Big fan of Josh and his company JHS pedals. Though not a Christian I enjoyed the discussion. One thing stood out to me though was that none of the advice was really specific to a worship context. All the advice would work for any musician or band, regardless of setting. Be versatile, listen to your band mates, listen to the reaction from the audience. Good stuff all around. 😉
You can become a Christian if you like. Romans 10:9 - "If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart He rose from the dead, you shall be saved." It is worth it. Life with purpose.
@@ButWhatDoIKnowthanks for the concern but I am quite happy with my current situation. And it is quite an assumption to assume my life does not have purpose. I am good on that point as well. 😉
Once again, it is such a blessing to see this side of Josh. I hope we have more opportunities to glean from this brother. I appreciate all of you and look forward to the possibilities of more teaching and dialogue. Blessings to all. 🙏
Huge fan of Josh... I love his passion for music and his intelligence for the electronic architectures to build and develop beautiful sounds, but I had no idea of his faith. I was always drawn to him, so it warms my heart to hear him talk about worship music.
WOW!!! This was one of the best things I've ever seen on TH-cam!!! On so many levels! I am just about ready to start the Josh Scott fan club! That guy is so together on so many levels. Have him on every day, and I will watch every day!!! Cheers!
These conversations were really good. I had no idea that Josh was a Christian but was familiar with his company. He had some excellent advice for electric guitar in the worship context.
I could have listened to 2 hours of this conversation. Great content for any musician trying to be better at their craft. I really enjoyed learning more about Josh and JHS too!
Interesting, hilarious, and useful all at once! Who would have thunk it with JHS?🤣My kids enjoyed meeting and nerding out Josh last night at Third Rock Music in Cincinnati.
Glory to the King of kings! I so appreciate your heart and the ministry you have regarding worship and praise music within the Body of Christ, His Church. Thank you both so much and I really enjoyed hearing Josh talk about his experience in the church. As a multi-instrumentalist the only instrument I felt overwhelmingly inadequate to perform and serve with was the guitar. Once I had learned the 4 or 5 songs with 3 days notice, I was always so petrified that the worship leaders would want to change key a whole step or even a half step. I used to think that was so inconsiderate and unprofessional and it happened 45% of the time. If you’re well versed in music theory, modes, scales and chord structures it’s really not a big deal but I was/am a self taught “Street” player who never had anyone explain or teach me anything about playing in keys. It took me 20 years before I even realized that the notes repeated at the 12th fret! So, I really felt unqualified in every respect on guitar but if you put me on drums I could play anything with my eyes closed, all praise and glory to the LORD Jesus for His gifts. But what I felt was most important for my role as a guitarist was an unwavering desire to glorify God with an instrument I felt like my heart was singing through, not so much with the drums. When I was drumming, I felt like more of a team player or to put it metaphorically, I felt like the tree that the songbirds could sing from. Amen. Let us all magnify the LORD of Glory!
I like to practice 3 times for each Sunday service. 1st as if we have a full band and I am just filling a certain space. 2nd, as if we are missing Keyboard and I need to fill in that space. Then I play as if I am the only one there. This allows me to fill in whatever space necessary come Sunday morning.
Not ashamed of the gospel of Jesus Christ and our God almighty AND incredibly humble, influential, and talented. So thankful for this interview with JHS! With God all things are possible. Matthew 19:26
Great Video, thank you i’m coming from the area where we have seven days a week service I’m a PK I grew up in church. I learned how to play guitar at church. I’m 61 years old and I’m the musicians director at Calvario church in Orlando, Florida and I can see how music changed so much from playing guitar i’m basically show up at church grab your instrument play not having an idea of what songs we were gonna do and no rehearsal or sound. Check a guitar plugged into an amp that was it now 55 years later is a new technology sometimes sometimes I feel like I play less and I sound better and that’s because the Kemper the fractal, pro master and others pedalboards
I enjoyed the whole podcast, but particularly the importance of listening to the other players in the room and the "pick 3 pedals to give a foundation for an electric guitarist." It surprised me that he picked a preamp for one of them (the JHS Clover), but it makes sense. For those wondering, he picks the Clover, the Kilt OD/fuzz pedal, and a 3 Series Reverb.
