Rick was absolutely amazing. He was so easy to work with, very accommodating (even with all of our "out there" requests). Prior to our wedding he went out of his way to meet with us, spending half the day in a Starbucks waiting for us to finish other appointments. On the day of our wedding he took care of everything, and brought life to the party. All of our guests commented on how awesome the music was. I will be recommending Rick again and again and again. Anyone that can get my husband out on the dance floor is top notch! THANK YOU, RICK!!

Rick was amazing! The common response I have heard from guests is that the music was great-- he really knew how to read the crowd and keep people coming back to the dance floor. He respectfully declined to play songs that were on the "do not play" list and worked in all of our requests seamlessly. Went above and beyond in the MC duties and even the coordinating of other vendors... I'd recommend him over and over again!

I've been to a handful of weddings in the past couple years and I have not experienced a better DJ than Rick. Rick's work ethic, professionalism, and equipment made our wedding unforgettable to our guests. We were a little hesitant to spend the money for a "5-star" DJ, but looking back on our wedding day, that was the best money we spent and if we had to do it all over we would chose Rick again in a heartbeat! Rick also did very well at adjusting his equipment and plans on the fly. Our caterer plugged in a space heater into the same circuit as Rick's equipment, which tripped a breaker and shut off power to half of Rick's equipment...before anyone even noticed, Rick had already talked with the caterer about a solution and had everything up and running in no time. This guy is good and he will not disappoint you. We absolutely recommend him!

Rick did an outstanding job as our DJ. From the moment we met him, based on the reviews we read, we chose not to look any further for a DJ (he was the first one we met with too!). We emailed Rick an outline of the music we wanted, the wedding party and told him we didn't want it to be "traditional" and nothing about our wedding was. However, were stumped trying find music for the prosessional and bride's entrance and asked him to surprise us. On the day of the rehearsal he asked us if we had come up with something, then we told him we were blank slates. After one meeting and email conversations, Rick had listened intently to what we wanted and was able to come up with two amazing songs that depicted our style and what we wanted to convey to our guests. Timeless, elegant and vintage....He nailed it with his attention to detail and quick thinking. I couldn't be a happier bride!

Mindy Veary Kloser

Thank you so much for your services. You made the wedding day flow so smooth everyone had so much fun which was our goal for the day! By far the best Dj ever! Thank you again!

Dj Rick, Oh my, Joe and I have no idea where to start! You did such an amazing job at our wedding. We loved everything you have done for us. You are by far one of the most professional, intellegent, and hard working dj we have ever encountered. You are so prepared with your equipments and showed up extra early at the venue just to set up. You always gave us a fast response through e-mails. You never once hesitated to give us your opinions as to how we can better our wedding. You gave us so many ideas on music, sounds, and your lightings, oh my goodness, it was unbelievable! You always take risks and that's what makes you so unique in your own ways. We've had so many guests come up to us and say this was one of the most fascinating wedding they've ever gone to and they will never forget it! It is so touching to hear this because we all worked so hard on it and SUCCEEDED! We are still receiving text messages from our friends and family as to how amazing our party was. The one thing that really impressed me was DJ rick helping me critique my father and daughter dance. He made it sound so beautifully that I could not stop crying while dancing with my dad. Also, Joe and I had already chosen our 1st dance song. Well, the day before our wedding, we decided to change it. It was definitely an emergency last minute decision and I was so nervous we weren't able to make the changes because it was such a late notice. I was mistaken. He made it so possible for us and even sent us the song that sounded oh so dam good! Thanks to DJ Rick, he made our wedding one of the most fun, lively, energetic, and memorable wedding anyone has ever attended. We did not want the night to end because we all were having such a wonderful time, SO when the last song was done, the crowd started chanting "DJ RICK, DJ RICK, DJ RICK, DJ RICK" and he played another song. When he did, I looked around and all the guests were so ecstatic, screaming and jumping up and down. You have definitely made such a difference in our wedding. Thanks to you, we, along with our guests, were blown away! I will for sure refer you to anyone I know because your quality of work has exceeded our expectations!

