music man basses are just simply amazing

I finally got a set of radius gauges, i love them, they work very well.

That needs some Sega Genesis stickers on it. For some reason it's all I can think of looking at the shape!

@offbeatbassgear

7 жыл бұрын

Wow, you know it does look like some add on to a nineties gaming console

@martinrking

7 жыл бұрын

LOL I was a Sega kid so maybe you've just helped me discover why I think the Bongo is both ugly but also kinda rad.

@budaroddy

7 жыл бұрын

VortexArcade look for megadriver guitar , almost the same hahahaha

@Big_Sierra

5 жыл бұрын

Lol! Play the Sonic theme on that bitch.

@rasmillion

3 жыл бұрын

Toilet seat

I actually learn a lot from mr Dave I would definitely have him as my guitar tech if I was big time

Happy birthday to Mrs Dave.

I've been watching these videos since Dave set up my strat over six years ago, and I've never seen him slap a bass!

I’ve watched this video about 10 times now, I want this bass!

@razvanbuliga4395

4 жыл бұрын

I know right? Only 4 times here I need to catch up to u.

@xplanet2112

3 жыл бұрын

@@razvanbuliga4395 Well friend it’s 11 times for me now ha ha. I ended up getting a Dingwall NG3 but watching this makes me want that Bongo again. I think it’s a condition called Gear Acquisition Syndrome!!

The Bongo looks great in Black

Amazing people call this ugly but will buy a BC Rich on a dime. This bass is futuristic, makes me think John Myung

@austinl1912

7 жыл бұрын

Pretty sure John plays one of these

@Jartny

7 жыл бұрын

Austin L He does, lol.

@alexanderjwilde

7 жыл бұрын

i know 0 people who play BC rich basses...

@jumpingman8160

7 жыл бұрын

dimmu borgir and pretty much most death and black metal bands

@jmpsthrufyre

7 жыл бұрын

Alexander Wilde Blackie Lawless maybe still does

I like them so much I own three. They record better than any of the other basses I own, vintage and modern. Say what you will about the looks. They play incredibly well, and are easy to maintain. To each his own I guess.

@hinezilla

7 жыл бұрын

Adam Brier it's true. I've never been told in a live setting that my basses were ugly, if anything people comment on the unique combination of the Bongo basses and the Phil Jones amp that I use (the one that uses 15 / 5 inch speakers). Ha

@rasmillion

3 жыл бұрын

And they absolutely rip So much power A real wall shaker

@jery3385

3 жыл бұрын

3? Bro are you made out of money holy shit.

@hinezilla

3 жыл бұрын

@@jery3385 haha. Not at all! But I play quite a bit and have bought quite a bit of gear over the years.

@jery3385

3 жыл бұрын

@@hinezilla ah, well it's great to have lots of gear! I want to accumulate myself over the years a lot of gear but that'll take a long time, I'm still a teen.

My Peavey Millennium BXP 4 jazz has a similar truss rod setup, I've never been able to adjust it more than a few degrees with great effort, the rod feels like it's seized in place. On the other hand, my Warwick Corvette Standard Jazz 5 is a beast.

Hey Dave, just wanted to say I like the shirt. I've been to Cask a few times when I lived in the east end - cool little shop.

he totally slapped the shit out of that thing when the camera was off hahahaha

Thank you

That's a mean looking bass. Very cool!

Good to see a luthier that can actually play :D

Mondo Bongo - great bass playing Dave!

Happy Birthday to your wife ...and Canada

I have almost exactly the same model: Bongo 5-string HH. But I have the impression my model has a bit slimmer body and the controls are not recessed. It plays like nothing I ever owned. And I have P and J basses, various fretlesses. For me it‘s the ultimate axe 👌🏻

Fender, Ibanez and musicman instruments were always my favorite sounding and playing guitars but then I found kiesel and dingwall for my 6 string basses

"Wipe all my fingerprints off it" :-D I had a "stealth" version of the Stingray and the way it showed up fingerprints was the only thing I could fault it on.

Hey Dave good to see ya haven't been here in awhile just got back from a 2 year stay at a wonderful gated community ha ha (Prison) I can't get back to my old channel so had to create a new one just added 99 to the old channel name so now you got 2 gs strings subs. Trying to find all my old subs definitely glad I found your channel your certainly one of my favs!!!!

