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Rick Towne · May 17th, 2008, 05:38 PM

I learned bass because there was often a vacancy at the piano-driven pentecostal-style Church on the Way where I started playing. I still played guitar most often. When we started attending Toronto-style renewal meetings in Pasadena, in 1995, (overlapping COTW for six months-usually playing five separate service per week) and began playing contemporary (i.e. Vineyard, early Delirious and Matt Redman) guitar-oriented worship I joined a band with a bass vacancy and got a G&L L-2500 5 string. I have had a Pedulla 5, a Zon 5 and now have a Rondo 6, while I search for another lightweight 5. The 6 string was $250, and plays fine. Basic playing style is Jamerson/Nashville. Favorite CCM/worship bassists are Nashville based Gary Lunn and Michael Rhodes. Still play guitar 95% of the time but always have the bass there if needed.

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Rick Towne Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Woodland Hills, CA Posts: 819	Lots of bass... I learned bass because there was often a vacancy at the piano-driven pentecostal-style Church on the Way where I started playing. I still played guitar most often. When we started attending Toronto-style renewal meetings in Pasadena, in 1995, (overlapping COTW for six months-usually playing five separate service per week) and began playing contemporary (i.e. Vineyard, early Delirious and Matt Redman) guitar-oriented worship I joined a band with a bass vacancy and got a G&L L-2500 5 string. I have had a Pedulla 5, a Zon 5 and now have a Rondo 6, while I search for another lightweight 5. The 6 string was $250, and plays fine. Basic playing style is Jamerson/Nashville. Favorite CCM/worship bassists are Nashville based Gary Lunn and Michael Rhodes. Still play guitar 95% of the time but always have the bass there if needed.