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France
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The John Myung Artist Series Bongo is crafted to John's exacting specifications to be sleek, ultra-modern, and perfectly designed. In a collaboration spanning more than a decade, John and the Ernie Ball Music Man engineering team have refined and enhanced the bass's comfort, playability, and performance to meet the needs of the most demanding players. This includes key features such as a simplified control layout with efficiently pre-specified EQ and a new kill switch to enhance functionality and creative control. A compact and balanced basswood body is paired with a roasted maple neck and a rosewood-and-roasted-maple fretboard in an elegant golden-ratio aesthetic.
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"While the 6-string is my comfort zone, I missed the physical freedom and generous string spacing of the Music Man 4-string bass. Each song needs to be played on what it was written for to capture its original soul. Returning to a 4-string during our 40th Anniversary Tour for the Images & Words tracks completely restored the musical conviction of those songs live."
— John Myung
Roasted Maple Neck combines a hybrid rosewood and roasted maple fingerboard for a distinct tonality and an elegant aesthetic.
Blends both bridge and neck pickups for a variety of tonal options
The Bongo 4 features a return to the normal string spacing of the original design. For John Myung, the 4- and 6-string bongos are not interchangeable and equally preserve the musical conviction of the original recordings, translating the music as intended for live performance.
Meticulously chosen tonewoods are sourced solely from top-tier sustainable suppliers globally. The bodies and necks are crafted from basswood, rosewood, and maple, which are carefully selected and matched for their superior tonal characteristics
5-bolt attachment with custom John Myung artist series neck plate
| Spécificités | |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 12-3/4" wide, 1-5/8" thick, 46" long (32.4 cm wide, 4.1 cm thick, 116.9 cm long) |
| Caisse | Basswood |
| Finition | High Gloss Polyester |
| Chevalet | Music Man® chrome plated, steel bridge plate with stainless steel saddles |
| Pickguard | Black |
| Diapason | 34" (86.4 cm) |
| Rayon de la touche | 11" (27.9 cm) |
| Frettes | 24 - High Profile, Wide |
| Largeur du manche | 1-5/8" (41.3 mm) at nut 2-9/16" (65.1 mm) at last fret |
| Manche | Roasted Maple Neck |
| Touche | Rosewood/Roasted Maple Golden Ratio |
| Repères | White Half moon inlay |
| Finition manche | Hand-Rubbed Oil and Wax Finish |
| Couleurs manche | Natural |
| Mécaniques | Custom Music Man, lightweight with tapered string posts and ergonomic design |
| Truss Rod | Adjustable - no component or string removal |
| Type de manche | 5-Bolt, Sculpted Neck Joint |
| Blindage | Graphite acrylic resin coated body cavity and aluminum control cover |
| Diagramme des contrôles | Volume on/off switch; 5 way rotary knob for pickup blend |
| Sélecteurs | On/off volume switch knob and 5-way pickup blend knob |
| Micros | Dual Humbucking with Neodymium magnets |
| Gaucher | No |
| Cordes | 45w-65w-80w-100w |
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| Spécificités | ||
|---|---|---|
| Model | ||
| Size | 12-3/4" wide, 1-5/8" thick, 46" long (32.4 cm wide, 4.1 cm thick, 116.9 cm long) | |
| Body Wood | Basswood | |
| Body Finish | High Gloss Polyester | |
| Body Colors | ||
| Body Bindings | ||
| Bridge | Music Man® chrome plated, steel bridge plate with stainless steel saddles | |
| Pickguard | Black | |
| Scale Length | 34" (86.4 cm) | |
| Neck Radius | 11" (27.9 cm) | |
| Headstock Size | ||
| Frets | 24 - High Profile, Wide | |
| Neck Width | 1-5/8" (41.3 mm) at nut 2-9/16" (65.1 mm) at last fret | |
| Neck Wood | Roasted Maple Neck | |
| Fingerboard | Rosewood/Roasted Maple Golden Ratio | |
| Fret Markers | White Half moon inlay | |
| Neck Finish | Hand-Rubbed Oil and Wax Finish | |
| Neck Colors | Natural | |
| Neck Binding | ||
| Tuning Machines | Custom Music Man, lightweight with tapered string posts and ergonomic design | |
| Truss Rod | Adjustable - no component or string removal | |
| Neck Attachment | 5-Bolt, Sculpted Neck Joint | |
| Electronic Shielding | Graphite acrylic resin coated body cavity and aluminum control cover | |
| Controls | Volume on/off switch; 5 way rotary knob for pickup blend | |
| Switching | On/off volume switch knob and 5-way pickup blend knob | |
| Pickups | Dual Humbucking with Neodymium magnets | |
| Left Handed | No | |
| Strings | 45w-65w-80w-100w |
