Best I ever played

Dakota · #1 01-09-2008, 08:42 PM

I just signed on to this forum, and ran across this thread, and decided to throw my two cents in.

Our church was undergoing renovations to the santcuary, so we decided to have two services in the fellowship hall. I was playing bass during the first morning service, that was 8:45am.

I had my game going, keeping up with the keyboardist and guitarist just fine. Playing the invitation, I had it going on. Several people came up and told me that I sounded great. I thanked them, and when I went to unhook everything, I found out that I did not even have my TKO-115 plugged in.

Anyone ever do this?

Wayne

peaveyuser · #2 01-09-2008, 08:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Dakota

I just signed on to this forum, and ran across this thread, and decided to throw my two cents in.

Our church was undergoing renovations to the santcuary, so we decided to have two services in the fellowship hall. I was playing bass during the first morning service, that was 8:45am.

I had my game going, keeping up with the keyboardist and guitarist just fine. Playing the invitation, I had it going on. Several people came up and told me that I sounded great. I thanked them, and when I went to unhook everything, I found out that I did not even have my TKO-115 plugged in.

Anyone ever do this?

Wayne

Ummm how would you know if you couldn't hear yourself

**Howlin' Hanson** · #3 01-09-2008, 08:58 PM

Perhaps the churchmice unplugged you after the service.

Valerus · #4 01-09-2008, 09:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Howlin' Hanson

Perhaps the churchmice unplugged you after the service.

Again?? I thought we got rid of them.

Dakota · #5 01-10-2008, 05:08 PM

about hearing myself, the keyboardist has a bass rythum dialed up into his keyboard.

jackson_bass · #6 01-10-2008, 05:23 PM

ummmmm. . . . the ultimate gig. Playing great without actually playing. Sounds great to me, must be kinda like lip syncing.

capnsandwich · #7 01-10-2008, 05:33 PM

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Originally Posted by peaveyuser

Ummm how would you know if you couldn't hear yourself

I think that's the point. He got complements on the sound he wasn't making. Irony is a beautiful thing.

I actually was told many times that I was too loud by a Helen Keller like sound man. I kept turning down, and again, and again. Since I don't go through the church's system I control my own volume. Around half way through the service I just turned all the way down to prove a point to the sound man. After the service I went downstairs to where the bathrooms were and ran into the sound man. He told me that he finally got the mix together and everything sounded good on the last 3 songs. I just shook my head and walked away.

He lasted 3 more weeks in the sound booth and now doesn't even go to our church any more. I have yet to be told that I'm too loud and that was 8 years ago.

Jerry Ziarko · #8 01-11-2008, 06:20 PM

Some years back, I was playing one of those "wrong gig for the band" events. Some of the older attendees kept telling the sound man to turn down the bass. He showed them I was not plugged into the sound system. After the second request a guy came up to me screaming. I showed him that I had no cord plugged in, (I had removed it three songs earlier) and my amp was not on!! His reply, "YOU'RE STILL TOO LOUD!!!!!

Valerus · #9 01-12-2008, 01:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Jerry Ziarko

Some years back, I was playing one of those "wrong gig for the band" events. Some of the older attendees kept telling the sound man to turn down the bass. He showed them I was not plugged into the sound system. After the second request a guy came up to me screaming. I showed him that I had no cord plugged in, (I had removed it three songs earlier) and my amp was not on!! His reply, "YOU'RE STILL TOO LOUD!!!!!

People are so dumb.

absolutezero · #10 01-13-2008, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by jackson_bass

ummmmm. . . . the ultimate gig. Playing great without actually playing. Sounds great to me, must be kinda like lip syncing.

Ah , now you're comparing bassists to Britney Spears . Aaaarrrrghhhhh !!!

Caimanson · #11 01-13-2008, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by jackson_bass

ummmmm. . . . the ultimate gig. Playing great without actually playing. Sounds great to me, must be kinda like lip syncing.

More like ultimate air-bass guitar playing

TheDarkReaver · #12 01-13-2008, 01:21 PM

wait so...the sound you heard was the keyboard? so in essence you arn't even needed?

Dakota · #13 01-15-2008, 06:34 PM

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Originally Posted by TheDarkReaver

wait so...the sound you heard was the keyboard? so in essence you arn't even needed?

I was wondering the same thing, but I still play for the praise team. Maybe they need another body???

bassist4dalord · #14 01-15-2008, 06:41 PM

I know that I play too loud! I play my Ibanez GSR200 through my church's PA which is 4 Peavey 12" mains, 4 Peavey 12" monitors, and an 18" you guessed it Peavey sub. I always turn myself way up on the board, down on the bass and whenever the sound "man" (he's a 13-year-old who has little to no sound training) thinks I'm too loud and turns me down, I just nudge up my bass volume! It's so much fun to be FELT as opposed to HEARD. Rock on for Jesus!

Pilgrim · #15 01-16-2008, 08:49 AM

What's a TKO-115? I have no idea.