Happy birthday to the missus! Even if she IS upstairs listening to Fred Zappa. Har har!

that's exactly my dream bass!

Love the Cask t-shirt. Love the Cask store.

Great bass - stealth black, quiet 18 volt preamp and 4 band EQ.

That's pretty cool looking...

I luuurve ya videos @Dave's World of Fun Stuff ! Can you tell me how you measured the neck relief on the bongo and what was your ideal gauge size that you used please?

I think it looks pretty cool!

@nathankirklambo1986

4 жыл бұрын

Tye Cook totally

Those are so beautiful, I want a Bongo so bad! I love them.

Wow, a Musicman Bongo Fury Funkedelic Mind Bender, Awesome!

Hi Dave, which allen key (size) do you take to adjust the pick ups? I think, there is a different between the B-string and G-string. What did you take to measure the curvature of the neck at first?

That's a beast. :)

been playing stingrays for 40 years. been riding bmw motorcycles for 20. had a HD roadglide back when everyone thought they were ugly. now everyone has one. with that in mind i think i'll get a bongo while every else thinks they are ugly

Happy belated Canada Day Dave!

Cool video!

Loves to you, I need my "All Parts" Strat set up, I am in Toronto,m but don't know how how to get hold on you.

I recently got a MM Bongo "from a resale shop" and the batteries went bad and it was not plugged in. From what I read out here they should last till changes or about 6 months and it was not that long. I know it is 18 volts so, the 2 nine volt batteries need to be in a series adding the voltage of the 2 nines to "18 volts".... Right? Parallel would only be 9 volts but, more amperage! From what I read I need to look for a short in the jack or the jack not opening when not plugged in or take some readings with the volt meter in various states of being plugged or not/off and on etc. I guess I am thinking while typing out loud here but, don't want my batteries chewed up. Please correct me if I am way wrong or just wrong!....Thanks.

I like that Bongo bass. Very interesting. Reminds me of the electric violins I've seen. Seems to have the same finish. Very cool. Never heard of Bongo before.

@The_sinner_Jim_Whitney

4 жыл бұрын

Alex T It's an Ernie Ball Music Man model.

These basses are sweet

I like the look, so i looked them up at GC website 1k-2k used dam.

"Everything else on me sucks... except my mouth" hahaha

I’ve owned at least six various EBMM basses- I’ve had issue with every single one, and some of them were limited editions. They aren’t the cats meow- dead spots, weak G string syndrome, set up anomalies-

I belong to the small group of people who love the looks of Bongos, especially my blue one! Looks aside, though, it is far and away the best playing bass I've ever touched.

@MrTubularBalls

7 жыл бұрын

+Adam Brier Interesting. How does the average bassist feel about coil splitting? I'm a guitarist, and most fellow guitarists I know don't believe in splitting. It doesn't sound the same as a single coil.

@andyhoov

7 жыл бұрын

I play guitar as well and I'm cool with splitting. Yes, having the real deal is best, but having the flexibility in a single instrument makes for a reasonable trade off. As for bass, the tonal difference really isn't that significant for me or my style. Whether I'm playing my Bongo or my Jazz bass, I can get tones for pretty much anything I could ever want to play without feeling like I'm giving something up. Of course other bassists might have very different takes on this.

@MrTubularBalls

7 жыл бұрын

+andyhoov Thanks. Yeah, i guess it depends on your playing style, and who you want to emulate. I porbably couldn't tell the difference between single or hum when I hear a bassist play, but I can on guitar, esp in a live setting. Singles have more transients as well as more bass, and sound more natural, .like a miked acoustic Hums tend to emphasize mids and compress the sound a little (and have less hum oc). Do bassist use humbuckers for less hum when playing with a distorted sound? Would explain why you don't see them so much on older basses, distorted bass is mainly a metal thing.

@andyhoov

7 жыл бұрын

That could be a reason why. Also, the stronger mid range is good for metal depending on how a band balances their sound. However, there were lots of older bassists who used plenty of distortion with single coils back in the day. This was especially true among Rickenbacker players like Chris Squire, Geddy Lee, and Lemmy. Personally, I like a bit of distortion now and again but am more likely to use a pedal with my Jazz Bass which has two passive single coils. My Bongo has active pickups with humbuckers so the output plus higher gain on my amp is enough to satisfy my desire when I want to get a bit dirtier. In the end, active vs passive is actually a much bigger consideration for me than humbucker vs single coil when it comes to choosing basses.

