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18V 4-band active preamp
Provides volume, pickup blend, treble, high-mid, low-mid, and bass control.
Product detailSKU #1500000427239
Ernie Ball Music ManBongo 6 6-String Electric Bass Guitar - Blood Orange
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Independent shopping perspective
The Korena take
A distinctive extended-range bass built around a basswood body, 24 stainless-steel frets, dual neodymium humbuckers, and an 18V four-band active preamp.
Strong match
Who this is for
- Players seeking a six-string bass with extended range
- Players who want extensive active EQ control
- Studio, rehearsal, and performance use where balance and upper-fret access matter
Consider the trade-offs
When to look elsewhere
- Players who prefer a four- or five-string instrument
- Players seeking passive electronics
- Players who do not want a 2.25-inch nut width
What matters in use
The specifications, translated
Catalog numbers tell only part of the story. These are the details most likely to change how this product feels, sounds, or fits into a setup.
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Dual neodymium humbuckers
The bass uses two proprietary Music Man humbuckers with neodymium magnets.
Detail 03
24 high-profile stainless-steel frets
The fingerboard extends to 24 frets and uses stainless-steel fretwire.
Detail 04
Music Man steel bridge
A chrome-plated hardened-steel bridge plate uses stainless-steel saddles.
Final check
Know before you order
- 01This Blood Orange version has a rosewood fingerboard.
- 02The bass uses active dual-humbucker electronics with an 18V four-band preamp.
- 03It is a six-string, 34-inch-scale instrument with a 2.25-inch nut width.
- 04Stealth Black and Titan Gray are the matte finish exceptions; this Blood Orange model is listed with a high-gloss polyester body finish.
Product questions
Before you decide
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
01How many strings does the Bongo 6 have?
It has six strings.
02What fingerboard does the Blood Orange Bongo 6 use?
Rosewood.
03Is the Bongo 6 active or passive?
It uses active electronics: an 18V four-band active preamp.
04What are the pickup controls?
Volume, pickup blend, treble, high-mid, low-mid, and bass.
Reference
Full specifications
The complete catalog record, organized around the decisions musicians make when comparing gear.
3 detailsPickups & controls
- Bridge pickup
- Music Man proprietary humbucker with neodymium magnets
- Neck pickup
- Music Man proprietary humbucker with neodymium magnets
- Pickup Configuration
- HH
7 detailsPlayability
- Factory strings
- Ernie Ball Slinky 6 String Bass #2838
- Number of strings
- 6
- Number of frets
- 24
- Fingerboard radius
- 11"
- Number of Frets
- 24
- Number of Strings
- 6
- Scale Length
- 34"
13 detailsBody & build
- Color
- Red
- Body Material
- Basswood
- Body construction
- Solidbody
- Neck finish
- Gunstock oil and wax (Stealth Black and Titan Gray are matte)
- Neck Wood
- Select maple
- Fingerboard Material
- Ebony (Dazzler, Gold Bar, Titan Grey, Stealth Black), Maple (Mystique, Mantis Green), Rosewood (Blood Orange)
- Hardware finish
- Chrome
- Neck material
- Select maple
- Fingerboard material
- Ebony (Dazzler, Gold Bar, Titan Grey, Stealth Black), Maple (Mystique, Mantis Green), Rosewood (Blood Orange)
- Body Shape
- Bongo
- Body finish
- High-gloss polyester (Stealth Black and Titan Gray are matte)
- Neck joint
- Bolt-on
- Body material
- Basswood
2 detailsSize & weight
- Scale length
- 34"
- Nut width
- 2.25"
19 detailsOther
- Body shape
- Bongo
- Pickup type
- Active
- Inlays
- Custom half-moons
- Pickup configuration
- HH
- Truss rod
- Adjustable
- Tier
- platinum
- Preamp
- 18V 4-band active preamp
- Controls
- Volume, pickup blend, treble, high-mid, low-mid, bass
- String gauge
- .032-.130
- Category Source
- detail
- Product type
- Electric bass guitar
- Korena Special
- false
- Tuning machines
- Custom Music Man lightweight tuning machines with tapered string posts
- Series
- Bongo
- Product Type
- Electric bass guitar
- Model
- Bongo 6
- Source Id
- site51500000427239
- Prop65
- WARNING: Cancer and Reproductive Harm www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.
- Bridge
- Music Man chrome-plated hardened steel bridge plate with stainless steel saddles
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