I do not own a bass guitar.

[clarbaden]

sup dudes, i just wondered if any of you have any substitutes for bass guitar that sound real, i have used pitched guitar, it sounds ok but still dosent have the timbre and tone of a real, is there a process that i can use to make this sound more real? i have also tried vst bass synths which sound like dog shit. does anyone have any suggestions?

 

[Skinny Viking]

become the owner of a bass guitar?

because the only other methods you've mentioned

you don't need to shell out big $$$ for a good sounding bass for recording

 

[LeSedna]

I bought mine for $100 and it makes a tremendous improvement. If you know how to use it, it sounds great for the price, no vst can compete with that.

 

[egan.]

This thread happens a lot. Make friends with a bass player. Get him to play or borrow a bass. Or buy a bass.

 

[BLUElightCory]

Either:
1. Buy bass.

2. Buy Spectrasonics Trillian.

 

[Trevoire520]

This thread happens a lot. Make friends with a bass player. Get him to play or borrow a bass. Or buy a bass.

THIS!

Honestly this topic comes up at least once a week. It's depressing. Surely there's some metallers out there that are friends with other musicians?

 

[Sepultorture]

well i'm for getting a bass and learning how to use it, i'm soon to own one again and i now how to use it and want to improve, but on the other hand if you live in a musician vacuum like durham region, ontario, canada, you can't really just get in touch with an available basist. for the kinda stuff i like for bass, cannibal corpse like bass with jazz/funk/slap/pop time playing, well finding that kinda polayer especially for metal, it's pretty fucking hard man.

my suggestion, buy a decent bass and get good at it

 

[The-Zeronaut]

Spectrasonics Trilian

 

[Ascendant]

I bought mine for $100 and it makes a tremendous improvement. If you know how to use it, it sounds great for the price, no vst can compete with that.

Except Trilian, especially if you know how to use it.

 

[Danielmarcoulis]

I dont really know any other options other then get a bass or record it using midi

 

[clarbaden]

hmm, ill have to look in second hand shops or something, trilian is 250 dollars, if i can get a bass for 60 pounds i would be happy