Rick did an amazing job at our wedding! Professional and helpful through out the entire night. Even when the groom wanted to change the mother son dance song the day of. He just popped the new song right in and did it. He was a big help in guiding the events through out the entire night. Great range in music and great equipment to boost. I would recommend Rick to anyone who wants to have a great time at their wedding or event.

AMAZING!! I couldn't have asked for a more perfect wedding and Bass Is Loaded! made it all possible. Our ceremony and reception took place in the same area but there were several indoor and outdoor areas I was worried needed extra attention from the DJ that another DJ may not have been able to do. But Rick was up to the challenge! He was very assuring that he was more than capable and he did not lie! Our ceremony had a lot of music that I found on YouTube and he did great with finding the exact tracks that we wanted. Same with the reception. He was so helpful (and willing to help!) and definitely relieved me of a lot of worry and stress. He did not over suggest songs or try to take over anything. I did my thing while he did his and I didn't worry about it at all. He listened to what we wanted and helped where he could. He was very flexible too! We told him first we only needed him for the reception, then we needed him earlier, then the ceremony too and he was more than happy to be there whenever we needed him. It was perfect. We could not have asked for a better DJ. Thank you so much for everything you did for us!

Rick portrays exceptional professionalism. With his experience in his field he is able to offer advise and help cover all areas, often forgotten, by couples during their wedding. With Rick's help our wedding flowed extremely smoothly, from start to finish. He makes each transition form beginning to end seamless. My wife and I agree that we did not have to worry about anything with respect to the flow of the wedding, form the rehearsal to the ceremony and the reception. He is able to make announcements to cue the crowd for each transition; when to eat & drink, to take your seat, bride and groom entrance, the toast, cake cutting, and dancing! Too many couples become far too stressed during their wedding (worrying about the details) to enjoy the experience. I can say that because of rick the both of us were able to completely enjoy OUR evening! I am glad to say that rick was worth every penny!

Rick!!! We cannot thank you enough for the fabulous job you did at our wedding!! You pulled off our theme, which was classy but still fun.. and the work you did on the bittersweet symphony song was so perfect, the timing and everything.. I would definitely recommend you to anyone who is looking to have a great time and an unforgettable experience!! You made our day so memorable, and we can't tell you how thankful we are for that. You even had my grandpa on the dance floor with us doing the fist pump!! Hahaha YOU'RE THE BEST!!

-Chelsea & Jim Pappel

What an amazing job Rick had done at Whisper-n-Oaks. The timing of the bridal music was perfect, the type that gave you goose bumps. Everyone had a wonderful time, his music was great, he got people involved. Wonderful experiences with him. Great job Rick!

Rick does a great job at listening to what you want for the mood or feel of the wedding and he delivers. The set up was fantastic and I know all our guest enjoyed the TV's and the music. Rick also went out of his way to find music that we wanted but we could not find. Definitely a great value and I would recommend him to any of my friends or family. He went above and beyond our expectations and thank Rick all his hard work. The memories will last forever.

Rick/Bass is Loaded offered great suggestions, yet never pushed opinions. Very professional in handling of clients wants/needs. Awesome to work with, keep up the great service, we will definately use him again.

I have to say that finding a DJ was something that I took a lot of time to research. I felt that the DJ was a huge part of my guests experience and I didn't want just anyone to do it. I spent hours on Rick's website reading and watching all his videos, nothing is a surprise with Rick, what you see is what you get. He was professional and available from the very beginning. I have a unique taste in music and had specific requests for what I did and did not want, he completely respected my input. However, I will warn those of you who want to make a big long list of songs and force the DJ to stick to it and not play anything else, Rick has been doing this long enough that he knows what gets people on the dance floor so I encourage you to trust him and give him some creative leeway. He brought my quests to tears at the right moments and got them all dancing and partying at the right moment. He is by far the best DJ I have ever encountered and my guests are still telling me what an amazing job he did. Do yourself a favor and put aside enough money in your budget to hire Rick, he is worth EVERY penny and then some, he was by far the best vendor I worked with, I only hope we can hire him for another wedding in the future! Thank you Rick, you made my wedding very special, you knew how important certain songs were to me and you made sure to play them at just the right moments, I could not have asked for anything better, you truly know what you are doing and have found your calling. Keep up the good work and I hope to work with you again!

