what kind of guitars do you use to play for worship

[mikey007]

hey, im 15, and play guitar for worship at my church. I use a washburn d-10sce with a few mods. I was wondering what kind of guitars you guys use to lead or play in worship? I know it really doesn't matter, but i haven't seen alot of new topics on the forum for a while.

Mikey

[reverbbb]

I mostly use my Guild acoustic these days. I have a Fishman thinline undersaddle pup with inline pre-amp installed. It was my high school graduation gift from my parents back in 1977. It sound nice but a little boomy if I'm not carefull with the external EQ. The Fishman controls feedback far better than a mic.

For electrics, I rotate through my collect just to give them some usage time. I seem to favor Telecasters and my ES-335 for P&W usage. I often play them in the middle selector position to give it a woodier and more mellow sound. But every now and then, I grab a Les Paul and let 'er rip. My Strat does not get mch church use due to it's really bluesy and extremely woody tone. I used to use my PRS a lot, but it lacks fullness since it is an older ('92) Custom with extremely hot pups (17K each). But it will squeeze out some screaming licks on command - with the right amp.

[Mr. 336]

Until recently I was playing my Gibson CS 336 a lot but lately I've been favoring my heavily modded CIJ Strats. I put the '54 style p'ups from the Custom Shop & they just ring like a bell. This Saturday I'll be going back to the 336, though.

[stephen]

My Number 1, a "partscaster" tele, that started life as a Squier Affinity Special (the butterscotch, black pickgaurd, budget priced, 52RI Wannabe). Actually as is, its not a bad guitar at all, and I still recomend them.

My Number 1 has 1/4 pounders loaded in both neck and bridge, and I play it through an Ibanez TS808 Tube Screamer, a Boss Super Chorus, an Ibanez CF7 Flanger, and they all feed into my Pignose G40V tube amp, which is loaded with NOS tubes.

I'd like to eventually get another guitar (or 2, 3, ....maybe 4. I could even tolerate 5 or 6. I wouldnt say no to 7, ......), and set it up in Eb tuning, so when we do praise and worship songs capo'd on the first frett, I can swap guitars, and let those open strings ring out! I dont mind playing a guitar that is capo'd, but to my ears, its choked off sounding, and the open strings loose that chime and resonance I so love.

So thats my rig, and my wish list!

[Pearly Gator]

Lately, my main worship guitar has been a 72 Tele Thinline reissue. It will do Fender clean and twang even with the humbuckers. I need humbuckers because of the bad electrical and dimmers at my church.

PG

[MrMike]

When I'm playing acoustic, it's my Taylor 312ce. When I'm playing electric, it's either my '91 Les Paul Studio or the other guitar player's Buddy Guy Strat.

[colefish]

I usually play my Strat or my L6-S. I recently aquired a Reverend Slingshot Custom in hopes that I may be able to get both tone types in one guitar, we'll see. Some say it's do-able.

Whatever I play, I run into a Franklin modded SD-1. That is the sweetest OD pedal, no matter how you set it up it sounds good!

Hey Mr. 336, have you got a good line on the CIJ Strats?

[Ravindave_3600]

Usually a Washburn AE10, a guitar with good tone, a pretty nice neck, and a generous cutaway for those moments I've GOT to go up high. Occasionally I'll break out the tele, but our church is a little small for major amplification.

[Barry]

Over the 30+ years I've been active in churches, I've mostly played bass. Many various brands and models, including Hoffner (many, many years ago), Yamaha (very high end - I don't recall the model) and Fender P. I also played acoustic - 6 and 12-string - way back in the '70s in a folk band based out of a Roman Catholic church, then later in another church. I played a Tele during worship services at one point, too. Amps have varied depending on what's been available, and sometimes direct to a console. God has provided.

[Teleguy]

I've used anything and everything at one time or another in church, but currently using a '05 Fender American Series hardtail Strat for everything I do. Even Jazz jobs.

I've tried to "go acoustic" many times, but it's just easier to get a usable sound for me -quickly- with an electric.

[Mr. 336]

Hey Mr. 336, have you got a good line on the CIJ Strats?
I used to poke around eBay looking for MIJ & CIJ Strat RIs, but they always ended up going for more than I wanted to pay. So I read on thefenderforum.com that guys were ordering guitars straight from Japan through Ishibashi Music. I checked them out & they are extremely reasonable even w/all the shipping costs. Check out their "U-Box" page & you'll see some KILLER deals on that kind of stuff. The page is going to be all in japanese, but if you poke around you'll figure out how to use the search function. Just enter either ST62 or ST57 & you'll see more Strats than you need to!LOL
I've purchased two so far & have been very happy. If you end up wanting to purchase one email them w/"ATTN: Hiroaki" in the subject line & you'll get a quick reply. I couldn't read japanese so I basically cut&pasted the entire page w/the guitar I liked & said "I WANT THIS ONE". Hiroaki understood.

