Worship Bass Pedalboards

[simotek]

Anybody switched preamp to the GK PLEX? I've been using the Le Bass at church FOH for a while now but am finding the amp sim quite dark. So have had thoughts about the Plex.

I also have a Le Bass and find the amp sim too dark, from what i've heard I didn't like the GK Plex's drive very much. There has been a couple of cab sim pedals announced out of late such as the Neunaber Iconoclast [Invalid or Expired Link Removed] that are a better price then the Two Notes cab sims so i'm thinking of trying them out. My only question is whether I want a midi controlable one as I like my clean channel really hifi and I don't know how it would go doing that and sounding good for drive at the same time. Digitech also has one out but it didn't sound as good for driven guitar from the couple of demo's I heard so far, if I can find one locally I might try that as well.

 

[sk8]

I also have a Le Bass and find the amp sim too dark, from what i've heard I didn't like the GK Plex's drive very much. There has been a couple of cab sim pedals announced out of late such as the Neunaber Iconoclast [Invalid or Expired Link Removed] that are a better price then the Two Notes cab sims so i'm thinking of trying them out. My only question is whether I want a midi controlable one as I like my clean channel really hifi and I don't know how it would go doing that and sounding good for drive at the same time. Digitech also has one out but it didn't sound as good for driven guitar from the couple of demo's I heard so far, if I can find one locally I might try that as well.

another option could be the DSM Deluxe OnmiCabSim

 

[sk8]

Not a pedalboard per se but used my tiny guitar amp to add some grit and OD

 

[simotek]

another option could be the DSM Deluxe OnmiCabSim

Yeah I forgot that one, personally i'd prefer a stereo one as I have a couple of stereo pedals and sometimes want to record stereo guitar.

 

[Dan Knowlton]

I get feedback noise only at church because of the stage lighting. A lot of dimmers and what not. I can get massive amounts of noise. Buts it's never been anything the ground lift couldn't eliminate.

I had noise from all of my basses at my church that nothing could eliminate - until I bought a used Fodera E5S and used it in the dual coil mode. The other bassist had the same noise problem but his problem was a bit less than mine for a couple of his basses. SInce I started using the Fodera- no noise! So I guess that if you have tried everything to get rid of noise in your signal at church and noting has worked - your wife needs to let you buy a Fodera!

Actually, I had been avoiding them for years even though affording one was not a problem. Buying one earlier probably would have saved me a lot of GAS and expense. FWIW, all of the basses I was using were dead quiet everywhere else and were properly shielded and are certainly not poor quality.

Dan

 

[SteveC]

Every time I think I've talked myself into trying a chorus or something at church to change it up a little bit, add some variety, I watch this video and wonder...



I have a tuner, a compressor (that I really don't need as it's set so that I rarely even see a light go on) and a Radial JDI. It's been working of years. But then I get bored, or someone in the band gets new stuff and I feel left out.

 

[peterpalmieri]

Every time I think I've talked myself into trying a chorus or something at church to change it up a little bit, add some variety, I watch this video and wonder...



I have a tuner, a compressor (that I really don't need as it's set so that I rarely even see a light go on) and a Radial JDI. It's been working of years. But then I get bored, or someone in the band gets new stuff and I feel left out.

Cool video. I own a 1971 flatback SVT 810 with CTS speakers and run a reissue V4B into it. I've never used it in church

 

[sk8]

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Every time I think I've talked myself into trying a chorus or something at church to change it up a little bit, add some variety, I watch this video and wonder...



I have a tuner, a compressor (that I really don't need as it's set so that I rarely even see a light go on) and a Radial JDI. It's been working of years. But then I get bored, or someone in the band gets new stuff and I feel left out.

I've been the same trying lots of different things and always comeback to a solid bass tone as is (little bit of Eq, obviously!) and just held down the low end so the band can do its 'thing'

If it works, it works

 

[SteveC]

I've been the same trying lots of different things and always comeback to a solid bass tone as is (little bit of Eq, obviously!) and just held down the low end so the band can do its 'thing'

If it works, it works

That's kind of where I'm at. We have a keyboard player that has 3 keyboards and often has pads going with one hand and comping/leads/etc with the other. Guitar player has a full board with plenty of stuff. Seems like enough stuff going on without me adding more.

 

[Bassworship1]

I've wanted to try pedals for years but have nothing besides my Wireless Line 6 G30. I guess I wil eventually get myself a tuner and a DI box of some sort to use in certain IEM gigs I use.

