Ernie Ball Music Man Bongo 5 HH 5-String Bass, Ebony Fretboard, Harvest Orange

Manufacturer’s Description

The Bongo 5 represents everything a modern bass should be: well balanced, comfortable, resonant, and expressive with effortless playability. The double-cutaway basswood body design is of superior construction and along with a 24 fret finished neck offers unimpeded access for high register two-octave fretwork. The Bongo 5 is available with two Ernie Ball Music Man proprietary humbucking pickups, 4 band eq, Neodymium magnets, and 18V active preamp that delivers a powerful combination of unparalleled tonal diversity. New for 2021, we’re offering the Bongo 5 in the all-new Harvest Orange finish.

Highlights

• Powerful preamp and neodymium pickups
• 24 frets and custom half moon inlays
• ergonomic light weight tuners

Specifications

• Model: Bongo 5
• Size: 12-3/4″ wide, 1-5/8″ thick, 47-5/8″ long (32.4 cm wide, 4.1 cm thick, 121.0 cm long)
• Body Wood: Basswood
• Body Finish: High gloss polyester (Stealth Black is a matte finish)
• Bridge: Standard – Music Man® chrome plated, hardened steel bridge plate with stainless steel saddles (Stealth Black finish features matte black hardware)
• Scale Length: 34″ (86.4 cm)
• Neck Radius: 11″ (27.9 cm)
• Headstock Size: Only 9-3/4″ (24.8 cm) long
• Frets: 24 – High profile, wide
• Neck Width: 1-3/4″ (44.5 mm) at nut 2-13/16″ (71.4 mm) at last fret
• Neck Wood: Select maple neck
• Fingerboard: Ebony
• Fret Markers: Custom Half-Moons
• Neck Finish: High gloss polyester (Stealth Black is a satin finish)
• Neck Colors: Color matches body
• Tuning Machines: Custom Music Man, lightweight with tapered string posts and ergonomic design
• Truss Rod: Adjustable – no component or string removal
• Neck Attachment: 5 bolts – Sculpted neck joint allows smooth access to higher frets
• Electronic Shielding: Graphite acrylic resin coated body cavity and aluminum control cover
• Controls: 4-band active preamp; vol, bridge/neck pickup balance, treble, high-mid, low-mid, bass
• Pickups: Dual Humbucking with Neodymium magnets;
• Left Handed: No
• Strings: 45w-65w-80w-100w-130w (Regular Slinky Bass #2836)
• Case: Hardshell
• Instrument Weight: 9.7 lbs
  
• Serial #: F97531

Overall Condition

Music Store Live is proud to be an authorized dealer for Music Man. This Bongo 5 HH is 100% brand new and is being sold with a full manufacturer’s warranty. Photos are of the exact bass you’ll receive.

Our in-house guitar tech will inspect, test, set up, and clean all of our instruments on site prior to shipping. All of our instruments are guaranteed to be fully functional upon arrival.