I want to know if its possible to actually preview an entire song if you don't havethe proper guitar for it. For example, a custom song such as Dragula by Rob Zombie can't be played with a bass. Is it possible at all to view it? Or am I basically SOL?

Like, you only have a bass and you want to view guitar arrangements?  Guitars can play both Guitar and Bass arrangements, but Basses can only play Bass arrangements.

 

You could unpack everything and view the notes outside the game using Editor On Fire software.  Or you could use the CDLC to Guitar Pro converter and view the tabs that way.

You should be able to find all the needed notes on your bass's fretboard to make Rocksmith think you have a regular guitar when tuning.

Like, you only have a bass and you want to view guitar arrangements?  Guitars can play both Guitar and Bass arrangements, but Basses can only play Bass arrangements.

 

You could unpack everything and view the notes outside the game using Editor On Fire software.  Or you could use the CDLC to Guitar Pro converter and view the tabs that way.

Do you know how I can use that? I'm still new to all of this so any bit of advice helps

The above post is a better option.

 

Even if you are playing a bass guitar, select the guitar part.  At the tuning screen, play the 12th fret on the each string instead of open notes.  When you hit the green string play the 16th fret on the D string. To pass tuning for the purple string play the 21st fret on the D string.

 

If your intonation is all whack and the tuner keeps saying you are too low, put a little bit of bend into the string and you'll raise the pitch.

 

Now you can jam along with the track (and miss all the notes of course)

The above post is a better option.

 

Even if you are playing a bass guitar, select the guitar part.  At the tuning screen, play the 12th fret on the each string instead of open notes.  When you hit the green string play the 16th fret on the D string. To pass tuning for the purple string play the 21st fret on the D string.

 

If your intonation is all whack and the tuner keeps saying you are too low, put a little bit of bend into the string and you'll raise the pitch.

 

Now you can jam along with the track (and miss all the notes of course)

I'm having trouble hitting the last fret. No matter how far I bend I cant get it into pitch. Anything else I can try?

Are you only a little bit below the pitch?  You could probably tune the bass a little bit higher (don't go nuts and break the string).