DigiSage
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Hey y'all, I'm working on a preset for Neil Young's "Le Noise" album. If you're unfamiliar with it, here's a Youtube link to the first track that captures the tone I'm after. If possible, please listen with headphones (or good speakers) so you get the full effect of the bass:
Now, I've googled up interviews with Neil and Daniel Lanois and took notes on how they constructed this tone. Following these notes, I was able to nail the basic tone (Fender Deluxe Tweed based). However, the part I can't quite nail is the subharmonic pitch generation, as Lanois calls it, that gives Neil's tone an extremely low-freq-heavy boomy, yet clear, sort of tone. (Listen to the youtube link for yourself).
In the interview Lanois said they used an Eventide H3500 "as a subharmonic generator". I've tried recreating this effect using a Pitch block, set to Fixed Harm, and -12 Voice1 shift. It helps, but it only gets me about 25% there. I just need a shit ton more low end.
In case it matters, the guitar I'm using is a PRS Modern Eagle I with a BRW neck and the original PRS RP humbuckers. Not quite an "Old Black" but I think it's close enough.
So, what should I do? Am I taking the wrong approach?
Thanks!
Now, I've googled up interviews with Neil and Daniel Lanois and took notes on how they constructed this tone. Following these notes, I was able to nail the basic tone (Fender Deluxe Tweed based). However, the part I can't quite nail is the subharmonic pitch generation, as Lanois calls it, that gives Neil's tone an extremely low-freq-heavy boomy, yet clear, sort of tone. (Listen to the youtube link for yourself).
In the interview Lanois said they used an Eventide H3500 "as a subharmonic generator". I've tried recreating this effect using a Pitch block, set to Fixed Harm, and -12 Voice1 shift. It helps, but it only gets me about 25% there. I just need a shit ton more low end.
In case it matters, the guitar I'm using is a PRS Modern Eagle I with a BRW neck and the original PRS RP humbuckers. Not quite an "Old Black" but I think it's close enough.
So, what should I do? Am I taking the wrong approach?
Thanks!