Searching for the best Detune pedal for bass

Digitech drop... it’s made for what you are wanting and has won shootouts... my guitarist uses one to go from drop c to drop b and there is hardly any change in tone or latency.

 

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You want help but you want no discussion? It's a forum...

 

Since you already tried the Digitech Drop, and didn’t like it, you should try the EHX pitchfork. I think mine sounds pretty good when it’s used to tune up or down a half or whole step.

 

I think you want a Pitch shifter and not a detune pedal. Detune is the chorus effect on the bass whammy and luxe. I don’t know how much room you have on your board, the Digitech drop and EHX pitchfork are pretty small, but I used a line 6 M5 to change tunings.

 

Look up the Morpheus DropTune!

 

I don't know if Digitech has improved the 'drop' since it came out, but they used to sound like synthesizers.
If I had to switch between concert, and one down, I would bring two basses.

 

There isn't one. They all change the tone and won't sound exactly like a clean bass.

Why don't you tune your one bass half a step down and play all the songs that way? You still have E when your bass is tuned to Eb.

 

Didn’t the Ricochet kind of take the place of the Drop? I’ve heard it’s made some improvements at least.

You mentioned the Luxe. That’s not what you want at all. It’s a chorus effect if nothing else. It’s also the best bass “chorus” out there as far as I’m concerned.

I’m curious to see what comes out of this thread as well!

 

The Drop and the Ricochet are for different purposes, however they have the exact same pitch algorithm and DSP.

 

Well, there you go. Glad you’re around lol!

 

I like my pitch fork

 

I’m interested to know if there are others too. I tried the drop and it had a synthy chorus sound even at half a step. If the pitchfork works let me know!

 

I've been scouring TB from the same motivation. My conclusion: Spend the same money on a second bass.

 

Pitch Fork is no good if you want to drop 3 half steps, but it can go up or down in tuning as well as be blended and also supports a expression pedal to effectively make it into a whammy.

The Drop has less latency & less shading of the timbre, true bypass also.

 

There are a few songs I want to play that are in CGCF and the fingering doesn't work on my 5 string. I didn't want to put heavier strings on my bass and have to adjust the nut and what not, so I ended up with the Digitech Drop. I tune the E to D and then use the drop to get to CGCF. It works fine... no, it isn't perfect, but it is good enough.

 

Detune? Mobius. I have tried a lot of bass (and even guitar) choruses and some of detuners (Pitch Fork, Bass Whammy etc.). This time i use Mobius for detune ( a kind of chorus for me).