Bass Guitar Worship Blender

The Precision Persuasion - Episode 29

We're finally back with a new episode.  Time for some catching up and to tell you about my latest Precision persuasion.

Memorize This - Secular Musicians Are Kicking Our Butts So How Do We Fix It - Episode 28

Sorry to get heavy on you, but secular musicians laugh at us when we struggle to memorize 4 songs a week.  As worship musicians we should be the ones setting the higher standard.

Interview with Brandon Moore of Transformation Church - Episode 27

Another "Average Joe" interview - this time with my new friend, Brandon Moore, of Transformation Church in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Lighten Your Load - It’s Bass Quest Time - Ep. 26

In this episode we lighten our load by *GASP* selling 2 MusicMan Stingray basses in order to "Make Room" for something new.  Brent also gets on a soapbox about bass weight before sharing a recording of his worship team performing a song... minus the worship team.... 

Story Time with the Worship Blender - Episode 25

It's been a little bit of a delay since last episode, so it's story time to tell about everything going on.

Ian Burns, Boutique Basses and a Goose - Episode 24

In this episode I do an "Average Joe" interview with my new friend Ian Burns.  Since the interview is in person, I get to check out his collection of boutique basses while learning about his pre-Jesus history touring in a popular secular band.  Oh, and we get interrupted by his loud goose...

Jesse Phillips of Church of the City - Episode 23

In this episode we interview Jesse Phillips, bassist at Church of the City.  Jesse is a talented musician with a great list of credentials (Church of the City, Chris McClarney, Christy Nockels, Aaron Shust, etc.).  But the coolest thing about him is his heart for Christ and a desire to build up others in the Kingdom.  

Jeremy Carriger of Short Circuit Electronics - Episode 22

In this episode we talk to Jeremy Carriger of Short Circuit Electronics.  Jeremy makes some very clever replacement control plates for Jazz basses.  These are not your typical preamp control plates - in fact they are not preamps and are completely passive.  Find out about his unique products and his questionable-at-first product naming conventions.

Episode 21 - It’s All In Your Head

This episode features new gear, a funny and true worship story, an experiment on if weight actually does increase sustain in a bass, and why everything is spinning around my head right now.

Pray For Our Brothers and Sisters In Harm’s Way - Episode 20

At the time of this podcast recording, we're a week into the Russian invasion of the Ukraine.  There are people on both sides that don't want war.  There are Christian brothers and sisters on each side that need our prayers.  This podcast, I share my feelings of heaviness on the situation and how it is impacting me.