Has anyone had any success simulating a bass guitar using a normal guitar and a HD500?
I'd like to start laying down bass guitar on backing tracks, my own compositions etc and thought about using my normal guitar, rather than buying a cheap bass guitar (which I believe the HD500 would accept). I guess another way would be to play a midi instrument and convert it to a bass sound?
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i tried to usemy guitar with the whammy 1 or 2 steps down but i didn't like the result at all.
maybe when the new update comes (with the new bassamp) it will sound better.
You'll never quite do it, but yiu can get by - I have used this in the past. Remember to keep it to single, clearly struck notes.
The POD has a Factory Set List which has vocal/acoustic/bass patches (Group 4 on my POD).
Choose a "Studio Bass" type patch. Basically it will be a clean amp + Studio Compressor - or something like that.
Use an "Octaver" effect - not the pitch glide - and set mix of low Octave quite high but not full 100%. Choose Neck PUP, turn neck pup tone down about 15-20 percent, and play on the bass strings.
P.S. This will get you by for recording a bass/rhythm line to play over - so you get a Bass Root in the mix.
Last edited by TooTone76; 03-05-2012 at 10:15 AM.
or since you can play keyboard, get a vst and record it in midi in reaper
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