Electric guitar setup for worship

[efrisch]

The $1000 includes a guitar (Agile AL-3000 CSB Slim Lefty). As for the remaining $600 after that, I think I'm set on the HD500 and a pitchblack tuner. Thanks alot fellas- had me up all night droolin' over gear, but I feel like I am making a smart purchase

That sounds like a great rig to get started with. Let us know how you like it!

[xCherubimx]

I was also worried with Line 6's nondisclosure to the HD500's tuning accuracy. Again playing alone it really doesn't matter much (my fiance has revoked my rights to singing anyway =/ apparently i don't sound like Billy Joel) but i want to make sure any slight difference in tuning by different systems wouldn't be audible when playing in the band. I still don't fully understand even the theory of band dynamics. While this does make me kind of excited to play in one, I worry about coming unprepared...

[travisvwright]

I don't know how much ground you have to cover but as the only guitarist on my team this rig covers all the bases I need:
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James Tyler Variax-59 and Line 6 X3 Live
Both bought used, it cost me under $1100 total. Since you are just getting into it I'd say an X3 Live is a better choice than the HD500, no it's not quite as perfect in replicating famous amps but it more than holds it's own. You can get them new for under $300 (I've seen used for $200).

The variax is awesome mostly because I can get acoustic sounds at the touch of a button. All the Telecaster, Strat, Gretsch, models are fun and realistic but I normally either use the guitars built in pickups as if it were a Les Paul or the Acoustic sounds during a service.

I wouldn't push you to a Variax yet, I owned an AL2000 for a while and it was a great guitar. I swapped most (maybe all of the wiring/pickups) but it played incredibly right from the get go, sound wasn't bad I just had a particular set of pickups in mind (actually I more bought the guitar to house the pickups than bought the pickups to put into the guitar, if that makes sense).

[Deuce]

If I just need a pedal I would get the Fender Mustang Floor. It is getting great reviews and is much easier to set up (I have a Pod HD).
If you need an amp I have the Fender Mustang III with all the effects and tuner built in. You can find them new for $250.

[Kgallemore]

I was also worried with Line 6's nondisclosure to the HD500's tuning accuracy. Again playing alone it really doesn't matter much (my fiance has revoked my rights to singing anyway =/ apparently i don't sound like Billy Joel) but i want to make sure any slight difference in tuning by different systems wouldn't be audible when playing in the band. I still don't fully understand even the theory of band dynamics. While this does make me kind of excited to play in one, I worry about coming unprepared...

The best advice I ever got was from a worship leader for a mega church. He said, "practicing by yourself doesn't make perfect, it makes habit." my standing philosophy to everyone on my worship team when we are learning a new song, or when I send out a set list, is to simply listen to the music, don't practice it at home, except for chord structure and chord changes and lead elements. Listen to it a lot, analyze the song, know when the quiet parts are coming, take note of how many times certain parts are repeated etc. We don't play every song verbatim on the cd and I don't want the team getting too comfortable with how the cd sounds so that when we practice corporately I get the age old, "that's not how the cd sounds."

Every team is different. If you can play chords and read a chord chart you are going to be fine. Be confident in yourself and others will be confident in you as well. Nothing I dread worse when leading is looking at me lead guitarist and giving him the, "ok melt some faces solo," look and he looks back at me like... "um I can't do that," when during practic he lays down some awesome riffs. Own your success' and your failures, hit a wrong note, like they say in jazz, keep hitting it and bend it a little everyone will think it was on purpose and love it.

Good luck.