Now I have heard it all...

[Joey3313]

Out of curiosity did he tell you what basses WOULD be acceptable? I'm guessing Smith, Fodera, Godin, Conklin, Lakland, Sadowski?
I could maybe, MAYBE see his point, regarding the Tbird. But the others?

Sadowsky sounds Jewish, so that probably wouldn't be welcome in a Christian church anyway.

BAZINGA!

 

[topo morto]

Was this guy an ordained leader?

 

[soulman969]

If this is an honest and not made up story all you do is move on. Even if my fellow band members were headstock snobs I would either set them straight or move on to a group who valued my playing skills more than the brand of my bass.

In this case coming from someone who you'd think should have more open mindedness and tolerance is ludicrous. The basic shapes of the basses you say you own are pretty much the standards used by most everyone so what else is there? If the Thunderbird is too "ungodly" then either a PBass or a JBass should do. Half the bass playing world owns or plays one or the other.

Walk on brother, walk on and don't give it one more second of your time.

 

[lucas vigor]

First off,I would call the local newspapers and TV stations and put his hypocritical ass on front street . I thought who he served was the only one doing the judging.

Really? That hasn't been my experience, not since the salem witch trials.

 

[Tunaman]

Ask the pastor if Jesus would have a problem with the superficial quality of your basses & your financial situation to not afford a better one

 

[Tonegasm]

God drama. Who'da thunk it?!

 

[MegaSwing]

Just imagine. People like that have an amazing influence over the thinking of millions.

There is nothing more awesome than ignorance in action.

 

[fourstringdrums]

Should have brought a Schecter Omen

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So...ignoring his view of T-birds, if he didn't think a Precision or Jazz was acceptable, what WOULD he think is?

 

[BartmanPDX]

I really want an ungodly bass.

 

[Hawkbone]

at least we know what the best bass for metal is...

 

[Herrick]

Really, the "ungodly" part isn't surprising but why did he have a problem with you playing a cheaper bass? Sounds like he was just making a BS excuse not to give you the job.

 

[WhiteNinja]

The Mothman Bass is pretty ungodly. And proud of it, I bet! Imagine showing up with THAT at the audition!

 

[electracoyote]

Good thing it wasn't a Gibson EB-O. The pastor might have tried to excorsize a demon from it.

 

[David Jayne]

Should have brought a Schecter Omen

I was going to suggest this, in black:
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[M.R. Ogle]

Is the Mothman bass available for rent?

 

[5StringBlues]

 

[smcd]

This story is so crazy that I don't believe it. Literally. That is to say, I think this story is not true.

 

[shaft311]

Religion. That's how it rolls.

 

[BassDaddy77]

I tend to wonder what blind pastors might think. Is it still ungodly to them?

 

[Herrick]

Also keep in mind that this pastor might not have literally meant that the bass was evil but that he thought it would not fit in with the look of a worship band. This could happen in any band that wants to maintain a certain look.