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Bass Guitar Worship BlenderNorm Stockton Interview - Ep. 32An interview with the incredible bassist Norm Stockton. Norm has played for years with Lincoln Brewster as well as many other well known artists. He is also a leading bass instructor and has his own solo albums that feature some outstanding music. We also talk about his latest Kingston variation of his MTD Signature bass.
2025-03-171h 15Bass Guitar Worship BlenderJermaine Morgan, Gospel Bassist and Instructor - Ep. 31Jermaine Morgan is one of the top online Gospel bass instructors. In this episode we interview Jermaine and get a lot of good insight to playing Gospel bass.
2025-03-021h 03Bass Guitar Worship BlenderChris McClarney and Jesse Phillips and Real Fun Records - Ep. 30Both Chris McClarney and Jesse Phillips are interviewed together in this episode. They talk about their new record label, Real Fun Records, songwriting and some fun backstories. Don't miss this interview!
2025-02-091h 11Bass Guitar Worship BlenderThe Precision Persuasion - Episode 29We're finally back with a new episode. Time for some catching up and to tell you about my latest Precision persuasion.
2024-10-1340 minBass Guitar Worship BlenderMemorize This - Secular Musicians Are Kicking Our Butts So How Do We Fix It - Episode 28Sorry to get heavy on you, but secular musicians laugh at us when we struggle to memorize 4 songs a week. As worship musicians we should be the ones setting the higher standard.
2023-12-2221 minBass Guitar Worship BlenderInterview with Brandon Moore of Transformation Church - Episode 27Another "Average Joe" interview - this time with my new friend, Brandon Moore, of Transformation Church in Knoxville, Tennessee.
2023-09-1753 minBass Guitar Worship BlenderLighten Your Load - It’s Bass Quest Time - Ep. 26In this episode we lighten our load by *GASP* selling 2 MusicMan Stingray basses in order to "Make Room" for something new. Brent also gets on a soapbox about bass weight before sharing a recording of his worship team performing a song... minus the worship team....
2023-05-2833 minBass Guitar Worship BlenderStory Time with the Worship Blender - Episode 25It's been a little bit of a delay since last episode, so it's story time to tell about everything going on.
2023-03-1916 minBass Guitar Worship BlenderIan Burns, Boutique Basses and a Goose - Episode 24In this episode I do an "Average Joe" interview with my new friend Ian Burns. Since the interview is in person, I get to check out his collection of boutique basses while learning about his pre-Jesus history touring in a popular secular band. Oh, and we get interrupted by his loud goose...
2022-09-061h 01Bass Guitar Worship BlenderJesse Phillips of Church of the City - Episode 23In this episode we interview Jesse Phillips, bassist at Church of the City. Jesse is a talented musician with a great list of credentials (Church of the City, Chris McClarney, Christy Nockels, Aaron Shust, etc.). But the coolest thing about him is his heart for Christ and a desire to build up others in the Kingdom.
2022-08-2243 minBass Guitar Worship BlenderJeremy Carriger of Short Circuit Electronics - Episode 22In this episode we talk to Jeremy Carriger of Short Circuit Electronics. Jeremy makes some very clever replacement control plates for Jazz basses. These are not your typical preamp control plates - in fact they are not preamps and are completely passive. Find out about his unique products and his questionable-at-first product naming conventions.
2022-08-0835 minBass Guitar Worship BlenderEpisode 21 - It’s All In Your HeadThis episode features new gear, a funny and true worship story, an experiment on if weight actually does increase sustain in a bass, and why everything is spinning around my head right now.
2022-06-1325 minBass Guitar Worship BlenderPray For Our Brothers and Sisters In Harm’s Way - Episode 20At the time of this podcast recording, we're a week into the Russian invasion of the Ukraine. There are people on both sides that don't want war. There are Christian brothers and sisters on each side that need our prayers. This podcast, I share my feelings of heaviness on the situation and how it is impacting me.
2022-03-0627 minBass Guitar Worship BlenderWhy You Need a High Pass Filter - Episode 19High pass filters are getting more attention lately by bassists, and for good reason - they clean up your low frequencies and help you to sit better in the mix. Find out how this utility device reduces the bad rumble.
2021-11-0523 minBass Guitar Worship BlenderNew Bass Day and Tips For Playing By Ear - Episode 18It finally came after 2 months on backorder. Yep, a new bass has arrived and it is awesome. Learn about the new Ibanez EHB1005SMS. Also, have you ever been surprised when a worship leader starts playing a new song during service that wasn't on the agenda? Well, here's some basic hacks to figure out a part by ear - assuming the song follows much of CCM's common formulas.
2021-07-0532 minBass Guitar Worship BlenderEaster Prep and Gear Reviews - Episode 17Finally kicking off the 2021 podcast season, just in time for Easter. It's a busy time when you play on 2 church worship services. I give my Easter prep overview plus reviews of two new gear items I started using. The first is iReal Pro, a low cost Band-In-A-Box alternative for the iPad and the EHX Nano Battalion, a cool overdrive/preamp that sounds great and is lower cost than most overdrives on the market.
2021-04-0133 minBass Guitar Worship BlenderTravis Dykes Interview - Episode 16Gospel bass player and YouTube star Travis Dykes is interviewed in this episode. Travis talks about his playing style, his musical background and his secrets to his bass tone. Good information you don't want to miss!
2020-12-0152 minBass Guitar Worship BlenderErgonomic Basses - Episode 15My new adventures with a short scale bass has me thinking more about ergonomic basses. I discuss the models interesting me most, such as Ibanez, Torzal and Strandberg offerings. I also do a review of the ForScore iPad app that is a perfect replacement to ringed binders of printed chord charts for bass players not blessed with a church using Planning Center.