@MrTubularBalls

7 жыл бұрын

+andyhoov Thx for the info. Yeah I forgot about Lemmy, not your typical modern metal sound though. I wonder if single coils are underappreciated in metal. There's a video here on YT that shows a killer djent tone coming from a strat, that's food for thought. Yngwie has killer tone too, when he mutes he can sound very percussive at times, and the clarity is always there. It may be why people mistook his aerly playing, which had lots of legato, for a "pick every note" style.

He slaps!

best looking music man bass hands down.

@AfferbeckBeats

7 жыл бұрын

Should have gone to Spec Savers

I came close to getting a Bongo, but ended up with the Stingray HH instead. I liked it, but just felt the rays controls were more intuitive to use....

One of the Finest Bass Designs EVER !!!! #bassilicious Nice Video

When you buy a MUsicman bass it is set up at the factory exceptionally . It will not leave there until perfect.. they are the best.

Hi Dave, typically the neck humbucker on these are set down pretty far from the factory, don't have exact measurements but I used to have a double humbucker version of these.

@coyoteboy7935

4 жыл бұрын

seems this is so when the blend at center, it still favors the rear pup. I rather like it that way, feels a better. "zeroed out" tone start point.

Is it a Chinese replica music man bongo???

I recently bought the six string version of this bass and it came to me with terrible fret buzz on some of the strings, particularly in the neighborhood near the nut. What gives and how do I fix it?

@isetta4083

2 жыл бұрын

Backbow by the sound of it

Why he didn't check if there is any buzz on frets, after setup?

I HATE Black guitars/basses! I like this one! Go figure. Watching your channel Dave, I get to see and hear you setup/fix guitars and basses that I did not know existed. Thank you for your channel and sharing your vast knowledge of said guitars and basses! We won't tell anybody you know how to pluck/slap! Funk! Thankz

It seems like no manufacturer is setting up their guitar's (ie) bass properly anymore.

Just curious what the theory behind using a fretboard radius gauge vs measuring string height for 5 string basses. Since the frets and fretboard are radiused, would you not get the same/similar result measuring? Enjoy the content and I have learned a lot from your videos. Thanks!

@DavesWorldofFunStuff

2 жыл бұрын

pick your weapon..just get it right?

@jacksonvillejared

2 жыл бұрын

@@DavesWorldofFunStuff Got it! I didn't know if maybe I've been doing it wrong all along. Just trying to learn more.

Where did you buy your 11” radius gauge tool?

Is perwhackey the Canuckian version of kattywumpus?

Happy Canada Day Dave. Did you do anything for the special 150th? I was vacationing in Toronto the 1st through 4th. I loved the city and got to see a lot of cool stuff. I stayed right in the area of Yonge and College Street. Great video.

@richardcockerham4483

7 жыл бұрын

Dave's World of Fun Stuff I thought about it. But got too wrapped up in things. Next time I'll bring some junk guitar for you to bitch about. That would be some real northern entertainment. How come you never say "take off hoser!" in any of your videos?

Hey Dave, do you think it would be possible ( even though you hate them) to transfer the fretboard from a Rik 4001 onto a different makers neck? My Rik has 2 long curving cracks in the neck, starting at the nut and fretboard and curving down and inward until almost touching around the 6th-7th fret...a long V shaped crack...If unrepairable I'd love to salvage the fretboard. bcuz I love it's feel

@jmpsthrufyre

7 жыл бұрын

Dave's World of Fun Stuff Well damn, they are some talented Luthiers!

Hey Dave, for setting pickup hight on a 5 string what is your suggestion for the measurements on both low and high strings?

@DavesWorldofFunStuff

6 ай бұрын

1/8 bass 3/32 treble side

It's a Music Man dude, Leo Fender's second company. The guy's at Music Man. Same people from Ernie Ball strings.

Darth Vader Sting Ray.

@josephdavis3179

4 жыл бұрын

LOL - spot on description; couldn't 'have said it better myself!! LOL

@relzric

4 жыл бұрын

@@josephdavis3179 HaHA, thanks!

That’s an expensive bass. I have a stingray that I love

"it's like robin tell"

Wow

FINIALLY A STINKIN MUSICMAN

What prog bands do you often listen to Dave?

I love my bongo

@earlecraft7682

4 жыл бұрын

Love mine too!

