Pitch shifting bass question

[-Loco-]

I'm recording a song with my band on saturday. Guitars are 7 strings in drop G but the bass i have access to is a 5 string tuned to A. If I record in A and then pitch shift it afterwards should it be alright? I didn't want to only do midi bass/pitch shift guitars but i think this probably provides the best of both. I don't know if i'll have time to get an extra low string for the G and it's not even my bass so I don't want to go ruining the setup.

I'll be recording the bass with the axe-fx but i dont know if I should do D.I takes or not. If the low G is going to be inaudible then I might just record it an octave higher but it will lose the nice low end bass punch

 

[brianhood]

I'm recording a song with my band on saturday. Guitars are 7 strings in drop G but the bass i have access to is a 5 string tuned to A. If I record in A and then pitch shift it afterwards should it be alright? I didn't want to only do midi bass/pitch shift guitars but i think this probably provides the best of both. I don't know if i'll have time to get an extra low string for the G and it's not even my bass so I don't want to go ruining the setup.

I'll be recording the bass with the axe-fx but i dont know if I should do D.I takes or not. If the low G is going to be inaudible then I might just record it an octave higher but it will lose the nice low end bass punch

recording bass that low is a pain in the ass. When i record low bass, i sometimes end up recording a step or two above the desired tuning, then i use Waves Soundshifter P(i think thats the name) to shift the bass DI down, then reamp it.

that's just me though

 

[-Loco-]

Thank you Brian. Will it just be very rumbley? Yeah, see with the reamping I really want to use the axe-fx for it. I don't have SVX or anything but i'm going to have to anticipate the settings for the lower tuning while tracking in the higher tuning...kind of worries me.