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Worship Bass Pedalboards
- Thread starter Cshanks5
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You ever thought about a khan vtdi? Since the EQ from the Noble preset is probably pretty close to the real one. You'd save about $800 still get that weighty/hefty tube tone with the eq? Just a thought. I still want to get a noble too but the khan has kept me from pulling the trigger.
(As a shameless plug…) I have some Noble clones on sale on Reverb… If you will use it for church, message me your WorshipBass TB tag on Reverb and I'll give you a discount.
The Khan really adds a nice touch to the IMA signature preset. It's punchy and responds a touch more amp-like. I can send you mine to try out if you want.
The combo sounds different than the Noble, but it's great in it's own way.
I think I'm going to stick with the Gladio over the DCX. I pulled out some of my other overdrives to compare as well. That led me to trying to get some new sounds out of the Gladio. There is some really good versatility in that pedal when messing with the clean and tone knobs. Ideally, I'd still like to have two overdrives on my board, but I'm going to run with just the Gladio and see how it goes.
For the Moog, I picked up a Dunlop Mini expression pedal. So far, it seems amazing. I'm going to make a small board for the CV pedals. It will have:
-Volume CV. Dunlop Mini X. This will mostly be used to cut off notes when switching back to bass. I set the amp release high so the notes ring out giving me time to fret the next note.
-Trigger. Boss FS-5U. I'll use this to trigger the last note that I played on the Moog. So, if there are hits that need some weight, I can play them on bass and trigger them on the Moog.
-Filter sweep. Chase Bliss Exp. Always a cool sound. I like to sweep as the note is fading away.
For the Moog, I picked up a Dunlop Mini expression pedal. So far, it seems amazing. I'm going to make a small board for the CV pedals. It will have:
-Volume CV. Dunlop Mini X. This will mostly be used to cut off notes when switching back to bass. I set the amp release high so the notes ring out giving me time to fret the next note.
-Trigger. Boss FS-5U. I'll use this to trigger the last note that I played on the Moog. So, if there are hits that need some weight, I can play them on bass and trigger them on the Moog.
-Filter sweep. Chase Bliss Exp. Always a cool sound. I like to sweep as the note is fading away.
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I was watching this bass run through for The Blood, which is in heavy rotation at my church at the moment. David Funk uses a JHS Kilt for a fuzz/drive section and it sounds pretty good. Doing a search, I find very little about using the Kilt on bass. Any experience out there? I like the footswitch feature, too.
I was running the Gladio in front of the Origin Bassrig last night and it sounded really really awesome. About made me list the Tone Hammer in the classifieds.
The simplicity is impressive. Is it too big to put on a pedal board? Looks quite large and intended to just sit on the floor and do its thing solo?
The Punchline is 5.5 in tall x 9.5 in wide. While not small, could still work on a board, especially if you don't need additional drive or compressor.
And this is what we have, folks. I was moving my stomp around because I also play EG. I realized that for bass I only used an Aguilar emulation and one effect at a time so I figured this would work for me. And it does 
The bit commander is my EHX Microsynth alternative. I think it does a great job.
The bit commander is my EHX Microsynth alternative. I think it does a great job.
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And this is what we have, folks. I was moving my stomp around because I also play EG. I realized that I only used an Aguilar emulation and an effect at a time so I figured this would work for me. And it does
The bit commander is my EHX Microsynth alternative. I think it does a great job.
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Very nice! I think I'm going to have to try the Bit Commander one of these days.
Thanks!Very nice! I think I'm going to have to try the Bit Commander one of these days.
You should. It definitely works for me
I had really considered one of these, as I do Worship, and play in a couple secular bands that do everything from Motown to old sleep Funk, Soul and R&B. I stayed with my MS60b+ into a ShiftLine CabZONE X, because the SL gives me the "heft" you speak of. Might have to reconsider down the road!
The Gladio into the Bassrig Super Vintage really does sound exceptional & helped sell me on the Bassrig.
This is sounding great right now as well though.... We'll see if the DCX sticks, I opt for the Gladio, or stick the Octron 3 there. Decisions, decisions.
I agree to a point. But there are pedals most worship bassists don't need, such as a heavy distortion or fuzz - yet they may need a distortion or fuzz, so what works for others in their worship settings?. Some people need a top notch DI. Etc. If you're in a situation where you're expected to cop when same sounds as J. R. R. Bassist when playing songs by Return of the King, it matters. Thankfully, I have a lot of altitude so long as the sound fits the song, but not everyone does. I learned about pedals here I knew nothing about. So it can be useful.
I think I responded to a similiar post a while back. There are 'staples' of worship pedals board. I mean, when was the last time the BMS was mentioned in other effects subforum threads as much as it is here? Like you mention, we are discussing specific recordings and how to get those tones. It's nice to have this all in one place, but also, I'm sure a lot of people outside of this thread aren't familiar with Bethel or Elevation tones or Phil Wickham or Josh Baldwin, etc. I do agree that it's possible to get a good tone out of a lot of different gear. But, it's nice that there is a community that has extensive knowledge about what works and what doesn't. I've also learned a ton from this thread. I try to contribute when I can. And I've met some really great people in the process.
Worship music tends to have a lot more bass variety than typical popular song bass playing. As a worship team bassist you need to cover delicate/soft tones, ambient tones, locked-in drum grooves, soaring drive lines, octaver punch, and bass microsynth huge sounds. Another member once commented, and resonated with me, that in worship music the guitars do not tend to use heavy crunching drive and that leaves a LOT of sonic space for the bass guitar to operate in. Worship bass players are quite fortunate, really, with the range of tones we can effectively use.
