Wish Pitch Follower range extension

[Tigerfish]

Another thank you to Leon Todd for pointing this out. I am using it as a way to get "crispier" low notes and "fuller" high notes for clean jazzy presets. One small problem: the follower doesn't track all the way to the highest note on my instrument, which is a 7 string with a high string a 4th above the standard. And tuned down a step, so D-G-C-F-a-d-g. I believe Tom Lippincott's 8-string has a high A string and 24 frets, so just in case he would want to use an Axe-Fx III for this kind of thing, it would be good to have the Pitch Follower track all the way up to A 1760.

 

[Adrian Pereyra]

+1

 

[Ossi]

I found a workaround to shift the pitch followers range to one direction. I split the signal into the main path and a side path right from the Input 1 block. In the side path I have a pitch shifter and Output 4. I have a physical cable from Output 4 to Input 4. From Controllers I select Input 4 as the input source for pitch. This doesn't help if you need to control the whole range of an extended range instrument, but for my purposes the changes happen in the low notes so it doesn't matter if I lose range in the highs as much as I gain in the lows. Works the other way around also of course.

 

[Luca9583]

+ 1 and also to extend the range lower to 5 string bass range

 

[Bodde]

I believe Tom Lippincott's 8-string has a high A string and 24 frets,

This made me curious. What is the gauge of a high A string? And where do you find one?

 

[TSJMajesty]

This made me curious. What is the gauge of a high A string? And where do you find one?

Using a 7 or 8 gets you where you need to be, relative to the tension on your other strings, depending on scale and using 10's otherwise.
https://tension.stringjoy.com/

 

[Bodde]

Using a 7 or 8 gets you where you need to be, relative to the tension on your other strings, depending on scale and using 10's otherwise.
https://tension.stringjoy.com/

An 8 seems high gauge for tuning up a fourth. Ik think 7 is the max and maybe even better would be a 6 if such a string exists? Would like to try one time.

 

[unix-guy]

This made me curious. What is the gauge of a high A string? And where do you find one?

There's a company that sells them but something like $10 per string... And they're somewhat susceptible to breaking.

I think they have both .006 and .007.

I'll try to find the site.

Edit:

Here's the site. It used to be called Octave4Pplus.com:

https://www.garrygoodman.com/octave4plus.com.htm

 

[Bakerman]

FYI the player mentioned uses a .009 at 23.625" scale for the high A:

https://tomlippincott.com/my-8-string

 

[Bodde]

There's a company that sells them but something like $10 per string... And they're somewhat susceptible to breaking.

I think they have both .006 and .007.

I'll try to find the site.

Edit:

Here's the site. It used to be called Octave4Pplus.com:

https://www.garrygoodman.com/octave4plus.com.htm

Thanks. I think a 007 on a strat scale could work for tuning to A.

 

[unix-guy]

Thanks. I think a 007 on a strat scale could work for tuning to A.

You can a 007 in a Billy Gibbons set but it may not work for tuning up to A.