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FINALLY...I've found what I'm looking for soundwise!

After months of going through a variety of cabs and amps, I'm finally found the sound I've been looking for...I just had to go back to using SWR to get it. :D

I started out an SWR user about 10 years ago. I used to use the old SWR Bass 750 and a Super Redhead and a pair of SWR 4x10's that I used in various combinations for different sized gigs (before that I just used whatever was around)...about 5 years after that I switched to Mesa before moving to guitar.

About 5 months ago I joined a second band as their bassist and wasn't getting what I wanted from the Mesa rig anymore.

I went through Hartke (hated it), GK (liked it, but not quite what I was looking for), Ampeg (liked it a little more but still not quite right) before I got a good deal on a used SWR Big Bertha 2x15 (I got it in great shape for $350). After playing that cab, I immediately remembered why I liked the SWR sound so much all those years ago.

So I ditched everything but the Big Bertha and picked up a SWR Goliath Jr. III 2x10 and picked up a pair of SWR Bass 750x that I bi-amp (one into the 2x10 for my mids and highs and one into the 2x15 for my low mids and lows).

I can't believe how great it sounds. I've heard a few complaints over the hears about SWR being not quite as good when they got bought out by Fender (which was part of the reason I switched to Mesa when I first heard the news years ago), but honestly, I can't hear a difference in the sound quality and other than the lack of metal jacks on the inputs, I didn't notice a change in the build quality either inside or out. We'll see I suppose.

In any case, I'm totally stoked with my sound now. :)

I run a new American Standard P-Bass with Bartolini pickups and a HipShot D-Tuner into an EBS Multi comp set up for light compression and a pair of Sans Amp Bass Driver DI's with all the knobs set at 12 o'clock (one for each head) into the front of my Bass 750x's. :)
 
Why two BDDIs? If they have the same settings, wouldn't it be more economical to just run one?

One is a Deluxe...it goes into the bright amp and the 2x10's. I use it to switch between 3 settings...

1. Main sound

2. Smooth mids

3. Distortion

The second is a regular Bass Driver DI. The bass signal is fed to it from the Bass Driver Deluxe's unaffected parallel out (this is how the signal is split into two amps) and it goes into my deep amp and the 2x15. It just gets the one setting. Distorting only the 10's keeps my low end tight and punchy.

Both are on all the time.

Also, how are you biamping the rig?

As I mentioned above, the signal is split from the Sans Amps.

One SWR Bass 750x is set for highs and mids and a low frequency that best suits the range of the 2x10's.

The other SWR Bass 750x is set for my lows and takes advantage of the extended low frequency response of the 2x15 cab.

You have to hear it in action to fully appreciate it. It really tightens things up a lot. My band was amazed at how balanced the whole band sounded with the new setup. :)
 
You know by announcing that you're finally happy with your tone, you've probably jinxed yourself to another several years of GAS, which will probably strike first thing tomorrow morning. Unfortunately it's a side effect of TB.