Quilly Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 HI Folks Any recommendations for a pedal to do one specific task: Shift the pitch of my bass from E > D, A > B etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibob Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 Slightly confused about your requirements, E to D makes sense, but do you mean you want A to go UP to B? Or down to G? Either way, there's loads, but my personal favourite is the Line6 M5 (or any of the M series, but they get pretty large if you only want one effect). I set up 4 different patches that shifted my whole bass down a semi-tone each time, so a patch each for Eb, D, Db, C tuning etc. I even did a whole gig with the whole bass down to D (D, G, C, F), with me playing a position up obviously, and no-one noticed the tone as sounding overly processed in any way. Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jposega Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 Not a single pitch shifter is going to do exactly what you want, which seems to be re-tuning your bass so you don't need a second bass for gigs. Sure, you can get great pitch shifting that tracks solidly, but the tone will just be all wrong. Many players get away with using the Digitech Drop to go down to Eb or D, but going from E down to B just isn't going to sound good. The further from your home tuning you go, the more unnatural the tone will be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilly Posted May 22, 2018 Author Share Posted May 22, 2018 That's my concern, that its just not going to sound natural. I have a second bass, so no panic. Alternatively I was going to install a drop tuner,tuning key. All I really need is to drop the E to D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilly Posted May 22, 2018 Author Share Posted May 22, 2018 SiBob , I meant drop everything down a tone or semitone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuzzie Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 Bass xtender drop tuner is brilliant. be in normal or half stepndown globally and then pop - drop D or drop D half a step down love it The real question is why would you want to be in EADG - The grind is down low Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bakerster135 Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 Current Bass Whammy does down a tone well, and has the polyphonic mode so you can play chords without it going warbly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrevorG Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 (edited) I have the EHX Pitchfork. VERY natural sounding. Intervals range from detune to three octaves up/down or both. Also has a latch so you can activate it just for the time your foot is on the button or use it like a regular pedal.. very useful. Edited May 24, 2018 by TrevorG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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