Aggressive sounding, Mid-Heavy basses?

The post 2000 and 5-string stingrays have are true stingrays but are way less clacky and very strong in the mids. Yamaha BB basses are awesome too. An active jazz-type is great too, but not my cup of tea. MM Sterlings are great, especially the HH models.

 

How about a G&L L2000?

 

Look for double humbucker basses that give you the option to run both pickups in series with each other. That low mid punch comes from series pickups, unlike the traditional paralleled pickups of a Jazz bass setup which have a scooped mid and a bit more up top and way down ow.

 

Spector, or a Spector. Perhaps a Spector though. Also try a Spector.

 

Add a 4 band Audere preamp to pretty much any bass and you can get the tone you want.

 

Sounds like you need a P+J wired in series.

 

try a stingray that is strung with something besides slinkys, plenty of aggression and the highs get under control.

 

Thumb bass. End thread. Seriously.

Very mid present and mid forward. Growly. Warm. Punchy. Dark.

Did I mention end thread?

 

Schecter stiletto line is pretty great at that. A good P bass can rock that sound as well. A lot of the "punchiness" comes from the amp EQ, though.

 

I second the motion to end the thread.
Everything that needs to be said about mid focused, agressive basses has been said. Both my Warwick Thumb BO5 or Spector REX5 deliver this in spades. The Warwick will give you more flexibility on the classic rock end and the Spector will give you more flexibility on the heavy metal end but either will growl, snarl, bite and just play nasty with any song you throw at them. Get either one used, The Spector will be a little cheaper but is built every bit as good as the Warwick which is top notch. Play the Thumb before you buy it, some don't like the neck heavy feel but there are some out there that neck dive less than others so don't rule them all out after just trying one.

 

Precision bass....punchy,mid heavy......

 

The bass in the second link was a Yamaha RBX 775. They are discontinued, but go for 250-$300 used.

 

I would say Spector or Warwick.

 

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Aggressive sounding, mids heavy bass. Jackson JS3 as my pick for top choice. Has excellent lower bass content though one tends to boost it a little for this. I'm running mine with bass about 1/3 to 1/2 boost. Mids flat to boosted. Treble flat or rolled off a little bit. Rich mids. Very articulate to include for the neck pup.

The warwick thumb if its in your price range.And if you can get on with its weight. Cause they are on the heavy side. As otherwise excellent other choice to try.

 

schecter model t is uber heavy and midy it what the guy from STP played

 

well, it sounds like that first video is trying to cop a Stereo Ric (and doing a pretty good job!)... 4003/1/4?

 

Tobias killer b