Members Matter-Eater Lad Posted January 3, 2008 Members Share Posted January 3, 2008 Is there anything that exists that will pitch shift guitar one half step down yet track well and sound good? Other than a Hamonizer, I don't want to spend that much. Preferably something I could go out & buy today but if there are any old prducts throw those in too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members orangesix Posted January 3, 2008 Members Share Posted January 3, 2008 Is there anything that exists that will pitch shift guitar one half step down yet track well and sound good? Other than a Hamonizer, I don't want to spend that much.Preferably something I could go out & buy today but if there are any old prducts throw those in too. Get a BOSS TU-2, then you tune your guitar down half a step... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Crxsh Posted January 3, 2008 Members Share Posted January 3, 2008 Get a BOSS TU-2, then you tune your guitar down half a step... :lol:'d Probably 1 or 2 songs you want to tune down for, right? Get a cheap-o 2nd guitar or something. Keep that one tuned how you want and keep your main axe standard or whatever. Or ... for a short set, a capo might work just as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members orangesix Posted January 3, 2008 Members Share Posted January 3, 2008 In fact, you can tune to anything you want!!!100 bucks tops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members orangesix Posted January 3, 2008 Members Share Posted January 3, 2008 :lol:'dProbably 1 or 2 songs you want to tune down for, right? Get a cheap-o 2nd guitar or something. Keep that one tuned how you want and keep your main axe standard or whatever. Or ... for a short set, a capo might work just as well. A capo, for a half-step? 2nd guitar was my next choice. But i'd take a TU-2 over a cheapo guitar. Even though all I play are cheap guitars, nothing that costs less than a tuner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Crxsh Posted January 3, 2008 Members Share Posted January 3, 2008 Yeah. I'd say Tuner too, capo if he's desperate .... but I get where he's coming from. I used to play in these Battle of the Bands where all you had was like, 8 minutes to play as much as you could. We'd try to jam in 3 songs and arguably our best song was drop-tuned to a lower range to accommodate our singer. I was playing an LP Studio at the time ... but I picked up a little tele for like, $180 to do the other song. Wasn't a killer axe, but it worked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Welladjusted Posted January 3, 2008 Members Share Posted January 3, 2008 Honestly, I'd just tune down half a step and capo the first fret when you have to play standard. If you have to switch to half a step down from standard in the same song, it's much, much easier just to transpose up to Eb rather than trying to find a cheap way to pitch shift down. If it's an issue of switching from E to Eb in a set, capo is the way to go. In the same song, just transpose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PowerKord Posted January 3, 2008 Members Share Posted January 3, 2008 Is there anything that exists that will pitch shift guitar one half step down yet track well and sound good? Other than a Hamonizer, I don't want to spend that much.Preferably something I could go out & buy today but if there are any old prducts throw those in too. The roland guitar synths do it passably well. I had one back in the 90s and used it to tune down to eflat for some songs. But it still doesn't quite sound or "feel" right to me--that's why I got rid of it. I haven't found any box out there that can do this and maintain a good tone. Even the expensive harmonizers. They all seem to get some weird digital artifacts in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members voerking Posted January 3, 2008 Members Share Posted January 3, 2008 a Steinberger Trans Trem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jimwratt Posted January 3, 2008 Members Share Posted January 3, 2008 man, that would be a killer pedal. Whichever company comes out with it would certainly get my money. I heard the line 6 variax will do it though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cmog Posted January 3, 2008 Members Share Posted January 3, 2008 Digitech Whammy has a drop tune (two semi-tones down) option.It's just not in the $100 price range.Maybe you could pick up a second hand one for $120 on eBay? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Matter-Eater Lad Posted January 4, 2008 Author Members Share Posted January 4, 2008 I thought about the Whammy but it needs to be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members johnrambo Posted January 4, 2008 Members Share Posted January 4, 2008 I thought about the Whammy but it needs to be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Urinate Forever Posted January 4, 2008 Members Share Posted January 4, 2008 Half step down doesn't "feel" much different to me. I used to play in half-step all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members petejt Posted January 4, 2008 Members Share Posted January 4, 2008 It is easier to just tune down a semitone, and then use a capo on the first fret to play in E when you want to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thezeng Posted January 4, 2008 Members Share Posted January 4, 2008 yeah it shouldnt feel different at all. if you've got a good ear you can do it yourself, just a peg a half turn towards you then tune the other strings! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 This band I'm going to be working for, they do everything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members redstrat22 Posted January 4, 2008 Members Share Posted January 4, 2008 Hey, I don't know if there is something that can do that, but this video could possibly be what you're talking about. (At about 1:20) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jeremy Skrenes Posted January 4, 2008 Members Share Posted January 4, 2008 Some sort of digital pickup like a roland or line 6 would be the only way to achieve changes in tunings while tracking and maintaining tone. Gibson has a les paul that you can change the tunings on, but it's anything but cheap. For something cheap that would be more sophisticated than a capo and tuning a half step down, I'd have to resonate with just getting a Rondo guitar. Pretty cheap, decent quality, and $100-150. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jeremy Skrenes Posted January 4, 2008 Members Share Posted January 4, 2008 Hey,I don't know if there is something that can do that, but this video could possibly be what you're talking about.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkfHlxPShk4(At about 1:20) It's kind of hard to see since it's at an angle and it's not exactly hi-def, but it looks like Mayer just moved his hand down a fret. I'm not saying he's a bad guitarist, but it's not exactly a miracle effect or mind-bending technique. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Zachman Posted January 4, 2008 Members Share Posted January 4, 2008 [YOUTUBE]e_CN9XU2-VE[/YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Matter-Eater Lad Posted January 4, 2008 Author Members Share Posted January 4, 2008 Thanks for the input. I've already ordered a bunch of strings from JustStrings.com. I made up my own set, .0095 .0115 .017 .026 .034 .046. It's a cross between a 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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