Tone frustrations...any advice?

[downtap]

First off, thanks in advance for any and all help.

Here's my rig:
Trace Elliot AH600SMX
BBE Bmax
Trace Elliot 4x10
Trace Elliot 1x15
Conklin GT7

Here's my issue, I play in a metal band, which of course is loud, and I like to do a little bit of everything. I love a big bottom end, but I'm having issues finding that balance between that and mids and highs. Slapping or tapping up high is completely lost. I thought adding the Bmax would help shape my tone, but its not helping too much.

I know this sounds very amateurish, but I've never delved too deep into the tone end of things. I used to freelance a ton, and do a lot of jazz type stuff. I felt like then it was much easier to have a balanced tone. I also wasn't having to push the output of the head as much as I'm doing now.

Thank you!

 

[Gearhead17]

How do you have everything hooked up? What was the point of adding the BBE Bmax to your Trace Elliot head? EQ on the bass - where is everything set? What do the knobs look like on the Trace head? My guess is not enough midrange in the crucial 200-700hz zone. The key to metal bass tones is making a somewhat ugly tone on it's own. That will cut through in many situations. Sometimes a "big bottom end" is not practical in a metal band. What kind of tones are your guitar players using?

Some more information about your situation would help us help YOU a lot more.

 

[grendle]

I like that rig, although I prefer 8x10's. never a big fan of the tone of that bass though. Give us a little more info.