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Worship Bass Pedalboards
- Thread starter Cshanks5
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It is one of my favorite Christmas songs.
I just realized that I posted it in the Worship Pedalboard thread instead of the Worship Bassist thread. Sorry. A little off topic.
Yeah, me, too. I have octave, light drive and chorus available on my main preset - IMA SIG. I don't deviate much from that. I tried chorus a couple times, I haven't used the octave yet, but could see using it for a synth/pad type sustained thing. I do use he drive in the chorus or bridge of some tunes.
At home, I've been messing with the 'art of subtlety.' I like when effects are not really noticeable unless you take them away. Especially with chorus and OD. But, I bet a lot of that is lost in the mix and that is why some of the recordings are so wet. I don't think subtle translates live easily.
I believe this is true. It's also hard to "dial in" a tone as you're busy playing and don't have the opportunity to hit the buttons and make the change and hit save and all that. It may be a little easier with a dedicated pedal, but still tricky in the moment.
I am getting good results with octave pedals when it's 100% wet. It is definitely noticed. I have a song on Christmas Eve that has octave (blended 50/50 with direct) and a hard clipping overdrive. I can nail it at home, but we'll see.
I practice at home the same way... especially if the songs are new to me. 3 of the churches I play with ties PCO to MultiTracks, so I can hear and practice with the isolated bass track. 2 of the churches have MD's on a stage mic, so I'll make sure I'm hearing and playing the correct notes since they guide, and like using the number system... especially if they go into spontaneous worship. The other 2 churches... don't have MD's, so I don't worry as much. I do notice most of the isolated bass parts on MultiTracks are very driven... and lots of fret buzz... haha...
Depending on the church I'll maybe try to copy the tone/patch on what I hear on MultiTracks... but most of the time, I'll keep it simple for the sound guys. They usually ask if I'm using effects/patches for certain songs... but I'll usually stay on one setting for the whole set. My home church is where I'll experiment... since I'm usually fully wireless there, I can walk out and listen to FOH to see if it's cutting through the mix during our run through rehearsal. Seems like the more I about these topics... I keep thinking of pulling the HX Stomp off the pedalboard... but my go to patch sounds so sweet in my ears. Can't give it up just yet.
Anyone out there make the transition from 5 strings to 4?
I have been playing 5 string for 15+ years but I just bought a nice 4 string that I just can't put down. Feels much faster to me, maybe due to the smaller neck. Or it could be that this 4 is just an amazing bass.
Wondering now if I should go to 4 strings only.
I have been playing 5 string for 15+ years but I just bought a nice 4 string that I just can't put down. Feels much faster to me, maybe due to the smaller neck. Or it could be that this 4 is just an amazing bass.
Wondering now if I should go to 4 strings only.
I have not gone back to 4 since moving to 5 a few years ago. There's always something in a curious enough key that a 5 is more useful for my situations.
But when I grab my old 4 string it does feel fun and quick!
More importantly, what is this 4 string that's captured your heart?
I went to 5 because of the constant key changes and the regular key of D for our female vocalists. However, I was never happy with 5. I bought a 4 for my anniversary/birthday/Christmas/etc about 2 years ago and haven't looked back. I did recently add a Hipshot detuner for the occasional need but have only needed it once. Play what you love.
Play what you love or what works at thy moment.
Sometimes I LOVE my modern 5 string with rounds.
Sometimes I LOVE my 4 string passive P bass with flats.
I'm guessing when I get my 4 string passive jazz back in a couple weeks with custom wound pickups by Ted Vig I'll probably LOVE that as well.
It's a blessing and a curse to have more than one bass thy you love. Also keeps it interesting. I don't call myself a 4 or 5 string player. I'm just the bass player.
I'm even entertaining thoughts of buying back (for the 3rd time) my Roscoe 6 again after multiple failed try's after listening to Oteil Burbridge play some sweet chords on his Modilus Q6.
Sometimes I LOVE my modern 5 string with rounds.
Sometimes I LOVE my 4 string passive P bass with flats.
I'm guessing when I get my 4 string passive jazz back in a couple weeks with custom wound pickups by Ted Vig I'll probably LOVE that as well.
It's a blessing and a curse to have more than one bass thy you love. Also keeps it interesting. I don't call myself a 4 or 5 string player. I'm just the bass player.
I'm even entertaining thoughts of buying back (for the 3rd time) my Roscoe 6 again after multiple failed try's after listening to Oteil Burbridge play some sweet chords on his Modilus Q6.
Same here... it's just an EQ to me now. Keeping it simple and flat seems to work best for the sound guys... I made sure I kept it simple for the "The Rock" church last Sunday... since I was new and never heard me play. Their sound system, and their In-Ear mix is the best I've heard. Hope to play there again soon.
As for 4 string basses... I'm afraid if I tried 5, I might not touch the basses I already have. I have been to GC trying new basses lately. All I use is my faithful 84' Fender P... which plays and sounds great. But then, I have an 9 year old Fender Jazz bass that I rarely use. Feels great, and plays nice... but just not feeling it in the mix. While at GC, I tried the Fender Jazz Ultra's, and they sound great... flatten the knobs on amp, and played with the onboard pre-amp... and wow. $2k+ for similar bass I have at home was too much. So I started thinking maybe get cheap Ray4, and upgrading it like on the LowEndLobster YT vids. But still doesn't resolve the issue of my unused American Standard Fender Jazz Bass... which is only decoration in my office.
So that got me thinking... Ooohhhh Nooooo!!! not again!!! but you know me.... hahaha... I'll make my Fender Jazz Ultra with the bass I have, and it will still be cheaper than buying it new... but with the pup's and preamp I want. This came in the mail today...
I might have to have a second pedalboard for just my tuner, compressor, and Khan VTDI if I start liking my Jazz... It never ends... I'm tempted to delete my TB account, and stay away from this forum. It's dangerous reading threads here.
I didn't "go back", but I do have a 4 string Jazz I play on occasion. I added a Hipshot Detuner to the E string so I can do a Drop D, and that extra step down takes care of most of the reason I miss my 5.
My daily is a 6 string and I can bounce between it and a 4 and a 5, all different brands and different string spacings, without issue. I'd say keep them both and play which one feels right that week the variety keeps me from buying another bass, because I just go "Oh, I'll grab a (fretless | 4 string | headless | whatever) this week and change it up"
I'd want a tuner/mute but yeah, this is all you need. I could even go without the microtube or eq.
I would love to hear your thoughts on how the VMT (my personal favorite) compares to the drive on the bassrig.
Gonna try this one for New Year's Eve. I'll be traveling over Christmas so that's the next time I'm on rotation.
