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Melissa
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I may have to disagree with "it's all the player"...yes great players make things easier to record and mix however uneven bass tones are a problem that everyone has to (should deal with). I would say that saturating a pre, compression and limiting are key...a fender jazz with flat wounds...also something that seems to help out the most (in pop and rock at least) is playing the whole part on the E string...don't underestimate this technique. It really can work...a good eq on the way in before the limiter also helps. Cheers.
honestly though...it really is very much the player. Uneaven tone is directly related to the way the player handles the strings. Give a mediocre player, and a great player the same setup (which I have witnessed) and you get completely different results.
That being said, with a good bass player there are certain signal chains which will help the tone become even more awesome. I personally like the Aguilar DI boxes into a 6176 channel strip. The tube pre adds a little bit of pleasant "warmth" and the 1176 style compressor, does a great job of evening dynamics, and adding some funk to the tone...also the two band eq can be handy for broad tonal shaping...just an all around flexible setup. Not necessarily great for active pickups though.