Bright sound that cuts through?

[Wild Snapper]

I owned a Mark bass amp for a short time and found it to be extremely warm, which sounds like the opposite of what you’re after.
I would suggest something like a Mesa amp. A WD-800 would get you there and definitely cuts.
In my band, I tend to use frequencies below and above the guitars. If you play with guitarist that push a lot of bass in their tone, pushing mids may phase your tone and unless you use higher register frequencies, all that will be audible is low bass if that makes sense.

 

[Parzival]

Get a GK Fusion S model and fresh Rotosound strings.

 

[shoulderpet]

Thanks for the replies, last night I decided to try a different direction tonally and boosted the mids and kept the bass flat, tonnes of growl

however the only problem I find with boosting midrange is it does tend to cut into the lows a little, anyone have any tips on this, is there a frequency range in the mids that affects the bass (or the perceived bass) less or is it a matter of compromising a little lows for more mids?

 

[g-dude]

Thanks for the replies, last night I decided to try a different direction tonally and boosted the mids and kept the bass flat, tonnes of growl

however the only problem I find with boosting midrange is it does tend to cut into the lows a little, anyone have any tips on this, is there a frequency range in the mids that affects the bass (or the perceived bass) less or is it a matter of compromising a little lows for more mids?

Some EQs are more interactive than others. Try cutting the bass and treble and listen for differences to boosting mids.

 

[shoulderpet]

Well, used my bass at rehearsal and tried the bass and treble at 12 o clock and the high and low mid just past 2 o clock, I felt I could have boosted the lows a little but my bandmates loved the tone and told me not too change anything so a majority of 4 to 1, I will say that my bass sounded a lot clearer.

 

[TrevorR]

Well, used my bass at rehearsal and tried the bass and treble at 12 o clock and the high and low mid just past 2 o clock, I felt I could have boosted the lows a little but my bandmates loved the tone and told me not too change anything so a majority of 4 to 1, I will say that my bass sounded a lot clearer.

That’s ABSOLUTELY the kind of way to go for a punchy, pronounced sound. Not at all surprised that your band mates loved it.

 

[Brandon Shea]

Well, used my bass at rehearsal and tried the bass and treble at 12 o clock and the high and low mid just past 2 o clock, I felt I could have boosted the lows a little but my bandmates loved the tone and told me not too change anything so a majority of 4 to 1, I will say that my bass sounded a lot clearer.

I'm glad that did the trick! It's so tempting to boost the bass, but it seems like that's almost never the right answer in the real world. Some of the best advice I got was to use the amp's volume knob to get the right amount of low end.