[SoulShade]

I'm using a '91 Les Paul Studio & a Vox Valvetronix 30-watter. -s

[OlsonAcoustic]

I play a Taylor 315ce with the Fishman preamp, a Taylor Big Baby with Baggs I-Beam, and an Ibanez AX220 with SD59s'.

[Kitty]

Martin DC-1E: dreadnought cutaway with Fishman pickup.

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b358/KittyR/forums/kitty-guitar.jpg

[MadHatter]

I play a strat most of the time...some times I use a les paul studio...

[mikey007]

hey, thanx for all the replies, im surprised how many people use electrics rather than acoustic electrics.

Hey MadHatter....where are you from in Manitoba, i live in Saskatchewan.

Mikey

[Ascension]

Carvin late 80`s- mid 90`s "pointies" most of the time like this one .
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v27/rutledri/richard.jpg

[UncleMarker]

Ovation 1861 Balladeer when on guitar, Fender Jazz for bass, Conn 8D French Horn (OK, not a guitar, but one of my 'regular' instruments for church!)

I got the Ovation because I was afraid to add a pickup to my Alvarez Yairi - it sounds great plugged in to the board and gets a lot of use from several guitarists at church.

[MadHatter]

Hey MadHatter....where are you from in Manitoba, i live in Saskatchewan.

Mikey

a small town called Altona
You?

hey, thanx for all the replies, im surprised how many people use electrics rather than acoustic electrics.


cause alot of us are ex rock and rollers...lol
and you can't make cool wah faces and so on with an acoustic and still look cool for your kids....

[Strat-tastic]

Most of the time I use a strat, occasionally my Ibanez JS100.

I also play bass when the regular bass man is away, and that's an Ibanez Ergodyne EDB600.

[Strat-tastic]

Most of the time I use a strat, occasionally my Ibanez JS100.

I also play bass when the regular bass man is away, and that's an Ibanez Ergodyne EDB600.

[Teleguy]

...hey, thanx for all the replies, im surprised how many people use electrics rather than acoustic electrics.


cause alot of us are ex rock and rollers...


Ex?

Hey, I might be too old and fat for spandex, but never Rock&Roll! :ILY

[Barry]

...hey, thanx for all the replies, im surprised how many people use electrics rather than acoustic electrics.


cause alot of us are ex rock and rollers...


Ex?

Hey, I might be too old and fat for spandex, but never Rock&Roll! :ILY

:shredder :shredder :theband :acoustic :angel

[RainCaster]

Main acoustic: Rainsong WS1000
Main electric: Custom Telecaster
others:
Takamine 523SC-12
Michael Kelly DragonFly
Yamaha BB614

[Crossroadsguitar]

My rosewood j-45 gets most of the work for church, but I picked up a Michael Kelly A-Solid Mandolin that can really add a lot to a song

[seagullplayer]

Seagull M6 Gloss Spruce, my work horse guitar.

http://www.seagullguitars.com/productm6gloss.htm

[jazzrat]

Eric Johnson Strat most of the time. I have the Floyd blocked on my Carvin C66 for Drop-D tunes or when I need that heavy humbucker tone.
I use my Heritage 575 when we have acoustic night.
When I'm on bass I use a Carvin LB-20

[TheBigKevDogg]

Eric Johnson Strat most of the time. I have the Floyd blocked on my Carvin C66 for Drop-D tunes or when I need that heavy humbucker tone.
I use my Heritage 575 when we have acoustic night.
When I'm on bass I use a Carvin LB-20

You've had it for how long and you're already using it "most of the time"? I don't even think you've had it for most of the time! :poke:

[SAguitar]

Lately, my go-to guitar for worship has been my Tele, assembled from parts a few years ago. Her name is Ashley, she's a one-piece swamp ash body bolted to a Warmoth neck with Sperzel tuners, and equipped with a 4-way switch hooked up to a set of Kinman Av-n 60's pickups.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y50/SAguitar/Ashley_web.jpg

[MDK2323]

I need humbuckers because of the bad electrical and dimmers at my church.

PG

:rofl: That is hilarious! I have the same problem at my church! I've been complaining about it for years. I still use the neck single coil on my Carvin Bolt though. I just love the bluesy sounds I can get with it.

