Any Bongos going to Church this Sunday?

[Ole Man Blues]

I hope to get some pics today of our Worship team and the Bongo in action........

May everyone have a Great Sunday and enjoy a tremendous outpouring of the Spirit in your worship and praise to Him with whatever kind or type of instrument you may be playing.

It's all about Him anyway......

OMB

 

[carpedebass]

I hope to get some pics today of our Worship team and the Bongo in action........

May everyone have a Great Sunday and enjoy a tremendous outpouring of the Spirit in your worship and praise to Him with whatever kind or type of instrument you may be playing.

It's all about Him anyway......

OMB

Well said! You too, my brother!

 

[Ole Man Blues]

Well the Bongo did it again. It seemed a little off when I first got there but after a little tweaking of the amp EQ I had dialed back in and it sounded superb.

What a great Bass. I wish I had the Bongo back when I was playing Blues. I would have played Bass instead of lead.

Man what a Bass..........

OMB

 

[phat5]

Well the Bongo did it again. It seemed a little off when I first got there but after a little tweaking of the amp EQ I had dialed back in and it sounded superb.

What a great Bass. I wish I had the Bongo back when I was playing Blues. I would have played Bass instead of lead.

Man what a Bass..........

OMB

What....no pics?

 

[Ole Man Blues]

What....no pics?

No pics...left the camera on the dresser on the way out the door...

I'll have some Easter Sunday pics next week......

OMB with the Blues.....

 

[phat5]

No pics...left the camera on the dresser on the way out the door...

I'll have some Easter Sunday pics next week......

OMB with the Blues.....

I hope to have some pics too, OMB......I need to figure out how to post pics 1st!

 

[Brim]

Outdoors and 1200 in attendance.....the good ole days. I love the large congregations. Enjoy and some pics would be nice......I plan on taking some pics either this Sunday or Easter Sunday and posting them on the Forum.

That would be a great thread.......Easter Sunday Gig Pics...........

you talk me into it......

OMB

You bet bro. Our church as several pro photographers that take awesome photos every year. I'll get some up as soon as I can. Our normal congregation size is 800 to 1000 max. Easter service is our annual big thing we do. We try to invite as many people as possible.

 

[Ole Man Blues]

I hope to have some pics too, OMB......I need to figure out how to post pics 1st!

Great....should be a great Easter Gig Pic Thread.....

OMB

 

[Ole Man Blues]

You bet bro. Our church as several pro photographers that take awesome photos every year. I'll get some up as soon as I can. Our normal congregation size is 800 to 1000 max. Easter service is our annual big thing we do. We try to invite as many people as possible.

That's a big congregation. The sound system has to be huge........the stage too...

OMB

 

[kirkm24]

With all do respect to the Stingray, I have owned a couple and prefer the Bongo for it's big thundering low end. I've played P Basses for years and the Bongo comes closer to the tone that I hear in my head or what I need to sound like. Our Worship leader, team members, and especially the drummer love the Bongo tone for our style of music and worship.

What it all boils down to is you have to find the instrument and tone that makes it happen musically for you and your style........

OMB

Well I had to play all 3 services this weekend so I gave the Bongo another shot. I have to say, it did much better this time around for me. I gave it a slight treble cut, a slight bass boost, rolled about 75% to the bridge pickup, gave a slight boost to the hi and lo mids and wallah, I had my sound. It sounded like a Stingray on steroids.. very nice. At church, I use an Ampeg SVT4 Pro and SVT 810E cabinet, the amp is set completely flat. Excellent performance. I plug the bass directly into a DI and then the parallel out goes to the amp. The sound guy said it sounded great. We stand on these platforms so I had the bass sitting in the stand during the sermon. They videotape the service and show it on two big screens so whenever the pastor would walk over by the guitar and bass platform, the Bongo was proudly on display on the huge screens, it was kind of cool.

Our church is about 7,000 people. We have 20 QSC power amps pushing various subs, midrange and high end speaker configurations. I think we have 4 subs under the stage. The frontline (singers and piano and keys) use in-ears, the rest of us use wedges.