@kevsatboone1

3 жыл бұрын

Me too!

That mouth comment cracked me up.

Hey Dave, do you ever do setups for viewers local to you? I'd love to see my guitar in a video

@markviereck4547

7 жыл бұрын

A H no. I only do set ups for non viewers that live far away.

@MrTubularBalls

7 жыл бұрын

+Ian Viereck That's the ghost of Allan Holdsworth you're trolling!

$3000.00 is a bit out of my price range. Im finally just a poor retired guy living on a fixed income......and loving every minute of it.

reminds me of a tokai talbo ????

It seems people love or hate the Bongo, had a go on a 5 hh with the peizo pup and seriously confusing tronics, just set everything flat and it was real nice ain't no Stingray though. Not a fan of the design, (by BMW by the way), but it sits and on a strap perfectly....wouldn't buy one though.

10?! Fucking 10?! Wow!

Bongo Fury!

Body design by the engineers @bmw!

Dude I can’t watch your video cause I’m laughing too hard!

They do have 5 string and 7 string radius gauges already, they're more expensive

You should open an ASMR channel.

I love the look and sound of the Bongo bass, but someone pointed out that it looks like a toilet seat and now I can’t unsee it.

the 20 second intro is a crime. great video otherwise

@216trixie

7 жыл бұрын

Antonee Bet the girls love you.

@budaroddy

7 жыл бұрын

Anthony 19 seconds

@MrStu9459

7 жыл бұрын

That was quick.....:)

@zagan1

7 жыл бұрын

It's better than a lot of channel intros

William Tell, Robin Hood, or Robin Tell?

@alext9067

5 жыл бұрын

That almost got by me. Funny.

high action bothers the shit out of me. When someone asks me "here try my bass" and it looks like that, I just hand it back. Also, the bridge on my musicman stingray made me get rid of it, among other things. I had the same version - stealth black.

My gold bongo with all rosewood neck is the best sounding bass I've owned. And, it is definitely one of the most attractive, ergonomically perfect instruments I've had the pleasure of owning. I don't care for ebmm 5s or 6 string basses though.

How far could I shoot an arrow with that! ROFLMAO

Jesus Murphy! This dude sounds just like Bubbles from Trailer Park Boys.

The “Folks at Bongo” huh?

@ronnocojason4325

5 жыл бұрын

The folks at bongo were bongoing around

those strings still look like they are a million miles from the fretboard... 1.3mm is the higest ill go...

Just out for a riff are ya bud? Seriously though setting up a five string sucks I'm finding.

@Daddy53751

5 жыл бұрын

Oh man, if you think that’s fun you’ll LOVE setting up a six :(

14:28 to 14:35, MODESTY!!!

Had a 6 string HH. Sounded great. Wasn't for me

Hey Dave. Do ya like the Bongo's or are they inferior to the Stingray and Stirling?

“Hey, let’s make a bass that looks like a broken toilet seat!”

@denboe2894

4 жыл бұрын

Hey yes! I can even see a place for this and that on that bass.

@JaseWescott

3 жыл бұрын

John Myung is crying.

@SecondaryHomunculus

9 ай бұрын

That's exactly why I like them. I also have a Stingray in Shrek green & brown with a pickguard that looks like it was carved from a rotten tooth.

That bass sounds KILLER! Are those Ceramic PuPs in there?

@TylerMillsftw

7 жыл бұрын

Neodymium. 4 band EQ with a buffered blend as well so the pickups are isolated from each other.

So while you are at work no one is allowed to move up stairs... time to relax and maybe sound proof your ceiling or floor.

Remind me ATARI.

Dave, you need a 5-string neck supporter thing. Like you don't already have 4 different ones already. That Bongo is badass, I need to try the 4-string model. Is that body made of wood or a composite?

@masonharris9166

7 жыл бұрын

Well bongo was sued for these. The body was made from a rare endangered indonisian wood with a steel aluminum alloy. The pickguard was made from hardened orangatang leather. The frets were made from elephant husk. They shipped them with actual cat guts for strings.

@shanejohnston4329

7 жыл бұрын

I understood the bongo's were made out of Basswood for the body.

@masonharris9166

7 жыл бұрын

No i am pretty sure im correct

Yeah, I know it's fugly, but I still want one. Green and sparkly ---- yummy.

Tweak the street thing