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Worship Bass Pedalboards

I have a big board, but I just bought a Nano+ to take to church. I've started playing my NS NXT4 EUB, and the Bassbone has been incredible for that.
I'm going to take the Sweeper (Bassballs clone) off. I don't use it at church. Now I need another pedal on there. Maybe a compressor or something . . . I'm up for suggestions.

Big board:
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Small Board for church:
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Hey guys. Looking for a chorus pedal for church and put a poll on my thread. Thoughts? TB...tell me what Chorus pedal to get!

Providence Anadime bass chorus...
Hands down the best Chorus I've ever had the pleasure of playing...
On a more affordable note, and very overlooked when talking about bass... the MXR Analog chorus is also great on bass... I'm actually about to pull the trigger on one myself
 
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I put this in the other worship thread as well. I've got nice basses. I've got a nice compressor. I'm a decent player. What else do I need to do to get that full, tight, big bottom like I hear even when listening to music on my Echo 3 in the kitchen? You know, bass sound live like what you hear with good speakers/headphones.

I think my FOH sound is ok. Lots of power and subs and stuff. I think when I record it sounds ok. When I play in the basement, not so as much.

I know physics. I know I like to keep it small and light. Am I just fighting myself with my self imposed one hand carry and light weight and all that?
 
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I put this in the other worship thread as well. I've got nice basses. I've got a nice compressor. I'm a decent player. What else do I need to do to get that full, tight, big bottom like I hear even when listening to music on my Echo 3 in the kitchen? You know, bass sound live like what you hear with good speakers/headphones.

I think my FOH sound is ok. Lots of power and subs and stuff. I think when I record it sounds ok. When I play in the basement, not so as much.

I know physics. I know I like to keep it small and light. Am I just fighting myself with my self imposed one hand carry and light weight and all that?


Do you much acoustic treatment in the basement? I've found it helps, particularly bass traps.
 
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As I debate preamps and/or DI's with myself, this from an article taking about DI's and the Radial website which has lots of useful information on DI's...

"The question is, how much should you spend on YOURS? Well, as you may have also noticed, the guys over at Radial Engineering seem to have all the answers when it comes to direct boxes…
And it just so happens they have an answer this question as well. According to their 5:1 Rule, they say that for every 5 dollars you spent on your instrument, you should invest 1 dollar on your direct box…Meaning a 1000 dollar guitar, would warrant using a 200 dollar direct box. Makes sense, right? Now we know."

So my $2,500 - $2,800 basses require a $500+ DI.
 
@jmbjandfam ,
Seriously? You've got to tell us more about that production. Some behind the scenes info. It's incredibly good.

Thanks,
John

Hey there! Thanks for the kind words!

For this particular service and due to the current restrictions, we did record the music portion prior to Easter. Everyone learned the music on their own and we came in on a Sunday afternoon and went through each of the songs to make sure everyone was on the same page.

We then recorded 2 takes of the full worship set and our production team used the audio and video from those 2 live takes and put together the final package.