Any Bongos going to Church this Sunday?

[paranoid70]

I wish we had more electrical instruments in church. Typically it is just the piano and old school church organ. However, I have played guitar and bass a handful of times with the choir. Last Easter I played my Stingray with them. I do enjoy it, but unfortunately, it isn't very often at all.

 

[Ole Man Blues]

I wish we had more electrical instruments in church. Typically it is just the piano and old school church organ. However, I have played guitar and bass a handful of times with the choir. Last Easter I played my Stingray with them. I do enjoy it, but unfortunately, it isn't very often at all.

Try introducing new songs and stuff, which would just happen to have some great Basslines within the structure of the song.....hint hint...

Maybe something positive will happen there...........

See if there other musician's who may be interested in putting together a team just to do a special once in a while. You'd be surprised how things can go in the right direction just out of a few suggestions........

OMB

 

[paranoid70]

The songs ain't up to me, if the choir director (who is also the preacher) decides to pick something with guitar he will ask me if I want to contribute. However, they have only done piano & vocals since last Easter. Our church is a little more traditional - we typically don't have contemporary music.

 

[phat5]

The songs ain't up to me, if the choir director (who is also the preacher) decides to pick something with guitar he will ask me if I want to contribute. However, they have only done piano & vocals since last Easter. Our church is a little more traditional - we typically don't have contemporary music.

I attended a church in whittier for 10 years, and was only allowed to play 4 times; They have regulars who play every sunday. I opted to play for another church 2 times a month, at Gateway Community, with Davis Hill.......My first Sunday, I showed up in slacks & tie. The Pastor / worship leader shows up in shorts and a hawaiian shirt. After the first song, he leans over and tells me to turn it up. That was a fun gig. My point is, maybe you could hook up with other musicians in your community and sub for other bassists, thus finding a permanent gig.

 

[SharonG]

Quite the other end of the spectrum from most of the praise teams described here, mine is a fly by the seat of your pants rag tag group of folks who are trying to bring some more contemporary music into our otherwise great but very traditional music program. The church is tiny - maybe 75 in attendance on the average Sunday. I'm pleased to say my Bongo is awesome through a 100 W Hartke at half volume. That great tone comes through in a more subtle setting, as well. That bass just rocks!

Unfortunately I won't be with my own team this Easter - we're heading out of town with relatives including my nephew who's just out of the hospital, and that's a blessing of a different kind!

 

[Duarte]

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

Who?

 

[Ole Man Blues]

Quite the other end of the spectrum from most of the praise teams described here, mine is a fly by the seat of your pants rag tag group of folks who are trying to bring some more contemporary music into our otherwise great but very traditional music program. The church is tiny - maybe 75 in attendance on the average Sunday. I'm pleased to say my Bongo is awesome through a 100 W Hartke at half volume. That great tone comes through in a more subtle setting, as well. That bass just rocks!

Unfortunately I won't be with my own team this Easter - we're heading out of town with relatives including my nephew who's just out of the hospital, and that's a blessing of a different kind!

Change can come slow, but hang on keep doing what you're doing...

Glad to hear about your nephew and his Blessing of recovery........

Have a Great Easter...... OMB

 

[Ole Man Blues]

Who?

The One we serve with our musical talents that He gave us.......

OMB

 

[TheStiffness]

most sundays, i use an Axis SS
one of our bass players uses a Bongo 5.

the bongo thumps , the axis sings.

 

[Ole Man Blues]

I attended a church in whittier for 10 years, and was only allowed to play 4 times; They have regulars who play every sunday. I opted to play for another church 2 times a month, at Gateway Community, with Davis Hill.......My first Sunday, I showed up in slacks & tie. The Pastor / worship leader shows up in shorts and a hawaiian shirt. After the first song, he leans over and tells me to turn it up. That was a fun gig. My point is, maybe you could hook up with other musicians in your community and sub for other bassists, thus finding a permanent gig.

Great post.......if you feel that you're being "called" to full time Bass ministry then looking elsewhere could be the answer. There are alot of church's looking for Bassist's. Ask around, or make some inquiring phone calls.....

OMB

 

[phat5]

Great post.......if you feel that you're being "called" to full time Bass ministry then looking elsewhere could be the answer. There are alot of church's looking for Bassist's. Ask around, or make some inquiring phone calls.....

OMB

Yes! One of our associate leaders , is from another church....some of us help out at his church; pretty much filling the musicians-poole. Hey paranoid 07....move out to Iowa; I'll keep you busy!

 

[UKFIN]

I have always played my stingrays at church . The sound guys love them and not week goes by without a comment on the clarity and tone

 

[kirkm24]

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.

I'll try to get a picture this weekend. Our sound guy is an old crank and may wonder why I'm taking a picture; I'll lie and say it's because I'm nominating him for soundguy of the year or something like that...

 

[kirkm24]

Change can come slow, but hang on keep doing what you're doing...

Glad to hear about your nephew and his Blessing of recovery........

