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Worship Bass Pedalboards
- Thread starter Cshanks5
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They aren't giving it away though. $350. It does pack a lot into a "small" pedal, though.
Adam took down his sight I believe. However, Mat Ogden from Bethel just posted his HX stomp presets today and I think they sound better.
My Worship pedal board consists of a Polytune tuner, an MXR Nothing, going into a MuTron Invisible, followed by a TC Electronic Absent, and into the front of my amp.
My cheat sheet looks like a tablet with chord charts
I use an iPad and annotate the chord charts. I can store them and pull them back out weeks or months later when the song comes around again or copy my annotations easily when we change keys week to week.
I have a sheet for every song (and in every key that I'm likely to need), eventually I'll go back to using my tablet, It needs some tinkering to make it do what I need it to do. (I've used sheets like this for centuries - all two of them) Note: the chord charts are there if a novice wants to play along and doesn't know some of the chords. The Bass chart is just a quick reference that I often ignore.
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I take the given chords and then work to be able to play 85%-95% by ear so I can focus on what's going on on-stage and out in the congregation.
I typically have a little sticky note because I dont like having sheet music on stage as I memorize all the music. While I have never needed to look at this during performance, it definitely helps with confidence.
Although this should probably go in the P& W Band Bassists Club thread ( 
Sorry- couldn't resist) I think it is great that you CAN write up a cheat sheet ahead of time. Settled arrangements are more a matter of WL of the day taste and seem to happen on the fly around here. Lol.
I like your shorthand though!
Sorry- couldn't resist) I think it is great that you CAN write up a cheat sheet ahead of time. Settled arrangements are more a matter of WL of the day taste and seem to happen on the fly around here. Lol.I like your shorthand though!
Back when I used to use any kind of cheat, there may have been a song or two with a section or two of progressions I wanted to have a cheat sheet for.
Unfortunately, I couldn't have a cheat sheet at the mega church (that actually over time made me a better player though).
In the meantime though when I did struggle, I would take a piece of scotch tape and write in black ball point pen very small progression sequence up to 3 lines high on one strip while it was on the roll, then I'd pull it out and tear it on each end on the tear/cut off spot, then stick it to the back side of my maple neck usually in the higher part of the upper register where I could read it while playing and nobody could see it on camera or really otherwise. The only hard part of that was when the lights were our or strobing, it could be hard to see, but I'd try to look ahead for the next part when the light was on if necessary.
Unfortunately, I couldn't have a cheat sheet at the mega church (that actually over time made me a better player though).
In the meantime though when I did struggle, I would take a piece of scotch tape and write in black ball point pen very small progression sequence up to 3 lines high on one strip while it was on the roll, then I'd pull it out and tear it on each end on the tear/cut off spot, then stick it to the back side of my maple neck usually in the higher part of the upper register where I could read it while playing and nobody could see it on camera or really otherwise. The only hard part of that was when the lights were our or strobing, it could be hard to see, but I'd try to look ahead for the next part when the light was on if necessary.
To bring it around to pedal boards… iPad with Forescore App and a Stomp pedal board page turner for me. We're cool with sheet music during the service.
Color me impressed with TB... This question would get you banned on most guitar forums...
Couple points on the quoted question.
1. "Which XXXX for Worship" being compared to "Best for Metal" are ideologically similar. This is true to an extent with a slight difference.
Some gear generally lends itself better to one genre over another. "Contemporary Worship" music is a genre. Also, there are subgenres of worship music just like there are subgenres of rock. In all those cases, some gear lends itself as a better fit than other gear. Especially when we are talking about effects (in the case of bass guitar). In the case of electric guitar, amps and effects can have a much greater impact for the desired sound/atmosphere the band is trying to achieve.
As for the slight difference in the two "Best for...." ideas. The slight difference is that a worship band's job isn't solely entertainment. A worship band has to create an atmosphere with their music. They are spiritual leaders. Also, a worship band often takes on additional duties than other bands. For example, playing pad or soft instrumental music under a speaker talking. These types of transitions and 'moments' have to be accounted for and some gear does this better than other gear.
2. "Play any bass, amp, and effect you want, God doesn't care." This is a misconception. A worship band isn't playing "for God" per se. They are playing for the congregation as part of a celebration....and worship...of God and in service to God. For the congregation, gear choice does matter for the reasons mentioned above.
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