Faking bass?

migreeni · September 11th, 2007, 06:46 PM

So:

I don't have a bass guitar of my own. And I would really like to add bass to my recordings at home.. How can I achieve the most realistic bass sound with a guitar?

colonel kurtz · September 11th, 2007, 06:59 PM

you can try pitch-shifting down by 2 octaves, but it isn't going to sound all that "real"

JeffTD · September 11th, 2007, 07:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by colonel kurtz

you can try pitch-shifting down by 2 octaves, but it isn't going to sound all that "real"

Why two octaves? A normal bass guitar is tuned just one octave below a guitar.

Jarkko Mattheiszen · September 11th, 2007, 07:59 PM

Yup, I usually play the bass lines with a guitar, pitch shift it down by an octave and run the DI'd signal to Ampeg SVX. Never had much luck with any of them virtual bassists or synths.

AudioPhile777 · September 11th, 2007, 08:18 PM

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Originally Posted by jhakwe

Yup, I usually play the bass lines with a guitar, pitch shift it down by an octave and run the DI'd signal to Ampeg SVX. Never had much luck with any of them virtual bassists or synths.

Also, you dont have to pitch shift it, SVX has a stomp optional octave pedal, just fiddle with that gives you a "pitch shifted" effect without having to commit, lol...

ApolloSpeed · September 18th, 2007, 01:35 AM

keytar

you'll never go back!

-J- · September 18th, 2007, 09:15 AM

might as well just pick up a bass - even if it's some junker short scale $50 thing. it's a nice break from guitar, and you'll wind up with more of an appreciation for bass guitar and you won't be so apt to bury in the mix or have it masked by the "normal" guitars as just a barely audible rumble in the background like so many metal heads like to do. would you do "fake" 6 strings?

having said that - I have asked the same question in the past, so I'm not some holier than thou type.

jesus69lol · September 18th, 2007, 12:05 PM

I use quantum leap hardcore bass and am pretty happy with the results but a new bass might be cheaper :-\

September 11th, 2007, 06:46 PM	#1 (permalink)
migreeni Dismember Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 177	Faking bass? So: I don't have a bass guitar of my own. And I would really like to add bass to my recordings at home.. How can I achieve the most realistic bass sound with a guitar?

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Jarkko Mattheiszen The FU guy. Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Lappeenranta, Finland Posts: 6,416	Yup, I usually play the bass lines with a guitar, pitch shift it down by an octave and run the DI'd signal to Ampeg SVX. Never had much luck with any of them virtual bassists or synths. __________________ WWW - FACEBOOK Recording - Mixing - Mastering

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-J- Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 955	... might as well just pick up a bass - even if it's some junker short scale $50 thing. it's a nice break from guitar, and you'll wind up with more of an appreciation for bass guitar and you won't be so apt to bury in the mix or have it masked by the "normal" guitars as just a barely audible rumble in the background like so many metal heads like to do. would you do "fake" 6 strings? having said that - I have asked the same question in the past, so I'm not some holier than thou type. __________________ Paugrim Demo-Quality 4 Lyfe Last edited by -J- : September 18th, 2007 at 09:19 AM.

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colonel kurtz Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 3,969	you can try pitch-shifting down by 2 octaves, but it isn't going to sound all that "real"

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jesus69lol Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 210	I use quantum leap hardcore bass and am pretty happy with the results but a new bass might be cheaper :-\