> Maybe the written pitch for this instrument is accepted to be an
> octave up from its actual sound. This happens with tuba, am I wrong?
> Try to transpose your music only into the midi block to achieve the
> desired result.

I'm not totally sure about bass guitars, but orchestral upright basses are
written an octave higher than it sounds. So I believe bass guitars are the same.

Also an easier way than transposing in a separate midi block is to preface the
music with "\transposition c".
http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/Instrument-transpositions#Instrument-transpositions

-----Jay



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