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Worship Bass Pedalboards

#383
I used the Nimbus (with clean mode turned all the way down) and the high octave on my Octron to make a really cool string-like sound at the beginning of "Oceans" by Hillsong United last night in rehearsal. You can make some crazy cool sounds with the Nimbus!
 
#387
GMC said:
I'm looking for a nice light ambient airy autitorium reverb sound to add a little prescence when I'm in the quieter worship songs. If the Nimbus does that well then I'll need to order one up...I prefer not to buy blind from the web as they aren't too common here in Wiltshire / UK!
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Check out the Source Audio Dimension Reverb. I used mine for the exact same purpose. There are plenty if UK dealers for SA gear.
 
#388
zwkoch said:
Check out the Source Audio Dimension Reverb. I used mine for the exact same purpose. There are plenty if UK dealers for SA gear.
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......and eBay! I got mine per his recommendations and they are really nice pedals ! Good stuff. Versatile. Used mine tonight at rehearsal with my Upright and it just makes it come alive! Nice. Don't think you'll be disappointed.
 
#389
Updated version also have a pwnzor on the way :D 1384386320218.jpg
 
#392
I like to use an ehx freeze to 'double' a note. Ill either use it for a fat impact and/or to bend the string against the 'frozen' note for interesting modulation-y effects


We're one of 'those' worship bands though.. epic chord/interlude jazzy groove types
 
#395
SteveC said:
No matter how hard I try I can't imagine a tune we do at church that would benefit from or call for effects. I wish I could as i need something to jump start my interest/creativity.
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Well, here's a brief list of some ways I have used effects in a worship band setting. I play both bass and guitar, but I'll restrict this list to bass. The guitar list would be similar or more extensive.

  • I always have a little grit dialed in with my B7K. It's just my sound at this point.
  • I have used an aggressive fuzz/octave sound on the way we play "Happy Day" by Tim Hughes.
  • One time we were looking for a different way to play "Better Is One Day," so we tried a bass/drums intro. I threw on some phaser.
  • I've used fuzz/phaser on "Let It Rise" (Big Daddy Weave version).
  • I play a high-register part on "Lead Me To The Cross" by Brooke Fraser, and I have used both the Crystals and H910/H949 effects on my Pitchfactor for some ambience/sweetness. In a pinch, chorus would probably work fine, though.
  • The most ridiculous one is that on "Revelation Song" by Kari Jobe I used a massive organ-like sound on my Markbass Supersynth on the chorus. It's a little over the top but it actually works. It was also a bit of a joke between the drummer and I, he didn't care for the song because he felt they had overplayed it (due to job moves, I had only been there for a little while and I'm no longer there now). But he enjoyed the fuzz-organ sound.
  • A couple of times, there was an effect I normally used on guitar but when we didn't have a solid guitar player I did something similar on bass. One is using a Harmodulator (from my Pitchfactor) effect for the intro on "Your Great Name" by Natalie Grant. The Harmodulator can do syncopated arpeggio repeats. It doesn't totally sound like the recording, but I thought it was cool.
  • Another example of the above is power chord arpeggios with delay/repeats using the Diatonic effect on my Harmodulator on "Our God (Is Greater)" by Chris Tomlin.
  • I once used a straightforward, "squelchy/envelope-y" synth sound on "My Redeemer Lives" (Hillsong version) when we played it after the service on Easter Sunday. This was sort of another joke, I would not have played it that way during the service.

That's probably most of what I've done, but if I thought about it there might be more.
 
#396
I always have dirt dialed in as well, usually during response time i use tremelo and play around the 12th fret on the a,d, g strings gives an almost keyboard sound especially when playing chords, i use octave down on the first verse of forever reign, distortion whenever i can, i have a fuzz but it's more for bass solo's and combine it with octave and look out synthy craziness that works
Point is each of us have different styles even on the same songs praise him in your way with what works best for your church :D
 
#397
Dialing in a little dirt can help punch through the mix for a chorus or rockin' part, reverb can sound really cool for whole notes on mellow parts of songs, and octave can rattle the floors if needed (especially if you have a 4 string and want to hit some lower notes). Obviously, EQ and Compression improve my tone, and I also use my Dr. Sci Elements as an "almost clean" boost, which can be very useful too. I approach all the songs we play thinking whether or not I need any effects...sometimes I used one or two and sometimes I use none. As others have said, generally you don't NEED anything, but they can help enhance a song if used correctly.
 
#399
Oh yeah, I forgot to mention moderate compression is pretty much always on. :hiding:

Adamixoye said:
Well, here's a brief list of some ways I have used effects in a worship band setting. I play both bass and guitar, but I'll restrict this list to bass. The guitar list would be similar or more extensive.

  • I always have a little grit dialed in with my B7K. It's just my sound at this point.
  • I have used an aggressive fuzz/octave sound on the way we play "Happy Day" by Tim Hughes.
  • One time we were looking for a different way to play "Better Is One Day," so we tried a bass/drums intro. I threw on some phaser.
  • I've used fuzz/phaser on "Let It Rise" (Big Daddy Weave version).
  • I play a high-register part on "Lead Me To The Cross" by Brooke Fraser, and I have used both the Crystals and H910/H949 effects on my Pitchfactor for some ambience/sweetness. In a pinch, chorus would probably work fine, though.
  • The most ridiculous one is that on "Revelation Song" by Kari Jobe I used a massive organ-like sound on my Markbass Supersynth on the chorus. It's a little over the top but it actually works. It was also a bit of a joke between the drummer and I, he didn't care for the song because he felt they had overplayed it (due to job moves, I had only been there for a little while and I'm no longer there now). But he enjoyed the fuzz-organ sound.
  • A couple of times, there was an effect I normally used on guitar but when we didn't have a solid guitar player I did something similar on bass. One is using a Harmodulator (from my Pitchfactor) effect for the intro on "Your Great Name" by Natalie Grant. The Harmodulator can do syncopated arpeggio repeats. It doesn't totally sound like the recording, but I thought it was cool.
  • Another example of the above is power chord arpeggios with delay/repeats using the Diatonic effect on my Harmodulator on "Our God (Is Greater)" by Chris Tomlin.
  • I once used a straightforward, "squelchy/envelope-y" synth sound on "My Redeemer Lives" (Hillsong version) when we played it after the service on Easter Sunday. This was sort of another joke, I would not have played it that way during the service.

That's probably most of what I've done, but if I thought about it there might be more.
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#400
SteveC said:
Here's the set for this week.

Trading My Sorrows [A] Darrell Evans
Hosanna [E] Hillsong
If I Had A Hammer [E]
Sing Along [Eb] Christy Nockels
By Your Side [G] Tenth Avenue North
Let Us Rise [D] Sarah Reeves
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Cool. I have played Trading My Sorrows, but we did the Israel Houghton version with the slap parts. :bassist:

We have also done Hosanna. I use a ton of chorus with a pick on this song. I'm normally a finger style player, but the picked 8th/16th not rhythm with chorus sounds really nice.

What really opened up my eyes to creative playing was delay and reverb. It literally changed the way I look at my bass neck. Even if I don't use reverb or delay for a song, I now have voicings and licks that came about as I was messing with my delay or verb. In the end with effects, I ask my self one question. Is what I am doing help the audience engage at a deeper level and point them upward? Effects allow the bass to speak with more emotion than would normally be possible. You can play expressively with clean bass, but there is another dimension possible with effects. Aside from some preamp and compression, my tone is clean 90% of the time. But, when I want to be more emotive, I have tons of options.
 

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