Best Church Bass

[DrGroovenstein]

You name it, I've played it at church (cept the ridiculous junk people have posted). check out my profile. Lately it's just been my AC LG5 or KBP5.

 

[The Growler]

That would be the axe of the apostles.

Very good.

 

[etechstan]

Schecter Omen!!! For you Damien, For you!
Seriously, I play an SX 4+1 Jazz and a fretless SX Frankenbass but I'm looking at a Cort Curbow, peavey Millenium or Brice Defiant. It will be a 5 string.

 

[p0k]

Get a used pedulla

 

[SactoBass]

...and the Lord did grin, and people did feast upon the lambs, and sloths, and carp, and anchovies, and orangutans, and breakfast cereals, and fruit bats, and...

Skip a bit Brother.

And the Lord spake, saying, 'First shalt thou find a bass with thick low end, sweet mids, and a sparkling but non-harsh top end. Then shalt thou useth thy fingers or a pick to provide righteous bottom end whilst cutting through the mix, in thy mercy'.

 

[t0t0m]

I ussually go out with my sadowsky NYC PJ 5 for church..very versatile bass, nice low B and very aggresive.

 

[wshines1892]

augmented fourth intervals are a no no from what I understand, they summon the devil; true story.

 

[shamrok3]

Bassist at my church uses a Tune Bass Maniac 5 string. Basically he just rapes the low end of the mix.

 

[Jluckie3]

...and the Lord did grin, and people did feast upon the lambs, and sloths, and carp, and anchovies, and orangutans, and breakfast cereals, and fruit bats, and...

Skip a bit Brother.

And the Lord spake, saying, 'First shalt thou find a bass with thick low end, sweet mids, and a sparkling but non-harsh top end. Then shalt thou useth thy fingers or a pick to provide righteous bottom end whilst cutting through the mix, in thy mercy'.

that's damn near sigworthy

 

[Dr. Cheese]

Bassist at my church uses a Tune Bass Maniac 5 string. Basically he just rapes the low end of the mix.

Rape is not something I would associate with the mix of a bass in church.

 

[OriginalKeyster]

Thought this might be mildly appropriate, if not over-used...

http://www.papabear.com/product/bassbook.html

 

[drumandbass]

How bout a MTD?

 

[Dr. Cheese]

Picking a church bass is just like picking any other bass. Think about the kind of music you want to play, and pick a bass that will give you that sound. Of course, a bass needs to be comfortable in terms of size, weight, dimensions of the neck, etc.

Personally, a bass that I foound really works well for me in church is my BB605. It has a modern (Ken Smith, Cirrus) sound, especially now that I have modded it with Sadowsky humcancelling Jazz pickups. It weighs about 9 lbs, it has 19mm string spacing. It works for me!

 

[Hugh9191]

The band in our church is usually pretty small (guitar, piano, bass and sometimes drums). There are 2 bassists in my church. I usually play a Fender Precision and the other guy always plays a 70s Hohner p bass copy (both 4 string).

 

[Joe Smithberger]

If you're not a slapper playing Urban Gospel, IMO it's all about thick and smooth. For me, that says P bass ('78, P5, or ADP) or Rob Allen. The RA Mouse is especially sweet in sparse ensembles. If it's a boomy space (like a lot of old style churches) he thick mids will work better than a lot of deep lows.

 

[SteveC]

Picking a church bass is just like picking any other bass. Think about the kind of music you want to play, and pick a bass that will give you that sound. Of course, a bass needs to be comfortable in terms of size, weight, dimensions of the neck, etc.

Personally, a bass that I foound really works well for me in church is my BB605. It has a modern (Ken Smith, Cirrus) sound, especially now that I have modded it with Sadowsky humcancelling Jazz pickups. It weighs about 9 lbs, it has 19mm string spacing. It works for me!

I played my BB605 (w/Barts) today at church. I still can't believe it's 19mm spacing. It seems to feel the same as basses that are 17mm.

 

[Dr. Cheese]

I played my BB605 (w/Barts) today at church. I still can't believe it's 19mm spacing. It seems to feel the same as basses that are 17mm.

I just measured it, and it is 19mm!

 

[nostatic]

I'm amazed no one has mentioned Kramer. Great for when you need to cut through the mix *and* go on a crusade or two

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[Dr. Cheese]

I played my BB605 at the MLK memorial program today. It sounded great! We did some Civil Rights standards like We Shall Overcome, but we also played some Fred Hammond. I cannot believe how well this bass does the modern tone. You guys may think I am exagerrating, but this bass is a great Ken Smith substitute.

I just got a Ray35, and it is great, but I don't see the Ray35 replacing my Yamaha in church.

 

[DanGouge]

Well, aside from the fact that Jazz-style basses are the best for everything all the time I suspect that Jesus would be down with either a Warwick Katana or a Music Man Sabre. After all, did he not say, "I did not come to bring peace, but a sword."