Ernie Ball Music Man Announces 2024 Bongo Collection
Ernie Ball Music Man has unveiled the 2024 Bongo Bass Collection, which includes four-, five-, and six-string models. Each bass model includes stainless steel frets and is available in four colors: Stealth Black, Titan Gray, Blood Orange, and Mantis Green.
“The double-cutaway basswood body design is of superior construction and, along with a 24-fret neck, offers unimpeded access for high-register two-octave fretwork,” EBMM says of the design. “The Bongo is available with two Ernie Ball Music Man proprietary humbucking pickups, a 4-band EQ, Neodymium magnets, and an 18V active preamp that delivers a powerful combination of unparalleled tonal diversity.”
The Ernie Ball Music Man 2024 Bongo basses are available now with prices ranging from $2,899 to $3,099.
Ernie Ball Music Man 2024 Bongo Bass Specs:
| Scale Length: | 34″ (86.4cm) |
| Construction: | Bolt-on |
| Body Wood: | Basswood |
| Neck Wood: | Select maple neck |
| Neck Radius: | 11″ (27.9 cm) |
| Fingerboard: | Ebony |
| Frets: | 24 - High profile, wide, Stainless Steel |
| Fret Markers: | Custom Half-Moons |
| Neck Finish: | High gloss polyester (High gloss polyester (Stealth Black & Titan Gray are a matte finish) |
| Truss Rod: | Adjustable - no component or string removal |
| Pickups: | Dual Humbucking with Neodymium magnets |
| Controls: | 4-band active preamp; vol, bridge/neck pickup balance, treble, high-mid, low-mid, bass, |
| Electronic Shielding: | Graphite acrylic resin coated body cavity and aluminum control cover |
| Tuning Machines: | Custom Music Man, lightweight with tapered string posts and ergonomic design |
| Bridge: | Standard - Music Man® chrome plated, hardened steel bridge plate with stainless steel saddles (Stealth Black & Titan Gray finish feature matte black hardware) |
| Colors: | Stealth Black, Titan Gray, Blood Orange, Mantis Green |
| Body Finish: | High gloss polyester (Stealth Black & Titan Gray are a matte finish) |
| Left Handed: | No |
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