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HELP FINDING THE RIGHT PEDAL

HEY HOW U GUYS DOING? WELL IVE ALWAYS HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH FINDING AN AWESOME PUNCHY SOUND, IVE FIDDLED WITH MY EQS ON MY HEAD AND I JUST CANT SEEM TO FIND THAT DESIRED SOUND QUALITY I WANNA GET, IM RUNNING AN AMPEG SVT-4 PRO WITH AN AMPEG 810E CAB, RIGHT NOW IM USING A BBE SONIC MAXIMIZER PEDAL, AND MY PRIMARY BASS IS A 2005 FENDER ALL AMERICAN JAZZ BASS. IM OK WITH THE SOUND IM GETTING RIGHT NOW, BUT STILL I FEEL THAT SOMETHING ISNT THERE, THERES THIS BAND CALLED THE HAUNTED AND THERE NEW CD VERSUS HAS AN AMAZING BASS SOUND, IVE SEEN THEM ONCE A FEW MONTHS BACK AND I WAS CHECKING OUT THE BASSIST RIG, HE HAS THE SAME CAB AS ME, IM NOT TOO SURE ON THE HEAD BUT IVE NOTICED HES USING 2 PEDALS THAT IM NOT SURE ABOUT, BUT EVEN LIVE HES SOUND WAS JUST AMAZING, ILL POST A LINK TO A SONG OF THERES SO U GUYS CAN GET AN IDEA OF WHAT IM GOING FOR, PLEASE IF THERES ANY ADVICE U CAN GIVE ME ON HOW I CAN IMPROVE MY SOUND QUALITY PLEASE LET ME KNOW, ANY ADVICE WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED!

THANKS AGAIN!

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Okay, this was rediculously hard to read... The caps lock button is a privlage, not a right. Also... there, their, they're... I've taken the liberty of wading through this and editing it for readability... The first time's free, I'll charge thereafter. :rollno:
Hey how are you guys doing? Well, I've always had a problem with finding an awesome punchy sound. I've fiddled with the EQ on my head, but I just can't seem to get what I am looking for. I'm runing an Ampeg SVT 4-Pro through an Ampeg 810E. Right now I am using a BBE Sonic Maximizer, and my primary bass is an '05 Fender American Jazz. I'm fine with the sound that I am getting right now, but it feels like something is missing. I'm looking for a tone similar to that of The Haunted's new album. I saw them a few months back and noticed that their bassist was using the same cab that I have, but I am not sure of his amp. He was also using two effects pedals, but I couldn't discern what they were. Here is a link with an idea of what I am looking for. I'd appreciate anyone's opinion on what would get me close to this tone, or any information on this bassist's signal chain.

Thanks again!
TBH that sounds like good old overdriven bass (when I could differentiate it from the guitars) as you would find from an all-tube amp. You might get close with a Tech 21 VT Bass.