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Modern bass and old school amp?

I love putting a modern sounding bass into an SVT. It has a sweet midbass/low mid punch that really helps an otherwise scooped sounding instrument really pop in the mix. Alas, I have neither the funds nor the desire to schlep such an amp.

About a year ago, I did a showcase at SIR Studios and used a Lakland jazz bass with their backline - an actual blueline SVT with two matching 810's. it was freakin glorious.

I always tought that ampegs were scooped too? Not as much as Fender amps, but stilll...?