Detail 01
Six strings / 2.25-inch nut width
This is the wider-neck Bongo configuration made to accommodate six strings.
Product detailSKU #1500000483615
Ernie Ball Music ManBongo 6 6-String Electric Bass Guitar - Gold Bar
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Independent shopping perspective
The Korena take
The Bongo 6 brings an extended six-string layout to Music Man’s active Bongo platform. Two neodymium humbuckers run through an 18V four-band preamp, with pickup blend plus individual treble, high-mid, low-mid, and bass controls available at the bass. A solid basswood double-cutaway body and bolt-on select maple neck frame 24 frets on a 34-inch scale. Gold Bar is finished with an ebony fingerboard and chrome hardware.
Strong match
Who this is for
- Extended-range bass parts that use both lower notes and upper-register melodies.
- Sessions requiring onboard pickup blending and four-band active EQ adjustments.
- Players who want six strings across a 34-inch scale and 24 frets.
Consider the trade-offs
When to look elsewhere
- Players looking for a four-string bass.
- Players who prefer passive electronics; the Bongo 6 has an 18V active preamp.
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.
Detail 02
18V four-band active preamp
Treble, high-mid, low-mid, and bass each have dedicated onboard control.
Detail 03
HH neodymium humbuckers
The pickup blend control lets you set the balance between neck and bridge pickups.
Detail 04
Ebony fingerboard on Gold Bar
Gold Bar uses ebony rather than the maple or rosewood options assigned to other finishes.
Final check
Know before you order
- 01Confirm that a six-string bass with a 2.25-inch nut width suits your preferred neck layout.
- 02The Gold Bar version is listed with an ebony fingerboard.
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 controls are on the bass?
Volume, pickup blend, treble, high-mid, low-mid, and bass.
03What is the Bongo 6 scale length?
34 inches.
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
- Yellow
- 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
- site51500000483615
- 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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