2020-11-0837 minBass Guitar Worship BlenderSource Audio C4 Review Plus a Short Scale Bass - Episode 14I finally got to my long promised review of the Source Audio C4 synth bass pedal. A also talk about my new adventure into the land of short scale bass. In addition, a segment on 6/8 time and the misinformation/misunderstand regarding it - yes, reputable sources have it wrong.
2020-09-0847 minBass Guitar Worship BlenderAn Interview with Joe LeGrand - Episode 13The first in our Average Joe interviews! In this episode we interview Joe LeGrand, a worship bassist who became active in worship after retiring. No sitting around saying "I've paid my dues...", Joe is an inspiration for everyone that it's never too late to learn something new.
Here is the book Joe references in the interview about helping to prevent injury while playing bass: 2020-07-1343 minBass Guitar Worship BlenderChanging Your Hand Position to Change Your Tone - Episode 12 of the Bass Guitar Worship Blender3 segments in this episode featuring an example on how changing your hand position can change your bass tone (and examples of how to use this in service), thoughts on the advantages (and disadvantages) of playing sitting down vs standing up, and an overview of our Worship Blender chapel and how we play to use it.
2020-06-0123 minBass Guitar Worship BlenderThe Corona Episode - Episode 11Yes, we're feeling the effects of the Corona Virus here at the Bass Guitar Worship Blender. This episode talks about how our lives are different right now.
2020-03-2833 minBass Guitar Worship BlenderIt's Time For a Pop Quiz - Episode 10It's our 10th episode - we finally made it! So, let's have a pop quiz, shall we... This episode blends a pop quiz with this year's non-Daniel-fast fast, an overview of NAMM 2020 bass gear and an idea for less clutter and confusion on the music stand.
2020-02-1138 minBass Guitar Worship BlenderWe're Having a Reggae Christmas - Episode 9Merry Christmas listeners! This episode features some tips on adding Reggae-style grooves to your alter calls, options for less common Christmas songs to listen to, an overview of how chord charts lie (especially at Christmas), and yet another version of Angels We Have Heard On High.
2019-12-1534 minBass Guitar Worship BlenderFretted vs. Fretless Bass - Episode 8There's a lot of interest in fretless bass but not everyone has immediate access to one to try it out. We go over what it is like playing a fretless bass and how it compares to a fretted, plus all the instrument's pros and cons. Additional segments on Worship Around the World, What We're Listening to and a few stories to tell since the last episode.
2019-11-1747 minBass Guitar Worship BlenderCody Fields of Westminster Effects - Episode 7Westminster Effects is a Christian-based company building some outstanding effects pedals for guitarists and bass guitarists. In this episode I interview Cody Fields, President of the company, about his products for bass guitar and the clever Christian church history-themed naming conventions of his products.
Website: Westminster Effects Website
Podcast: Westminster Effects Doxology Podcast
On their website, check out the Wittenberg Bass Preamp (based on the Yamaha NE-1) and the Calvin Compressor.
2019-08-0948 minBass Guitar Worship BlenderUs Vs. Keyboard Player's Left Hand - Episode 6This is a busy episode with 4 segments, the primary segment being how to deal with a keyboard player's bass heavy left hand. Other segments address playing through injury, an interesting exercise to confirm your knowledge of your fretboard, and an overview of some of the basses I played at various music stores.
2019-06-2952 minBass Guitar Worship BlenderUsing Plugins for Synth Bass - Episode 5Need to play some synth bass on the platform, but don't know which synth to buy? How about trying plugins with a MIDI controller? In this episode I overview options for both paid and free synth plugins and why they might be a good choice. Another segment discusses protecting your hearing when you play and how I'm doing that on a noisy stage.
2019-03-1849 minBass Guitar Worship BlenderEpisode 4 - Using Plugins on the PlatformIf you're a bass player that has to go direct instead of using an amp, but you already have a laptop and a portable audio interface, then you may already have a setup you can use live, instead of an expensive pedal board. In this episode we explore IK Multimedia Amplitube Ampeg SVT and Overloud MarkBass plugins.
Our second segment is on the controversy of click tracks, and in our third segment we bring a little Jesus into the mix, with a short overview of a Roman's Bible study.
2019-01-2247 minBass Guitar Worship BlenderEpisode 3 - Getting "Aged Out" From the PlatformIn this episode, we talk to Dave, a favorite contributor on the P&W Bassist Club on TalkBass.com. Dave is pro on bass and has been serving on worship platforms for years. However, this year he was told by his church he no longer fit the visual - he was considered too old! Dave still plays just fine and he's really not that old, so what's going on here? We explore Dave's situation in detail to discuss this troubling trend of axing anyone over 30 that is creeping into more and more churches.
2018-11-0739 minBass Guitar Worship BlenderEpisode 2 - Imitating a Synthbass Without PedalsThis episode's featured segment is on how to imitate a synthbass on your bass guitar without having to buy any new equipment. Even if your signal is bass to direct box, you don't have to spend money to sound like that spiffy contemporary worship song. Most of the time the best solution is adjusting your technique. Additional segments on alternate ways to play octaves and a crazy idea for a fretted fretless bass.
2018-10-0129 minBass Guitar Worship BlenderEpisode 1 - Who's This Hack?This podcast is for those that serve from the bottom up. Since this is a new podcast by an unknown host, I spend time explaining who I am, along with a brief musical history.
2018-09-3053 min