The Worship Initiative - Electric Guitar Rig Overview 

Howdy, We actually have already made instrument training videos for the hymns album as well as hundreds of other songs. go set up a trial at www.theworshipinitiative.com! Blessings, - Adam

Joshua, Man, thanks so much! So glad it was an encouragement to you! Blessings, - Adam

Soldered cables probably also he doesn't have real amp.

yeah, that's close to 14k and I think I've undersold it. I even went with used prices for half of it. Exact total at the bottom. *Buy a helix* I gave up a 4k pedal board and just bought one of those, saved on the rest for other things, and I can't tell a difference, neither can my sound engineers. I'm surprised for how much stuff this guy has, he doesn't have a midi-looper. Vibratone amp -800 Kemper - 2800 Kemper 4u road case -100 Pedalboard case - 300 Country Classic guitar - 3k Assume 1000k for other 4 guitars minimum- 4k Keely Compressor 1k Goodwood interfacer - 200 Micropog - 200 Rockett Audio Archer - 200 Fulldrive 3 - 150 Ep Booster - 100 Ernie ball VP Junior -100 Supa Trem - 100 TC electronic SCF+ 250 used Boss Vib-2 Reissue - 230 Strymon El Capistan - 265 used Strymon Timeline - 450 Strymon Big Sky - 450 Polytune -100 Pedal Board Power (Voodoo iso I bet) - 300 Custom Pedalboard Cabling - 200 Guitar cables - 60 $14,455

Howdy Zachary, Having good equipment has definitely helped me get the sounds that I'm going for. But I would be the first person to tell ya that most of it isn't necessary to get a sound that would be really awesome for worship stuff. Do I need a Timeline? probably. A DD20 would be great. Do I need 2 overdrives? No, but it's definitely fun to have. The plan for us moving forward is to make more content that shows different pricing options of different types of pedals so that you can find some options that work for you and your budget. I would also say that good gear is great to have, but that it is no substitute for really learning your instrument and honing your craft. All the other stuff is just extra things to enhance what I'm doing. Hope this and our other videos are helpful to you. If you have any questions or need anything at all, hit us up here or on our site and I'll do my best to help out. Thanks for watching! Blessings, - Adam

@@TheWorshipInitiative thanks Adam. Your board is amazing. I didn't mean for my comment to come across the wrong way. That being said, I think discussing a bit about pricing of pedals, etc is good and helps make the channel more informative and transparent. Thank you!

@@matthamner Howdy dude, Just wanted to bring some clarity around pricing because I know it can sometimes be discouraging and feel like getting good sounds isn't possible unless you drop tons of money. I have also spent the last 10 years acquiring gear like this, and don't know if it would be wise for someone who owns nothing to go buy all of this at once. Some of the equipment in this video is owned by the studio where we shot this. Just wanted to have a good looking video set. Here's some pricing that reflect more what I paid for what is in this video. Kemper - 1700 Pedalboard/case - 300 Gretsch - 1400 Kelley Compressor - 84 Goodwood - 260 Micropog - 140 archer - 130 fulldrive 3 - 120 EP booster - 85 VP Jr - 70 Supa Trem - 100 TC SCF - 145 VB2 - 150 El Cap - 250 Timeline - 420 Big Sky - 420 Polytune - 70 Hope that helps bring some clarity to some things. Thanks for checking out the video! Hope it was helpful Blessings, - Adam

@@TheWorshipInitiative Hey Adam, my comment was only intended to adjust expectations for someone who undervalued your set up, either out of ignorance or exaggeration. No shade thrown at your meticulous choice in taste. I had all the same styrmons, the full drive, the Keely, etc. I used to have 6.5k of value sunk into my board, amp and guitar and still needed more pedals and a looper. I was getting tired of continuing to buy, sell and trade. Pigs flew because I did something I swore I'd never do and decided to dive into a multi-effects pedal (either a Kemper or Helix - went with a helix) with the money planned for the pedals and looper I needed and I was shocked by the sound. Since then, I've not needed another pedal or amp (or that chorus pedal and looper I originally was going to spend the money on).

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haha, so true

Carlos Torres more talking about pedal choices dude

I have one too!

Wow! Thanks Ashton. What an encouragement! Blessings to you, - Adam

They are great stuff, aren’t they?

Thanks! Not at this time, but we will be breaking down Adam's gear more and principles he uses to get tone.

"hey kids, the worship-guitar-player course starts at $10k"

Howdy, Definitely understand your perspective on this. I'll be the first to tell you that you don't need all of the things in this video. This is simply an overview video of what I use, not a "you have to have this in order to be able to play electric guitar at church." A single overdrive, a delay, and a reverb pedal would cover the vast majority of sounds you would need to sound great. For me, playing for my job has allowed/required me to be able to come up with a bunch of different sounds really quickly, hence the larger set up. I certainly don't want this video to be a discouragement, but rather a "here's some ideas/principles to take and apply with whatever setup you're using." Thanks for checking out the video Blessings, - Adam

@@JorgeGarcia-id8wp We're not saying you should start here. This is 10+ years of collecting and learning. This video is just showing Adam's setup and principles he uses. We hope it's helpful!