Rick was absolutely fantastic! He was extremely professional and really fun to work with. We felt like Rick listened very well to what we wanted and DIDN'T want in terms of music and the overall vibe at our wedding. From cocktail hour through dinner and into the dance party he was exactly the DJ and MC we were hoping for! No matter what it is you're looking for in a DJ, Rick will listen to your wants and needs and make it happen. For my wife and me it was semi stressful picking vendors. It was so nice when one of our friends would highly recommend a vendor for us and it made those picks so much easier. Rick was not one of the vendors who was recommended by a friend(we found him on the internet), but he will definitely be a vendor we will HIGHLY recommend to anyone we know getting married, who are looking for a great DJ.

It wasn't just my wife and me that thought Rick did a great job. More friends than we can count came up to us towards the end of the wedding or even since the wedding and have commented on how awesome the music was. SO, that being said, we guarantee you won't be disappointed if you choose Rick to be the DJ for your wedding.

I recommend Rick enough. From the get go he was absolutely amazing! He would always respond to my emails quickly, sometimes within a minute of me sending them. I work graveyard shift, and he would respond to my emails sometimes at 6:00 am! He always answered his phones, and was always available to talk.
When it came to meeting in person. From the minute I met him I new I had made a great choice. He was always early to our meetings. He worked around my schedule and was extremely flexible and accomodating. I felt like he took a real interest in our wedding, and really wanted to make it as amazing as it could be. He helped us figure out time lines, plan songs and diffent elements of our wedding. He wanted to make sure we got everything we wanted out of him and our wedding. He found every song that we wanted! (even some silly video game song for our main entrance, an obsolete movie song, a song we didn't even know the title too, and the instrumental version, not the karaoke version, of our first dance song, for the girls to walk down the aisle to. He was so funny and charming and sweet and professional, and really made us confident our wedding music was going to be perfect. When we first sat down, he asked us what we wanted people to say about our wedding if they were asked to describe it later and we gave about 8 deions.
And guess what? It was. At the ceremony he timed all of the music perfectly. When the little mics started to cut out because of the rain, he took an oppurtunity to steathfully sneak a hand mic up to us undetected. There were no lulls in the music, everything was executed expertly. He showed up looking adorable in a nice outfit with a cute and classy tie (he asked us how dressy our wedding was going to be, and he hit the nail on the head with his outfit)
At the reception, he played every song we wanted him too and some songs we didn't even know we wanted until they played. He read the crowd and got everyone dancing. We have some amazing pictures of silly dancing because of how well he raised the energy level and brought everybody to the floor (and I was afraid people wouldn't dance!) He made sure that he got everyone's attention for the traditional stuff like cutting the cake and bouquet toss (very important as I have been at some weddings where I missed these things because they were not announced well enough) We wanted an open mic during our speeches, and he made sure he didn't miss anyone that wanted to say something. He kept the wedding flowing, as we did have a time constraint, and did not miss a thing. He kept coming up and making sure everything was going perfectly, and if there was anything he could do to help make things even better. I'm sure he did some behind the scenes work we never even saw, because somehow all of the vendors knew when do do everything, and the only people that really knew the time line was us and Rick!
I cannot recommend Rick enough! He is worth every penny if not more! I wish I had it in the budget to pay him more! I have been to my fair share of weddings and I have never seen a DJ flawlessly pull together a wedding like Rick did. We are so happy we chose him, and you will definently not be disappointed if you choose him too. He did more than we could ask a DJ to do, and seemed like he was happy to do it, because we really felt the whole time like his passion was making sure people have amazing rockin' weddings! All of my bridesmaids are not married, and they wanted his contact info so they could hire him for their weddings somedays.
I knew it was aiming high to want a perfect wedding, but that is just what it was, perfect, and part of that is because of Rick!
If you have any questions about him, I would gladly give him a reference. Just email me at hippity_dippity@hotmail.com.