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Worship Bass Pedalboards
- Thread starter Cshanks5
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It IS family!
And don't worry about getting used to IEM's, the learning curve happens to all of us. I was super worried when all amps/monitor wedges were taken off the stage but I got used to the IEMs quickly. Oddly enough, I've been playing tons of stuff outside of church this summer where it's either all my amp or my amp to a PA (no IEMs at all lol!) and I've actually found myself missing them at times!! Still don't think I'd give up an amp forever, but I'm totally good using IEMs and a mixer.
As long as you have a really decent pair of earbuds, it's all good! I'm definitely still a one-ear-out kinda guy tho, guess I just can't be totally sealed off!
I've never been able ti adjust to iems i jump around a lot so i still have a wedge but trying to save for a set of 1964 quints ouch they are stupid expensive i can buy a great amp in the classifieds here for what they cost
If possible, ask that they give you in ears that have at least 2 drivers; if you only have one driver in the ear buds you won't be able to hear your bass very well.
I have a pair of the Shure 425 model that I purchased. They have 2 drivers, so the bass is better.
I go into pretty detailed descriptions of some in-ear tips in this thread, check it out.
http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f203/my-experience-going-custom-iems-925781/
And Worshipbass12, those are exactly what I own (1964 Quads). They will be well worth the money. ;-)
http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f203/my-experience-going-custom-iems-925781/
And Worshipbass12, those are exactly what I own (1964 Quads). They will be well worth the money. ;-)
I have been playing in worship groups for over ten years with very few effects.
Almost exclusively DI.
I used a BBE DI-1000 with the sonic maximizer for a while. Ended up selling it to help finance a GK combo. Haven't missed it. Love the GK, but don't use it in the three different worship groups I play with.
Also have a JDI, which is about as good a DI as I've ever used.
Snagged a Tech 21 programmable bass driver/DI, in an auction. Not bad, but I like to have control over the mids, so I ordered in a Tone Hammer, after trying out somebody else's.
This will be the first weekend with the Tone Hammer. Two different churches this weekend.
Almost exclusively DI.
I used a BBE DI-1000 with the sonic maximizer for a while. Ended up selling it to help finance a GK combo. Haven't missed it. Love the GK, but don't use it in the three different worship groups I play with.
Also have a JDI, which is about as good a DI as I've ever used.
Snagged a Tech 21 programmable bass driver/DI, in an auction. Not bad, but I like to have control over the mids, so I ordered in a Tone Hammer, after trying out somebody else's.
This will be the first weekend with the Tone Hammer. Two different churches this weekend.
I know this is from a couple pages back, but I thought I would offer. I believe the GT-100 has a "sound-hold" effect (can be programmed as FX-1 or 2) that should mimic exactly what the freeze does. I don't know if you've played around with that at all, but it might be a way of getting rid of an extra pedal.
Yes mgalat, I set up sound hold on most of my patches, but it is definitely NOT polyphonic, where the Freeze pedal is polyphonic.
I use sound hold if I want to build a 4 or 5 note chord for the Freeze pedal to play; I'll load a high note on the GT-100 sound hold and then play the rest of the chord on the bass, then hit the Freeze button. I love that pedal.
Dude, I felt the same way. I was dead set on buying some 1964s. I did some research and I have to tell you, the Beats by Dre ear buds ($89.00) are AMAZING IEMs. They fit snug, they are isolating, and have the greatest bass response. I play 5 and 6 string basses tuned down to A and the beats sound fantastic. The only issue I have noticed is that I have to keep the keyboard dialed back in my mix or it drowns everything else out. The beats handle the full drum kit, my bass, two guitars, vocals, violin, keys, click, loops, and horns without clipping, distorting, or cutting out. My GAS for custom IEMs ended quickly.
Wow seriously??? I will have to check that out everything else i have tried has always been distorted bass
Every church band and sound setup is so different. I play at a church where I choose to play direct with my Precision. The sound is clear and punches through. One of the other bass players is a gear geek(I mean that in the positive sense). He brings an amp and about 6-8 pedals when he plays. The sound is muddy. Not saying stage amps and pedals are bad. Just pointing out that less is more in some (or many) cases.
ROBM700, that is so true. Part of the battle is sitting in the room to hear the bass and understand what the room adds and what it takes away.
We have 2 auditoriums in our church. In the big one my Jazz and Stingray are my only options because the room needs something that really cuts and has a lot of definition and bite. The smaller room is dominated by my Precision. It fills the space with warmth, but can still be definitive. The P-bass in the big room = mud 99% of the time.
We have 2 auditoriums in our church. In the big one my Jazz and Stingray are my only options because the room needs something that really cuts and has a lot of definition and bite. The smaller room is dominated by my Precision. It fills the space with warmth, but can still be definitive. The P-bass in the big room = mud 99% of the time.
I don't play bass in a worship band but the title interested me because I wondered if anyone was using a computer or iOS for their signal processing now that many worship bands require musicians to go amp-less. There is an awful lot you can do with an iPad or iPhone and a program like JamUp and the sounds are pretty incredible. We have a long, ongoing series of threads discussing the use of iOS devices for bass and come look around if you have any questions!
http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f36/ios-bass-players-thread-5-v-cinco-take-yer-pick-995342/
We are about to move into Part 6 so...
http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f36/ios-bass-players-thread-5-v-cinco-take-yer-pick-995342/
We are about to move into Part 6 so...
I use Jamup pro for my amp. I DI from the Ipad. I don't care for the effects as I already have a full pedalboard, but the amp sims are top notch.
