guitar to bass project (octave down pedal)

[bassweedwizard]

BUDGET - $100 used

so i’m trying my first modding project and i had the idea to convert this crappy (like $50 on craigslist or smth) offbrand guitar into a bass
i would keep the body and neck, but change the bridge to a 4-string and get a new nut (original one was broken anyway) and file it for 4 strings (i would gut the top 2 strings)

anyway i was hoping i could get ideas for an octave down pedal that would make the guitar sound like a bass (i will probably be using a lot of distortion so it probably doesn’t make too much of a difference) so i could easily switch from bass range to guitar
any feedback or pedal recommendations would be very helpful

 

[JonathanPDX]

I don't understand the point. Why not just buy a super cheap $100 bass?

And, if you really insist on using a guitar with an octave down effect, why do you need to mod it at all? Why in the world would you need to invest all that work swapping the nut and bridge when it's still going to be a guitar neck and body with a guitar bridge and guitar strings?

 

[bassweedwizard]

I don't understand the point

i’m really bored and i have 0 use for the guitar (and i want to get into modding)
also the reason for removing the top strings is because my hands are literally too big to press down only 1 string on there so i have to space them out lol

also i plan on doing solos in my band (only me and the rhythm guitarist know how to improv) on a few songs so it would be nice to just have a button to switch between guitar and bass

 

[bassbrad]

If you want an accurate sound then a pitch shifter is the way to go as many octavers alter your tone. I really like my TRex Quint Machine as it offers many options and plays well with all my basses and pedals.

Having and octave up electric "bass" is a valid instrument often referred to as a piccolo bass, I have several in my menagerie of misfit basses.