4-Stringed Satan Summoning Saa

[AcidCat907]

Hey there fellas!!! Playin' my 4 string Silvertone on my way to the Pinewood Derby!!! ....tryin to summon Satan..


Fun introductory sentence with a good hook anyways. Since Wednesday I've been trying to manifest what I can only describe as "Satan's Army's Marching Melody." I'm stuck to a cheap beginner 4 string akin to like a Silvertone or First Act. I have a decent little Fender Amp, no effects besides hand made. I've found so many little ways to make this little fella sound like a soul harvesting fire eater, I'm close to what I want. Does anybody have any little tips I might find useful for making a deep and evil hair raising harmony. Wow me please, playing closer to the bridge, bending low E past the nut, muted double slaps, muted hammers/pull offs.... I've put hours into this Satanic Sonet, I'm almost at the point of putting it all together, but I don't want to miss anything.

I'm playing in Drop D (want to be able to bust this out acoustic and scare people that wonder to my fire)
I have been playing like 11 years moderately and HARD recently. I'm well aware of how to manipulate the sounds of my guitar very finely. Any advice is appreciated

PLUS ULTRA!!!!!!!

 

[Lobster11]

Er.... what?

 

[AcidCat907]

Hahahaha, heck man, I'm asking some pretty technical and specific stuff. Have you never tried to make a bass guitar rumble so evily Satan himself would tap his hoof/hoove...?

 

[Vinny_G]

Yes, but you'll need this (I don't have it anymore, sorry):

 

[AcidCat907]

Haha nice!!! Seems nobody has any tips on heavy, low, evil sounding bass. I do good enough on my own anyways.

 

[Vinny_G]

Wait, are you hoping for a serious answer? I don't know, did you already try to push everything you have up to 6?

 

[Bent77]

Set everything to 6 and tune to BEAD

use 2 810s

 

[Element Zero]

 

[tr4252]

You will need an amplifier capo; contact Nigel Tufnel.

Tom

 

[Nashrakh]

Offering some sacrificial milk and cookies summons Santa quite effectively.

 

[Vinny_G]

Offering some sacrificial milk and cookies summons Santa quite effectively.

But Santa is an anagram of Satan. Could it be the same person?

 

[PullThePlug]

Offering some sacrificial milk and cookies summons Santa quite effectively.

This the season for shortbread!
I am a choco milk and Walkers shortbread kinda guy myself

 

[_One//Man//Mutiny_]

Is the guy who punishes the bad people, bad?

 

[Heisenbass]

 

[JimmyM]

I got exactly what he means. But obviously he's operating at a far higher Satan level than most, and should be giving US advice.

 

[Bassist4Eris]

 

[Vinny_G]

 

[Outbush]

I like having my Fretting finger up past the correct fret (so a low G, finger is just the 4th fret side of the 3rd fret) with just enough pressure for the string not to vibrate on the fret. It’s a sort of dull, muted tone (but never worked for me on basses with big frets). Take a ton of the top end out with the tone knob or on the amp. Not sure if it constitutes evil though, or for that matter can you even use the word “constitutes” when discussing evil bass sounds. Try it if you don’t already use it because it sounds pretty cool even if a bit commonplace.

 

[ahc]

 

[charlie monroe]

Let’s hear what you have so far.