[MDK2323]

Carvin late 80`s- mid 90`s "pointies" most of the time like this one .
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v27/rutledri/richard.jpg


You are truely a Carvin addict! I am too. I love the necks! I'd love to see and listen to you play some of your Carvin gear. That's quite a collection! And some of it is out of production, so they are collector's items!

I own a Bolt in Pearl Blue with a white pickguard, and a C850 acoustic with the rosewood back and sides. I love them both. I'd love to get a DC145 with the HSH pickup config. Maybe someday it will happen.

[SAguitar]

I need humbuckers because of the bad electrical and dimmers at my church.

PG

:rofl: That is hilarious! I have the same problem at my church! I've been complaining about it for years. I still use the neck single coil on my Carvin Bolt though. I just love the bluesy sounds I can get with it.

Mega-dittos! I've tried so many solutions to that problem at our house, I can't even recall them all, but about two weeks ago, I finally hit on a solution. I used to run a power cord from the back wall out to my stuff and plug in my amp and effects into that, and then used ground lifts all over the place trying to avoid the ground loops that occurred. Then I ran a separate power cord for my amp alone to the back wall, and ran my effects from a separate one plugged into a different outlet. Wonderous, Marvelous, at last! No AC hum! I've been delivered.

So far, though, I've only tried my Kinman noiseless pups through the system, but even they used to hum something fierce. :cool:

[oxtone]

I've been using a 1981 Walnut "The Strat" for 15 years:

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c389/oxtone/IMG_0172.jpg

It had EMG SA's for years. Now I'm using Vintage Vibe SP-90's.

[Ascension]

Carvin late 80`s- mid 90`s "pointies" most of the time like this one .
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v27/rutledri/richard.jpg


You are truely a Carvin addict! I am too. I love the necks! I'd love to see and listen to you play some of your Carvin gear. That's quite a collection! And some of it is out of production, so they are collector's items!

I own a Bolt in Pearl Blue with a white pickguard, and a C850 acoustic with the rosewood back and sides. I love them both. I'd love to get a DC145 with the HSH pickup config. Maybe someday it will happen.
I do love the necks on my Carvins and did many thousands of dollars of buisness with them over the last 15 years . Unfortunately they have seriously shafted me on my last few orders and I have taken a ciberspace beating from a couple of the Carvin Mods over the last year or so. Frankly some of the ciber attacks I have suffered as a result have come close to being criminal ( actually some WERE criminal I just can not prove where they came from ) and the company will take no action. I demanded one mod in particular be removed from the Carvin BBS and as a result they banned me for life from the board. As a result I will no longer do buisness with Carvin. Here is my DC145 I had built in 1997 it`s a GREAT ax
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v27/rutledri/IM000219.jpg

[Pearly Gator]

I need humbuckers because of the bad electrical and dimmers at my church.

PG

:rofl: That is hilarious! I have the same problem at my church! I've been complaining about it for years. I still use the neck single coil on my Carvin Bolt though. I just love the bluesy sounds I can get with it.

Mega-dittos! I've tried so many solutions to that problem at our house, I can't even recall them all, but about two weeks ago, I finally hit on a solution. I used to run a power cord from the back wall out to my stuff and plug in my amp and effects into that, and then used ground lifts all over the place trying to avoid the ground loops that occurred. Then I ran a separate power cord for my amp alone to the back wall, and ran my effects from a separate one plugged into a different outlet. Wonderous, Marvelous, at last! No AC hum! I've been delivered.

So far, though, I've only tried my Kinman noiseless pups through the system, but even they used to hum something fierce. :cool:

Sadly, the baptismal is on the rear of our stage, directly behind the instruments. It has electric heater elements and an electric pump. There is also a thermostat for the multi-ton airconditioning system on the stage. It's a musicians worst nightmare with the dimmers generating line noise. So, the noise problem is both a noisy line and indirectly radiated EMF junk. I miss playing my Strat. We have hope. There are no hum problems in heaven...

Gator

[Ravindave_3600]

now THAT'S pretty! Welcome, Bro. Ox!

I've been using a 1981 Walnut "The Strat" for 15 years:

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c389/oxtone/IMG_0172.jpg

It had EMG SA's for years. Now I'm using Vintage Vibe SP-90's.

[stephen]

I need humbuckers because of the bad electrical and dimmers at my church.

PG

:rofl: That is hilarious! I have the same problem at my church! I've been complaining about it for years. I still use the neck single coil on my Carvin Bolt though. I just love the bluesy sounds I can get with it.

