My tone.

#21
might have a lot to do with 'room acoustics' ... the way stuff sounds changes a lot from room to room ...

but ... you get the sound you want at rehearsal space ..?!!? using the same bass ( so you should be able to rule that out as 'the issue' ) ... you get to play detective and figure what, why things sound better in one place ... worse in another .. i would expect 2 different rigs in 2 different places to sound different .!

and please remember .... 98% of the folks in the audience are clueless regarding Tone ..!!!
 
#22
Boosting at 340 is not going to help your lows. Cutting in the 250-300 range will help by scooping out the mud and leaving the fundamentals as more of a "pillow" in the tone. Turn off the piezo tweeter, they just sound harsh and won't help your high end at all.

As far as amps start by trying out different speaker cabinets, they have far more of an effect on the overall tone than the amp. Once you have found a cabinet that sounds good, then start looking at heads.
 
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Ampeg ! Just has that warm sound . Although you didn't say the genre of music you are playing (rock ,jazz,punk,etc..) . I have found that an amp needs to be a minimum of 500w into 4 ohms (or 300 into 8 ohms). Rounds for rock , flats for country as far as strings go . (Although your tone knob is a marvelous thing !).Use a pick or fingers ? You need to specify the genre you are trying to fit into !
 
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My philosophy is, "when in doubt... lessons." A good teacher is such a big help to find the right techniques and sound good with any bass and/or amp. Often the answer is something so fundamentally simple, like practicing good muting/damping, or changing the location where you pluck the strings.
 
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Buy one of these (or both of them) and you're good to go:

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Owen Bacon said:
Yeah, try another amp. Ashdown works for some people, but i have heard it gets muddy. I would also switch back to rounds, maybe the new ny xl things, ive heard good things about them.
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alltomorrowsparties said:
+1 on a preamp pedal. My tech 21 VT bass never leaves my board
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I used both an Ashdown head and cab and found exactly this, i liked the overall tone but couldn't get the bottom end to sound right, too muddy. I added a VT bass deluxe it really cleaned it up nicely. I found with the older ashdown amps you have to give the preamp gain knob a good 3/4 turn to really get them to sound their best.
 
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75kva said:
Ampeg ! Just has that warm sound . Although you didn't say the genre of music you are playing (rock ,jazz,punk,etc..) . I have found that an amp needs to be a minimum of 500w into 4 ohms (or 300 into 8 ohms). Rounds for rock , flats for country as far as strings go . (Although your tone knob is a marvelous thing !).Use a pick or fingers ? You need to specify the genre you are trying to fit into !
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Ampeg is the goal but I refuse to buy a new one and the ampeg resale market in the UK is non existent. The genre is baggy/ shoegaze (not that I think it really matters) I use fingers probably about 80% of the time.
 
#32
So , more of a classic rock tone . Your TB should give you that ! Amp is the way I would head . Surely you can find a Marshall or something of that sort in jolly ol' England . Sunn is another you might search for , although somewhat under powered ! Trace Elliot is also that amp that can breakup on a high gain setting . Have you tried setting you gain knob to clipping ?
 
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Mushroo said:
My philosophy is, "when in doubt... lessons." A good teacher is such a big help to find the right techniques and sound good with any bass and/or amp. Often the answer is something so fundamentally simple, like practicing good muting/damping, or changing the location where you pluck the strings.
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Not to sound arrogant, but I know there is nothing wrong with my technique. I practice palm muting daily and change my picking position regularly.
75kva said:
So , more of a classic rock tone . Your TB should give you that ! Amp is the way I would head . Surely you can find a Marshall or something of that sort in jolly ol' England . Sunn is another you might search for , although somewhat under powered !
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Always wanted to try a sunn but I've yet to see aa good example for sale. The marshalls I've had (spare for a late 70's quad input JMP) have never blown me away.
 
#35
The "for under $50" solution would be to go for some medium-to-light gauge DR rounds and play them with a pick. :cautious:

Epi TBs are great, but you need the "right" amp. That will depend solely on your preference. That right amp for you may be $200 to $4000.
 
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