Octave pedal to fatten out sound?

[Carnageriot]

Hey guys!

I've got a question.. I play guitar in a band and sometimes we do songs in drop d but my main guitar is a floyd rose equipped one in standard so I play the riffs in drop d on the d string only instead of the 3-string drop d power chords and it ends up sounded pathetic and empty. I was wondering how i could fatten that sound up to sound like a proper power chord without having to drop my E string. I was thinking of an octave pedal or fuzz? A song that my band plays for example is 'Slither' by Velvet Revolver. Would love to hear what you guys think, and sorry if I posted this thread at the wrong place, I'm still quite a noob regarding using this place.

Thanks in advance!
Ryan

 

[carboxymoron]

You could try an octave pedal like an EHX Micro POG. Since you want to play chords you need a true polyphonic one. Boss Octaves (OC-2 / 3), Pitchshifters (PS-3 / 5 / 6) or Digitech Whammy don't track well with chords. Whichever pedal you use, the generated octave will sound slightly synth / organ like due to a different attack from your natural guitar signal, but if you're using it with some dirt pedals after, it should sound ok.

I don't think it's worth it though if it's solely for the problem of drop D power chords. Why not just play the A and D strings, and let your bassist fill in the low D?

 

[CyanideJunkie]

Someone is selling the EVH D-tuna in the classifieds section. Seems like a better option as opposed to an octave pedal.

 

[faekildare]

Digitech whammy...

 

[VidaK]

well if it is me I would strike the open 4th (D) and 5th (A) strings, if not I would go for the D powerchord at 10th fret on 6th string..

 

[j_m_s]

carboxymoron nailed it. I used my micropog to do this for awhile, apart from using it for other stuff.. for chords i would avoid the digitech whammy as well, doesn't track well with chords.

and well as cyanidejunkie has mentioned, the EVH D-Tuna works good for this too.

VidaK, the power chord on the upper string gives a very different feel haha.