Ernie Ball Music Man John Myung Bongo 6 HH

Ships Within 4 Months
  • Factory
    Set Up
  • Online
    Exclusive
  • Ships
    Internationally
SKU
183-01-30-01-MB-CR
$3,099.00

The John Myung artist series Bongo is a sleek, ultra-modern 6 string bass crafted and perfected to John's exacting specifications. With over a decade long refinement process, John and the Ernie Ball Music Man engineering team have addressed a multitude of design features to further enhance comfortability, playability, and overall performance. Some key features include a simplified control layout with preprogrammed equalization, a perfectly balanced compact basswood body mated to a maple neck with 5 string nut width for tighter string spacing, and a golden ratio fretboard utilizing a combination of rosewood and roasted maple for an elegant aesthetic. This instrument is truly an artist inspired design that facilitates John's needs as a performance artist and master technician.

  • 6-string bass with 5-string Bongo dimensions, resulting in a tighter string spacing of 19/64" (7.5mm) at the nut and 35/64" (14mm) at the bridge 
  • Simplified controls: volume and pickup blend
  • 5-way pickup blend knob is notched for precise and easy-to-access pickup blend combos 
  • No visible pole pieces for smooth, sleek aesthetic
  • Rosewood and maple fretboard mathematically divided using the golden ratio

More Information

More Information
Control Diagram View PDF
Instrument 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 Color Black
Body Finish High gloss polyester
Body Wood Basswood
Bridge Music Man® chrome plated, steel bridge plate with stainless steel saddles
Controls Volume
Fingerboard Rosewood/Roasted Maple
Frets 24 - High profile, wide
Fret Markers White Half moon inlay
Hardware Chrome
Neck Attachment 5 bolt, sculpted neck joint
Neck Colors Natural
Neck Finish Oil and Wax
Neck Radius 11" (27.9 cm)
Neck Width 1-3/4" (44.5 mm) at nut 2-13/16" (71.4 mm) at last fret
Neck Wood Roasted Maple Neck
Pickguard Black
Pickups Dual Humbucking with Neodymium magnets
Scale Length 34" (86.4 cm)
Strings 32w-45w-65w-80w-100w-130w (Cobalt Bass)
Switching 5-way pickup blend knob
Tuning Machines Custom Music Man, lightweight with tapered string posts and ergonomic design

⚠California Proposition 65 WARNING: Cancer and Reproductive Harm www.P65Warnings.ca.gov