Playing is not boring at all, James 😂 You have a huge responsibility as a bass player, you cannot play a wrong note, anybody else can play a wrong note but the bass player. Such a fun instrument to play and so important in any type of music.
The song I yawned through (I was probably just sleep deprived, but still) was a 1/3-4-5 through the whole song, and I only liked the style a little more than polka.
Using a Helix, just a single DSP path. Got my dual parallel path preset set up so one path is a clean full range SVT4Pro tone where treble can be attenuated for more melodic jazz playing, and the other path is high passed at 880Hz for distortion via Darkglass B7K Ultra feeding a bright channel JTM45 model, and this path is engaged for rock tones.
great video James, I have the Behringer V-Tone BDI21 pedal, great amp modeler and have used it a couple of times in church instead of the church's Bass amp, even use it at home on my Bass amp, then I know I have the same settings at home when I practice than when I go to church
Great advice, especially on the importance of timing and consistent finger tone! Since you asked about pedals - I don't usually use them, but I have used the Catalinbread SFT for drive/distortion to good effect, and the Walrus Audio Deep Six v3 for compression (also has a blend control!). My usual bass these days is a Fender P, but I played a Schecter C-4 for a long time before that.
Bass sometimes is boring, mostly just under-appreciated... My wife determines what type of day if I'm having by how much I smile at the drummer. Since you asked on pedals - Cali76 compressor into a Sansamp with light drive. I carry a chorus but those two previous are always on. Also, props on the P-bass. It's never wrong in a worship mix. I still love my jazz for gospel though... ;)
lol yeah I like that drummer-smile test. Those are some great pedals! I sometimes shy away from 1176-style compression on bass, but there are times that it shines
To add any distortion I use a SansAmp and kick the gain up to taste. The newer SansAmps have a 'bite' switch that gives you a bump on the highs for a crisper distortion sound.
I've been playing gospel bass guitar for a long time and I never get bored with it. Now distortion on a bass makes my ears 👂bleed. When I hear distortion on bass the sound gets blurred with the lead guitar that's using distortion. If were gonna use distortion on the bass we might as well add it to the kick drum to. I'm saying this in a friendly manner 🙂
I hear you - CCM style bass is much MUCH less interesting than gospel bass playing. And I totally agree - distortion on gospel bass just doesn't make sense. It's kind of like dominant 7th chords just don't fit in CCM genres.
Great to hear from Soun engineers perspective, thanks!! ?QUESTion: our church have sansamp pre and boss Compressor Pedals. I never use pedals I play American Fenders j and p passive. I believe my tone is far superior than the others that use the pedals. What is your take on those pedals? (No od)
i'll say this: Lee Sklar plays straight into his amp and a DI. If he can do it, you can too. The wrong compressor can really squash the bass. It's the same thing with mixing - unless you have something in mind on how you want to make it better, don't just use the processor (or pedal) and twist knobs because it's there. Go FOR something with the gear
I use the Aguilar Tonehammer for the main part of my tone. Unfortunately you can't use it temporary because the distortion really lets the volume jump. I set the gain so that it doesn't really distort when I play long legato notes, bit when I dig in it really fills out the spectrum and cuts really nice to support the rhythm even more. It also allows for more headroom during a high energy part. Thank you for your input. This is really important. Also the IEM problem is really a thing. I would suggest a set with at least two drivers so that the bass doesn't mix up with the rest of the frequencies in your ear. Just boosting the bass in your ears, won't do it, like you said.
Touch dynamics are definitely 💯in an overdrive pedal or bass amp, so I'd call that a win. I've heard a lot of people using them, I just haven't gotten my hands on one yet.
It's not for everyone but its a type of distortion that isn't too in your face. It doesn't really sound distorted unless you really crank it. It's just thicker, especially helpful when playing with a pick, which also can be intimidating for some.
Aww man. I thought this was about how to get a great sound from bass like on a church livestream. Our problem is, we can’t really push our kick drum or bass to an optimal level, else we will start peaking. Can you address this
The low E requires a subwoofer to reproduce with any power (the fundamental pitch E1 is about 41 Hz). Also, is the bass itself properly setup in terms of string and pickup height?
"If you cannot stand a metronome" Too bad. Learn to deal with it. The bass player needs to know how to play on time and the best way to do that is with a metronome. I've been playing for 14 years. Whenever I'm playing or even just listening to a song, I constantly have a metronome going in my head.
Warm up? Thats somg 3 in the first set. Overdriven bass. I used to not believe it was proper. Then i heard Heartbreaker Led Zeppelin. JP Jones bass is nasty by itself. But go listen to the final mix. That overdrive/distortion, fills space. Even more so Live. In a band with only 1 guitar, it will improve the solos. Ive heard it a million times. Clean bass is just not filling enough space in those sections. All drums and guitar shreading.
Coming from guitar or piano though, it makes sense, and certainly in the P&W genre. But what bass parts in that setting may lack in terms of harmonic/melodic complexity (I think of that as the vertical dimension, what pitches are being played), instead a player needs to embrace timing, feel, the pocket, locking in with a drummer, and playing with confidence and assertiveness (time, the horizontal dimension).
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Worship bass is boring when 90% of the songs require the bass to play 1/4 notes around G C A every song. Hell, even I fall asleep, and I’m up their playing that artless drivel.
