Pitching down guitars to the Bass Range

niffnoff · 05-27-2012, 03:14 PM

I've seen about 3 or 4 people pitch down a guitar to emulate a bass guitar, does this actually give the depth and feel of a bass guitar in your mix?

I'm interested to try it out but I don't know how to pitch shift it down effectively without it sounding like complete ass, does anyone have a way of going about it?

Purelojik · 05-27-2012, 03:21 PM

i dont think it would really fit well, at least it never did for me but Browne from Monuments used a pitch shifted guitar afaik for their stuff in the beginning and it sounds pretty decent.

All_¥our_Bass · 05-27-2012, 03:24 PM

Neck pup or neck/middle combo, tone knob down* > compressor > Octave down > 50 hz high pass if too boomy/murky > whatever else you want to do to it.

if you want a real pedal for your octaver (for live use, etc.) try the micro-pog, it's great.
* : Tone knob doesn't need to be ALL the way down, even half will work, but many like it all the way down since it makes it less obvious that it's really a processed guitar.

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05-27-2012, 03:14 PM	#1
niffnoff Just another SunBro Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 1,385 Thanked: 11 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Pitching down guitars to the Bass Range I've seen about 3 or 4 people pitch down a guitar to emulate a bass guitar, does this actually give the depth and feel of a bass guitar in your mix? I'm interested to try it out but I don't know how to pitch shift it down effectively without it sounding like complete ass, does anyone have a way of going about it? I used to be an arrow like you But then I took a rock to the knee Soundcloud was arrow to the knee Facebook Music Page

05-27-2012, 03:24 PM	#3
All_¥our_Bass Army Without Borders Join Date: May 2006 Location: Zanzibar Land Posts: 6,983 Thanked: 81 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Neck pup or neck/middle combo, tone knob down* > compressor > Octave down > 50 hz high pass if too boomy/murky > whatever else you want to do to it. if you want a real pedal for your octaver (for live use, etc.) try the micro-pog, it's great. * : Tone knob doesn't need to be ALL the way down, even half will work, but many like it all the way down since it makes it less obvious that it's really a processed guitar. No Nation. No Philosophy. No Ideology.

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05-27-2012, 03:21 PM	#2
Purelojik SS.org Regular Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Newport Beach california Posts: 1,145 Thanked: 20 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	i dont think it would really fit well, at least it never did for me but Browne from Monuments used a pitch shifted guitar afaik for their stuff in the beginning and it sounds pretty decent.