The 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: https://www.bassbooks.com/shopping/products/1461-the-bassist's-guide-to-injury-management-prevention-and-better-health-2nd-edition-ebookpdf/

3 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.

Yes, 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.

It'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.

Merry 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.

There'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.

Westminster 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.

This 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.

Need 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.

If 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.