Using a bass guitar in dubstep?

[Clutchkick]

Anyone ever tried using a bass guitar for your basslines?

If you were to try it, how would you go about it? I was thinking layer a bass guitar with a sub, then send the bass guitar through something like Guitar rig. What do you guys think?

Just an idea, I'm sure it's probably been done plenty.

[forbidden]

check out squarepusher, he is known for integrating live bass guitar into his productions.

i would do it, but i feel that my music is very synth oriented and live instrumentation would be kind of awkward. that said i am 100x better at bass than i am producing (12 years vs. 2). one thing i have considered is using abletons new audio to midi feature to record basslines in midi because i definitely write better melodies on my guitar. one of these days..

also, regarding layering bass with sub, you won't really be able to do that due to clashing frequencies. the only way would be to highpass your guitar so much there isn't any sub and fill it in yourself, but i feel that would sound kind of retarded. probably go with boosting the bass level of your guitar enough to match other subs in the track and give it it's own space.

[firstboyonthemoon]

I've thought about it, but never actually tried it. Some ideas I had include: An overdriven bass guitar sound, highpassed, then layered with a sine wave could be good for a hard rock/heavy metal-flavored track. Or an updated tic-tac bass sound, with a palm-muted bass guitar with an upper mid-focused sound with a little grit, again highpassed and doubled by a sine might be good for a more roots reggae style track. Or just play the bassline an octave up on the bass guitar and double it with a sine below. Non-layering options include: Straight up lowpass filter. The fundamental frequency of an open A is 55hz, which is pretty much the sweet spot for subs, right? Or I guess you could take your lowpassed A string and throw it in a sampler, but that's not really the same thing as playing your bassline on a bass guitar. A thing I hear in a lot of pop songs these days is a bass line that is primarily played by a synth, interspersed with occasional interjections by as bass guitar, like a little slap fill or whatever.

Don't judge me too harshly; I'm a little high right now.

[Crimsonghost]

Difference pretty much summed it up. It sounds pretty good if you're playing in a higher register so you get more mid range sounds. That still leaves plenty of room for you to layer a sub.

[Undrig]

I really like this one. Sounds extremely realistic with legato and when it comes to the stuff that happens between the notes that most samplers/libaries don't go nearly as deep with. Works great for dub type music.

[test_recordings]

Just make sure the drums are sequenced or you'll make all the DJs cry, otherwise it should be fine. I want to do it myself, got my American Fender Jazz waiting for a fingering

[Crimsonghost]

Just make sure the drums are sequenced or you'll make all the DJs cry, otherwise it should be fine. I want to do it myself, got my American Fender Jazz waiting for a fingering

One of the best sounding bass' you can get IMO.