 

[Adamixoye]

I actually do not think the Jesse Reeves video is a good video. No one is listening to Tomlin's music for the bass tone in the first place, that doesn't mean that no one ever hears effects, that they are useless, etc.

 

[bafonso]

Truth be told, I have too many pedals lying around, and the only solution is not to swap them, but to build more boards

How are you using your h9? Still hunting for the killer patches for bass on it

 

[SteveC]

I actually do not think the Jesse Reeves video is a good video. No one is listening to Tomlin's music for the bass tone in the first place, that doesn't mean that no one ever hears effects, that they are useless, etc.

I'm not sure that is the message, at least that's not how I interpreted it. I thought it was one players opinion. HE says it a couple times - in my opinion. I just tossed it out there as a way of thinking that has some merit for some people. If effects work for you, great.

I do think that bass sounds like bass in the FOH - even if you work well with your FOH guy and all that.

 

[SteveC]

I may try a chorus, flanger, delay, something like that to use during long sustained stuff. We'll see. I could live without the compressor and still keep my Nano.

 

[Testing123]

I actually do not think the Jesse Reeves video is a good video. No one is listening to Tomlin's music for the bass tone in the first place, that doesn't mean that no one ever hears effects, that they are useless, etc.

If I could even be really heard at church, it might make a difference... sigh...

 

[RockinBass85]

Every time I think I've talked myself into trying a chorus or something at church to change it up a little bit, add some variety, I watch this video and wonder...



I have a tuner, a compressor (that I really don't need as it's set so that I rarely even see a light go on) and a Radial JDI. It's been working of years. But then I get bored, or someone in the band gets new stuff and I feel left out.

SteveC, Adamixoye has a very good point. Case in point, toddefunk, tobyMac's bassist. Uses a slew of effects live and in the studio, and they are heard (at least on their Live albums). People can hear your effects, it does have some to do with how your church PA and your bass rig are set up. It also has to do with how the sound techs mix your team together, and how you ultimately sound within that mix.

Lastly, some effects can be heard, some may go unnoticed but it ultimately boils down to how what you're doing is contributing to the overall song composition. Example, one of my favorite YouTube bass players, Valter Kabas. He's got a mean skill for slap bass. I've listened to his tunes for years and never noticed that he used effects. The most obvious of which was a chorus effect. I had assumed his Tobias Growler had an amazing tone, which it does. It all mixed so well with his Micheal Jackson covers that it never even occurred to me that he was using effects in the first. Fact is he was, and it made his recordings sound that much better, the overall composition of the songs were that much tighter, polished, and better.

In my own personal experience, people notice when I break out the markbass super synth. The worship team loves it and the crowds hear it and enjoy it too. Ironically, in the song Sing Sing Sing, I pan to the neck pickup and kick on my OBD-3 for a really fun, upbeat, rock tone. Some think that's the guitarist, but if it helps the overall song composition, which I believe it does, then that's okay because that's what's important.

 

[RockinBass85]

Btw anyone heard anything about the BOSS SY-300? I'm making plans to replace my super synth by the end of the year. It's tracking is not as good as people make it out to be, at least for me it isn't. Or does anyone have experience with it? Can they share some wisdom on how to get the pedal to track a little better?

 

[Ktrack]

Hey everyone, I'm pretty new here but I've loved seeing everyone's gear for worship and thought I'd post my own! This is the set up I'm using for worship at the moment. I have a fuzz and, phaser, and reverb that I'll patch in rarely depending on the set. The Noble and Cali76-CB is a perfect combo, sounds amazing.

 

[sk8]

That's kind of where I'm at. We have a keyboard player that has 3 keyboards and often has pads going with one hand and comping/leads/etc with the other. Guitar player has a full board with plenty of stuff. Seems like enough stuff going on without me adding more.

I used some OD last sunday as I hear it a lot in worship groups I listen to but have come to the conclusion that I'll just go back to my clean tone as it sits better with what we do.

 

[sk8]

Hey everyone, I'm pretty new here but I've loved seeing everyone's gear for worship and thought I'd post my own! This is the set up I'm using for worship at the moment. I have a fuzz and, phaser, and reverb that I'll patch in rarely depending on the set. The Noble and Cali76-CB is a perfect combo, sounds amazing.

mmmmm Noble