion is kinda atypical because I love the looks but never liked the sound or feel very much. For me it has a fundamentally weak tone and relies very heavily on the preamp to cover for it. With a Stingray it's like the perfect marriage of bass and preamp, each needs the other and contributes equally. With the Bongo it's like all preamp, with no substance beneath it. The pickups are not positioned such that they are viable solo'd which is annoying to me. You always need to be working with a blend of the two, and since the knobs turn very easily you're never quite sure if you're using the same sound as the last time you played it. Kind of nerve wracking when trying to record over multiple days. I could never find the optimal blend either. It was always either too woofy like an EB0 or full on Jaco sounding. I also feel like the preamp had too much headroom. Like how you can sort of saturate a Stingray by playing really hard, that doesn't happen with a Bongo. It's the feeling of needing to turn up the gain on an amp. I always had the impression that the pickups were not strong enough or not hitting the preamp hard enough to get it to that optimal point. Still, I do think it's one of the coolest looking basses ever so it definitely had that going for it imo.

[@nickpicc]

Pretty much how I felt when I had a Bongo. Could sound really good but also seemed to lack some substance. Now I have a Stingray Special 5 H and find it much better for me

[@joemills4603]

Gotta say I kinda agree about the sound. I switched to playing Bongos purely because of the ergonomics, which I find very good for me... but yeah, I still really struggle to dial in decent and repeatable tones compared to, say, my Sandberg California HH. If I plug my Sandy directly into an amp, it will sound awesome... but the Bongo needs plenty of work, and often some serious preamp tweaking.

[@markbass354]

YOU TELLEM JAYME

[@mauriciorodriguez160]

friend I'm looking for this color in all the stores and I can't find it, it seems that they stopped manufacturing it. do you know anything about it?

[@TheOzpad]

I dont understand what the difference between this and the normal stingray 5 is. Why would one take this over the other? With a J and P bass there is a clear difference in the tone and use cases for both, feel and design as well but with this, its the same pups and I'm assuming the same preamp? Is it just that you get a fancy paint job and a different body design? Would love an explanation.

[@janbuchar49]

The wood is different, the pickup placement is different and most of all, the coils of the Bongo humbucking pickup are wired in series as opposed to Stingray’s parallel wiring, which has big impact on the sound. I have both and they really sound different.

[@anotakudetective1546]

​@@janbuchar49if you could only pick one, which would u keep?

[@janbuchar3675]

​@@anotakudetective1546 Well, I kind of prefer the sound of the Stingray bass a little bit more, since I find it more articulate. There's a certain aggressiveness to the sound, that makes it easier to get through. The sound of the bongo is more neat. But I like the sound of Music Man basses in general, and since I have to play a six string bass, I bought a Bongo and gave my Stingray to a luthier to make a fretless out of it. And I am happy this way. 🙂 You can hear it here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i2LYg6ako6eGqtE

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[@AlexandrePanta]

I'm suspicious!

[@ronwass]

4:45. Wow, a whole genre of music where men sing like they are possessed by evil demons and in their death throes.

[@deadbeatstudios]

You mean mumble rap?

[@daviddesmond2143]

Unfortunate this video is tarnished by the use of the F word. Frankly, I'm surprised Jamie would use this and sad for Zounds to sponsor it.

[@deadbeatstudios]

can't win em all

[@epbbass69]

@@deadbeatstudios @daviddesmond2143 He said Fender? Oh fucked up shit. Didn't noticed it, but sure the vid is tarnished now. Fucking Shit!

[@thejonesbass]

lmfao you're so soft 🤮