Detail 01
18V four-band active preamp
Separate treble, high-mid, low-mid, and bass controls allow detailed onboard EQ changes.
Product detailSKU #1500000483600
Ernie Ball Music ManBongo Electric Bass Guitar - Mystique
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Independent shopping perspective
The Korena take
Built around hands-on tonal control, the Bongo 4 pairs two neodymium humbuckers with an 18V active preamp and separate treble, high-mid, low-mid, and bass controls. The solid basswood double-cutaway body, five-bolt neck joint, and 24-fret maple neck keep the full fingerboard accessible. Its 34-inch scale and four-string layout make it a focused choice for players who want to shape their bass sound directly from the instrument.
Strong match
Who this is for
- Rehearsal or stage sets where you need pickup blending and detailed onboard EQ adjustment.
- Players working across the full 24-fret fingerboard on a four-string bass.
- Routine neck-relief adjustments using the accessible adjustable truss rod system.
Consider the trade-offs
When to look elsewhere
- Players seeking a passive bass; this model uses an 18V active preamp.
- Players who need a supplied carrying solution, since the case or gig bag is sold separately.
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
HH neodymium humbuckers
You can blend between the neck and bridge pickups from the instrument.
Detail 03
24 frets / 34-inch scale
Provides a full-scale four-string layout with access across 24 frets.
Detail 04
Music Man steel bridge with stainless steel saddles
The bridge provides the instrument's string anchor and intonation adjustment point.
Final check
Know before you order
- 01Plan for a separate case or gig bag if you need one.
- 02This is a right-handed, four-string model with a 1.63-inch nut width.
Product questions
Before you decide
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
01How is the Bongo 4's EQ controlled?
It has volume, pickup blend, treble, high-mid, low-mid, and bass controls feeding an 18V four-band active preamp.
02Which fingerboard comes on the Mystique finish?
Mystique is specified with a maple fingerboard.
03Does it include a case?
A case or gig bag is sold separately.
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
8 detailsPlayability
- Orientation
- Right handed
- Factory strings
- Ernie Ball Super Slinky Bass #2834
- Number of strings
- 4
- Number of frets
- 24
- Fingerboard radius
- 11"
- Number of Frets
- 24
- Number of Strings
- 4
- Scale Length
- 34"
13 detailsBody & build
- Color
- Blue
- 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
- 1.63"
21 detailsOther
- Body shape
- Bongo
- Pickup type
- Active
- Inlays
- Custom half-moons
- Pickup configuration
- HH
- Truss rod
- Adjustable
- Case
- Sold separately
- Tier
- platinum
- Preamp
- 18V 4-band active preamp
- Controls
- Volume, pickup blend, treble, high-mid, low-mid, bass
- String gauge
- .045-.100
- Category Source
- detail
- Product type
- Electric bass guitar
- Korena Special
- false
- Tuning machines
- Custom Music Man lightweight tuning machines with tapered string posts
- Orientation
- Right handed
- Series
- Bongo
- Product Type
- Electric bass guitar
- Model
- Bongo 4
- Source Id
- site51500000483600
- 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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