Good conversation! I’ve played a lot in both Secular and Church environments. Playing for the church isn’t like playing for secular. A lot of times church musicians love to noodle in church on the secular, and when they do it I cringe inside, because I know what those songs are about and I don’t like bringing that in to the Lord’s house. Yeah, I’m just a guitar player too, influenced by a lot of different styles of music. Yeah, sometimes I wish Worship music was a little more Clapton and less U2. But, if we’re honest blues licks really don’t fit Worship music. When I play at Church, there is an awful lot of stuff that I could play that I don’t. Sometimes the best notes are the rest notes. I struggle with trying to play my best, without my best becoming a distraction from the object of our Worship. Yeah, I’ve seen music change a lot in 50 years. I can remember the first time I saw an electric guitar played in regular church service. Like Josh, I’m a southern transplant to Kansas City. We’ve been here 5 years. I do miss church back in North Carolina, but this isn’t North Carolina and I’m trying to adapt. I love the old hymns, but the musicians I have worked with really struggle to play songs with more than 4 chords, and sometimes they struggle with those 3 and 4 cord songs too. I did lead a Sunday a few months ago, and I considered it a small victory to have been able to get half them to play a diminished cord with me. I’m not a fan of in ear monitors. I much prefer hearing everything naturally. I’ve listened back to the church services, and it sounds like every musician is playing only to themselves. I’m also not a fan of droning cord pads, again best notes are sometimes rest notes. I love pedals, but I’m not an ambient player. I do remember the first Worship band that I played guitar with, they said just flood it with delay. They did 4 songs on each service, so I bought a Boss DD20 and dialed the delay in for each song and it worked great. But, also at that church, they would have guys with more money in their pedal boards than I have in my guitars and I have nice guitars. Then they would ask me how I got such great guitar tone. I would say because I play it like a guitar. If they wanted me to sound like a keyboard, then I’d prefer to just play keyboard. I haven’t played secular music since coming to KC, but there are times that I really want to grab a Les Paul and go somewhere and melt the paint off of the walls with some Blues guitar! I do miss my NC musicians. If you love hymns and guitar, look up Mateus Asato playing the old hymns! Just wonderful!
The electric guitar, like any other instrument, contributes great things, as long as it is used wisely and in moderation (like any other instrument). The electric guitarist must have the sensitivity to know when to be quiet, when to stop, when to come in, and when to continue...and when it is time to come in...come in with a pleasant sound, be it a line, a solo or simply an accompaniment. Many songs from the 80's and 90's were anchored in our minds forever by the arrangements of electric guitars, therefore I believe that they have a lot to contribute, both in the intros and in the bridges, (which should not be suppressed or removed) a good arrangement (intro or bridge) can elevate our spirit to worship in a genuine and profound way, as long as it is in good taste (general, not personal). How do I know when my electric guitar is contributing something to the church? .... when someone from the congregation approaches you and tells you in a personal way.... brother, today your guitar ministered to me, your role as an instrument was fulfilled for the glory of God, in short, the electric guitar plays a great role in the churches, as long as they are used with wisdom and with much discernment and that in the mind of who uses them is always to work as a team for the Glory of Our Lord Jesus Christ. Blessings and greetings from Guadalajara Mexico.
Josh. Since you played both Acoustic and Electric for worship, can you recommend any pedals to invest in that will work for both? What are the obstacles to attempting to use the same pedals live for church for the same worship set? Compression, reverb, delay, distortion. I know this is probably a ridiculous question. I play both and would like to invest in pedals I could use for either. At some point I’d like to switch between the two in the same set without needing 2 of every pedal.
Big fan of Josh and his company JHS pedals. Though not a Christian I enjoyed the discussion. One thing stood out to me though was that none of the advice was really specific to a worship context. All the advice would work for any musician or band, regardless of setting. Be versatile, listen to your band mates, listen to the reaction from the audience. Good stuff all around. 😉
You can become a Christian if you like.
Romans 10:9 - "If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart He rose from the dead, you shall be saved."
It is worth it. Life with purpose.
