kings of leon-closer

ElectroStompbox · #1 09-01-2009, 01:36 PM

what would you guys recommend for the cheapest way to get the pitch shift tone he uses in this song? i just today figured out it was bass and not guitar

any help would be great cuz my band wants to play this song

jumbo_steelie · #2 09-01-2009, 01:45 PM

Find a used whammy xp100 or whammy IV. I guess the BP120 or whatever might work too. The whammy IV is the one I would recommend the most. And get a Boss DD-3 for the delayed parts.

ElectroStompbox · #3 09-01-2009, 01:47 PM

got the dd-3, so i guess i look around, if i go with the whammy 4, what setting should i use?

Getaway Driver · #4 09-01-2009, 03:27 PM

Octave Up. That's it. Anything that can do +1 octave will work, but the expression pedal on the whammy 4 and XP100 make it easy to on/off the effect.

ElectroStompbox · #5 09-01-2009, 03:32 PM

any cheap, octave up pedals that i can smack a expression pedal to to make work? lol

Chronicle · #6 09-01-2009, 03:46 PM

He uses a Bass whammy with a delay set to only do one repeat. Get a used Digitech Whammy just so you can do that one part in one song

sonic assassin · #7 09-01-2009, 04:50 PM

i really dont think thats bass..

maybe · #8 09-01-2009, 04:55 PM

BOSS ME-50 multi-effect (With the expression pedal set to +1 octave for the song 'Closer'.)
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jared_Followill

Gashaponcito · #9 09-01-2009, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Chronicle

He uses a Bass whammy with a delay set to only do one repeat. Get a used Digitech Whammy just so you can do that one part in one song

Are you sure? A shot of his board was posted some time ago and it didn't include a Bass Whammy

neatobassman · #10 09-01-2009, 05:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Gashaponcito

Are you sure? A shot of his board was posted some time ago and it didn't include a Bass Whammy

Doesn't mean he didn't use one.

TimmyDX · #11 09-01-2009, 06:03 PM

i think chronicle means you CAN use one and just didn't word it right, i believe he made a sample using one which sounded pretty damn good. but yeah, its been seen live jared uses an ME-50

But all the replies ring true, anything that can flex your signal up 1 octave will do you fine

If you want a tonne of features, go the eventide pitch factor, if you don't think you'll use all of those features/have pedals that already do them, get a whammy or other pedal. Or if you need to have the exact gear, get a Boss ME-50

JimmyM · #12 09-01-2009, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by maybe

BOSS ME-50 multi-effect (With the expression pedal set to +1 octave for the song 'Closer'.)
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jared_Followill

Um, I believe we have a definitive answer here, guys.

Chronicle · #13 09-01-2009, 06:24 PM

No i'm pretty sure he uses a digitech bass whammy. here's my clip..

http://soundclick.com/share?songid=7247832

rocknrollbandit · #14 09-01-2009, 06:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chronicle

No i'm pretty sure he uses a digitech bass whammy. here's my clip..

http://soundclick.com/share?songid=7247832

that sounds fantastic

sonic assassin · #15 09-01-2009, 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by sonic assassin

i really dont think thats bass..

i think we need to address this first.. in the recording, it is clearly a guitar. the bass is doing something different entirely and matt is not shy of the whammy pedal

JimmyM · #16 09-01-2009, 07:20 PM

Well regardless of what Leon used, anyone can do it with a pitch shifter that uses a pedal. By the time you find out exactly what it is, you could have practiced it and got it down on whatever crap pitch shifter you've got laying around

Gashaponcito · #17 09-01-2009, 07:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chronicle

No i'm pretty sure he uses a digitech bass whammy. here's my clip..

http://soundclick.com/share?songid=7247832

damn, that makes think he used one... how does it sound with the pitch factor?

ElectroStompbox · #18 09-01-2009, 08:26 PM

for those of you who think it isnt bass

watch the video towards the bottom

http://www.musicradar.com/news/guita...evealed-204701

JimmyM · #19 09-01-2009, 08:34 PM

I have to admit it sounds like bass played up high to me.

Chronicle · #20 09-01-2009, 08:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gashaponcito

damn, that makes think he used one... how does it sound with the pitch factor?

Haven't tried it with the pitchfactor...that clip was with the bass whammy....i'll have to try it one day.

Wow so he uses a ME-50 for bass? Whata fail. Glad i'm not really into them.