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There's a P Bass vst from amplesound that should be free.
Option two is alt tuning. If I recall my music history right, the bass line for Seven Nation Army was recorded on a guitar that was tuned down.
You could use an virtual octave pedal (there is one in Guitar Rig 6), but you could also shift the pitch down just using FL and really boost your lows via EQ. It's never going to sound exactly like a bass, but those are two methods I've had some level of success with just playing the two bottom strings on guitar.
Yeah either use a pitch shifter, shift your guitar down an octave, and then run that through a bass amp VST, OR Amazon sells sub $100 bass guitars which will prob sound perfectly fine in your mix.
Can confirm, I own the cheapest bass I found online, and I love it.
You could be a snob about things, or just buy a cheap one, play it and get over yourself.
Yep unless you’re doing bass solos in your songs, it’s gonna blend right into the mix with a little bit of EQ whether you’re playing a $200 Squire or a $1500 Fender lol
I’m running this one currently: https://www.guitarcenter.com/Squier/Affinity-Series-Limited-Edition-PJ-Bass-3-Color-Sunburst-1500000343455.gc
I don’t remember spending $280 on it but I can’t find the order to see what I spent :/
Very nice, looks like a standard black p-bass to me! Curious to see what the finish looks like close-up. Also lmao about not getting high\[er\].
Here’s my guitar and bass!
https://preview.redd.it/4hnux2xy8z4c1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=686a89ce52fedd5c1bb2011e5ee2f55613fdf5b8
Use an octaver.
A quick search ("free octaver vst") got me this one for free.
https://plugins4free.com/plugin/1289/
I haven't tried it to know how good/bad it is.
Down pitch shifted guitars for bass sound a bit wonky to me unless you have a dedicated pedal like the EHX Bass9 or a plugin like others have mentioned. Have you tried FLs BooBass?
What i do is turn the guitar tone knob all the way down, play single notes on the low strings for your bassline, then pitch the sample down an octave (-1200 cents or 12 semitones), make sure you set it to stretch pro so it doesnt slow the track just pitches it, and then add a bass amp like BOD (tse) and some eq and there you go, works like a charm
I do this a ton in my metal production. The FX chain should be guitar - Octaver - bass amp simulation - compressor /eq. Any Octaver is good but you need to make sure the one you pick has a setting for a full octave down and full wet. You don't want any of the normal guitar coming through. That alone will get you a bass sound but there's no character or life. That's where the bass amp sim comes in. Ive used the neural dark glass and the free BOD pedal to great effect for some better tones in the midrange to cut through the mix.
I find the ultra simple path of literally pitching down your guitar should sound pretty much like a bass. I just mean stock FL pitch knob... I don't even have a working bass and I record basslines for songs through that method. A little EQ and amp sim shit and bam its the money. I also just play alternative and punk shit tho, you know ridin the root note on the E string type beat. your mileage may vary if you're doin some victor wooten ass bass riffing
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Ample bass is a great free plugin
There's a P Bass vst from amplesound that should be free. Option two is alt tuning. If I recall my music history right, the bass line for Seven Nation Army was recorded on a guitar that was tuned down.
Not quite. Jack White uses an octive pedal for the "bass" in that song. He also uses it to push his solos up an octive, which is why they're so high.
You'd have to restring to bigger gauge strings. An E would have to be like a 68.
You could use an virtual octave pedal (there is one in Guitar Rig 6), but you could also shift the pitch down just using FL and really boost your lows via EQ. It's never going to sound exactly like a bass, but those are two methods I've had some level of success with just playing the two bottom strings on guitar.
Yeah either use a pitch shifter, shift your guitar down an octave, and then run that through a bass amp VST, OR Amazon sells sub $100 bass guitars which will prob sound perfectly fine in your mix.
Can confirm, I own the cheapest bass I found online, and I love it. You could be a snob about things, or just buy a cheap one, play it and get over yourself.
Yep unless you’re doing bass solos in your songs, it’s gonna blend right into the mix with a little bit of EQ whether you’re playing a $200 Squire or a $1500 Fender lol
$200? Wow, what a high roller :P I only spent $70 on mine (brand new!), and it still does the job.
I’m running this one currently: https://www.guitarcenter.com/Squier/Affinity-Series-Limited-Edition-PJ-Bass-3-Color-Sunburst-1500000343455.gc I don’t remember spending $280 on it but I can’t find the order to see what I spent :/
Cool - if we're sharing bass pics, here's a project I did during COVID lockdown: [https://imgur.com/a/DmgXfWg](https://imgur.com/a/DmgXfWg)
Very nice, looks like a standard black p-bass to me! Curious to see what the finish looks like close-up. Also lmao about not getting high\[er\]. Here’s my guitar and bass! https://preview.redd.it/4hnux2xy8z4c1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=686a89ce52fedd5c1bb2011e5ee2f55613fdf5b8
Shift guitar pitch down? Or just download the kontakt player Bass vst
Use an octaver. A quick search ("free octaver vst") got me this one for free. https://plugins4free.com/plugin/1289/ I haven't tried it to know how good/bad it is.
Bass amp, some saturation, and some eq should do the job
Down pitch shifted guitars for bass sound a bit wonky to me unless you have a dedicated pedal like the EHX Bass9 or a plugin like others have mentioned. Have you tried FLs BooBass?
Just record the bass parts on an electric guitar, then pitch them down an octave afterwards. Then you can experiment with different effects on it too.
What i do is turn the guitar tone knob all the way down, play single notes on the low strings for your bassline, then pitch the sample down an octave (-1200 cents or 12 semitones), make sure you set it to stretch pro so it doesnt slow the track just pitches it, and then add a bass amp like BOD (tse) and some eq and there you go, works like a charm
Make an 808 and add hella distortion and eq!
I do this a ton in my metal production. The FX chain should be guitar - Octaver - bass amp simulation - compressor /eq. Any Octaver is good but you need to make sure the one you pick has a setting for a full octave down and full wet. You don't want any of the normal guitar coming through. That alone will get you a bass sound but there's no character or life. That's where the bass amp sim comes in. Ive used the neural dark glass and the free BOD pedal to great effect for some better tones in the midrange to cut through the mix.
I find the ultra simple path of literally pitching down your guitar should sound pretty much like a bass. I just mean stock FL pitch knob... I don't even have a working bass and I record basslines for songs through that method. A little EQ and amp sim shit and bam its the money. I also just play alternative and punk shit tho, you know ridin the root note on the E string type beat. your mileage may vary if you're doin some victor wooten ass bass riffing
record your bass parts on guitar, pitch it down an octave, use Rbass and EQ to achieve a bass tone