Side by side
Male or female banger: which one your rig takes
Your rig's joint decides which one: a female joint, a socket, takes a male banger, and a male joint, a tube, takes a female banger of the same size. The size and the angle have to match too; the joint size guide and the 45 or 90 guide cover those, and the Fit Index sorts every banger here by all three.
| Male banger | Female banger | |
|---|---|---|
| Its joint is | a tube, ground on the outside | a socket, ground on the inside |
| It goes | into the rig's joint | over the rig's joint |
| Fits a rig joint that is | female | male |
| Here in stock | most bangers, in 10, 14 and 18 mm | the standard 2 mm and 4 mm bangers, in some sizes |
When a male banger is the right pick
When your rig's joint is a socket: an opening the banger slides into, with the frosted ground glass on the inside. Nearly every rig here has a 14 mm female joint, so it takes a 14 mm male banger. The joint page for 14 mm female 90° lists every banger that fits that rig.
When a female banger is the right pick
When your rig's joint is a tube sticking out, ground on the outside. The 9 in Encore Color Lip/Foot Matrix Rig ($44.99) is one: its listing gives a 14 mm male joint, which needs a female banger or accessory. Two bangers here come in female joints:
2 mm Quartz Banger
$7.42
Comes in 10, 14 and 18 mm male or female, at 45° or 90°
Fits your rig
4 mm Quartz Banger
$7.99
Comes in 10, 14 and 18 mm male or female, at 45° or 90°
Fits your rig
Each card lists the joints in stock, female ones included. The 2 mm banger has the most female choices.
Whose joint a listing means
Some filters and listings don't say whether male or female means the banger or the rig. Smoke Cartel's quartz collection, for one, has a "Bong Joint Gender" filter that doesn't say whether it's the bong's joint or the banger's. Every banger here gives its own joint first, then the rig joint it fits, in plain words.
Questions people ask
What's the difference between a male and a female banger?
The shape of the joint. A male banger's joint is a tube ground on the outside that slides into the rig. A female banger's joint is a socket ground on the inside that fits over the rig's joint.
Does male or female describe the banger or the rig?
Either one, so check which a listing means. On this site a banger's joint is always the banger's own, and every banger says which rig joint it fits, for example "Fits a rig with a 14 mm female joint".