@@ButWhatDoIKnowthanks for the concern but I am quite happy with my current situation. And it is quite an assumption to assume my life does not have purpose. I am good on that point as well. 😉
"You become you... By synthesizing everything you love."
Once again, it is such a blessing to see this side of Josh. I hope we have more opportunities to glean from this brother. I appreciate all of you and look forward to the possibilities of more teaching and dialogue. Blessings to all. 🙏
Josh is definitely incomparable, especially after these interviews.
These discussions were epic
Huge fan of Josh... I love his passion for music and his intelligence for the electronic architectures to build and develop beautiful sounds, but I had no idea of his faith. I was always drawn to him, so it warms my heart to hear him talk about worship music.
This was a great set of interviews. It was so interesting to hear his testimony. Thanks.
WOW!!! This was one of the best things I've ever seen on TH-cam!!! On so many levels! I am just about ready to start the Josh Scott fan club! That guy is so together on so many levels. Have him on every day, and I will watch every day!!! Cheers!
These conversations were really good. I had no idea that Josh was a Christian but was familiar with his company. He had some excellent advice for electric guitar in the worship context.
Would love to hear more from Josh about owning a business in a secular world!
I could have listened to 2 hours of this conversation. Great content for any musician trying to be better at their craft. I really enjoyed learning more about Josh and JHS too!
Interesting, hilarious, and useful all at once! Who would have thunk it with JHS?🤣My kids enjoyed meeting and nerding out Josh last night at Third Rock Music in Cincinnati.
Enjoyed the first podcast with Josh. Enjoying this one too!
Fascinating information! I enjoyed this very much! Thank you!
Glory to the King of kings! I so appreciate your heart and the ministry you have regarding worship and praise music within the Body of Christ, His Church. Thank you both so much and I really enjoyed hearing Josh talk about his experience in the church. As a multi-instrumentalist the only instrument I felt overwhelmingly inadequate to perform and serve with was the guitar. Once I had learned the 4 or 5 songs with 3 days notice, I was always so petrified that the worship leaders would want to change key a whole step or even a half step. I used to think that was so inconsiderate and unprofessional and it happened 45% of the time. If you’re well versed in music theory, modes, scales and chord structures it’s really not a big deal but I was/am a self taught “Street” player who never had anyone explain or teach me anything about playing in keys. It took me 20 years before I even realized that the notes repeated at the 12th fret! So, I really felt unqualified in every respect on guitar but if you put me on drums I could play anything with my eyes closed, all praise and glory to the LORD Jesus for His gifts. But what I felt was most important for my role as a guitarist was an unwavering desire to glorify God with an instrument I felt like my heart was singing through, not so much with the drums. When I was drumming, I felt like more of a team player or to put it metaphorically, I felt like the tree that the songbirds could sing from. Amen. Let us all magnify the LORD of Glory!
Wonderfully entertaining and insightful as well. Love it, thank you! Gonna work on being a better thief! Lol Great quote!
I like to practice 3 times for each Sunday service. 1st as if we have a full band and I am just filling a certain space. 2nd, as if we are missing Keyboard and I need to fill in that space. Then I play as if I am the only one there. This allows me to fill in whatever space necessary come Sunday morning.
Not ashamed of the gospel of Jesus Christ and our God almighty AND incredibly humble, influential, and talented. So thankful for this interview with JHS! With God all things are possible. Matthew 19:26
Great Video, thank you i’m coming from the area where we have seven days a week service I’m a PK I grew up in church. I learned how to play guitar at church. I’m 61 years old and I’m the musicians director at Calvario church in Orlando, Florida and I can see how music changed so much from playing guitar i’m basically show up at church grab your instrument play not having an idea of what songs we were gonna do and no rehearsal or sound. Check a guitar plugged into an amp that was it now 55 years later is a new technology sometimes sometimes I feel like I play less and I sound better and that’s because the Kemper the fractal, pro master and others pedalboards
I enjoyed the whole podcast, but particularly the importance of listening to the other players in the room and the "pick 3 pedals to give a foundation for an electric guitarist." It surprised me that he picked a preamp for one of them (the JHS Clover), but it makes sense. For those wondering, he picks the Clover, the Kilt OD/fuzz pedal, and a 3 Series Reverb.
