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Bass effect for normal guitar? :o

  • 27-02-2008 8:50pm
    #1
    DAEDULUS
    Closed Accounts Posts: 607 ✭✭✭


    are there any pedals for normal electric geeeetars that give a bass type sound..hypothetically, if u were in a band with no bass but 2 guitarists, one could give simple bass riffs using a pedal? possible? :F


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  • #2
    Rustar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,217 ✭✭✭Rustar


    There are tons of pedals that will do that for you. It won't sound *exactly* like a bass, but it'll do a fair approximation and provide some bottom end.
    Most of the octave pedals have dial-ins for dry (your guitar sound) and the octave doubled sound.
    Now I'm curious...I'll go home and try the octave shifter on my Boss ME-50 and see what happens. :)

    Here's a cheapish oct pedal:
    http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Boss-OC3-SUPER-Octave-Pedal?sku=151431


  • #3
    Dord
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,817 ✭✭✭✭Dord


    Can you get a bassy sound from effects? - yes.

    Will it sound like a bass? - no.

    Conclusion, get a bassist for your band. :D


  • #4
    Rustar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,217 ✭✭✭Rustar


    Why not go Power Trio? One of you stay on guitar and one move to bass?


  • #5
    Paladin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,313 ✭✭✭Paladin


    or get more strings on your guitar!


  • #6
    Demeyes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 617 ✭✭✭Demeyes


    You can get an octave down pedal, this will give you a lower octave note. Most of these I've played through have poor tracking and they won't work at all for chords. They can add a bit of meat to your sound but won't fill the gap of a bass.
    One of you could tune down or get a guitar with extra strings. This is a great way to get some low end into your bands sound, also if only one of you do it you can play some interesting harmonies and challenge yourself to come up with some great parts.


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  • #7
    NoQuarter
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,632 ✭✭✭NoQuarter


    my podXTL does it, the 3 heaviest strings sound very good, quite like a slap bass sound, but go to the 3 higher strings and it sounds like a cat drowning....or maybe thats just my playing....hmmmm:p


  • #8
    Kaiser_Sma
    Closed Accounts Posts: 222 ✭✭Kaiser_Sma


    What heresy is this? Replacing bassists with effects pedals?! Madness!

    Theres no such thing. Bass guitar is essential! ESSENTIAL! Machines won't steal our jobs!


  • #9
    colm_r
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 50 ✭✭colm_r


    I have the Electro Harmonix Octave Multiplexer which is cool. It doesn't sound like a bass but you can get adjust it to get nice fuzzy synth bass sounds or really mellow low notes.

    Tracking is so so & doesn't work for chords. The EHX Pog is supposed to have very goood tracking & works for chords, but it's quite pricey.


  • #10
    Dord
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,817 ✭✭✭✭Dord


    Kaiser_Sma wrote: »
    What heresy is this? Replacing bassists with effects pedals?! Madness!

    Theres no such thing. Bass guitar is essential! ESSENTIAL! Machines won't steal our jobs!

    84a890d1237a3d36b102a8885086ccfb_TheyTookOurJobs.flv.large.jpg

    They took arr jeerrrrrrbbsss! :mad:



    :D


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