 

[Ole Man Blues]

Well I had to play all 3 services this weekend so I gave the Bongo another shot. I have to say, it did much better this time around for me. I gave it a slight treble cut, a slight bass boost, rolled about 75% to the bridge pickup, gave a slight boost to the hi and lo mids and wallah, I had my sound. It sounded like a Stingray on steroids.. very nice. At church, I use an Ampeg SVT4 Pro and SVT 810E cabinet, the amp is set completely flat. Excellent performance. I plug the bass directly into a DI and then the parallel out goes to the amp. The sound guy said it sounded great. We stand on these platforms so I had the bass sitting in the stand during the sermon. They videotape the service and show it on two big screens so whenever the pastor would walk over by the guitar and bass platform, the Bongo was proudly on display on the huge screens, it was kind of cool.



Our church is about 7,000 people. We have 20 QSC power amps pushing various subs, midrange and high end speaker configurations. I think we have 4 subs under the stage. The frontline (singers and piano and keys) use in-ears, the rest of us use wedges.

SVT4Pro, SVT 810 cab and a Bongo? Good Lord my friend, you got it going on Big Time......and 7000 members.

You gotta post some pics on the Easter Gig Pics Thread next Sunday. I have to see this........

I like that...the Bongo is a Stingray on Steriods......

OMB

 

[Brim]

That's a big congregation. The sound system has to be huge........the stage too...

OMB

Our auditorium only seats 300 - we are currently at three Sunday morning services. The PA is not extravagant: 15" subs on the floor level, overhead cabs w/ tweeters, stage monitors, 24 channel board. The drum kit is inside a plexiglass booth and the electric guitartists' amps are inside an amp pit near the back center of stage, it's got a lid that we leave slightly open for stage monitoring. Overall the stage is only 14' deep by 40' wide. You can catch live services via streaming video every Sunday at 10:30am EST - Calvary Chapel Sarasota

The Easter service won't be broadcast as it's outdoor and the internet cameras are permanently installed inside!

Peace,
Brim

 

[Brim]

SVT4Pro, SVT 810 cab and a Bongo? Good Lord my friend, you got it going on Big Time......and 7000 members.

You gotta post some pics on the Easter Gig Pics Thread next Sunday. I have to see this........

I like that...the Bongo is a Stingray on Steriods......

OMB

Wow! Post some pics so we can see! I've never seen an 810 cab in church (yet). Hehe.

 

[phat5]

500-600 per svc. 4 services this weekend. 2x18" subs under the stage, multiple array (spg?) cabs above, 32 channel board and Aviom in ear monitors.............NO bass amps on the stage
Looking forward to seeing everyones pics of their rigs and stage setups.

 

[theoldmiami]

.NO bass amps on the stage

Ugh... How is it playing solely through in-ear monitors? I would imagine that it could be challenging. Luckily I found two 4x10's in the church storage, so with my LMII, they provide MUCH monitoring volume.

 

[carpedebass]

In ears are the stuff! I used to go through my SVT4 Pro into a couple 4X10s, but now just send the signal through the SVT4 Pro wet directly to the house. Our Church runs 500-700 average and the band uses Avioms. It's nice to be able to create your own mix instead of relying on the sound monkeys to send you what you need.

 

[asianjeff]

This weekend is a big weekend for us (being easter and all) the bongo is gonna be rumbling in the south carolina state convention center... no idea how many people we are gonna have... hopefully 900w plus PA would be enough juice...

 

[phat5]

In ears are the stuff! I used to go through my SVT4 Pro into a couple 4X10s, but now just send the signal through the SVT4 Pro wet directly to the house. Our Church runs 500-700 average and the band uses Avioms. It's nice to be able to create your own mix instead of relying on the sound monkeys to send you what you need.

I have been using in ear mons, for over 2 yrs. now.....I like it! My Bongo and JDI are all I need. I may eventualy use my LM II to send a wet signal.

 

[Ole Man Blues]

This weekend is a big weekend for us (being easter and all) the bongo is gonna be rumbling in the south carolina state convention center... no idea how many people we are gonna have... hopefully 900w plus PA would be enough juice...

Very interesting...........

Have fun....look for the Easter Gig Pic Thread I'm going to start this week....should be a great Pic thread.........

OMB

 

[carpedebass]

I have been using in ear mons, for over 2 yrs. now.....I like it! My Bongo and JDI are all I need. I may eventualy use my LM II to send a wet signal.

Try it! Seems like sending a wet signal from an actual bass head gives it more depth. I'll bet you'll dig it!