Keyboard substitute for bass????

[Sleddog72]

hi there, does anyone use keyboard bass sounds to substitute for a real bass? I got a roland em 25 and it's got about 12 different bass guitar sounds. I'm not a bass player, but i always tease my bassist and say " if i wanted to master the bass i'd set aside an hour for it" haha. this is untrue, however, for songwritting when a bassist isnt handy, would this work? anyone had success?

 

[Hawk Studio]

I do play bass, but sometimes I use the bass patches in my Roland Fantom-X. They sound pretty good, most of them anyway. It really depends on the sound Im looking for. But 99 times out of 100, I DI my Fender Jazz Bass.

 

[MadAudio]

The upright bass patch on my X5D has come in handy a few times.

 

[Hawk Studio]

yeah, some of the upright patches on the roland sound good too. Cant get those sounds from the jazz bass

 

[shiatzu]

rhodes piano bass?

if you can find one let me know, i'd kill for it.

 

[Sleddog72]

cool. i forgot about downloading or buying patches. heh. i will look into this. thanks

 

[Atterion]

I'll use Bass patches from my N364 or Poly61 as supplements or alternatives to a real bass part. Sometimes I'll lay out a quick bass part using something like Edirol's Super Quartet, but only as a guide until I have time to rewrite and track a proper bass part.