Mega-dittos! I've tried so many solutions to that problem at our house, I can't even recall them all, but about two weeks ago, I finally hit on a solution. I used to run a power cord from the back wall out to my stuff and plug in my amp and effects into that, and then used ground lifts all over the place trying to avoid the ground loops that occurred. Then I ran a separate power cord for my amp alone to the back wall, and ran my effects from a separate one plugged into a different outlet. Wonderous, Marvelous, at last! No AC hum! I've been delivered.

So far, though, I've only tried my Kinman noiseless pups through the system, but even they used to hum something fierce. :cool:

Sadly, the baptismal is on the rear of our stage, directly behind the instruments. It has electric heater elements and an electric pump. There is also a thermostat for the multi-ton airconditioning system on the stage. It's a musicians worst nightmare with the dimmers generating line noise. So, the noise problem is both a noisy line and indirectly radiated EMF junk. I miss playing my Strat. We have hope. There are no hum problems in heaven...

Gator

Just a thought: there are some "clean" power supplies on the market, designed to eliminate this sort of thing. I think Voodoo Labs makes one. Or, you can plug into a small UPS, which should also eliminate most of the rf trash......

Sorry for the thread hi-jack.

[Barry]

I need humbuckers because of the bad electrical and dimmers at my church.

PG

:rofl: That is hilarious! I have the same problem at my church! I've been complaining about it for years. I still use the neck single coil on my Carvin Bolt though. I just love the bluesy sounds I can get with it.

Mega-dittos! I've tried so many solutions to that problem at our house, I can't even recall them all, but about two weeks ago, I finally hit on a solution. I used to run a power cord from the back wall out to my stuff and plug in my amp and effects into that, and then used ground lifts all over the place trying to avoid the ground loops that occurred. Then I ran a separate power cord for my amp alone to the back wall, and ran my effects from a separate one plugged into a different outlet. Wonderous, Marvelous, at last! No AC hum! I've been delivered.

So far, though, I've only tried my Kinman noiseless pups through the system, but even they used to hum something fierce. :cool:

Sadly, the baptismal is on the rear of our stage, directly behind the instruments. It has electric heater elements and an electric pump. There is also a thermostat for the multi-ton airconditioning system on the stage. It's a musicians worst nightmare with the dimmers generating line noise. So, the noise problem is both a noisy line and indirectly radiated EMF junk. I miss playing my Strat. We have hope. There are no hum problems in heaven...

Gator

Just a thought: there are some "clean" power supplies on the market, designed to eliminate this sort of thing. I think Voodoo Labs makes one. Or, you can plug into a small UPS, which should also eliminate most of the rf trash......

Sorry for the thread hi-jack.

Good thought, Stephen. UPS units aren't really designed for guitar amps, though.

Have any of you guys tried using a power conditioner, such as those made by Furman? A good one should not only clean up the AC but also protect your amps and so forth from voltage spikes, etc. They're a good investment. They run anywhere from about $40 to over $200.

[Steve Hotra]

I am using a Taylor T 5 Koa top.
I run it thru a Vox Tonelab SE, direct thru our sound board, with Mackie 301 monitors. Also use a telecaster B bender, Gibson 335, and a Taylor 514 CE. The T 5 offers the most variety in tones.

[OlsonAcoustic]

Horray for T5! I have not landed one yet, but it is on the top of a short list. Probably a standard maple top. Have any recordings we can listen to of it? I sure do want to hear how it reacts to Tonelab/XTLive/Boss type faker boards!

[Steve Hotra]

Sorry, I haven't recorded with it yet. Taylor's website has some video feeds that you could listen to. The T5 doesn't replace your other guitars, but I was really surprised with the new tones I was able to get. Also, this guitar really reflects well, the character of any amp it is played thru. I've played it thru Mesa's, Fenders, Line 6, and of course Vox. I sold a ton of gear/guitars to get one. Re: playing thru amp modelers, I've had to work a little harder... based upon the guitar that I'm using. BTW, read your Holy Spirit Worship Post today, good takes!

[OlsonAcoustic]

Thanks, and I will look for some vids from Taylor. I have played a few T5s, only the acoustic end though, and while the ES system does me no good compared to the earlier Fishman setups, I thought it was a wonderful stage acoustic concept after years of playing my Jumbo. It has my idea of a perfect neck for electric too. Sure wish I had the scratch to buy one! I don’t think that it will ever replace the big box acoustic, but it reminds me of the Guild Songbird guitars that I owned a few of back in the day. I eventually settled on the Guild F4CE just prior to my discovery of Taylor. I went from an ultimate stage guitar to a mondo Jumbo all because of tone. Go figure! :crazy :mrgreen:

[TheBigKevDogg]

I am using a Taylor T 5 Koa top.
I run it thru a Vox Tonelab SE, direct thru our sound board, with Mackie 301 monitors. Also use a telecaster B bender, Gibson 335, and a Taylor 514 CE. The T 5 offers the most variety in tones.

Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's guitar.
Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's guitar.
Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's guitar.
Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's guitar.
Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's guitar.
Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's guitar.
Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's guitar.



...forgive me Lord, for I have SINNED!

Oh man do I want a T5. Not sure if I'll get it before or after my Gibson Historic 57 Goldtop though. Anyways, stop tempting me guys! I need to make myself wait until I have a real job to buy this stuff! (I know I should be content as a college kid with a taylor 710ce, amer std tele and strat, and 72 thinline tele RI....but it's sooooo hard)

[OlsonAcoustic]

:rofl:

No kiddin!!! T5 is like pornography to Taylor nuts!

So I went to Taylors site, fount the 12 or so movies, watched them all, and really just want a T5 worse than I did an hour ago. :cry: :banghead

Stupid lust of the wood!

[TheBigKevDogg]

:rofl:

No kiddin!!! T5 is like pornography to Taylor nuts!

So I went to Taylors site, fount the 12 or so movies, watched them all, and really just want a T5 worse than I did an hour ago. :cry: :banghead

Stupid lust of the wood!

yeah...i've already seen them all...multiple times. gosh. and just when I think my guitar wish list is long enough, someone has to go along and post this on craigs list santa barbara...
http://santabarbara.craigslist.org/msg/138826436.html

it's just sooooo beautiful!

[MDK2323]

I do love the necks on my Carvins and did many thousands of dollars of buisness with them over the last 15 years . Unfortunately they have seriously shafted me on my last few orders and I have taken a ciberspace beating from a couple of the Carvin Mods over the last year or so. Frankly some of the ciber attacks I have suffered as a result have come close to being criminal ( actually some WERE criminal I just can not prove where they came from ) and the company will take no action. I demanded one mod in particular be removed from the Carvin BBS and as a result they banned me for life from the board. As a result I will no longer do buisness with Carvin. Here is my DC145 I had built in 1997 it`s a GREAT ax
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v27/rutledri/IM000219.jpg

That is truelly and quite shockingly a shame. I've always had a decent relationship with Carvin and hope it will continue. I'm sorry things worked out that way for you.

Are you considering another company to meet your needs?

By the way, that is a honey of a paint job on your 145. Are those C22's in the neck and bridge?

[MadHatter]

for the last two weeks now I've been playing a custom classic tele from fenders custom shop...

It's not mine...but wow...
I've never had so much GAS in my life....lol

[TroisNoir]

I'm often the only guitarist in the band, so I'm called on to cover a lot of parts. I built the guitar I use now, but it's basically a custom Strat. It had killer vintage pickups in it, but since our sanctuary was obviously designed with maximum buzz in mind (incandescent lighting on stage, ALL on dimmers, full fluorescent lighting in the main area, ground loops with ground loops...) I've had to install Lace Sensors.

I've add Graphtech Ghost saddles, with preamp, to get an acoustic sound at the flick of a switch. The only downside is everyone gets used to me playing about anything, so they expect it - all at once!

("Do you SEE a wah-wah pedal on the floor in front of me?!!! :lol: )

I've eventually purchased a Boss GT-8, which after the immense learning curve, I've managed to be able to give them about whatever they want.

Although the sound man usually turns the electric instruments off in the house, anyway... :-s Oh, well, God hears me!

[Ascension]

I do love the necks on my Carvins and did many thousands of dollars of buisness with them over the last 15 years . Unfortunately they have seriously shafted me on my last few orders and I have taken a ciberspace beating from a couple of the Carvin Mods over the last year or so. Frankly some of the ciber attacks I have suffered as a result have come close to being criminal ( actually some WERE criminal I just can not prove where they came from ) and the company will take no action. I demanded one mod in particular be removed from the Carvin BBS and as a result they banned me for life from the board. As a result I will no longer do buisness with Carvin. Here is my DC145 I had built in 1997 it`s a GREAT ax
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v27/rutledri/IM000219.jpg

That is truelly and quite shockingly a shame. I've always had a decent relationship with Carvin and hope it will continue. I'm sorry things worked out that way for you.

Are you considering another company to meet your needs?

By the way, that is a honey of a paint job on your 145. Are those C22's in the neck and bridge?
Yep they are C22`s a T in the neck and a B in the Bridge. I hate this also on the Carvin relationship stuff :poke: . I have 14 Carvins that I love so I won't be looking for another guitar soon ;) .