16:01 Josh and his wife planted a church?! What?!
Ok, I might consider getting my first jhs pedal
“Helped” 😊
He’s actually understating how important the JHS Kilt is. It’s on virtually half of all the prominent worship recordings of the past decade
Good conversation!
I’ve played a lot in both Secular and Church environments. Playing for the church isn’t like playing for secular. A lot of times church musicians love to noodle in church on the secular, and when they do it I cringe inside, because I know what those songs are about and I don’t like bringing that in to the Lord’s house. Yeah, I’m just a guitar player too, influenced by a lot of different styles of music. Yeah, sometimes I wish Worship music was a little more Clapton and less U2. But, if we’re honest blues licks really don’t fit Worship music. When I play at Church, there is an awful lot of stuff that I could play that I don’t. Sometimes the best notes are the rest notes. I struggle with trying to play my best, without my best becoming a distraction from the object of our Worship.
Yeah, I’ve seen music change a lot in 50 years. I can remember the first time I saw an electric guitar played in regular church service. Like Josh, I’m a southern transplant to Kansas City. We’ve been here 5 years. I do miss church back in North Carolina, but this isn’t North Carolina and I’m trying to adapt.
I love the old hymns, but the musicians I have worked with really struggle to play songs with more than 4 chords, and sometimes they struggle with those 3 and 4 cord songs too. I did lead a Sunday a few months ago, and I considered it a small victory to have been able to get half them to play a diminished cord with me.
I’m not a fan of in ear monitors. I much prefer hearing everything naturally. I’ve listened back to the church services, and it sounds like every musician is playing only to themselves. I’m also not a fan of droning cord pads, again best notes are sometimes rest notes.
I love pedals, but I’m not an ambient player. I do remember the first Worship band that I played guitar with, they said just flood it with delay. They did 4 songs on each service, so I bought a Boss DD20 and dialed the delay in for each song and it worked great. But, also at that church, they would have guys with more money in their pedal boards than I have in my guitars and I have nice guitars. Then they would ask me how I got such great guitar tone. I would say because I play it like a guitar. If they wanted me to sound like a keyboard, then I’d prefer to just play keyboard.
I haven’t played secular music since coming to KC, but there are times that I really want to grab a Les Paul and go somewhere and melt the paint off of the walls with some Blues guitar! I do miss my NC musicians.
If you love hymns and guitar, look up Mateus Asato playing the old hymns! Just wonderful!
When you have an electric bassist and an electric guitarist, you DO have 10 strings (…maybe 11 or 12 - depends)!
Enjoying the conversation. Unfortunately couldn’t hear anything Josh played on guitar.
The electric guitar, like any other instrument, contributes great things, as long as it is used wisely and in moderation (like any other instrument). The electric guitarist must have the sensitivity to know when to be quiet, when to stop, when to come in, and when to continue...and when it is time to come in...come in with a pleasant sound, be it a line, a solo or simply an accompaniment. Many songs from the 80's and 90's were anchored in our minds forever by the arrangements of electric guitars, therefore I believe that they have a lot to contribute, both in the intros and in the bridges, (which should not be suppressed or removed) a good arrangement (intro or bridge) can elevate our spirit to worship in a genuine and profound way, as long as it is in good taste (general, not personal). How do I know when my electric guitar is contributing something to the church? .... when someone from the congregation approaches you and tells you in a personal way.... brother, today your guitar ministered to me, your role as an instrument was fulfilled for the glory of God, in short, the electric guitar plays a great role in the churches, as long as they are used with wisdom and with much discernment and that in the mind of who uses them is always to work as a team for the Glory of Our Lord Jesus Christ. Blessings and greetings from Guadalajara Mexico.
Josh. Since you played both Acoustic and Electric for worship, can you recommend any pedals to invest in that will work for both? What are the obstacles to attempting to use the same pedals live for church for the same worship set? Compression, reverb, delay, distortion. I know this is probably a ridiculous question. I play both and would like to invest in pedals I could use for either. At some point I’d like to switch between the two in the same set without needing 2 of every pedal.
Guitarists with no sense of the room, or self control, are the best argument for a silent stage.