How dirty does anybody go, if you play it, for "The Church Is Alive"? Deciding what I want to use to add some grit to the bass line.
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Worship Bass Pedalboards
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I've been using the EQD Plumes or MXR Il Torino overdrive into a Tech 21 VT bass. I'm VERY satisfied with the results. I usually don't like what I hear out of dirt pedals on bass, but I think the VT bass preamp sweetens up the dirt pedals.
Couldn't find a demo of the Torino on bass, but did find the plumes. How high do you set the gain on the plumes?
On the Plumes It really depends on what I'm playing, and what I'm playing through. All the settings sound good, but the first (left) toggle setting has the least low end loss. I like it's "voice", which is good because it definitely has a voice of its own.
The Il Torino is another story. It is a VERY transparent overdrive. It doesn't seem to have a baked in voice, rather, it sounds like whatever you are playing... only dirtier. It has a 3 band EQ so you can boost lows since most guitar overdrives cut a lot of bass. Surprisingly, I haven't needed to boost the bass knob as the low end loss has been negligible.
Was meaning what would your gain setting on the Plumes be for The Church is Alive.
Sorry, I've never played that one. A quick listen tells me I'd start at noon and adjust to taste... but I usually do that anyway unless the song is obviously super distorted.
I got a HX Stomp last week and Online services have given me a chance to really play around and try to integrate it before having to bring it to church. This is the setup I'm leaning towards right now. Using the Stomp to run split Ampeg/8x10 Sim and Bass Driver DI lines with the Footswitches assigned to Overdrive, Reverb, and cut treble to do low section sub bassy stuff. Probably gonna swap things around a little more as I really settle into it. My general impression is the Stomp can't replace the Bass Micro Synth. So that will stay. The compressor at the start of the chain is to give me an easier time making on the fly adjustments to gain and stuff like that. But the Stomp is a great pedal so far. Really fun to dig into.
I can't remember the brand. It's a generic one I bought either off of Ebay or from Rondo Music. It's Pedal Train style, but I think the supports on the underside are bulkier.
Anyway, I ordered a Zuma and will have it in a few days. If it doesn't fit underneath, I'll mount it on top.
From the demo's of the plumes I heard, I can see that. I have a hard time distinguishing levels of dirt on bass in a mix. Thank you for the help!
jacoby75
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I have yet to put much dirt into practice myself as a bassist, but you'd be surprised how prevalent it is. Look up some isolated bass track videos on YouTube. One of the ones that surprised me was "Interstate Love Song" by STP. I never would have thought the bass was dirty, but it's so dirty! Still trying to figure out how to successfully integrate that into a worship set myself, especially when most of the time I'm playing with a small combo group.
Well, I've been holding off doing surgery on some of my pedals till tonight: which would have been the night I tell my sweet worship team it would be my last night with them.
I've been looking forward to this fellowship for weeks. I've wanted to be able to tell them in person. Man, covid is bringing me down.
I've been looking forward to this fellowship for weeks. I've wanted to be able to tell them in person. Man, covid is bringing me down.
Yup, I'm always surprised how much is actually there. Hav to ask sometimes just to get a reality check. Ha
It's surprisingly easy in a P&W setting. My background as a bassist is: Motown/R&B, Funk, syncopated lines ghost notes/dead notes, and I never used a pick.
I had to make some adjustments to really fit in in a P&W setting, but once I made those adjustments, I was set. The thing that really surprised me was how well playing overdriven with a pick fit into modern P&W. I'm using a P bass most of the time, and that also helps with that sound. I can easily play clean with my fingers and tone rolled back and get a tone that sits in the back ground of the more mellow songs. I find it hilarious that church is the only place I've ever really needed a dirt pedal and a pick.
The cover band is covering that song! Lots of fun, but pretty challenging after almost solely doing P&W previously.
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Sorry to hear that. What happened with your team?
I can also relate to "I can't mess with my board until I have an extended break coming up."
I do think I will go back to the Slinky Flatwounds on the 55-02. Used Pressurewound strings today on it. Will compare how they fit in the mix with the Slinky Flatwounds.
jacoby75
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True. The one time I was able to very easily sneak drive into a worship set was playing "This is Amazing Grace," during which I played through a Joyo Golden Face (Marshall in a box), which sounded fantastic on my P bass with a pick and a little drive. Pick rock with drive and a P bass is pure tonal bliss.
Yep, that's one of the songs that I use the plumes on. Lion and the Lamb is another contender. It's cool seeing love for joyo pedals, especially from someone like you that owns some really nice gear on your board.
