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Blasting a Wasp Nest with Dynamite?

#82
Dr. Cheese said:
I carried two basses to practice today. I only took one out of its bag. We went over three CCM songs that were all half and quarter note root notes in the first position. This is my only gig. What is the point in caring about gear so much if don’t actually need it for what I get paid to do? I guess some perspective does not hurt.
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I don't gig, but I can afford and enjoy gear. Also I hope to one day gig, would rather do it on gear I enjoy.
 
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#84
Ronzo said:
Welcome to a large part of my subliminally frustrating world. Stylistic differences create friction, especially with the older congregants.

One couple told me, “If we see drums in a permanent spot in the chancel, we and our contribution are gone.”

Others ask, “Why are there so few young families with children attending our Church?” Meanwhile, the sports leagues for the kids in those families schedule games from 9:00 AM on Sundays. Especially the travel teams, where the families have a significant commitment. When the leagues are asked to schedule games after 1:00 PM, the response is, “Go to an earlier Mass or service.”

Very frustrating. And varying the music program to get more engagement with the congregation sometimes fractures the congregation further and pushes young families away. Self-fulfilling philosophy.
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All parties will be reconciled when you start busting power cords on that flying v of yours
 
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#85
Dr. Cheese said:
I carried two basses to practice today. I only took one out of its bag. We went over three CCM songs that were all half and quarter note root notes in the first position. This is my only gig. What is the point in caring about gear so much if don’t actually need it for what I get paid to do? I guess some perspective does not hurt.
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Can’t wait to read through this thread, but just because the songs are written by people that don’t know how to write a bass part doesn’t mean you can’t create one.
 
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#89
Drkwdsman said:
To be fair, the last three years have all been synth bass lately. Moog Sub Phatty got pretty popular for a while in the CCM world.
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Yeah, I use one of those as well...there is “the patch” and you basically have to leave it on “the patch”.

I do seem to have some freedom when it comes to mod wheel and filter sweeps. That being said, you can’t even hear the dang thing if you listen to the live stream, because “the patch” doesn’t have a lot of harmonic character to it.

Frankly, it feels like more of a prop that gets in the way than anything. Plenty of times it’s easiest to just hold down a sustain pedal and just quickly poke each key at the beginning of the chord.
 
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Dr. Cheese said:
The most demanding gig I ever had was a Funk band in 1985 that mainly played the music of Prince, The Time, and similar acts. I had a Peavey combo, a Rickenbacker 4000, and a Moog Rogue synthesizer. I had a little phase shifter as my only effect. I left the band to go work on my Ph.D. I had chance to work with a band once I had moved, and had a great time sitting in with them playing Rick James “Give It to Me Baby.” I turned them down because I had not left South Carolina and moved to Michigan to play in clubs with folks doing coke instead of studying. About eight years later, I started playing in church.
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Just curious Doc, where did you live in MI?
 
#91
Bikeguy57 said:
Pardon my ignorance, but people get payed to play in church? Obviously, I don't spend much time there!
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I thought I heard this once before...
The churches I came from didn’t have live bands that get the groove on. My churches had one huge pipe organ and the organist also had one hell of a voice. She sang and played at the same time.
The same people that administered mass were the same people that slapped the heck out of me in school. So once I graduated from that school, never went back to church.

Now, back to the gigging. In all 18 years of owning my gigging bass - 1994 Stingray - it never failed. So in my opinion, bringing a backup for a solid bass is a waste of time and energy. The only reason I brought two, was that the other was fretless.
 
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#92
g-dude said:
Yeah, I use one of those as well...there is “the patch” and you basically have to leave it on “the patch”.

I do seem to have some freedom when it comes to mod wheel and filter sweeps. That being said, you can’t even hear the dang thing if you listen to the live stream, because “the patch” doesn’t have a lot of harmonic character to it.

Frankly, it feels like more of a prop that gets in the way than anything. Plenty of times it’s easiest to just hold down a sustain pedal and just quickly poke each key at the beginning of the chord.
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Just Bass synth pedal for me.
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Dr. Cheese said:
I carried two basses to practice today. I only took one out of its bag. We went over three CCM songs that were all half and quarter note root notes in the first position. This is my only gig. What is the point in caring about gear so much if don’t actually need it for what I get paid to do? I guess some perspective does not hurt.
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maybe just carry an extra battery if you practice bass is active.
 

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