Have a Great Easter...... OMB

Change can come fast too. Our church is going though a big change musically speaking right now. Within about a 6 month period we went from contemporary alt rock type worship sound to more gospel and R&B music. They even audtioned and added a 60 member choir in about a 2 month window. We got a brand new music director who is taking us in this direction. It will be a lot more bass intensive so I hope I can keep up. I've been mostly just being an 8th note rocker at church for the last 10 years now I will be going in a very different direction.

 

[Ole Man Blues]

Change can come fast too. Our church is going though a big change musically speaking right now. Within about a 6 month period we went from contemporary alt rock type worship sound to more gospel and R&B music. They even audtioned and added a 60 member choir in about a 2 month window. We got a brand new music director who is taking us in this direction. It will be a lot more bass intensive so I hope I can keep up. I've been mostly just being an 8th note rocker at church for the last 10 years now I will be going in a very different direction.

That's a good thing. I love playing with musician's that are better than me, it makes me work harder to keep up therefore making me a better player.....

Plug in, key in on the drummer's foot and hang on........

The man upstairs will get you through it........

OMB

 

[Duarte]

The One we serve with our musical talents that He gave us.......

Big Poppa?

I mean....the BIG Big Poppa!

 

[mynan]

Big Poppa?

I mean....the BIG Big Poppa!

What's your point?

 

[bigvissch]

Stingray 5 is in the House!!

My Stingray 5 has been holding up the bottom end at our church from its very first gig nearly 14 years ago. (Its predecessor only held the spot for 7). It has never skipped a beat (although its player may have, on more than one occasion )

It's been a fantastic journey. For a number of years I was playing almost every weekend for almost every event but nowadays with a team of 6 regular bass players and a few young up and comers, I only play every second Sunday (two services). Playing in our church band has been one of the most fulfilling and soul satisfying experiences I could ever ask for. When my wife and I joined the church it was about 400 members strong. We now have over 7500 members and run 10 services at 4 different campuses each weekend. At any given service there may be up to 2000 people. It's a great atmosphere to play in and to be an integral part of. Music is such an important part of our church's history and is part of our DNA.

The breadth and depth of music I have had an opportunity to play is absolutely fantastic and the musos I have played with are some of the most musically gifted people I know. (including our senior pastor)

The sound guys and the other musos all just love my Stingray 5. And I frequently get comments from other church members who love the way it sounds out in the auditorium. Our really nice PA helps too.

I'm looking forward to another great day this Easter Sunday, and the blessing of being able to play my trusty Stingray 5 again will just top it off.

I'm also so looking forward to unleashing a Stingray 5 fretless at church when I eventually get my hands on one.

Thanks OMB for the post and have a blessed Easter.

 

[Ole Man Blues]

My Stingray 5 has been holding up the bottom end at our church from its very first gig nearly 14 years ago. (Its predecessor only held the spot for 7). It has never skipped a beat (although its player may have, on more than one occasion )

It's been a fantastic journey. For a number of years I was playing almost every weekend for almost every event but nowadays with a team of 6 regular bass players and a few young up and comers, I only play every second Sunday (two services). Playing in our church band has been one of the most fulfilling and soul satisfying experiences I could ever ask for. When my wife and I joined the church it was about 400 members strong. We now have over 7500 members and run 10 services at 4 different campuses each weekend. At any given service there may be up to 2000 people. It's a great atmosphere to play in and to be an integral part of. Music is such an important part of our church's history and is part of our DNA.

The breadth and depth of music I have had an opportunity to play is absolutely fantastic and the musos I have played with are some of the most musically gifted people I know. (including our senior pastor)

The sound guys and the other musos all just love my Stingray 5. And I frequently get comments from other church members who love the way it sounds out in the auditorium. Our really nice PA helps too.

I'm looking forward to another great day this Easter Sunday, and the blessing of being able to play my trusty Stingray 5 again will just top it off.

I'm also so looking forward to unleashing a Stingray 5 fretless at church when I eventually get my hands on one.

Thanks OMB for the post and have a blessed Easter.

This post here says exactly what it is all about. Making yourself available and hanging in for the long haul.

Having a great Bass to play enjoy makes it all so much more special. I love great equipment and MM Basses are the "Best on the Market, PERIOD!

Thanks Big Poppa......... You're #1........

Hope you have many more years of playing that Stingray at your church.
Have a great Easter....Post some pics my friend.........

OMB

 

[bigvissch]

This post here says exactly what it is all about. Making yourself available and hanging in for the long haul.

Having a great Bass to play enjoy makes it all so much more special. I love great equipment and MM Basses are the "Best on the Market, PERIOD!

Thanks Big Poppa......... You're #1........

Hope you have many more years of playing that Stingray at your church.
Have a great Easter....Post some pics my friend.........

OMB

Thanks. My wife has a great camera but it is a little conspicuous walking into a service with a whopping digital SLR including a 200mm lens slung around your neck.

I might have something in the archives I could dig up. PM me if you want the church web site to check it out.

+1 for BP as #1!