@@TheWorshipInitiative totally get it and I'm sure Adam is doing this with all the right intentions. The issue here is that worship guitar players are now carrying a stigma where all they do is spend money in gear while barely breaking fingertip skin if at all. There is a MASSIVE lack of skill set going on because of this. I doubt anybody needs instructions on how to play an open D chord on a $10,000 rig. I wish someone sat down and simply taught how worrying about equipment should come dead last, and how spending countless hours with God and your instrument is one of the very few things of value you will ever take from this world. Go against the grain and how all the "mega churches" operate now; have Adam sit there with a cheap guitar and a cheap amp, I'm sure that will give him something much more meaningful to say/teach. Have a great one and thank you for the chance to engage!

@Gene Kelley we're glad that you found something that works for you!

Thanks, Jay

The Worship Initiative: your rig inspires me to create more out of what I have and rethink my pedal chain. Because of your pedalboard I placed my sub-n-up first in the chain after my buffer and compressor. Blessings

Howdy Stephen, I've found that quarter note delay times tend to be too long for songs that are below maybe 100bpm or so. I use 8th note because it adds some of that depth and texture without having notes from past chords step on what's happening in the song right now. We have a delay video coming really soon that I hope answers some of these questions too.

It definitely isn't the same weight as the SG ;) - Adam

Howdy! We have a delay breakdown with Adam right here! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Vbeee1ZfQ3E.html Hope this helps! - The Worship Initiative

Matt, Thanks so much! This is super helpful feedback. We have it noted down as something to start working towards. My board and case are from Creation Music Company. Blessings, - Adam

I didn't want to like the Kemper. But I really like it. Thanks for checking this out, Zach! - Adam

Neither did I! I used to lead worship for a church that ran a beautiful 85W Milkman, AC30, and a 65 Deluxe Reverb. Now they run complete Kemper. First time I played through one it blew me away. I use Tone Junkie’s AC30 profile, and have never looked back. 👊🏼 Btw, loving your tone. I think you have inspired me to run my Kemper a little dirtier and use my Compressor to level it out, using OD’s as more of a boost than going full clean to dirty.

Howdy, It is a profile from Tone Junkies. We own their Kemper library (they had a really great black friday sale) and everything of theirs sounds awesome!

@@TheWorshipInitiative sweet I've got it too. What's the specific profile? The ef86 Lo has been a mainstay of mine for a while but it's less gainy than this one sounds like.

@@YeatzeeGuitar Yeah, the EF86 HM2 Lo is my GO TO as well !!!

Howdy. For This video it was just coming out of our studio monitors. What you are hearing is the signal that was recorded into protools Blessings, - Adam

When playing live it is direct into the system with an XLR

Howdy Lee, That particular Gretsch is a 2004 6122ii. Hope that info is helpful! Blessings, - Adam

Yeah Gretsch and Ibanez want to make sure you have no idea how to find the model you want 😆

Gretsch lost the copyright to “Country Gentleman” when Chet Atkins moved over to Gibson. Instead of completely getting rid of the model, Gretsch just renamed it to Country Classic. There are a few iterations of the Country Classic from this time. Some are identical to Country Gentleman with the mutes and back access port. This iteration is my favorite. You have real f holes, no back pad, no mutes and a normal neck joint around the 17-18th feet. The vintage classic country gentleman and many of the country classics have the neck joint at the 14th fret.

Howdy Adam, It's just a melody I came up with for the intro music of this video. Thanks for the encouragement! Blessings, - Adam

It's a lick Adam made up for this video. :)

@@TheWorshipInitiative That is really creative! Wish I was that creative! Maybe one day. 😀👍

Howdy Sam, I am going out of my board into the front of the amp. Blessings, - Adam

Howdy Sam, I am going out of my board into the front of the amp. Blessings, - Adam

The Worship Initiative Thanks for the reply! Are you summing your stereo FX with the Goodwood box to go in to the front of the amp?

@@samread7890 That's exactly what I'm doing. Blessings, - Adam

Howdy Xu, That's definitely another great option. This is just the set up I use with some examples of how I achieve certain sounds. Thanks for checking out the video. Blessings, - Adam

Won’t sound as raw as pedals.

Jay will probably sound the same through the house.

Xu Her or do it for less than 1k with a Helix LT

Howdy Anthony! So glad this was helpful. Thanks for watching! - Adam

Howdy Uzziel, That's not from any particular song. Just a line I came up with for this video. - Adam

@@TheWorshipInitiative thanks Adám. Good vídeo

If it ain't broke, don't fix it ;) Nothin new under the sun. Blessings, - Adam

Very true