I've made a discovery today that was simultaneously saddening and exciting. The 31 band EQ I had been running through severely dampens my tone. I plugged straight into my amp today and noticed it was louder, clearer, and had the bass's natural tone coming through. Running through EQ, it was like throwing a blanket on everything. Granted, I could boost and tame frequencies, but the tone didn't breathe.
Now I've decided to just go straight to amp, and I've thought about picking up a MXR Bass Preamp to get some more tone shaping options (sweepable mid and different EQ points from amp). Anyone have experience with this? Should I look into some other things? I don't think I need tons of control now that I have the Jag and Rusty, I just want something transparent or adds a little sparkle. If I got the MXR then I could sell my mini spark boost (used as a tone enhancer). I can also throw something nifty into that rack space too if anyone has some suggestions.
And I might end up flipping the One Control and Fireburst for a different OD and Fuzz. Not sure yet. That KMA Minos is looking awfully sweet..