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08-22-2008, 03:22 PM
| | Banned | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: West Coast of Canada | | | Micro POG for faux-downtuning
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I have a 24 fret 4 banger that I recently fixed up real well, and Im starting to like it more than my SX jazz 5. Its got more natural punch.
If I put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the A, D, and G strings (effectively B, E, and A), can I use the POG to "downtune" it an octave, but still keep the "punch" that the bass has? |
08-22-2008, 04:09 PM
| | | | It could do it, but it wouldn't sound anywhere near as good as a 5-string played normally. |
08-22-2008, 04:58 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Huntsville, AL | | | The POG reproduces the notes accurately, but not the tone. |
08-23-2008, 08:04 AM
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Originally Posted by Ely  The POG reproduces the notes accurately, but not the tone. | +1
I like the Micro Pog a lot, but that's because when I use it, I want to sound like synth.
Jeremy |
08-23-2008, 08:34 AM
| | Banned | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: West Coast of Canada | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Ely The POG reproduces the notes accurately, but not the tone. | Too bad. I figured that, but I thought I'd ask anyways. |
08-23-2008, 08:45 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: northern illinois | | Quote:
Originally Posted by 4StringsEnough It could do it, but it wouldn't sound anywhere near as good as a 5-string played normally. | +1
it can get some great organ-like sounds though |
08-23-2008, 08:51 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Knoxville, TN | | | Hey, why not just widen your nut slots, and tune BEAD?
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08-23-2008, 08:58 AM
| | Banned | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: West Coast of Canada | | Quote:
Originally Posted by JEDI BASS Hey, why not just widen your nut slots, and tune BEAD? | Believe it or not the bass in question WAS tuned ADGC (BEAD down a step), but I decided to re adjust everything and change it to DGCF tuning. Honestly, it was on the chopping block, mostly cus I hadn't played it in a while. With the new tuning it sounds way better than before. It would be nice if I could capture the punch, but at a lower tuning.
Im not really sad or surprised that it wouldn't work. I've been playing a lot of Zep type stuff lately and the DGCF tuning fits it more 
Quick EDIT: I imagine I could get the feel, but lower tuned on a 35" scale length. I just gotta find one thats passive  |
08-23-2008, 09:22 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Knoxville, TN | | | You know, i bought the Micro POG 3 days ago after hearing great things about it here on TB and listening to the clips at EHX's website. I've played (in stores) 12 string basses, and have the Line6 Variax/POD that mimics (to a T) a Hamer 12 and an 8 string. The Micro POG clips sound VERY close to a real 12 string, not too synth-y IMO. I can't wait for the brown truck to drop it off, so I can give it a go with the band. I play with a 3 piece, and need to thicken up certain songs during the guitar solos.
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